Indie Film Release Guide: October 28th [An ONTD Original]
The only competition for Black Adam this week is Lionsgate’s Prey for the Devil, and The Rock looks poised to win that box office battle. Several indie releases are expanding this weekend to more theaters in North America, including TÁR, Till, and Triangle of Sadness, as well as Terrifier 2. Lotta T’s!! Look for those films and the others listed below at your local theaters.
The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Five” - Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures.. 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: October 21st, October 14th, and October 7th.
Prey for the Devil
Click to viewStars: Jacqueline Byers, Virginia Madsen, Colin Salmon, Nicholas Ralph
Writer: Robert Zappia, Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Director: Daniel Stamm
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Plot: A nun prepares to perform an exorcism and comes face to face with a demonic force with mysterious ties to her past.
What you should know: The film’s original release date was in January 2021.
Where to watch: In theaters
Causeway
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry, Neal Huff, Linda Emond
Writer: Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders
Director: Lila Neugebauer
Genre: Drama
Plot: A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home.
What you should know: Brian Tyree Henry was nominated for a Gotham Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance in this film.
Where to watch: In select theaters; on Apple TV+ Nov 4th
Call Jane
Stars: Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Wunmi Mosaku
Writer: Hayley Schore, Roshan Sethi
Director: Phyllis Nagy
Genre: Drama, History
Plot: A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help.
What you should know: Nominated for the Golden Bear at the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival.
Where to watch: In select theaters
Armageddon Time
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb
Writer/Director: James Gray
Genre: Drama
Plot: A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
What you should know: This is the film James Gray film shot on digital.
Where to watch: In select theaters; expands Nov 4th
Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues
Director: Sacha Jenkins
Genre: Documentary
Plot: Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
What you should know: Director Sacha Jenkins is currently making an Ed Sullivan documentary.
Where to watch: In select theaters, and on Apple TV+
The Good Nurse
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Marcia Jean Kurtz
Writer: Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Director: Tobias Lindholm
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Plot: An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients.
What you should know: Based on the book by Charles Graeber.
Where to watch: Netflix
Holy Spider
Stars: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani, Forouzan Jamshidnejad
Writer: Ali Abbasi, Afshin Kamran Bahrami, Jonas Wagner
Director: Ali Abbasi
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Plot: A journalist descends into the dark underbelly of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad as she investigates the serial killings of sex workers by the so called "Spider Killer", who believes he is cleansing the streets of sinners.
What you should know: This is Denmark’s submission in the International Feature Film category at the 2023 Oscars.
Where to watch: In select theaters
Run Sweetheart Run
Stars: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbæk, Clark Gregg, Dayo Okeniyi
Writer: Shana Feste, Keith Josef Adkins, Kelly Terell
Director: Shana Feste
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Plot: A woman tries to get home alive after her blind date turns violent.
What you should know: This was screened at Sundance 2020 before undergoing reshoots for a 2022 release.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
Terrifer 2
Stars: David Howard Thornton, Jenna Kanell, Lauren LaVera, Catherine Corcoran
Writer/Director: Damien Leone
Genre: Horror
Plot: After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to the timid town of Miles County where he targets a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night.
What you should know: Sequel to 2016’s Terrifier.
Where to watch: In theaters - expanding to over 1,000 this weekend
A Tree of Life
Writer: Trish Adlesic, Eric Schuman
Director: Trish Adlesic
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Creates a deeply personal portrait of the survivors, victims, and the victims' family members of the 2018 Pittsburgh Synagogue attack, and brings into sharp focus the hate-based crisis that threatens our collective safety and democracy itself.
What you should know: Director Trish Adlesic formerly worked as a location manager on Law & Order: SVU.
Where to watch: HBO
More New Releases
The Lair (Trailer)
A Chance Encounter (Trailer)
Let There Be Drums! (Trailer)
Please Baby Please (Trailer)
The System (Trailer)
The Ambush (Trailer)
Expanding
Triangle of Sadness (Trailer)
TÁR (Trailer)
Till (Trailer)
New to Streaming
Barbarian (Trailer) on HBO
Wendell & Wild (Trailer) on Netflix
All Quiet on the Western Front (Trailer) on Netflix
The French Dispatch (Trailer) on Hulu
Downton Abbey: A New Era (Trailer) on Amazon Prime
Mid-Century (Trailer) on Peacock
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?