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Box Office Features / Hit movies straight from the theatre
Migration
Voices of: Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Caspar Jennings A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. UNK 82 min. (2023) $78M Children’s DVD 16417942 $23.24 Blu-ray 16417943 $27.74 4K+Blu-ray 16417944 $35.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
“Benjamin Renner’s new comedy Migration offers a winning combination of a charming narrative and distinctive animation style.” - Hollywood Reporter
The Hunger Games The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Starring: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage Coriolanus Snow mentors and fosters feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the tenth Hunger Games. UNK 165 min. (2023) $164M Action/Adventure DVD 16345487 $30.74 Blu-ray+DVD 16345488 $32.99 2 Discs 4K+Blu-ray 16479662 $36.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“Remarkably, Songbirds & Snakes has found a way to make the Hunger Games feel new and sharp.” - Vox
Priscilla
Starring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend. 14A 113 min. (2023) $21M Drama DVD 16345483 $23.24 Blu-ray 16345484 $27.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“The title role should make a star of Cailee Spaeny, subtle in her portrayal...” - Chicago Sun-Times
February 2024 Media Buyer’s Guide Table of Contents Video
Music
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/ Box Office Features
11 / Here’s What to Watch
16 / Canadian Perspective
17 / Canadian Perspective
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/ Coming Soon
18 / Top Titles
26 / Hit Makers
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/ Hot New Releases
12 / Series Spotlight: The Hunger Games
19 / Hot New Releases
27 / Critically Acclaimed
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/ Must-Have TV
22 / New & Notable
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/ Criterion Collection
28 / Hot New Releases
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/ Documentaries
10 / Hot New Children’s 2
Audiobooks
13 / Golden Globe Winners 14 / Updated Movie Calendar 15 / Canadian Perspective
23 / New York Times Bestsellers
30 / Trendsetters
24 / LibraryReads
31 / Rock
25 / Playaway
February 2024 / CVS Midwest Tape / Media Buyer’s Guide / 3875 McNicoll Avenue Unit 105, Toronto, Ontario M1X 0C1
/ Box Office Features Wonka
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Calah Lane With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers. PG 116 min. (2023) $165M Children’s DVD Blu-ray 4K+Blu-ray
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$23.24 $29.99 $35.99
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“A breezy two-hour musical comedy that hopes to make the audience shed a sentimental tear or two, but is mainly content to amuse, delight, and inspire cheers when the bad guys are defeated.” - RogerEbert.com
Thanksgiving
Starring: Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon, Patrick Dempsey After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the infamous holiday. 18A 106 min. (2023) $32M Horror DVD Blu-ray
16345497 $28.49 16345498 $35.99
Next Goal Wins
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. UNK 104 min. (2023) $7M Comedy DVD 16345491 $26.99 Blu-ray 16345492 $32.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
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Coming Soon / Preorder these hot titles releasing soon
The Tina Fey classic gets a musical treatment and a new twist for modern times
I.S.S.
