New Releases

An important documentary about the single deadliest act of homegrown terrorism against the US government – the Oklahoma City bombing of the Federal Building on April 19th, 1995. From what occurred that day to the aftermath for the victims’ families to the manhunt to the story behind the killer — a  …

Adapted from the Pulitzer-winning novel by the celebrated filmmaker Park Chan-wook (Old Boy, Decision to Leave), the much-anticipated seven-part series follows a half-Vietnamese, half-French communist spy known as “The Captain” (Cowboy Bebop’s Hoa Xuande) in the closing days of the Vietnam War and h  …

A four-part docuseries that unravels the story behind the controversial addiction rehabilitation center Synanon, created as a drug-focused counterpart to AA, whose leader turned it into a religious cult — forcing vasectomies, abortions and divorces along with shaved heads and corporal punishment.   …

Four very different female political journalists come together to investigate a political conspiracy as they crisscross the country covering a fictitious presidential campaign in this new HBO series inspired by former New York Times reporter Amy Chozick’s nonfiction book Chasing Hilary. Melissa Beno  …

A fun, feel good, immersive version of Roald Dahl’s classic tells the story of how the charismatic inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the Willy Wonka of lore. Starring Timothy Chalamet and directed by Paddington’s Paul King, the two-hour smorgasbord aims to appeal to everyone in the famil  …

A gripping new documentary and timely history lesson that investigates the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings the Iranian artist Nickzad Nodjoumi, whose daughter follows his attempts to reclaim his missing paintings as she retraces what he survived.

One of the most conservative state’s in the U.S., Texas has an outsize influence on our politics and headlines. Three renowned filmmakers from the state weave personal memories with current complex issues including the justice system, race and environmentalism. Director Richard Linklater refers to i  …

So you didn’t get the Barbie Dream House for Christmas. Now’s your chance to get HGTV’s latest fantasy house — this time on the gorgeous Anastasia Island, Florida. Indulge the dream and enter their sweepstakes, or just get some ideas for paint colors and furniture.

Just in time for another new year, a retrospective look at the hysteria and doomsday-ing that surrounded Y2K, with an investigative look at what drove so much fear.  A lesson in managing current day end-times prognosticators.

If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a hotelier on the beach, this new series from Discovery’s Magnolia Network follows parents Michael and Ashley Cordray as they restore an abandoned 1912 boarding house into a 25 room hotel on the beach in Texas…despite hurricanes, termites, and history popping in.

Nearly 40 years after she was picked by Steven Spielberg to star in the first The Color Purple film, executive producer Oprah Winfrey narrates a documentary about “the greatest desire of my life” — to bring the reimagined story to new audiences.  A behind the scenes look at the musical adaptation t  …

Innovative sustainable builder Jared “Cappie” Capp and his teenage daughter Alex show us how to take run of the mill pre-existing structures and transform them into one of a kind “dream retreats” in this new HGTV series.

A stirring and enlightening documentary about the many ways that human beings and trees are intertwined, with stories about a young boy hidden among a forest, an artist refining American bonsai, a photographer who observes trees, a mother fighting to protect forests, and a man who is determined to p  …

Co-produced by HBO and the Boston Globe, the three-part docuseries pivots around the infamous 1989 murder of a pregnant Carol Stuart in a Black neighborhood of Boston, and begins by examining the roots of racial tensions in the city, followed by the “rampage” the police unleashed on Black communitie  …

A riveting, distressing documentary about the headline-making 1976 kidnapping of a school bus full of kids in Chowchilla, California, and how the 16 hour ordeal led to lifelong trauma for the 26 kids — who were ages 5 to 14 at the time. Interviews with the adult kids explore the shock waves and aft  …

As the news becomes more alarming, many turn to late night comedy to help process the overwhelm. John Oliver’s HBO series has been delivering timely new episodes each Sunday night, boldly tackling the latest headlines while often shedding new insights, thanks to carefully researched segments and the  …

A French investigative thriller based on the true story of Maureen Kearney (Isabelle Huppert), the head union rep of a French multinational nuclear powerhouse who became a whistleblower when she exposed secrets behind France’s nuclear sector.  A violent sexual assault seemingly aimed at silencing he  …

Returning after eight years on Adult Swim (11/26) followed by Max (11/27) , the adult animated comedy hit that launched in 2000 is back with a five episode season continuing the adventures of the pathologically lying milkshake (Master Shake), the well-meaning box of fries (Frylock), and the childish  …

The biographical dramedy about Julia Childs’ rise to fame returns with a second season that focuses more on her love life and the behind-the-scenes of the TV business that helped launch her. Warm, escapist, and arriving just in time for holiday cooking and family watch togethers (the series is rated  …

On the surface, Love Has Won is another hard to believe doc about a person with delusions of grandeur and the people who fell under their increasingly disturbing spell. But Amy Carlson reinvented herself as a New Age spiritual leader after taking ecstasy, then created a live-in community that embrac  …