Lester’s Eight Independent Movie Recommendations I Know You Did Not See That
Are Really Good
“KILLING THEM SOFTLY” - R 2012 ‧ Crime/Drama ‧ 1h 37m - When
rival crook Johnny Amato (Vincent Curatola) hatches a plan to rob a card game
run by mob lackey Markie (Ray Liotta), he picks a low-rent thug named Frankie
(Scoot McNairy) to do the job. Frankie picks a less-than-ideal partner (Ben
Mendelsohn) to help him, but despite their combined incompetence, they manage
to make off with the mob's money. In retaliation, Markie's bosses hire Jackie
Cogan (Brad Pitt), a mob enforcer, to eradicate those responsible. NETFLIX
“WINTER’S BONE” - R 2010 ‧ Drama/Drama ‧ 1h 40m - Faced
with an unresponsive mother and a criminal father, Ozark teenager Ree Dolly
(Jennifer Lawrence) does what she can to manage the household and take care of
her two younger siblings. Informed by the sheriff (Garret Dillahunt) that their
father put their home up for bond and then disappeared, Ree sets out on a
dangerous quest to find him. Her entire family's fate now in her hands, Ree
challenges her outlaw kin's code of silence and risks her life to learn her
father's fate. HULU
“FROZEN RIVER” – R 2008 ‧ Drama/Crime ‧ 1h 37m - After
her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy (Melissa Leo) is in
great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, Ray
joins Lila (Misty Upham) a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling
immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence. NETFLIX
“JUNEBUG” - 2005 ‧ Drama/Comedy-drama ‧ 1h 47m - On the way to meet with an
independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz)
is convinced by her husband, George (Alessandro Nivola), that they should stop
to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes
with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant
sister-in-law, Ashley (Amy Adams), who is nearing her due date. Through the
family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character. NETFLIX
“EVERYTHING MUST GO” - R 2010 ‧
Drama/Comedy-drama ‧ 1h 37m - Long time salesman Nick
Halsey (Will Ferrell) has seen better days. No longer at the top of his game,
Nick, an alcoholic, loses his job for showing up drunk one too many times. On
the same day, he finds that his wife has dumped him -- and his possessions --
on the front lawn of their home. Facing the fact that his life is collapsing
around him, Nick holds a giant yard sale that turns into a unique survival
strategy. Based on a short story by Raymond Carver. NETFLIX
“THE RED VOILIN” - R 1998 ‧
Drama/Music ‧ 2h 20m – Mostly English – Some Subtitles – MY PERSONAL TOP 10
OF ALL TIME - The intricate history of a beautiful antique violin is
traced from its creation in Cremona, Italy, in 1681, where a legendary violin
maker (Carlo Cecchi) paints it with his dead wife's blood to keep her memory
alive, to an auction house in modern-day Montreal, where it draws the eye of an
expert appraiser (Samuel L. Jackson). Over the years between, the violin
travels through four different countries, where it has a profound impact on all
those who own it. NETFLIX
“LOCKE” - 2013 ‧ Drama/Road ‧ 1h 25m - A
man's (Tom Hardy) life unravels after he leaves a construction site at a
critical time and drives to London to be present for the birth of a child
conceived during a one-night stand. NETFLIX
“SHORT TERM 12” - R 2013 ‧ Drama/Indie film ‧ 1h 37m - Calm
and competent, Grace (Brie Larson) is a young counsellor at a California care
unit for at-risk teens. However, her cool facade begins to crack in the
pressure cooker atmosphere as she and some of the unruly residents are reminded
of past and present abuses. NETFLIX
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