Starring: Ariana DeBose, John Gallagher Jr., Chris Messina When a world war event occurs on Earth, America and Russia both secretly contact their astronauts aboard the ISS and give them instructions to take control of the station by any means necessary. UNK 95 min. (2024) Science Fiction DVD 16498531 Blu-ray 16498532 COMING SOON
Mean Girls
Starring: Jon Hamm, Angourie Rice, Jenna Fischer Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school, when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. UNK (2024) Comedy DVD 16498523 Blu-ray+DVD 16498524
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COMING SOON
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Astronauts on the International Space Station fight for control of the vessel after a conflict breaks out on Earth
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/ Coming Soon The Beekeeper
The latest action flick starring Jason Statham sees a former agent of a secret organization out for revenge
Starring: Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi One man’s brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national dangers after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful cover organization known as ‘Beekeepers.’ UNK 105 min. (2024) Action/Adventure DVD 16498527 Blu-ray+DVD 16498528 COMING SOON
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The Book of Clarence
Starring: Teyana Taylor, Benedict Cumberbatch, James McAvoy Striving to find a better life, Clarence is enthralled by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine existence. UNK 136 min. (2024) Comedy DVD 16498525 Blu-ray+DVD 16498526
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COMING SOON
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Hot at CVS Midwest Tape / Fresh out of theatres to your library The Holdovers
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa A cranky history teacher at a remote prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a troubled student who has no place to go. 14A 134 min. (2023) $18M Comedy DVD 16345502 Blu-ray+DVD 16345503
$23.24 Collector’s Edition $27.74 Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
“Nearly 20 years after Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti teamed up for Sideways, they’re reunited for the wintry character study, with Giamatti once again turning in masterful work as a hard-tippling misanthrope…” - Chicago Sun-Times
Trolls Band Together
Voices of: Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Camila Cabello Poppy discovers that Branch was once part of a boy band, BroZone, with his brothers: Floyd, John Dory, Spruce, and Clay. But when Floyd is kidnapped, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd. G 91 min. (2023) $100M Children’s DVD 16345500 $23.24 Blu-ray+DVD 16345501 $27.74 2 Discs 4K-Blu-ray 16345499 $33.74 2 Discs
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Silent Night
Journey to Bethlehem
Starring: Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Catalina Sandino Moreno 14A 104 min. (2023) $4M Action/Adventure
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Milo Manheim, Geno Segers G 99 min. (2023) $7M Action/Adventure
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The hottest bingeable titles / Must-Have Television Miss Scarlet and the Duke Season 4
The Bridge Series 4 Starring: Sofia Helin, Thure Lindhardt, Mikael Birkkjaer A woman’s body is found at the base of Pepparholm Island’s bridge; in need of help, Henrik seeks Saga out, but she reminds him that she isn’t an officer anymore. UNK 462 min. (2018) Drama (Danish)
Starring: Kate Phillips, Stuart Martin, Cathy Belton Eliza has taken over the business of Nash & Sons and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources. UNK 310 min. (2024) Drama DVD 16332867 $34.49 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Let Me Take Your Pulse
All Creatures Great & Small Season 4
Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley, Samuel West With Europe at war, the community in Darrowby is pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some help for the practice. UNK (2024) Drama
DVD 16332870 Blu-ray 16332871 AVAILABLE MARCH 12
Starring: Sisley Choi, Matthew Ho, Ricco Ng A pair of medical graduates and former lovers are forced to work together a decade after breaking up to navigate the challenges in the healthcare system. UNK 1125 min. (2023) Romance (Mandarin) DVD
16498522 $105.99 5 Discs
$48.74 $58.49
“There is a fundamental kindness and decency to the characters that makes them an absolute pleasure to watch.” - Daily Telegraph Get more great titles like this with our
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The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Season 1 Starring: Norman Reedus, Clemence Poesy, Adam Nagaitis Daryl washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a growing autocratic movement centred in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a religious movement. UNK 270 min. (2023) Drama DVD 16529272 $46.99 2 Discs Blu-ray 16529273 $53.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Classic Series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Complete Series (B&W)
Voyagers! The Complete Series
Starring: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum The suave Napoleon Solo and the equally dashing Illya Kuryakin jet to exotic locations, defending the world from evil, chaos, and bad taste in this hit spoof on the espionage genre. PG 6360 min. Action/Adventure DVD 16417939 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$86.24 41 Discs
