Indie Film Release Guide: June 28th [An ONTD Original]
This weekend, it’s a battle between monsters and emotions, as A Quiet Place: Day One faces off against the astoundingly robust Inside Out 2. Kevin Costner also has his magnum opus Horizon: An American Saga coming out this weekend, though it likely won’t be competing for the top box office spot.
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: June 21st, June 14th, and June 7th.
Daddio
Click to viewStars: Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn, Marcos A. Gonzalez, Zola Lloyd
Writer/Director: Christy Hall
Genre: Drama
Plot: A woman taking a cab ride from JFK engages in a conversation with the taxi driver about the important relationships in their lives.
What you should know: This is writer and director Christy Hall’s feature directorial debut.
Where to watch: In theaters
A Family Affair
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Kathy Bates
Writer: Carrie Solomon
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot: An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her boss, grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity.
What you should know: Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron previously starred together in The Paperboy (2012).
Where to watch: Netflix
June Zero
Stars: Koby Aderet, Adam Gabay, Tzahi Grad, Tom Hagi
Writer: Jake Paltrow, Tom Shoval
Director: Jake Paltrow
Genre: Drama, History
Plot: A captivating film examines Adolf Eichmann's trial, capturing the empathy and humanism amidst the atrocities committed during WWII.
What you should know: Writer and director Jake Paltrow is the younger brother of Gwyneth.
Where to watch: In theaters
The Vourdalek
Stars: Kacey Mottet Klein, Ariane Labed, Grégoire Colin, Vassili Schneider
Writer: Adrien Beau, Hadrien Bouvier, Aleksei Tolstoy
Director: Adrien Beau
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Plot: Lost in a hostile forest, the Marquis d'Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, finds refuge in the home of a strange family.
What you should know: It’s in French.
Where to watch: In theaters
Last Summer
Stars: Léa Drucker, Samuel Kircher, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau
Writer: Catherine Breillat, Pascal Bonitzer, Maren Louise Käehne
Director: Catherine Breillat
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.
What you should know: It’s in French.
Where to watch: In theaters
A Sacrifice
Stars: Sadie Sink, Eric Bana, Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler
Writer: Nicholas Hogg, Jordan Scott
Director: Jordan Scott
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Plot: American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event, while his daughter becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy.
What you should know: Director Jordan Scott’s Last film was 2009’s Cracks.
Where to watch: In theaters
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Writer: Phyllis Ellis
Director: Ron Chapman
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, and other legends unite for the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival music festival.
What you should know: Director Ron Chapman has directed several other music documentaries.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
I Am: Celine Dion
Director: Irene Taylor
Genre: Documentary, Music
Storyline: This is a journey inside Celine Dion's life as she reveals her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome.
What you should know: Irene Taylor is an experienced documentary director.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime
Confessions of a Good Samaritan
Writer/Director: Penny Lane
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Penny Lane's decision to become a "Good Samaritan" by giving one of her kidneys to a stranger turns into a funny and moving personal quest to understand the nature of altruism.
What you should know: Director Penny Lane won The Hope Special Award at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival.
Where to watch:
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
Writer/Director: William Nunez
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible movie that help bring the catastrophe to light.
What you should know: Nearly half its cast and crew developed cancer.
Where to watch: In theaters
More New Releases
A Quiet Place: Day One (Trailer) from Paramount
Horizon: An American Saga (Trailer) from Warner Bros
Gassed Up (Trailer)
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint (Trailer)
Music (Trailer)
Toofan (Trailer)
Scream Therapy (Trailer)
New to Streaming
The Devil’s Bath (Trailer) on Shudder
Fancy Dance (Trailer) on AppleTV
Drawing Closer (Trailer) on Netflix
Problemista (Trailer) on Max
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?