Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’, ‘Tuner’, ‘Ask E. Jean’ & Body Horror ‘Saccharine’ Set Indie Holiday Weekend – Specialty Preview

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Neon’s surreal crime drama I Love Boosters opens wide for nan Memorial Day vacation framework a spot crowded pinch The Mandalorian And Grogu, Focus Features’ breakout Obsession and workplace holdovers. Boosters reviews are awesome and head Boots Riley urged fans to move out.

“We didn’t get nan surface count we wanted for I Love Boosters – but we sewage 1700, which is good. This means: if it’s not connected a surface adjacent u tomorrow, it won’t get there- unless we rustle it retired connected 1700, past we tin get more. So- please recreation to a surface moreover if it’s not close!” he posted connected X Thursday. It’s connected 1,750 screens. Neon is reporting a $430k early gross from Thursday preview and early screenings.

Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie and Taylor Paige prima arsenic a unit of Bay Area master shoplifters and resellers of designer equipment who return purpose astatine a cutthroat manner maven played by Demi Moore. With Poppy Liu, Eiza Gonzalez, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter and Don Cheadle. Riley’s 2nd characteristic (after 2018 breakout Sorry To Bother You) premiered astatine Sundance, Deadline reappraisal here. It’s 92% Certified Fresh pinch critics connected Rotten Tomatoes.

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We didnt get nan surface count we wanted for I Love Boosters- but we sewage 1700, which is good.

This means: if it's not connected a surface adjacent u tomorrow, it won't get there-

unless we rustle it retired connected 1700, past we tin get more.

So- please recreation to a surface moreover if it's not close!

— Boots Riley (@BootsRiley) May 21, 2026

Neon’s run included a merchandise collaboration astatine SXSW and unrecorded capacity from Keke Palmer singing 2 songs from nan soundtrack. Palmer and Stanfield deed LA to personally refuel cars for a “boosted” state giveaway pinch nan first 70 vehicles receiving free state and merch. Riley took nan movie connected a circuit of 11 universities.

Neon produced and financed nan film, which is portion of a business slate pinch Waypoint Entertainment that includes Hokum, Sentimental Value, Sirât, No Other Choice and Arco. 

Black Bear  is retired pinch romcom crime thriller Tuner connected 4 screens successful New York (AMC Lincoln Square, Regal Union Square) and LA (AMC Century City, AMC Grove) up of a rollout to 300+ locations adjacent weekend. RT Certified Fresh astatine 95%, nan first communicative characteristic by Oscar victor Daniel Roher (Navalny), stars Leo Woodall stars arsenic a talented young soft tuner whose heightened consciousness of proceeding draws nan attraction of criminals who enlistee him arsenic a safe cracker. His once-promising philharmonic profession over, he useful crossed New York pinch mentor Harry Horowitz (Dustin Hoffman), encountering a scope of characters, including creation student Ruthie (Havana Rose Liu). But his safecracking activity threatens their budding romance and pulls him into progressively vulnerable territory.

With Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno and Lior Raz. Screenplay by Roher and Robert Ramsey.

Premiered astatine Telluride, see Deadline review, going connected to TIFF, BFI London and Sundance and a strategical business pinch Letterboxd, The Tuner Tour. Campaign thumps included Dolby Cinema screenings successful business pinch AMC theaters pinch an Atmos audio operation from the film’s Academy Award-winning sound designer Johnnie Burn (Zone Of Interest) connected May 17.

An Atmos audio operation from nan film’s sound designer Johnnie Burn (2024 Oscar victor for Zone Of Interest) was released May 17.

Independent Film Company’s Saccharine, Natalie Erika James’ assemblage scary starring Midori Francis, debuts connected 385 screens. A lovelorn aesculapian student becomes terrorized by a quiet shade aft taking portion successful an obscure weight-loss craze involving eating quality ashes. With Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden. Premiered astatine Sundance, see Deadline review, and played Berlin. James made her characteristic directorial debut at Park City with Relic six years ago.

Ask E. Jean from Abramorama, nan Telluride-premiering documentary astir nan female who won an $83 cardinal civilian judgement against Donald Trump aft accusing him of sexually assaulting her successful a New York City section store, opens  at nan IFC Center successful New York. Adds nan Nuart successful Los Angeles adjacent weekend. The movie directed by Ivy Meeropol explores E. Jean Carroll’s activity arsenic a celebrated proposal columnist and TV big and really trauma from nan alleged intersexual battle – for which Trump was recovered liable – scarred her. Carroll, Miss Cheerleader USA arsenic a teen, became a journalist, writer and nan first female editor astatine Esquire, Playboy and Outside magazine. In caller years, she ignited nationalist sermon by aft beating Donald Trump successful 2 abstracted civilian trials, sparking a nationalist speech astir accountability.

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