Starring: Ed Begley Jr., Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce A member of a league of time travelers and a boy go trekking through time repairing errors in world history. UNK 972 min. Science Fiction DVD 16417938 $24.74 4 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
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Criterion Collection / Celebrating the art of film Lone Star
Mudbound
Starring: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peña, Joe Morton When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town. UNK 135 min. (1996) Western Blu-ray 16345477 4K+Blu-ray 16345476
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Mary J. Blige, Jason Mitchell Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war. UNK 134 min. (2017) Drama
$38.99 $48.74 2 Discs
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16345480 16345479
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Nothing but a Man (B&W)
The Roaring Twenties (B&W)
The Heroic Trio / Executioners
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I. UNK 106 min. (1939) Drama
Starring: Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh These outrageously entertaining cult favourites from director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own superhero cinematic universe. UNK 185 min. (1994) Action/Adventure (Cantonese) Blu-ray 16406489 $48.74 2 Discs 4K+Blu-ray 16406488 $58.49 3 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
DVD 16406494 $29.24 Blu-ray 16406493 $38.99 4K+Blu-ray 16406492 $48.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
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DVD 16406491 $29.24 Blu-ray 16406490 $38.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
Eric Rohmer’s Tales of the Four Seasons
Trainspotting Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends. UNK 94 min. (1996) Comedy Blu-ray 16345473 4K+Blu-ray 16345472
Starring: Ivan Dixon, Abbey Lincoln, Julius Harris A southern Black railroad worker confronts the daily challenges of discrimination and economic precarity as he attempts to settle down with his new wife and track down his father. UNK 91 min. (1964) Drama
$40.49 $49.49 2 Discs
Starring: Anne Teyssedre, Charlotte Véry, Melvil Poupaud The seasons may change, but the follies of the heart are constant in this lovely quartet of films by Eric Rohmer, one of cinema’s most perceptive chroniclers of the perils of romance. UNK 446 min. Drama (French) Blu-ray 16406487 $122.24 4 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
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Afire
Starring: Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel A group of friends are in a holiday home by the Baltic Sea where emotions run high as the parched forest around them catches fire. UNK 102 min. (2023) Drama (German) DVD 16467663 $24.74 Blu-ray 16467662 $29.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
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Eternal Spring
The story of a state crackdown following the 2002 hacking of a Chinese state TV signal by members of the Falung Gong movement, told through the eyes of an artist forced to flee the violence. UNK 86 min. (2022) Documentary DVD Blu-ray
16450697 16450698
- Globe and Mail
Lee and Liza’s Family Tree
UNK 60 min. (2023)
UNK 53 min. (2023)
DVD 16211484 $29.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
DVD 16308033 $29.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
DVD 15933462 $44.99 Blu-ray 15933461 $44.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
$28.99 $33.99
“A thrilling, allconsuming film that challenges traditional documentary tropes and finds a way to tell a winding, difficult story with brilliant ease.”
The Battle to Beat Malaria
UNK 118 min. (2022) (French)
King on Screen Starring: Frank Darabont, Mike Flanagan, James Caan UNK 105 min. (2023) Documentary Blu-ray 16476274 $48.99
The Bright Path The Johnny Bright Story
Elis & Tom Só Tinha De Ser Com Você
UNK 57 min. (2023)
UNK 100 min. (2023) (Portuguese)
DVD 16486154 $24.74 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
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Hot New Children’s / Our newest titles for kids Kids Safari
Starring: Melua Lamberti, Luca Lamberti
The Canterville Ghost
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
Voices of: Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Freddie Highmore An American family moves to England, to the infamous Canterville Chase, the ancestral home that’s been haunted for 300 years by the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville. UNK 90 min. (2023) DVD
16459157
$17.24
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Volume 7 UNK 42 min. (2019) (South Africa) DVD
16331525
$24.74
Volume 8 UNK 42 min. (2019) (South Africa) DVD
16331526
$24.74
Volume 9 42 min. (2019) (South Africa) DVD 10
16331527
$24.74
Pokemon Tales of Lugia
Pokémon The Arceus Chronicles
Voices of: Sarah Natochenny, Eddy Lee, Haven Burton Paschall A Pokémon double feature! Everyone has to unite when threats arise at the Wind Festival in Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us! And in Pokémon the Movie 2000, Ash must gather three orbs with Lugia’s help. PG 120 min.
In this animated adventure, our heroes head to Sinnoh to learn about the region’s past. Our heroes must give it their all to stop Sinnoh from being destroyed! PG 64 min. (2022) DVD 16417940 $20.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
DVD 16511804 $20.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
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What our video team recommends / Here’s What to Watch Make sure your shelves are stocked with these top titles!
