Do you love independent cinema as much as we do? We’re highlighting a few films that we can’t wait to see – all coming to the big screen in Spring of 2023. From a psychological thriller where Willem Dafoe plays an art thief trapped in a penthouse to a surrealist horror comedy from Ari Aster, the director of Midsommar, here’s our list of what we can’t wait to see this spring. 

Inside – In Theaters March 17th

• Starring Willem Dafoe
• Directed by Vasilis Katsoupis

Nemo, a high-end art thief, is trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn’t go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.

The Five Devils – In Theaters March 24th

• Starring Adèle Exarchopoulos
• Directed by Léa Mysius

Vicky lives with her mother Joanne and father Jimmie, a man struggling to find his place. When Vicky’s aunt Julia arrives after being released from prison, her presence brings back the past in a violent, magical way.

Beau Is Afraid – In Theaters April 21st

• Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey
• Directed by Ari Aster

This surrealist comedy horror film from Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster stars Joaquin Phoenix as the titular character, an anxiety-ridden man who embarks on a surreal odyssey home after his mother suddenly dies, confronting his greatest fears along the way.

Somewhere In Queens – In Theatres April 21st 

• Starring Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jennifer Esposito
• Directed by Ray Romano (directorial debut)

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son ‘Sticks’ finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

Showing Up – In Theaters Spring 2023

• Starring Michelle WIlliams (Manchester by The Sea, Blue Valentine, The Fabelmans)
• Directed by Kelly Reichardt (Certain Women, First Cow)

Lizzy (Michelle Williams), a sculptor preparing to open a new show, must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt’s vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.

You Hurt My Feelings – In Theaters Spring 2023

• Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Amber Tamblyn, David Cross
• Directed by Nicole Holofcener (Friends With Money, Please Give, Enough Said) 

A novelist’s long-standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

Master Gardener – In Theatres May 19th

• Directed by Paul Scrhader (American Gigolo, Touch, First Reformed, The Card Counter)
• Starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Victoria Hill, Quintessa Swindell

A meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2022.

Keep an eye on these films and more coming soon to the big screen at the Angelika Film Center – you can checkout The Angelika New York’s COMING SOON page so you can see what films will be hitting the theater next!