Hell or High Water (2016)
Mackenzie's 2016 modern western. Chris Pine and Ben Foster as bank-robbing brothers, Jeff Bridges as the Ranger.
Independent films made outside the studio machine, where budgets shrink and risks grow. Indie reviews that judge ambition against execution.
IndieMackenzie's 2016 modern western. Chris Pine and Ben Foster as bank-robbing brothers, Jeff Bridges as the Ranger.
DramaSchrader's 2021 gambling drama. Oscar Isaac as an Abu Ghraib veteran on the poker circuit.
DramaSchrader's 2017 religious drama. Ethan Hawke as a Protestant minister losing his faith over climate despair.
Folk HorrorAster's 2019 Swedish cult drama. Florence Pugh as a grieving woman dragged to a midsummer festival.
HorrorToni Collette as a mother whose family unravels after her own mother's death. Hereditary is Ari Aster's 2018 American indie horror and the director's debut feature.
Action
DramaPhilip Baker Hall as an aging gambler taking in a stranger. Released as Hard Eight against PTA's wishes.
HorrorEggers's 2019 black-and-white nightmare. The Lighthouse is Robert Eggers's 2019 American indie psychological drama and the director's second feature.
Folk Horror1630s New England Puritan family unraveling in the woods. The Witch is Robert Eggers's 2015 American indie horror and the director's debut feature.
Drama
DramaAdam Sandler as a rage-filled bathroom-supply salesman. The film that proved Sandler could act when directed by someone serious.
ExperimentalLynch's 2001 Hollywood nightmare. Started as a TV pilot, became a feature.
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