Dumb Money Starring: Pete Davidson, Paul Dano, Vincent D’Onofrio 14A 105 min. (2023) $14M Comedy DVD Blu-ray
16279979 $23.24 16279980 $27.74
Billions Final Season Starring: Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Costabile Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades have been both adversaries and allies, but when Axe returns with a score to settle, the stakes escalate and their game of one-upmanship threatens to topple empires. 14A 671 min. (2022) Drama DVD 16398280 $35.99 4 Discs THE COMPLETE SERIES NR 4772 min. Drama DVD 16398279 28 Discs
The Battle to Beat Malaria UNK 60 min. (2023) Health DVD 16211484 $29.24 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
“Even when Billions is delving into pure primetime soap melodrama with some plausibilitybending plot twists, it’s never not entertaining as hell.” – Chicago Sun-Times
Cocomelon Sing with Me
Harry Wild Season 2 Starring: Jane Seymour, Rohan Nedd, Kevin Ryan UNK 280 min. (2023) Comedy (Korean) DVD
$73.49
16343289 $41.24
UNK 168 min. Children’s DVD
16207017
$15.99
Under the Queen’s Umbrella
20 Days in Mariupol
Starring: Kim Hye Soo, Kim Hae Sook, Choi Won Young UNK 1120 min. (2022) Comedy (Korean)
DVD
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UNK 95 min. (2023) Documentary 16162780
$24.74
$106.99
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Series Spotlight / The Hunger Games Catch your patrons up on the whole series before the release of the latest film, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, on February 13
The Hunger Games The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Starring: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage Coriolanus Snow mentors and fosters feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the tenth Hunger Games. UNK 165 min. (2023) $164M Action/Adventure DVD 16345487 Blu-ray+DVD 16345488 4K+Blu-ray 16479662
$30.74 $32.99 2 Discs $36.74 2 Discs
AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Hunger Games 14A 142 min. (2012) $408M 4K+Blu-ray 11710298 $34.99
Catching Fire
Mockingjay Part 1
Mockingjay Part 2
PG 146 min. (2013) $425M DVD 11057420 $12.74 4K+Blu-ray 11710300 $34.99
PG 123 min. (2014) $337M DVD 11272372 $12.74 Blu-ray+DVD 11272373 $21.99 4K+Blu-ray 11710301 $34.99
PG 137 min. (2015) $282M DVD 11551207 $14.99 Blu-ray+DVD 11551208 $21.99 4K+Blu-ray 11710299 $47.99
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Young Adult Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games and the odds are against him. AB CD 14 Discs 12417555 $58.99
Geffen Soundtracks Artists: Olivia Rodrigo, Rachel Zegler CD 16391217 $19.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
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/ Golden Globe Winners Winner of five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture, Drama
Winner of two Golden Globe Awards, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy – Paul Giamatti
Winner of four Golden Globe Awards, including, Best Television Series, Drama
Oppenheimer
The Holdovers
Succession Season 4
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon 14A 181 min. (2023) $326M Drama DVD Blu-ray 4K+Blu-ray
15994594 15994595 16223844
$23.24 2 Discs $27.74 3 Discs $33.74 3 Discs
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph 14A 134 min. (2023) $18M Comedy COLLECTOR’S EDITION DVD 16345502 Blu-ray+DVD 16345503
$23.24 $27.74 2 Discs
Starring: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook UNK 651 min. (2023) Drama DVD
16106473
$42.99 3 Discs
Winner of Best Motion Picture – Animated
Winner of two Golden Globe Awards, including Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Winner of Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series
The Boy and the Heron
Barbie
The Crown Season 5
Voices of: Luca Padovan, Christian Bale, Dave Bautista UNK 124 min. (2023) Anime DVD 16428832 Blu-ray+DVD 16428833 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
$23.24 $32.99 2 Discs
Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera PG 114 min. (2023) $636M Comedy DVD Blu-ray 4K+Blu-ray
15994586 15994587 16146806
$23.24 $29.99 $33.74
Starring: Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki UNK 536 min. (2022) Drama DVD Blu-ray
16158309 16158310
$32.24 4 Discs $38.24 4 Discs
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The biggest titles hitting the box office / Movie Calendar The 2024 box office schedule continues to fill up with highly anticipated films. A pair of Disney+ exclusives are getting their day in theatres, with Turning Red and Luca getting wide releases in February and March respectively. Two blockbuster sequels hit the silver screen as well, with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire rampaging through your local multiplex this spring.
