The 11 Best Indie Movies You Might Have Missed This Summer

For every Wonder Woman, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 that raked in hundreds of millions at the box office this summer, there were half a dozen indies that dazzled audiences in smaller theaters (and, in some cases, in their living rooms). From A Ghost Story’s lyrical exploration of grief to newcomer Danielle Macdonald’s virtuoso rap performances in Patti Cake$, the best indie movies of the summer of 2017 were, as always, an antidote to superhero fatigue and a trove of wonders to which we’ll no doubt be returning. Here are some of our favorites and where you can watch them now.

Best Indie Movies This Summer

Band Aid
Released June 2
Life in Pieces star Zoe Lister-Jones shows great promise as a filmmaker with her directorial debut (which she also wrote, produced and starred in) about a bickering couple who decide to channel all their gripes into song. Adam Pally plays the sweet but emotionally inaccessible husband and Fred Armisen nails the creepy neighbor (not to mention his drum solos).
Watch it now on Amazon or iTunes.
MORE: Zoe Lister-Jones on What Happens When You Only Hire Women Behind the Camera

A Ghost Story
Released July 7
David Lowery’s work of visual poetry takes a fanciful concept—what if we really do haunt our loved ones as ghosts after we die?—and turns it into a profound meditation on loss. Casey Affleck spends most of the movie’s running time under a white sheet with two eye holes, and Roon...

Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eliza Berman Tags: Uncategorized Indie Film movies Source Type: news