The 10 | The Indie Darling Month Arrives

As a former Blockbuster Video employee and with the Oscars on the horizon, I couldn’t help but think of the February collection of events as the independent movies and smaller budget studio fare that the masses might not have heard about that earn rave reviews and often plenty of nominations.

This year’s Best Picture race is a perfect example, as there are some nominees that people surely saw or at least know about — Sinners, F1, Frankenstein —as well as a couple “yeah, I think I heard about that” options like One Battle After Another, Bugonia, and Marty Supreme. But there is also The Secret Agent, Sentimental Value, and Train Dreams, which only the hardcore cinephiles have checked out and…