February Calendar → Argylle.................................................. 2/2 → The Monk and the Gun....................... 2/2 → Lisa Frankenstein................................2/9 → It Ends with Us.....................................2/9 → Skin Deep.............................................2/9 → The Taste of Things..............................2/9 → Turning Red..........................................2/9 → Bob Marley: One Love...................... 2/14 → What About Love............................... 2/14 → Madame Web.................................... 2/14 → Drive-Away Dolls.............................. 2/23 → Ordinary Angels................................ 2/23
The Monk and the Gun 2/2
Turning Red 2/9
Madame Web 2/14
Kung Fu Panda 4 3/8
Luca 3/22
Ghostbusters 3/29
Godzilla x. Kong 4/12
Civil War 4/26
Unsung Hero 4/26
March Calendar → Dune: Part Two....................................3/1 → Kung Fu Panda 4..................................3/8 → Rayman’s Big Movie.............................3/8 → Imaginary.............................................3/8 → Arthur the King................................. 3/22 → Luca................................................... 3/22 → Mickey 17........................................... 3/29 → Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire............................. 3/29
April Calendar → The First Omen....................................4/5 → Dragonkeeper......................................4/5 → Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.......................... 4/12 → Civil War............................................ 4/26 → Unsung Hero..................................... 4/26 → Challengers....................................... 4/26
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Highlighting great Canadian content Canadian Perspective
The River You Step In Starring: Astrid Van Wieren, Sharmila Dey, Daniel Briere A maverick social worker tries to help the troubled of east Toronto, but quickly finds out how the best intentions can go awry. How far would you go to help someone? UNK 97 min. (2019) Drama DVD
16288031
Get the Sucker Back
Forest Fairies
Starring: Lolade Leigh-Thompson, Ally Battaggia, Robert Notman After a couple of unfortunate events, an eccentric woman tries to save her grandmother’s home from foreclosure. UNK 93 min. (2018) Comedy
Starring: Winny Clarke, Lora Burke, Emily Wilder After she moves from the big city to the family farm with her mom, Amanda stumbles upon a hidden village of fairies in the forest that is being threatened by a land developer. UNK 89 min. (2019) Drama
DVD
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16516144
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Official Selection of the Toronto International Women Film Festival
Grotesque
Seeking Oblivion
Starring: Elizabeth Chamberlain, Hudsynn Grace Kennedy, Jaime Hill Mildred transforms from shy misfit to loveable psychopath when her back-alley plastic surgery is botched, unleashing brutal vengeance on all those who tormented her in the past. UNK 78 min. (2022) Horror
Starring: Brent Baird, Keegan Chambers, Rod McTaggart Recently released from the hospital; Jeremy struggles to re-engage with life. On his journey, he discovers the joy of helping others and the beauty of human connection. UNK 86 min. (2020) Drama
DVD
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16516148
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16476263
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Letterkenny Season 11 Starring: Jared Keeso, Nathan Dales, Michelle Mylett The hicks argue over the best flavour of chip, the town searches for a lost dog, influencers descend on Letterkenny, and the degens stir up trouble in town. 18A 164 min. (2022) Comedy DVD
16316301
$17.24
“…heartwarmingly weird.” - The Globe and Mail
Borealis
Bones of Crows
Borealis offers an immersive portrait of the forest from the perspective of the plants and animals that live there. UNK 93 min. (2020) Documentary
Starring: Grace Dove, Phillip Lewitski, Remy Girard Cree code talker Aline Spears survives her traumatic past in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s fight against systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. 14A 129 min. (2023) Drama
DVD
16277757 $123.99
DVD
16008532
$23.24
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Canadian Perspective Bestsellers Fiction
Moon of the Crusted Snow Waubgeshig Rice
The Defector Chris Hadfield
The Mystery Guest Nita Prose
Science Fiction Frustrated by the building chaos after their community goes dark, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again when panic and tension build over dwindling resources. AB CD 11 Discs 15729931 $36.99
Action In the midst of the Yom Kippur War in Israel, a Soviet MiG fighter crashes, and the defector aboard offers Kaz the workings of the Soviet ‘Foxbat’ MiG-25, a prized asset in the Cold War, drawing NASA Flight Controller Kaz Zemeckis into a covert world of espionage. AB CD 9 Discs 16047235 $64.99
Mystery With the entire hotel under investigation, Molly must solve the mystery posthaste—secrets don’t stay buried forever. AB CD 7 Discs 16033093 $51.99
12 Rules for Life Jordan B. Peterson
My Effin’ Life Geddy Lee
