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Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? Premieres on HBO/Max

Through candid interviews alongside rare archival footage, the film probes the toll of sudden celebrity on Adam Duritz.

Overview

  • The 90‑minute feature from director Amy Scott is now streaming on Max in the U.S., available on Crave in Canada, and arrives on Max in Australia on Dec. 19, with a U.K. date yet to be announced.
  • Duritz recounts spending about a year bartending at Los AngelesViper Room after the band’s breakthrough, calling the experience “magic” and a source for writing Recovering the Satellites.
  • The documentary charts the band’s early‑1990s rise and details Duritz’s lifelong mental‑health struggles that intensified as fame grew.
  • Bandmates, friends, and contemporaries contribute candid interviews alongside rarely seen footage to illuminate pressures behind the success.
  • Duritz reflects on past relationships with Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox, presenting them as context for understanding his behavior and songwriting rather than as celebrity gossip.