Indie Film Release Guide: November 10th [An ONTD Original]
At this point, it seems like the less we say about the upcoming box office performance of The Marvels, the better, but it is set to win this weekend with no big studio competition. In other new release news, A24 is releasing Dream Scenario and Focus Features is expanding The Holdovers.
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: November 3rd, October 27th, and October 20th.
Dream Scenario
Click to viewStars: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Lily Bird, Jessica Clement
Writer/Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Plot: A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
What you should know: Ari Aster was set to direct at one point, with Adam Sandler in the lead role, but ended up as a producer instead.
Where to watch: In theaters
Perfect Days
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Yumi Asô, Sayuri Ishikawa
Writer: Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Director: Wim Wenders
Genre: Drama
Plot: A janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music.
What you should know: Shot in 17 days.
Where to watch: In select theaters - full release in 2024
Orlando, My Political Biography
Writer/Director: Paul B. Preciado
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Academic virtuoso turned filmmaker Paul B. Preciado's tells his and others' stories of transition through unique reenactments and visual interpretations of Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography.
What you should know: Won four prizes at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival
Where to watch: In theaters
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Director: Rob Reiner
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: A documentary about the comedian and filmmaker Albert Brooks which includes interviews from Sharon Stone, Larry David, James L Brooks, Conan O'Brien, Sarah Silverman and Jonah Hill.
What you should know: Premiered at the 2023 AFI Fest.
Where to watch: Max, on November 11th
It’s a Wonderful Knife
Stars: Jane Widdop, Jess McLeod, Joel McHale, Katherine Isabelle
Writer: Michael Kennedy
Director: Tyler MacIntyre
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Plot: After saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful. When she wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things could be much, much worse.
What you should know: Spoofs It’s a Wonderful Life (1946).
Where to watch: In theaters
Your Lucky Day
Stars: Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Sterling Beaumon
Writer/Director: Dan Brown
Genre: Thriller
Plot: After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they'll go, and how much blood they're willing to spill, for a cut of the $156 million.
What you should know: Remake of Your Lucky Day (2010).
Where to watch: In theaters; on VOD November 14th
Stamped From the Beginning
Stars: Alexa Rachelle Jennings, Paisley Rose Carswell, Julian Joseph, John Gazzale
Writer: Ibram X. Kendi, David Teague
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Plot: A hybrid documentary/scripted adaptation of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas.
What you should know: Director Roger Ross Williams last directed this year’s Love to Love You, Donna Summer documentary.
Where to watch: In theaters; on Netflix November 20th
Youth (Spring)
Writer/Director: Wang Bing
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: The town of Zhili, about 95 miles from Shanghai, is a center for the children’s garment industry. Workers in their teens and early twenties come from surrounding provinces to live in sparse, trash-strewn concrete dorms in the same buildings as the small factories where they spend their days sewing leggings, shorts, fluffy skirts, and jackets with Mickey Mouse hoods.
What you should know: Filmed over five years.
Where to watch: In theaters
Manodrome
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Adrien Brody, Odessa Young, Sallieu Sesay
Writer/Director: John Trengrove
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: Conflicted about his girlfriend's pregnancy, Ralphie's life spirals out of control when he meets a mysterious family of men.
What you should know: Riley Keough was originally set to produce and star in the film, but decided to step back from starring and solely work as a producer.
Where to watch: In theaters; available VOD on November 17th
A Still Small Voice
Director: Luke Lorentzen
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: An aspiring hospital chaplain begins a yearlong residency in spiritual care, only to discover that to successfully tend to her patients, she must look deep within herself.
What you should know: Won the U.S. Documentary Directing Award at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Where to watch: In theaters
Expanding
The Holdovers (Trailer)
More New Releases
The Marvels (Trailer) from Disney
Walden (Trailer)
Journey to Bethlehem (Trailer)
This Much We Know (Trailer)
A Light Never Goes Out (Trailer)
The Dirty South (Trailer)
Jacob the Baker (Trailer)
New to Streaming
The Killer (Trailer) on Netflix
You Were My First Boyfriend (Trailer) on Max
BTS: Yet to Come (Trailer) on Amazon Prime
Mystery on Mistletoe Lane (Trailer) on Peacock
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?