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Indie Films

‘I Used to Be Funny’ Review: A Stand-Up Comic Struggles With Trauma

Rachel Sennott is—as always—worth watching, though watching her portraying someone struggling with depression can be . . . depressing.
By Emily Zemler

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Lola Petticrew Talk About Facing Death (Who’s a Parrot) In ‘Tuesday’

The surreal A24 film about a mother dealing with her daughter's impending death is a rare, and strong, dramatic turn for Louis-Dreyfus.
By Emily Zemler

‘The People’s Joker’ Review: A Trans Journey Through Gotham City

Shot over five days, this very indie movie stars writer-director Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin and borrows liberally from the Batman universe to tell a story of personal discovery.
By Dylan Roth

‘Fitting In’ Review: A Coming-of-Age Story That Makes The Personal Universal

By Emily Zemler
Producer Tom McNulty, actor Miles Teller and A24 Films co-founder David Fenkel

David Fenkel and Daniel Katz’s Studio A24 Inks Exclusive Film Deal With HBO

By Nhari Djan

‘The Sweet East’ Review: A Road Trip Indie Worth Seeking Out

By Laura Babiak

Michael Jai White On ‘Outlaw Johnny Black’: “The Epitome Of An Independent Film”

By Dylan Roth

‘Loren & Rose’ Review: Jacqueline Bisset Stuns As An Actress Confronting Her Past

By Rex Reed

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Is a Cozy Comedy About (Sort Of) Growing Up

By Dylan Roth

No Wave Filmmaker Beth B Talks Lydia Lunch and Speaking Truth to Power

By Jen B. Larson
minari

‘Minari’ Captures the Messy Truth About the American Dream

By Oliver Jones
MoviePass Stock Subscriptions

Indies to Benefit From MoviePass’s Plans to Bankroll Film Acquisitions

By Stephen Garrett
Joana Vicente speaks onstage at IFP's 26th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards on November 28, 2016.

Joana Vicente on Why the IFP Gotham Awards Supports Shaking Up Entertainment

By Anne Easton
John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson in Columbus

Quiet ‘Columbus’ Crafts a Cinematic Love Story for Mid-Century Modernist Architecture

By Oliver Jones
Aaaaaaaah!

Lost in Bohemia: 12 Films From Karlovy Vary, the Little Film Festival That Could

By Tom Christie
Illustration of Whit Stillman by Paul Kisselev

Whit Stillman Details His Self-Imposed Exile

By David D'Arcy
Director Hal Hartley and actress Parker Posey. (Getty Images)

What the Hal?

By Drew Grant
The Williamsburg Cinema.

Lights, Cameras, Williamsburg! New Multiplex Opens for Mainstream Movie Aficionados

By Anna Silman
Matt Damon (Getty Images)

New York’s Contribution to the Early Oscars Odds: Honors for Matt Damon and David O. Russell

By Daniel D'Addario
Miranda July at New York Screening of "The Future"

Miranda July, Joe Putterlik, and the Pink Dough Epiphany

By Ruirui Kuang
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