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  • Honky Kong

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    SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - USE THE PROMO CODE JUNE2025 FOR A 1-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION FOR $22. A heavy-hearted, hard-drinking New York City chef begins unraveling during a trip to Hong Kong. Stephen Gurewitz directs “Honky Kong,” an elliptical portrait of loneliness and dejection that captures a tall, bearded...

  • First Winter
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    First Winter

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    During a winter of record-breaking cold, a blackout of apocalyptic proportions strands a group of Brooklynites in a remote country farmhouse. Benjamin Dickinson directs “First Winter,” a twenty-tens drama where yoga, free-spirits, and blurred romances implode on one another with the first sign of...

  • Inspector Ike
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    Inspector Ike

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    When the conniving understudy of a theater group knocks off the lead actor, he finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse with New York City's greatest police detective. “Inspector Ike,” directed by Graham Mason, is a comedic murder-mystery directed in the form of a 1970s TV-movie. At “...

  • More Mumblecore

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    Mumblecore was a short-lived but influential indie film movement in the mid 00's that launched the careers of Greta Gerwig, the Duplass brothers, Joe Swanberg, Lena Dunham, and more. NoBudge emerged from this scene in 2011 and on the occasion of a new series screening in June at Metrograph ("Mumb...

  • Sam's World
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    Sam's World

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    A non-binary sex worker in their mid-20s navigates the complexities of their social milieu during a summer weekend in New York City. Lily Lady directs and stars in “Sam’s World,” a narrative feature that launches our month of titles from the esteemed indie distributor, Factory 25. Sam leaves a lu...

  • Factory 25 Features

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    Every Friday in June we'll be launching a new feature film from the catalog of the esteemed indie film distributor, Factory 25. The schedule is as follows: June 6th: "Sam's World" / June 13th: "Inspector Ike" / June 20th: "First Winter" / June 27th: "Honky Kong." This adds to our currently availa...

  • Movies about the Internet

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    IRL meet-ups, forum convos, and the beyond of online culture. These films all contend with the influences and ramifications of the WWW.spaces. Movies about the Internet.

  • Directed by Andrew DeYoung

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    The new film, "Friendship," starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson (releasing now in theaters by A24) was directed by NoBudge veteran Andrew DeYoung. He has been one of our favorites since the early days of our site -- we did a deep dive of many of his early films in 2014 and released "Santa Monica"...

  • The Flavor of Cassava Leaf Over Rice

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    A renowned novelist is stuck in a rut when he runs into an old flame at a bookstore. “The Flavor of Cassava Leaf Over Rice,” directed by Tracey Todd, is an animated drama about a rainy weekend in L.A. where a trio of characters reflect on their lives as they begin to move into middle age. Married...

  • Featuring Veronika Slowikowska and Kyle Chase

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    Known primarily for their comedy videos on social media, Veronika Slowikowska and Kyle Chase (aka Veronikyle) are a prolific duo that have garnered over a million followers on Tiktok and Instagram for their high-octane goofs. We've featured them several times on NoBudge including the recent selec...