The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Six” - Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Columbia/Sony and Disney. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have already come to VOD: May 29th, May 22nd, and May 15th.
Shirley
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, Logan Lerman
Writer: Sarah Gubbins
Director: Josephine Decker
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Susan Scarf Merrell
Where to stream: Virtual cinemas and VOD
Yourself and Yours
Stars: Kim Ju-hyuk, Lee Yoo-Young, Kwon Hae-hyo, Yoo Joon-Sang
Writer/Director: Hong Sang-Soo
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot: Painter Young-soo hears secondhand that his girlfriend, Min-jung, has recently had (many) drinks with an unknown man. This leads to a quarrel that seems to end their relationship. The next day, Young-soo sets out in search of Min-jung, while she—or a woman who looks exactly like her and may or may not be her twin—has a series of encounters with strange men, some of whom claim to have met her before . . .
What you should know: It’s in Korean, and is based on Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of Desire.
Where to stream: Virtual cinemas
Judy & Punch
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie, Tom Budge
Writer/Director: Mirrah Foulkes
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Plot: In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy’s superior puppeteering, but Punch’s driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead to an inevitable tragedy that Judy must avenge.
What you should know: Nominated for nine AACTA awards in 2019, winning two - one for Best Lead Actor, and one for Best Original Music Score.
Where to stream: VOD
Feral
Stars: Annapurna Sriram, David Alicandri, Bryan Amato, Harald Beran
Writer: Priscilla Kavanaugh, Jason Mendez, Andrew Wonder
Director: Andrew Wonder
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Plot: A homeless woman living in the tunnels below New York City survives on her own terms in the days leading up to a blizzard.
What you should know: This is the director’s first feature length narrative film.
Where to stream: VOD
Dreamland
Stars: Juliette Lewis, Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, Tómas Lemarquis
Writer: Tony Burgess, Patrick Whistler
Director: Bruce McDonald
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Plot: On the night of the strangest wedding in cinema history, a grotesque gang boss hires a stone cold killer to bring him the finger of a fading, drug-addicted jazz legend.
What you should know: Stephen McHattie plays two roles.
Where to stream: VOD
Parkland Rising
Director: Cheryl Horner
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Follow the high school's students and families who became fierce leaders of a national movement for gun reform following the shooting of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
What you should know: Director Cheryl Horner directed several episodes of the MTV series True Life.
Where to stream: Virtual cinemas
2040
Director: Damon Gameau
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
What you should know: Director Damon Gameau may be better known as an Australian actor.
Where to stream: Virtual cinemas
Tommaso
Stars: Cristina Chiriac, Willem Dafoe, Anna Ferrara, Stella Mastrantonio
Writer/Director: Abel Ferrara
Genre: Drama
Plot: The story of an American artist living in Rome with his young European wife Nikki and their 3-year-old daughter, Dee Dee.
What you should know: Director Ferrara directed 2014’s Pasolini, which also starred Willem Dafoe and was finally released last year.
Where to stream: Virtual cinemas
Coriolanus NT Live
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Gatiss, Hadley Fraser, Jacqueline Boatswain
Writer: William Shakespeare
Director: Tim Van Someren
Genre: Drama, History, War
Plot: Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back.
What you should know: This National Theatre Live adaptation of Coriolanus was originally filmed in 2014.
Where to stream: National Theatre’s YT page, available for one week only.
Eve’s Bayou (1997)
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Meagan Good, Lynn Whitfield
Writer/Director: Kasi Lemmons
Genre: Drama
Plot: After a daughter witnesses her father having an affair, she begins a chain reaction that could tear her family apart.
What you should know: The film won Best First Feature at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards.
Where to stream: HBOMax
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