Philosophy Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson’s answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. AB CD 13 Discs 12116332 $59.99
Autobiography The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Geddy Lee. AB CD 13 Discs 15943029 $61.99
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry
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Autobiography An unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening. AB CD 8 Discs 14737875 $52.99
“A heartbreakingly beautiful memoir.” - People Magazine
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Music
Sign up for Canadian Artists myCARTS Canadian Perspective Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Truth in Our Time Glass - Symphony No.13 Orange Mountain Music • Classical The album is a musical and poetic rumination on the concept of truth. It includes the world premiere recording of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 13. Commissioned to honour the memory of journalist Peter Jennings. CD 16543463 $33.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 1
Royal Tusk Altruistic MNRK Heavy • Pop/Rock Royal Tusk fuses hypnotic hooks to hard-hitting riffs offset by untethered rhythms and undeniably honest lyrics. One moment they will serve up a barrage of distortion only to incite a bold stadium-sized singalong in the next breath. CD 16543460 $22.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 1
Sum 41 Heaven :x: Hell Rise Records • Pop/Rock After nearly 25 years, Sum 41 is calling it a day with their final studio album. The double album includes the new single Rise Up. CD 16509640 $24.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 29
Honeymoon Suite Alive Frontiers New Recordings • Pop/Rock Canadian melodic rock band Honeymoon Suite releases their brand-new album. A combination of powerful vocals and memorable guitar riffs add up to create a collection of timeless rock anthems. CD 16549974 $20.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Vera Sola Peacemaker
Corb Lund El Viejo New West Records • Country Recorded in his living room with his band, Corb Lund’s new album is fully acoustic, and dedicated to late Canadian folk music legend Ian Tyson. CD 16339841 $20.99
City Slang • Pop/Rock Poet, vocalist, and multiinstrumentalist Vera Sola makes timeless, mind-bending sound, evoking comparisons to Nick Cave, Nancy Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, and PJ Harvey. CD 16500847 $24.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
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Top Titles / Grab these hot new releases first The Women Kristin Hannah
The Hunter Tana French
Three-Inch Teeth C. J. Box
The Summer Book Club Susan Mallery
Women’s Fiction A profoundly emotional, richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose extraordinary idealism and courage under fire define a generation. AB CD 12 Discs 15915083 $59.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Suspense Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging beasts—one animal, one human. AB CD 10 Discs 16293468 $51.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
Never Too Late Danielle Steel
Romance A stirring novel about a woman striking out on her own after loss as her adult daughters try to find their own independent paths in life. AB CD 8 Discs 16345524 $45.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
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Suspense It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming home. One of them is coming to die AB CD 14 Discs 16118716 $65.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Women’s Fiction Inspired by the heroines who risk everything for fulfillment, Laurel, Paris, and Cassie begin to take chances—big chances—in life, and in love. AB CD 9 Discs 15937193 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
The Bad Weather Friend Dean Koontz
Action In the company of Spike and a fascinated young waitress-PIin-training named Harper, Benny plunges into a perilous high-speed adventure, the likes of which never would have crossed the mind of a decent guy like him. AB CD 9 Discs 16395128 $50.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 1
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Mystery / Hot New Releases An Unfinished Murder Jude Deveraux
Close to Death Anthony Horowitz
When Kate gets the listing for the infamous Lachlan House, triggering memories of her forgotten past, the trio discovers a skeleton linked to her father, unraveling a dark murder mystery. AB CD 9 Discs 15936783 AVAILABLE APRIL 30
Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case—a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated community in which suspects abound. AB CD 10 Discs 16095857 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
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It Had to Be You Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke Television producer Laurie Moran investigates the unsolved murder of a beloved couple celebrating the college graduations of their successful twin sons. AB CD 7 Discs 16182265 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
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Pay Dirt Sara Paretsky When Detective V.I. Warshawski discovers a local troublemaker’s dead body in the drug house a few days after finding a missing person in the same place, she is pitched headlong into a local land-use battle with roots going back to the Civil War. AB CD 8 Discs 16095691 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 16
