Indie Film Release Guide: March 3rd [An ONTD Original]
This weekend’s main event is Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut, MGM’s Creed III. The other box office contenders are not in the same weight class, so Creed should easily take the top spot. If you need to catch up on the series, the first two Creed films are available to stream on HBO. However, if you’re interested in something different, read on for more options at the movies this weekend.
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: February 24th, February 17th, and February 10th.
The Year Between
Click to viewStars: Emily Robinson, Steve Buscemi, J. Smith Cameron, Wyatt Oleff
Writer/Director: Alex Heller
Genre: Drama
Plot: Clemence Miller is coming home to live in her family's basement after dropping out of college with a newly diagnosed mental illness. Having to face her battered relationships and responsibilities of adulthood, she is driving everyone around her... crazy.
What you should know: Nominated at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
Palm Trees and Power Lines
Stars: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, Gretchen Mol, Quinn Frankel
Writer: Jamie Dack, Audrey Finlay
Director: Jamie Dack
Genre: Drama
Plot: A disconnected teenage girl enters a relationship with a man twice her age. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem.
What you should know: Nominated for several Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Where to watch: In theaters
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
Stars: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant
Writer: Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies
Director: Guy Ritchie
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Plot: Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.
What you should know: Filmed in the UK and Turkey.
Where to watch: In theaters
Blueback
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Albert Mwangi, Ariel Donoghue, Radha Mitchell
Writer/Director: Robert Connolly
Genre: Drama, Family
Plot: Follows Abby, a child who befriends a magnificent wild blue grouper while diving. When Abby realizes that the fish is under threat, she takes inspiration from her activist Mum, Dora, and takes on poachers to save her friend.
What you should know: Based on the book Blueback by Tim Winton.
Where to watch: In theaters
The Forger
Stars: Louis Hofmann, Jonathan Berlin, Luna Wedler, Nina Gummich
Writer/Director: Maggie Peren
Genre: Biography, Drama
Plot: Cioma Schönhaus, a 21-year-old Jewish man, escapes the Gestapo and saves lives thanks to his ability to forge passports. His other talent is forging his own identity.
What you should know: Based on the book by Cioma Schönhaus; it’s in German.
Where to watch: In theaters
Children of the Corn
Stars: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence
Writer/Director: Kurt Wimmer
Genre: Horror
Plot: Possessed by a spirit in a dying cornfield, twelve-year-old Eden recruits the other children in her small town to rise up and take control. Tired of having to pay the price for their parents' mistakes, Eden leads the kids on a bloody rampage.
What you should know: This is the 12th screen adaptation of the Stephen King short story.
Where to watch: In theaters
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Writer: Koyoharu Gotouge
Director: Haruo Sotozaki
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Plot: All the Upper Rank Demons assemble at the Infinity Castle after Upper Six Demons' defeat.
What you should know: Follows Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019).
Where to watch: In theaters
A Little White Lie
Stars: Kate Hudson, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Peyton List
Writer/Director: Michael Maren
Genre: Comedy
Plot: When a handyman living in New York City is mistaken for a famous and famously reclusive writer, he's brought to a university where he is to deliver a keynote address to save the school's literary festival.
What you should know: Filming was originally begun in February of 2020 and was shut down in mid-March 2020 because of COVID. It was resumed more than a year later and completed in April of 2021.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
What We Do Next
Stars: Michelle Veintimilla, Karen Pittman, Corey Stoll, Shannon Cogan
Writer/Director: Stephen Belber
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Plot: When Elsa Mercado is released from prison after serving 16 years for killing her father, an NYC Councilwoman and corporate attorney are forced to grapple with their involvement in the original crime.
What you should know: Won the Festival Award for Drama Feature at the 2022 San Diego International Film Festival.
Where to watch: In theaters
La Civil
Stars: Arcelia Ramírez, Álvaro Guerrero, Jorge A. Jimenez, Ayelén Muzo
Writer: Habacuc Antonio De Rosario, Teodora Mihai
Director: Teodora Mihai
Genre: Drama
Plot: Cielo’s daughter is abducted by a criminal gang in Northern Mexico. As the authorities fail to offer support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands.
What you should know: It’s in Spanish.
Where to watch: In theaters
More New Releases
Creed III (Trailer) from MGM
RRR (Trailer) rerelease
Give Me Pity (Trailer)
The Donor Party (Trailer)
Gods of Mexico (Trailer)
The Headmistress (Trailer)
New to Streaming
Triangle of Sadness (Trailer) on Hulu
Gulmohar (Trailer) on Hulu
M3gan (Trailer) on Peacock
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?