Indie Picks: 6 Movies We Want to See in March
Here are six specialty releases that we most want to see this month.
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- DirectorApichatpong WeerasethakulStarsJenjira PongpasSakda KaewbuadeeChai BhatanaShifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a film-maker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampiric mother and daughter.This is one of the shorts made by Apichatpong Weerasethakul after his absolutely fantastic Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives became a worldwide thing. If there's anyone who can breathe life into the vampire genre, it's Weerasethakul and his unparalleled visual aesthetic and his contemplative narratives, and I am looking forward to going back in time with him. — Arno
In Theaters: Friday, March 4 - DirectorRoar UthaugStarsKristoffer JonerAne Dahl TorpJonas Hoff OftebroAlthough anticipated, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger collapses and creates an 85-meter high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.Even as a seasoned fan of the disaster movie genre, by the time I got to the end of the trailer, I was on the edge of my seat. This Norwegian thriller/disaster movie starts out with a harrowing premise: A small mountain village is overdue for a giant tsunami that will wipe out the entire town in 10 minutes. As you can tell by the giant wave on poster and the tagline "Don't turn around," it's going to be a very stressful 10 minutes. — Vanessa
In Theaters: Friday, March 4 - DirectorXavier GiannoliStarsCatherine FrotAndré MarconMichel FauIt is party day at Marguerite Dumont's castle. She sings wholeheartedly, but terribly out of tune. Marguerite has been living her passion in her own bubble, and the hypocrite audience acts as if she was the diva she believes she is.Loosely based on the life of infamous singer and early 20th century sensation Florence Foster Jenkins, this French drama set in 1920s Paris tells the story of Marguerite Dumont (Catherine Frot), a socialite and aspiring opera singer who has a passion for singing. The only problem? She's terrible at it, and her friends and family don't have the courage to tell her this, even despite the fact that she's decided to give a public recital. — Bret
In Theaters: Friday, March 11 - DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsKrisha FairchildAlex DobrenkoRobyn FairchildKrisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.Writer/director Trey Edward Shults drew from his personal history to create this study of a family who becomes unthreaded by the return of one of their own. Shults cast his relatives in dramatized roles, and the resulting film first broke out at SXSW last year and experienced further success on the festival circuit. I'm interested to see how a larger audience reacts to the film. — Arno
In Theaters: Friday, March 18 - DirectorRobert BudreauStarsEthan HawkeCarmen EjogoCallum Keith RennieA re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.The world of jazz has produced no shortage of larger-than-life, incredibly brilliant and tragic musicians, the likes of whom have served as inspiration for countless storytellers both on screen and off. Among the many celebrated icons of the age, few possess as tortured and as poignant a story as Chet Baker, the talented but troubled trumpeter who captivated followers with his cool jazz sound and later with his storied battle with addiction. Ethan Hawke stars as Baker in this peek into the musician's life in the 1960s, during a crucial period of his life when he seemed incapable of juggling all of his passions. — Bret
In Theaters: Friday, March 25 - DirectorJonathan HockStarsKevin CostnerDerek JeterDenard SpanWith Kevin Costner narrating, lead a cast of baseball legends and scientists who explore the magic within the 396 milliseconds it takes a fastball to reach home plate, and decipher who threw the fastest pitch ever.Kevin Costner has starred in some of the big screen's most beloved movies about baseball. So, it makes sense that he'd narrate this documentary that focuses on the science, wonder, and drama that happen in less than a second between the pitcher's mound and home plate. This documentary relies on a roster of familiar MLB faces to help explain the battle between pitcher and hitter, athlete and science, and player and fear. Baseball nerds will love the deep dive into a sport so seemingly simple and finally get an answer to the question of "Who is the fastest pitcher in history?" — Bret
In Theaters: Friday, March 25