Looking at the full-page movie ads in the Sunday The New York Times, one might think the upcoming movies are “Phantom Thread,” “Dunkirk,” and “Darkest Hour.” Nearly all the Arts & Leisure film ads were for Oscar contenders.That’s where the specialized market finds itself after a successful four-month awards season.
But those films, many of which are already streaming, are played out with not much gas left in the tank.What will fill that void? So far, apart from some late-breaking modest foreign-language Oscar contenders (all lagging behind their predecessors) and minor initial interest in Sally Potter’s British import “The Party” (Roadside Attractions), now in its second week, the cupboards are bare.
It looks like trouble at the arthouses until some fresh product opens and hopefully clicks.“Young Karl Marx” (The Orchard) had a credible two-city debut this week, which is a positive sign.
But it isn’t
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