Indie Film Release Guide: July 15th [An ONTD Original]
In the wake of the newest Thor film, big studio releases are a bit subdued this weekend. Daisy Edgar Jones leads Sony’s Where the Crawdads Sing, while Paramount unleashes the animated film Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank. And Marcel the Shell with Shoes On goes wide(r) to 100+ theaters this week, so check to see if it popped up somewhere reasonably close to you.
The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Six” - Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Studios, Universal, Columbia/Sony and Disney. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: July 8th, July 1st, and June 24th.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Click to viewStars: Jason Isaacs, Lesley Manville, Anna Chancellor, Isabelle Huppert
Writer: Anthony Fabian, Caroll Cartwright, Keith Thompson
Director: Anthony Fabian
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot: A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
What you should know: This is Anthony Fabian’s first feature film since 2013’s Louder Than Words.
Where to watch: In theaters
The Gray Man
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page
Writer: Joe Russo, Christopher Markus
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Genre: Action, Thriller
Plot: When the CIA's most skilled operative-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Mark Greaney
Where to watch: In theaters; on Netflix July 22nd
Persuasion
Stars: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Henry Golding, Richard E. Grant
Writer: Ron Bass, Alice Victoria Winslow
Director: Carrie Cracknell
Genre: Drama, Romance
Plot: Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?
What you should know: Based on the novel by Jane Austen.
Where to watch: Netflix
Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down
Director: Julie Cohen, Betsy West
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Looking at the former congresswoman's courage and perseverance in the aftermath of the 2012 assassination attempt that left her partially paralyzed and with a language impairment, aphasia.
What you should know: Directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West last directed the 2021 documentary Julia, about Julia Child.
Where to watch: In theaters
The Deer King
Stars: Ray Chase, Griffin Puatu, Erica Schroeder, Luciana VanDette
Writer: Taku Kishimoto, Nahoko Uehashi
Director: Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miyaji
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Plot: The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.
What you should know: This is the directorial debut of Masashi Ando.
Where to watch: In theaters
Gone in the Night
Stars: Winona Ryder, John Gallagher Jr., Dustin Ingram, Yvonne Senat Jones
Writer: Matthew Derby, Eli Horowitz
Director: Eli Horowitz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Plot: When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.
What you should know: This is writer and director Eli Horowitz’s feature film debut.
Where to watch: In theaters
Don’t Make Me Go
Stars: John Cho, Mia Isaac, Kaya Scodelario, Josh Thomson
Writer: Vera Herbert
Director: Hannah Marks
Genre: Drama
Plot: When a single father to a teenage daughter learns that he has a fatal brain tumor, he takes her on a road trip to find the mother who abandoned her years before and to try to teach her everything she might need over the rest of her life.
What you should know: The script by Vera Herbert was on the 2012 Black List of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
Queen of Glory
Stars: Nana Mensah, Ward Horton, Russell G. Jones, Meeko
Writer/Director: Nana Mensah
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Sarah Obeng, a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother suddenly passes away. Her inheritance? King of Glory, a small Christian bookstore serving a Ghanaian immigrant community in the Bronx. Tasked with arranging her mother's funeral according to her family's traditional expectations, Sarah must simultaneously navigate her plans to relocate as well as the unexpected return of her estranged father, all while grappling with the bookstore.
What you should know: This is actor, writer and director Nana Mensah’s directorial debut.
Where to watch: In theaters
Living Wine
Director: Lori Miller
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Follows the journeys of natural winemakers in Northern California, during the largest wildfire season on record. Equal parts farmer, winemaker, and artist, they stay true to their ideals of creating exceptional wines made through innovative sustainable and regenerative farming and without chemical additives.
What you should know: Official selection of Doclands 2022.
Where to watch: In theaters
She Will
Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Alice Krige, Rupert Everett, Amy Manson
Writer: Kitty Percy, Charlotte Colbert
Director: Charlotte Colbert
Genre: Thriller
Plot: An aging film star retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse to recover from surgery. While there, mysterious forces of revenge emerge from the land where witches were burned.
What you should know: This is Charlotte Colbert’s feature film directorial debut.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
More New Releases
Where the Crawdads Sing (Trailer) from Sony
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (Trailer) from Paramount
1UP (Trailer)
American Carnage (Trailer)
Anonymous Club (Trailer)
Costa Brava, Lebanon (Trailer)
Earwig (Trailer)
New on Streaming
Uncharted (Trailer) on Netflix
Umma (Trailer) on Netflix
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (Trailer) on HBO & Hulu
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?