Originally posted by roughriderit was going to be release in September, but then the shooting happened. 😐
You can push a movie back and still release it in time for any awards qualifying, which means just one or two theatres in New York or L.A. before the end of years. It didn't get either, and getting released in mid January is a well known sign of a film getting dumped by it's studio. The month is a common dumping ground for films that weren't considered good enough to get released by Christmas.