Category Archives: Releases

Coming to Apple TV+ tomorrow, Friday, November 26:
‘TWAS THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Director:
Becky Read

World Premiere:
Apple TV+ (November 2021)

About:
The story of a North Idaho neighborhood turned upside down when one man’s obsession with bringing Christmas cheer to all runs afoul of the local home owners’ association.

Coming to HBO and HBO Max tomorrow, Thursday, November 25:
DMX: DON’T TRY TO UNDERSTAND

Director:
Christopher Frierson

Co-Director:
Clark Slater

World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021

About:
Hip-hop icon DMX returns from a recent stint in prison determined to reignite his career, but his comeback proves ill-fated when faced with the mounting pressures of fatherhood, faith, and addiction.

Coming to Discovery+ today, Wednesday, November 24:
KEEP SWEET

Director:
Don Argott

World Premiere:
Discovery+ (November 2021)

About:
A decade after the scandalous downfall of their religious leader, his followers attempt to rebuild their community.

Coming to Disney+ beginning tomorrow, Thursday, November 25:
THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Director:
Peter Jackson

World Premiere:
Disney+ (November 2021)

About:
This three-part docuseries covers the making of the Beatles’ 1970 album LET IT BE, drawing from never-released footage shot in-studio for the album’s accompanying documentary feature.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 23:
DEEP BLUES (1991)

Director:
Robert Mugge

Select Festivals:
Sundance

About:
A journey deep into the heart of the North Mississippi Hill Country and Mississippi Delta, exploring the rich musical history and vibrant contemporary performers of the region.

Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, November 23:
THE VILLAGE DETECTIVE: A SONG CYCLE

Director:
Bill Morrison

World Premiere:
Moscow 2021

Select Festivals:
Rotterdam, Telluride, Melbourne, New Horizonz

About:
A Soviet film from 1969 is found in an Icelandic fisherman’s net, and the filmography of its leading actor offers a portal into a history that has endured on celluloid.

Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, November 23:
CITIZEN HEARST

Director:
Amanda Pollak, Stephen Ives

World Premiere:
PBS broadcast (September 2021)

About:
An exploration of the life and career of the influential media mogul who inspired Orson Welles and Herman J Mankiewicz’s CITIZEN KANE.

Coming to Showtime tonight, Monday, November 22:
JFK REVISITED: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

Director:
Oliver Stone

World Premiere:
Cannes 2021

About:
Thirty years after his film JFK, the filmmaker examines recently declassified evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy.

Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, November 23:
CLERK

Director:
Malcolm Ingram

World Premiere:
SXSW 2021

Select Festivals:
Philadelphia

About:
The life and career of filmmaker Kevin Smith.