Indie Film Release Guide: August 12th [An ONTD Original]

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[tillychar]

free puppies looks like it would make me cry so much

i watched wedding season on netflix and it was cute! unsurprisingly corny but had more than enough charm to win me over.

for something completely different, i'm hoping to check out prey this weekend if i have the time.

[djbbgoose]

i was planning on seeing bodies x3 but it sounds like should manage my expectations?

[darklitplanet]

i've seen a lot of movies this week bc i'm finally putting my syllabus together for a film class i'm teaching in the fall lol, i'll put the list and thoughts on all the stuff that was new to me behind a spoiler cut:

[Spoiler (click to open)]total recall - this one i didn't watch for work purposes, but just bc i'm always excited when i find a sci-fi movie on streaming that i haven't seen yet lmao. this was fun, a lot gnarlier and weirder than i expected.

prey - so good, i can see why people are peeved about it going straight to hulu bc it would have made for an amazing theatre experience, especially with a crowd! but it was great as it was. the lead was fantastic.

lingua france - the 2019 film on netflix. moving and understated with a great lead performance, i liked it a lot.

crouching tiger hidden dragon - i can't BELIEVE i hadn't seen this until now!! i had no idea it was so driven by female characters, it was an amazing surprise. the choreography was insanely good and i was even moved by the romance storylines which is relatively rare for me in movies

[polynucleotide]

the calendar is SO DRY for like the next month. poor theaters are gonna be struggling.

another reason this month needs to end asap! i need venice, telluride and toronto here to get me excited for the rest of the year.

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ugh, yes, I can't wait for the festivals!!

[therearewords]

I found my way back to kanopy so yes, I watched things! Maurice yesterday (still with me, I liked it), Permanent today (uh?), and a Dutch film on Tuesday where I clearly was not the target audience for.