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Wolfwalkers
Wolfwalkers begins with an appealing promise: Tomm Moore will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Honor Kneafsey and Eva Whittaker gives Wolfwalkers an immediate pulse. The story of Wolfwalkers begins from a specific pressure point: A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. By the end of its 1h 43m running time, the value of Wolfwalk
Aug 102 min read
Project Power
Project Power begins with an appealing promise: Henry Joost will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon Levitt gives Project Power an immediate pulse. The story of Project Power begins from a specific pressure point: When a pill that gives its users unpredictable superpowers for five minutes hits the streets of New Orleans, a teenage dealer and a local cop must team wi
Aug 103 min read
Rebecca
Rebecca begins with an appealing promise: Ben Wheatley will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lily James and Armie Hammer gives Rebecca an immediate pulse. The story of Rebecca begins from a specific pressure point: A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on
Aug 103 min read
The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk begins with an appealing promise: Michael Cristofer will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tye Sheridan and Ana de Armas gives The Night Clerk an immediate pulse. The story of The Night Clerk begins from a specific pressure point: A voyeuristic hotel clerk becomes the subject of a murder investigation. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of The Night Clerk rests less
Aug 103 min read
An American Pickle
An American Pickle begins with an appealing promise: Brandon Trost will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Seth Rogen and Sarah Snook gives An American Pickle an immediate pulse. The story of An American Pickle begins from a specific pressure point: An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. By the end of its 1h 28m running t
Aug 103 min read
The Trial of the Chicago 7
The Trial of the Chicago 7 begins with an appealing promise: Aaron Sorkin will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eddie Redmayne and Alex Sharp gives The Trial of the Chicago 7 an immediate pulse. The story of The Trial of the Chicago 7 begins from a specific pressure point: The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Conve
Aug 103 min read
Spenser Confidential
Spenser Confidential begins with an appealing promise: Peter Berg will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke gives Spenser Confidential an immediate pulse. The story of Spenser Confidential begins from a specific pressure point: When two Boston police officers are murdered, ex cop Spenser teams up with his no nonsense roommate Hawk to take down criminals. By the end of i
Aug 103 min read
Lost Girls and Love Hotels
Lost Girls and Love Hotels begins with an appealing promise: William Olsson will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alexandra Daddario and Takehiro Hira gives Lost Girls and Love Hotels an immediate pulse. The story of Lost Girls and Love Hotels begins from a specific pressure point: Disillusioned with the world she knows, a woman searches for meaning and affirmations of life with a dashing Yakuz
Aug 103 min read
All the Bright Places
All the Bright Places begins with an appealing promise: Brett Haley will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Elle Fanning and Justice Smith gives All the Bright Places an immediate pulse. The story of All the Bright Places begins from a specific pressure point: The story of Violet and Theodore, who meet and change each other's lives forever. By the end of its 1h 47m running time, the value of All t
Aug 103 min read
Mank
Mank begins with an appealing promise: David Fincher will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried gives Mank an immediate pulse. The story of Mank begins from a specific pressure point: 1930s Hollywood is re evaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. By the end of its 2h 11m running time, the value of Mank rests l
Aug 103 min read
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga begins with an appealing promise: David Dobkin will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams gives Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga an immediate pulse. The story of Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga begins from a specific pressure point: When aspiring musicians Lars and Sigrit are given the opport
Aug 103 min read
Inheritance
Inheritance begins with an appealing promise: Vaughn Stein will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lily Collins and Simon Pegg gives Inheritance an immediate pulse. The story of Inheritance begins from a specific pressure point: The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy the fam
Aug 103 min read
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