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice Elle Cosimano
$61.99
If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, and decomposing loan shark, and find Vero’s missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece. AB CD 9 Discs 16354623 $69.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Last Night Luanne Rice
Lost Birds Anne Hillerman
During a fierce blizzard, Maddie Morrison is found dead and her daughter missing. Detective Conor Reid , his brother Tom, and Maddie’s sister Hadley must hunker down and determine who in the young mother’s life could have possibly wanted her dead. AB CD 8 Discs 15306778 $50.99
Joe Leaphorn’s experience as a private detective becomes essential to finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilagáana family. Leaphorn discovers that his client’s adoption was questionable, and her adoptive family is not what they seem AB CD 7 Discs 16095531 $54.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 23
The Boy Who Cried Bear Kelley Armstrong
The Ghost Orchid Jonathan Kellerman
Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, already feel at home in their new town, but a bear sighting and odd occurrences are happening all around them, and when a dead body turns up, they’re not sure what they’re up against. AB CD 9 Discs 16354613 $69.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to one of the most shocking cases of their careers and learn that that some secrets are best left buried in the past. AB CD 8 Discs 16148271 $59.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
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Sharpe’s Command Bernard Cornwell
Table for Two Amor Towles
Captain Richard Sharpe is sent to a small village which is about to become the centre of a battle for the future of Europe. AB CD 23 Discs 14949465 $102.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2
A collection of stories based in New York City, most of which take place around year 2000, considering the fateful consequences that can spring from brief encounters and the delicate mechanics of compromise that operate at the heart of modern marriages. AB CD 12 Discs 16167879 $59.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2
The Phoenix Crown Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
The Familiar Leigh Bardugo
A thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles. AB CD 10 Discs 15808626 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. AB CD 10 Discs 16313694 $52.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 9
Literary Fiction Wandering Stars Tommy Orange
After Annie Anna Quindlen
Extending his constellation of narratives into the past and future, Tommy Orange traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through three generations of a family. AB CD 9 Discs 16043353 $53.99
When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her children, and her closest friend are left to find a way forward without the woman who has been the lynchpin of all their lives. AB CD 8 Discs 16043344 $53.99
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Fourteen Days Margaret Atwood
The Morningside Tea Obreht
Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, this is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist. AB CD 10 Discs 14944632 $54.99
A novel about the stories we tell—and the stories we refuse to tell—to make sense of where we came from and who we hope we might become. AB CD 11 Discs 16043394 $53.99
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Order these top titles today / Hot New Releases End of Story A. J. Finn
The Truth About the Devlins Lisa Scottoline
As Nicky Hunter attempts to weave together the strands of reclusive mystery novelist Sebastian Trapp’s life, she becomes obsessed with discovering the truth. AB CD 10 Discs 16137384 $61.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
Suspense While workig in the family firm, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients. However, in no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. AB CD 9 Discs 16043363 $53.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 26
Science Fiction A View from the Stars Cixin Liu This collection includes essays and interviews that shed light on Liu’s experiences as a reader, writer, and lover of science fiction throughout his life, as well as short fiction that gives glimpses into the evolution of his imaginative voice over the years. AB CD 6 Discs 16354495 $56.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 2
The Guest B. A. Paris Suspense Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home to find their friend, Laure, is in their house and overstepping boundaries. Along with a new couple moving into town, secrets from all their pasts will unravel. Some more dangerous than they could have known. AB CD 8 Discs 15812005 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
The Princess of Las Vegas Chris Bohjalian
$52.99
Suspense A Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip. AB CD 9 Discs 16043373 $53.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 19
