Indie Film Release Guide: August 30th [An ONTD Original]

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This Labor Day weekend brings us exactly one new big studio release, which is Sony’s AfrAId, starring ONTD fave John Cho. Otherwise, there are some rereleases, holdovers from previous weeks, and a bunch of indies, as listed below.

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: August 23rd, August 16th, and August 9th.

Tokyo Cowboy

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Stars: Arata Iura, Robin Weigert, Goya Robles, Ayako Fujitani
Writer: Dave Boyle, Ayako Fujitani
Director: Marc Marriott
Genre: Drama
Plot: A Japanese businessman goes on an unwitting journey of self-discovery when he takes a company trip from Tokyo to a Montana cattle ranch.
What you should know: It’s in Japanese and English.
Where to watch: In theaters



Slingshot

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Stars: Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily Beecham, Tomer Capone
Writer: R. Scott Adams, Nathan Parker
Director: Mikael Håfström
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Plot: An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn's moon, Titan.
What you should know: Director Mikael Håfström is best known for directing 1408 (2007) and The Rite (2011).
Where to watch: In theaters

You Gotta Believe

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Stars: Luke Wilson, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Greg Kinnear
Writer: Lane Garrison
Director: Ty Roberts
Genre: Family, Sport
Plot: A Little League baseball team of misfits dedicate their season to a player's dying father. In doing so, they accomplish the impossible by reaching the World Series finals in a game that became an ESPN instant classic.
What you should know: Star Patrick Renna also starred in another baseball movie - The Sandlot.
Where to watch: In theaters

1992

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Stars: Tyrese Gibson, Ray Liotta, Scott Eastwood, Dylan Arnold
Writer: Sascha Penn, Ariel Vromen
Director: Ariel Vromen
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Plot: A shopkeeper must save his son from an angry mob during the 1992 L.A. uprising after the Rodney King verdict.
What you should know: This is actor Ray Liotta’s final film.
Where to watch: In theaters

Across the River and Into the Trees

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Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Matilda De Angelis
Writer: Peter Flannery
Director: Paula Ortiz
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Plot: Set in post-World War II Italian Venice, war-torn U.S. Army Colonel Richard Cantwell is a true hero who faces the news of his illness with indifference.
What you should know: Based on the story by Ernest Hemingway.
Where to watch: In theaters

The Wasp

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Stars: Naomie Harris, Natalie Dormer, Dominic Allburn, Jack Morris
Writer: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Director: Guillem Morales
Genre: Thriller
Plot: Two estranged friends reunite over tea, only to unveil a dangerous and deceptive plot that will irrevocably alter their lives.
What you should know: Director Guillem Morales hails from Spain.
Where to watch: In theaters

First Shift

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Stars: Gino Anthony Pesi, Kristen Renton, James McMenamin, Willie C. Carpenter
Writer/Director: Uwe Boll
Genre: Crime, Drama
Plot: NYPD veteran Mike and rookie Angela tackle a high-stakes day on New York's toughest streets, diving headfirst into a vortex of danger and action.
What you should know: Director Uwe Boll has directed an impressive number of extremely low-rated films, most of which hover at around a 3/10 on IMDB.
Where to watch: In theaters

Out Come the Wolves

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Stars: Missy Peregrym, Damon Runyan, Joris Jarsky
Writer: Joris Jarsky, Adam MacDonald, Enuka Okuma
Director: Adam MacDonald
Genre: Thriller
Plot: At a cabin deep in the wilderness, a weekend of hunting turns to mayhem and a fight for survival when a pack of wolves attack a man, his female best friend and her fiance.
What you should know: Filmed in Canada.
Where to watch: In theaters

Seeking Mavis Beacon

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Writer/Director: Jazmin Jones
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Investigates the disappearance and reexamines the legacy of one of the most influential Black women in technology.
What you should know: This is writer and director Jazmin Jones’s first film.
Where to watch: In NYC; expands to LA next weekend

Reagan

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Stars: Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, Jon Voight, Mena Suvari
Writer: Howard Klausner
Director: Sean McNamara
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Plot: A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office.
What you should know: This has an estimated $25 million dollar budget for some reason.
Where to watch: In theaters

More New Releases

AfrAId (Trailer)
Shaun of the Dead (Trailer) Re-release
Paris, Texas (Trailer) Re-release

New to Streaming

The Deliverance (Trailer) on Netflix
Kinds of Kindness (Trailer) on Hulu
The Fall Guy (Trailer) on Peacock
The Watchers (Trailer) on Max

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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?