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The Beta Test
The Beta Test begins with an appealing promise: Jim Cummings will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jim Cummings and Virginia Newcomb gives The Beta Test an immediate pulse. The story of The Beta Test begins from a specific pressure point: A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, murder and infidelit
Aug 103 min read
Yakuza Princess
Yakuza Princess begins with an appealing promise: Vicente Amorim will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between MASUMI and Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives Yakuza Princess an immediate pulse. The story of Yakuza Princess begins from a specific pressure point: The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two f
Aug 103 min read
Try Harder!
Try Harder! begins with an appealing promise: Debbie Lum will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ian Wang and Rachael Schmidt gives Try Harder! an immediate pulse. The story of Try Harder! begins from a specific pressure point: Seniors at one the best public high schools in the country face the pressure of applying to elite colleges. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, the value of Try Hard
Aug 102 min read
Private Desert
Private Desert begins with an appealing promise: Aly Muritiba will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Antonio Saboia and Pedro Fasanaro gives Private Desert an immediate pulse. The story of Private Desert begins from a specific pressure point: Daniel is an exemplary policeman, but he ends up making a mistake and becoming suspended. By the end of its 2h 1m running time, the value of Private Desert re
Aug 103 min read
Casablanca Beats
Casablanca Beats begins with an appealing promise: Nabil Ayouch will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anas Basbousi and Ismail Adouab gives Casablanca Beats an immediate pulse. The story of Casablanca Beats begins from a specific pressure point: Anas, a former rapper, is employed in a cultural centre. By the end of its 1h 41m running time, the value of Casablanca Beats rests less on novelty
Aug 103 min read
The God Committee
The God Committee begins with an appealing promise: Austin Stark will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kelsey Grammer and Julia Stiles gives The God Committee an immediate pulse. The story of The God Committee begins from a specific pressure point: An organ transplant committee has one hour to decide which of three patients deserves a life saving heart. By the end of its 1h 38m running time, the v
Aug 103 min read
Confetti
Confetti begins with an appealing promise: Ann Hu will treat its family film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Zhu Zhu and Amy Irving gives Confetti an immediate pulse. The story of Confetti begins from a specific pressure point: A traditional Chinese family faces a number of obstacles after their daughter is diagnosed with dyslexia. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, the value of Confetti rests less on novelt
Aug 103 min read
Cryptozoo
Cryptozoo begins with an appealing promise: Dash Shaw will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lake Bell and Michael Cera gives Cryptozoo an immediate pulse. The story of Cryptozoo begins from a specific pressure point: Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.
Aug 103 min read
Catch the Fair One
Catch the Fair One begins with an appealing promise: Josef Kubota Wladyka will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kali Reis and Shelly Vincent gives Catch the Fair One an immediate pulse. The story of Catch the Fair One begins from a specific pressure point: A former champion boxer embarks on the fight of her life when she goes in search of her missing sister. By the end of its 1h 25m running tim
Aug 103 min read
Ted K
Ted K begins with an appealing promise: Tony Stone will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sharlto Copley and Drew Powell gives Ted K an immediate pulse. The story of Ted K begins from a specific pressure point: An exploration of Ted Kaczynski's life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Ted K rests less on n
Aug 103 min read
Anonymous Club
Anonymous Club begins with an appealing promise: Danny Cohen will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Courtney Barnett and the principal supporting performer gives Anonymous Club an immediate pulse. The story of Anonymous Club begins from a specific pressure point: An intimate access to the private life of Courtney Barnett, an anti influencer who is a powerful voice for our times. By the end of
Aug 103 min read
The Youngest Evangelist
The Youngest Evangelist begins with an appealing promise: John Fredericks will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Princeton Bryan and Crystal Clark gives The Youngest Evangelist an immediate pulse. The story of The Youngest Evangelist begins from a specific pressure point: Set in 1980, John King, a 10 year old African American boy, experiences salvation deeply and begins his hard journe
Aug 103 min read
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