As the fall festival season revs up, standouts from fests past populate an engaging indie weekend. André Holland stars in Sundance-premiering Love, Brooklyn with Tribeca prizewinner Griffin In Summer , Cannes erotic noir Motel Destino , Venice thriller Stranger Eyes and more. Venice 2025 is underway, Telluride kicking off, and TIFF opening soon with a new constellation of independent films.

Neon’s Splitsville has a limited expansion to 30 runs in week 2. Lurker from Mubi moves to 19 screens this weekend, expanding in NY and LA and opening in Austin, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and Montreal. Pools from Utopia expands from Chicago’s Music Box Theatre to the Quad in NYC and the NuArt in LA.

Ethan Coen’s Honey, Don’t from Focus Features i

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