September 2021 New and Noteworthy
Feature Films
Black Widow
Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. (2021)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cruella - In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. (2021)
 
 
The God Committee
An organ transplant committee has one hour to decide which of three patients deserves a life-saving heart. Seven years later, the
committee members struggle with the consequences of that fateful decision. (2021)  
 
My Heart Can't Beat
Unless You Tell It To

Dwight and his sister Jessie reach a crossroads over what to do about their younger brother Thomas' mysterious illness. Dwight yearns for another life, but Jessie will stop at nothing to keep her family together. (2021)
 
 
 
Documentaries
City So Real
A complex portrait of Chicago delivers a look into the soul of a American
city set against
its 2019 mayoral election, COVID-19, and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd. (2021)
 
 
 
 
Ship That Changed the World - Five centuries ago, a major revolution transformed small coastal
transports into larger ocean vessels. These designs were crucial to launching Europe's age
of imperial expansion
and colonial exploitation.
(2021)
Television
Mare of Easttown
Mare Sheehan is a small-town Pennsylvania detective investigating a murder as life crumbles around her. Mare of Easttown explores the dark side of a community and how family and past tragedies can define our present. (2021)
 
 
 
The Spanish Princess
The vivid and captivating reclaiming of Catherine of Aragon's story, which has historically been overshadowed by her infamous marriage to King Henry VIII. (2019)
 
 
 
 
Boys From County Hell
Strange events unfold in Six Mile Hill when construction on a new road disrupts the ancient burial ground of Abhartach, a legendary Irish vampire said to have inspired Bram Stoker's famed Dracula.
(2021)
 
 
Drunk Bus - Michael is a recent graduate whose post-college plan is derailed when his girlfriend leaves him for a job in New York City. When the bus service hires a security guard to watch over the night shift, Michael comes face to tattooed face with Pineapple, a 300-pound punk rock Samoan. 
(2021)
 
I Carry You With Me
This decades spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef and a teacher. Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to NYC. (2021) 
 
 
 
Never Gonna Snow Again - On a gray, foggy morning outside a large Polish city, Zhenia, a masseur from the East, enters the lives of the wealthy residents of a gated community. The attractive and mysterious newcomers hands heal, and Zhenia's eyes seem to penetrate their souls.  (2021; Polish audio; English subtitles.) 
 
A Glitch in the Matrix
Are people living in a simulation? Filmmaker Rodney Ascher (Room 237, The Nightmare) wrestles with this existential question in
his latest documentary,
a multimedia journey that's part sci-fi mind-scrambler, part true-crime horror story.
(2021)
 
 
Weed The People
Desperate parents obtain cannabis oil from underground sources to save their children from childhood cancers. Weed the People follows these families through uncharted waters as
they take their children's survival into their own hands. (2021)
 
 
Ms. Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries
Phryne Fisher's long-lost niece Peregrine decides to be a lady detective for a new era. With the help of straitlaced Detective James Steed and a group of accomplished women, Peregrine investigates murders in 1960s Melbourne.
(2019)
 
Total control
When Indigenous woman Alex Irving gains acclaim for her heroism against a gunman, Australia's
Prime Minister handpicks her for the Senate. Alex wants to be more than just a political stunt though, and after being betrayed seeks revenge that upends the political establishment. (2021)
 
 
Cowboys -  A troubled but well-intentioned father who has recently separated from his wife runs off with his trans son into the Montana wilderness after his ex-wife's refusal to let their son live as his authentic self. (2020)
 
 
Every Breath You Take A psychiatrist's life gets turned upside down when a patient takes her own life and he introduces her brother to his own family.
(2021)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lady Of The Manor
 An aimless ne'er-do-well becomes a tour guide in a historic estate and winds up befriending the manor's resident ghost. (2021)
 
 
 
 
 
Scenes From An Empty Church - In a locked-down NYC, two priests reluctantly open their church doors to parishioners seeking salvation, leading to a series of enchanting encounters with some
of the city's sweetest, wildest and weirdest. (2021) 
 
 
 
 
Heartland Docs: DVM
Ben and Erin Schroeder live and work among farmers in the heart of America. Here, blizzards, tornados, and heat waves present a wide range of challenges, which only the most passionate vets are qualified to handle. 
(2020) 
 
 
 
The Winding Stream:
The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music
The Winding Stream tells the tale of the musical Carter and Cash Family, the dynasty at the heart of country music. (2016)
 
 
 
  
Resident Alien
A comedic sci-fi drama follows a crash-landed alien who must take on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. While attempting to complete his secret mission on Earth, he is forced to consider the possibility that humans might be worth saving after all. (2021)
 
The Watch
A new series based on characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. (2021)
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