Genre: Indie

Independent works made outside the mainstream machine — personal, idiosyncratic stories that answer to their makers rather than the market.

  • Hell or High Water (2016) Cover

    Hell or High Water (2016)

    Mackenzie's 2016 modern western. Chris Pine and Ben Foster as bank-robbing brothers, Jeff Bridges as the Ranger. Taylor Sheridan screenplay. Best of the modern westerns.
    Indie • Western
    May 17, '26
  • The Card Counter (2021) Cover

    The Card Counter (2021)

    Schrader's 2021 gambling drama. Oscar Isaac as an Abu Ghraib veteran on the poker circuit. Companion piece to First Reformed.
    Drama • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • First Reformed (2017) Cover

    First Reformed (2017)

    Schrader's 2017 religious drama. Ethan Hawke as a Protestant minister losing his faith over climate despair. Schrader's late masterpiece.
    Drama • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • Midsommar (2019) Cover

    Midsommar (2019)

    Aster's 2019 Swedish cult drama. Florence Pugh as a grieving woman dragged to a midsummer festival. Daylight horror. Two hours twenty, longer cut available.
    Horror • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • Hereditary (2018) Cover

    Hereditary (2018)

    Ari Aster's 2018 debut. Toni Collette as a mother whose family unravels after her own mother's death. The dinner table scene. Hard to shake.
    Horror • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • The Northman (2022) Cover

    The Northman (2022)

    Eggers's 2022 Viking revenge epic. Skarsgård, Kidman, Hawke, Bjork. The arthouse director given a $90M budget. Hamlet's actual source material.
    Action • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • Hard Eight (1996) Cover

    Hard Eight (1996)

    PTA's 1996 debut. Philip Baker Hall as an aging gambler taking in a stranger. Released as Sydney against PTA's wishes. The film that announced Anderson's voice.
    Drama • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • The Lighthouse (2019) Cover

    The Lighthouse (2019)

    Eggers's 2019 black-and-white nightmare. Dafoe and Pattinson trapped on a New England rock. 1.19:1 aspect ratio. Lobster, mermaid, gull.
    Horror • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • The Witch (2015) Cover

    The Witch (2015)

    Eggers's 2015 debut. 1630s New England Puritan family unraveling in the woods. Anya Taylor-Joy in the role that announced her. Period-accurate dialogue.
    Horror • Indie
    May 17, '26
  • Whiplash (2014) Cover

    Whiplash (2014)

    Chazelle's 2014 jazz drama. Miles Teller as the student, J.K. Simmons as the abusive conductor. Simmons won Best Supporting. Pairs with Raging Bull.
    Drama • Indie
    May 17, '26
Scroll to Top