BANG: the young Anthony Bourdain is getting an origin-story treatment on the indie circuit, with Dominic Sessa stepping into the role in Matt Johnson’s film Tony.

According to a new report, Tony is part of a “dynamic” slate of speciality releases rolling out this weekend, the kind of line-up that makes you want to abandon your sofa and go hunting for the nearest cinema still brave enough to programme something odd, smart, and slightly risky.

The hook here is obvious: Bourdain remains one of the most magnetic figures modern food culture ever produced, and the idea of meeting him earlier in life—before the legend calcified—has built-in intrigue. Casting Sessa as a young version of him gives the project an extra jolt of curiosity, too.

But Tony isn’t arriving alone. Indie director Jane Schoenbrun is back with Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma, a title that doesn’t exactly whisper “quiet little drama”. The film features Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, a pairing that’s instantly eyebrow-raising in the best way: one of comedy’s sharpest modern presences alongside an actor whose screen authority can tilt the atmosphere of a scene with a look.

Beyond the headline-grabbers, the weekend’s menu also includes documentaries centred on cheesemongers, Girl Scout cookie season, and small-town movie theatres—niche on paper, but precisely the sort of specific storytelling that can surprise you when it’s done with care.

And then there’s the annual CatVideoFest, because indie weekends aren’t just for prestige and provocation; sometimes they’re for communal silliness in a dark room.

Taken together, the mix feels like a reminder of what “speciality” cinema is meant to do: offer a little bit of everything, with enough personality to cut through the algorithmic sameness of mainstream cultural churn.