Please enjoy this spring sweet spot at the art house, free of the baggage of early-year releases that weren’t good enough for the end of the year, but not yet clobbered by the onslaught of summer blockbusters. This is one of the best times of the year to release your indie movie, and appropriately enough, […]
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Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in March
Hey gang, the Oscars are over, and thank God for that, huh? With any luck, we won’t have to think about that flaming toilet fire for another few months, and can instead just focus on some good little movies that are wandering amiably into your art house over the next few weeks — most of […]
Flavorwire’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019
All right gang, 2018 is over — whatever the hell that was — so you know what that means: enough with the looking back lists, time for some looking forward lists! To be precise, it’s time to get foamy-mouthed with anticipation over what we have in store for 2019 at the movies, one of the […]
Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in December
Finally, at long last, the end of this hellscape year is upon us, though this month’s indie selection is somewhat muted – most of the big awards hopefuls rolled out in October and November, and will expand slowly in the weeks (and months) to come, if the fortunes are with them. But we do have […]
Flavorwire’s Ultimate Gift Guide for the Pop Culture Aficionado In Your Life
Well gang, it’s that time of year again: holiday shopping season is upon us, and you have no earthly idea what to get the movie/book/music/etc. geek on your list. Luckily for you, Flavorwire is here to help; we’ve perused the coolest offerings in Blu-ray box sets, coffee table books, deluxe CD reissues and more, to […]
Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in November
We’re moving ever more speedily towards the end of the year, which is when the Quality Motion Picture game ramps up — both in the multiplexes (as studios trot out their end-of-the-year, Oscar-hopeful prestige fare) and at the art house. So this month we have 11 recommendations for you, from a Cannes winner to an […]
Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in October
It’s October, and that means the art house is getting crowded. The 12 recommendations herein — Netflix indies, historical documentaries, character-driven dramas, and much more — include some contenders for the year-end best-of lists, yet they barely scratch the surface of what’s available to discerning moviegoers this month. Enjoy them while you can, folks. January […]
Flavorwire’s 2018 Toronto International Film Festival Diary
TORONTO – After three years of attendance, here’s the thing I’ve learned about the Toronto International Film Festival: you just have to accept that you’re not going to see everything you want to see. This is a gigantic, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink kind of festival, in which star-driven studio Oscar hopefuls and undistributed foreign indies are vying for […]
Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in September
The dog days of summer are finally creeping into the rearview, and that most magical time of the calendar is upon us: good movie season, when studios roll out their Oscar hopefuls and indie distributors carefully, strategically releasing the movies they’ve picked up at festivals throughout the year. We’ve got eight great flicks to recommend, […]
Flavorwire’s Guide to Indie Movies You Need to See in August
Hey there, are you tired of summer yet? Ready to be done with the endless parade of sequels and explosions and sequels to movies about explosions? Well, good news: this month’s indie slate is packed, with exactly the kind of personal dramas, character comedies, and informative documentaries your summer brain is starving for. Here are […]