Indie Film Release Guide: February 26th [An ONTD Original]

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[lyra_loo]

ooooh Night of the Kings looks really good!! I love movies about storytelling that blend a fantasy world with a real one, it seems right up my alley. definitely gonna check that one out.

I watched Judas and the Black Messiah on Tuesday and that was the only movie I've seen in months that really excited me about filmmaking. hoping I can get back into watching movies again, it just hasn't interested me lately and whenever I would try I felt really disconnected, but maybe I'm starting to move out of that phase.

[chrryblssmninja]

I really liked Night of the Kings! I'd rec reading at least a little about the griot tradition before watching it to get more context, but I've seen all sorts of people appreciate the film without knowing that context too

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We watched Minari over the weekend - loved the specificity of the viewpoint, and some of the performances, but I thought it was fine - didn't love it. The woman who played the grandma, Youn Yuh-jung, was one of my favorite parts, and I just saw this on Twitter the other day:

Look at these Vogue Korea photos of Youn Yuh-jung, star of #Minari
H/t @DinoRay pic.twitter.com/WYPAcxsjw7
- Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) February 24, 2021

This week, I'm probably gonna watch The United States vs. Billie Holiday, and I'm also finally gonna check out First Cow.

I was interested in the Billie Eilish doc til I saw it was two hours and twenty minutes long. That seems insanely long to me for a doc about a teenage musician? Curious to hear what you guys think about it.

[la_petite_singe]

First Cow yay!! ❤❤❤

[naveedchick]

She was so good in Minari

[catharsiskat]

The grandmother was fantastic. I adored her so much.

[laminy]

The Dark and The Wicked is GOOD, but it is dark. It's probably a bit much for some people. I enjoyed it, though, it scared me.

I started watching The Flight Attendant last night! Just the first three episodes, so no spoilers. I'm still not sure how much I like it overall (like as a mystery, I'm not sure how interested I am) but Kaley Cuoco is actually really good in it, and so is Zosia Mamet. I'm definitely gonna stick with it and see where it goes.

[bananasnrum]

I need to watch the rest of The Little Things (lol) tonight before it disappears, and Hotel Rwanda, which I got from my library. For the month of March, I’m only going to watch movies made before the 1970s as a challenge.

[laminy]

I love that challenge!

[richyrich909]

I’m here for anything Trevante Rhodes. 🥰