Indie Film Release Guide: September 9th [An ONTD Original]
The good news: next weekend looks to be fairly competitive at the box office, with films from A24, Searchlight, Focus and Neon all getting releases. The bad news? This weekend is not quite so competitive. Barbarian is the biggest name of the new releases, which will likely give it the number one slot at the box office.
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: September 2nd, August 26th, and August 19th.
True Things
Click to viewStars: Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires, Elizabeth Rider
Writer: Harry Wootliff, Molly Davies
Director: Harry Wootliff
Genre: Drama
Plot: Follows a young woman living on the fringes of society who becomes intoxicated by a stranger who overwhelms her quiet life.
What you should know: Based on the book by Deborah K. Davies.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
Speak No Evil
Stars: Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders
Writer: Christian Tafdrup, Mads Tafdrup
Director: Christian Tafdrup
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Plot: A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.
What you should know: It’s in English, Dutch and Danish.
Where to watch: In theaters; available on Shudder September 15th
Clerks III
Stars: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson
Writer/Director: Kevin Smith
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.
What you should know: In the original film, Dante and Randall were 22 years old; in this film, they are 50.
Where to watch: In theaters
Medieval
Stars: Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Michael Caine
Writer: Petr Jákl, Petr Jákl Sr., Marek Dobes
Director: Petr Jákl
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Plot: The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
What you should know: Director Petr Jákl last directed 2015’s Ghoul.
Where to watch: In theaters
Hold Me Tight
Stars: Vicky Krieps, Arieh Worthalter, Anne-Sophie Bowen-Chatet, Sacha Ardilly
Writer/Director: Mathieu Amalric
Genre: Drama
Plot: A woman one day simply walks out on her family. Or does she?
What you should know: Based on the play by Claudine Galea.
Where to watch: In theaters
House of Darkness
Stars: Justin Long, Kate Bosworth, Gia Crovatin, Lucy Walters
Writer/Director: Neil LaBute
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Plot: Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up. While getting acquainted, their flirtation turns playful, sexy and sinister. Hoping to get lucky, his luck may have just run out.
What you should know: Justin Long and Kate Bosworth are an item IRL.
Where to watch: In theaters; on demand September 13th
End of the Road
Stars: Queen Latifah, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Frances Lee McCain
Writer: Christopher J. Moore, David Loughry
Director: Millicent Shelton
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Plot: A cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert, they have to fight for their lives when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.
What you should know: Director Millicent Shelton has directed a ton of television shows and music videos.
Where to watch: Netflix
After Ever Happy
Stars: Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Josephine Langford, Louise Lombard, Kiana Madeira
Writer: Sharon Soboil
Director: Castille Landon
Genre: Drama, Romance
Plot: As a shocking truth about a couple's families emerges, the two lovers discover they are not so different from each other. Tessa is no longer the sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin - any more than he is the cruel, moody boy she fell so hard for.
What you should know: The fourth film in the series based on the book by Anna Todd.
Where to watch: In theaters, Sept 7th & 8th only
The Bengali
Writer/Director: Kavery Kaul
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: An African-American writer from Louisiana embarks on a quest to a part of India where no American has ever gone. There, she looks for her grandfather's descendants, the land he claimed to own, and the truth behind the stories she grew up with.
What you should know: Director Kavery Kaul has been responsible for several different documentaries and documentary shorts since the 1980’s.
Where to watch: In theaters
Saloum
Stars: Yann Gael, Evelyne Ily Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba
Writer: Jean Luc Herbulot, Pamela Diop
Director: Jean Luc Herbulot
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Plot: In 2003, three mercenaries extracting a druglord out of Guinea-Bissau are forced to hide in the mystical region of Saloum, Senegal.
What you should know: It’s in French and Wolof.
Where to watch: Shudder
More New Releases
Barbarian (Trailer) from 20th Century Studios
About Fate (Trailer) from MGM
Hockeyland (Trailer)
Lifemark (Trailer)
Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis (Trailer)
New to Streaming
Morbius (Trailer) on Netflix
No Limit (Trailer) on Netflix
Pinocchio (Trailer) on Disney+
Moonfall (Trailer) on HBO
Aline (Trailer) on Amazon Prime
Petit Maman (Trailer) on Hulu
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?