Extinction Douglas Preston A page-turning thriller that explores the possible and unintended dangers of the very real efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth and other long-extinct animals. AB CD 8 Discs 15937962
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Toxic Prey John Sandford Suspense Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest project could endanger the entire world. AB CD 10 Discs 16167868 $53.99 AVAILABLE APRIL 9
The New Couple in 5B Lisa Unger Suspense Chad’s late uncle has left him his luxury apartment so he and wife, Rosie, move in right away. When one of the neighbours turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about their home before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell. AB CD 10 Discs 15937143 $54.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 5
Mania Lionel Shriver A sharp, acerbic, and ruthlessly funny story about the road to a delusional, self-destructive egalitarianism that our society is already on. AB CD 8 Discs 16095655
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Burma Sahib Paul Theroux Literary Fiction A riveting new novel exploring one of English literature’s most beloved and controversial figures—George Orwell—and the early years as an officer in colonial Burma that transformed him from Eric Blair, the British Raj policeman, into Orwell the anticolonial writer. AB CD 9 Discs 16087009 $76.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
Chasing Endless Summer V.C. Andrews Suspense AB CD 10 Discs 16105249 $68.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
I Only Read Murder Ian & Will Ferguson Mystery AB CD 7 Discs 15936400 $47.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
Fangirl Down Tessa Bailey Romance AB CD 9 Discs 16087180 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Followed by the Lark Helen Humphreys Historical Fiction AB CD 6 Discs 16407259 $77.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
No Better Time Sheila Williams
The Blueprint Rae Giana Rashad
Historical Fiction AB CD 8 Discs 16086847 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
Multicultural Interest AB CD 9 Discs 16087049 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
Moon of the Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice
Science Fiction A scouting party led by Evan Whitesky ventures into unknown and dangerous territory to find a new home for their close-knit Northern Ontario Indigenous community more than a decade after a world-ending blackout. AB CD 6 Discs 16086673 $47.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 27
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Why We Read Shannon Reed
Humor Shannon Reed takes us on a rollicking tour through the comforting world of literature, celebrating the books we love, the readers who love them, and the ways in which literature can transform us for the better. AB CD 9 Discs 15937303 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 6
“Delightful reminiscences of a book lover.” - Kirkus Reviews
The Book of Doors Gareth Brown
Science Fiction Cassie inherits a powerful book, the Book of Doors, after a beloved customer’s death. With the help of Drummond, a librarian safeguarding rare and potent volumes, she becomes a target for those seeking these books’ abilities. AB CD 10 Discs 16087202 $61.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
A Step Past Darkness Vera Kurian
Suspense Two decades after witnessing a horrifying crime at a party in a mine, five high school students reunite after the murder of one of their own, prompting them to unearth buried secrets and confront their shared past by returning to the mine, where it all began. AB CD 9 Discs 15936743 $54.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 20
From the author of Never Saw Me Coming
The Fox Wife Yangsze Choo
Fantasy As Snow pursues a murderer across China and Japan, Bao delves into the myths of fox spirits, encountering both allies and adversaries amid a series of perplexing deaths. AB CD 12 Discs 16123476 $66.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
“This is a treat.”
- Publishers Weekly
“A whirlwind journey…” -Kirkus Reviews
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Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect Benjamin Stevenson
Romance AB Playaway 16479607 $116.99
Humor AB Playaway 16482621 $97.99
The Queen of Sugar Hill ReShonda Tate Historical Fiction AB Playaway 16482625 $110.99
/ Nonfiction Be a Revolution Ijeoma Oluo
I Did a New Thing Tabitha Brown
Political Science AB Playaway 16479610 $110.99
Self-Help AB Playaway 16482623 $84.99
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Into the Sunken City Dinesh Thiru
Children’s AB Playaway 16484651 $84.99
Young Adult AB Playaway 16484648 $97.99
Yoga Life Brett Larkin Fitness AB Playaway 16479608 $116.99
Vengeance of the Pirate Queen Tricia Lavenseller, Krissi Bohn Young Adult AB Playaway 16484678 $97.99
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La Luz Que No Puedes Ver (All the Light We Cannot See) Anthony Doerr
Children’s AB Playaway 16388659 $97.99
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La Chica De Nieve (The Snow Girl) Javier Castillo Fiction AB Playaway 16388027 $97.99
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Best of February / Noteworthy new releases Kid Cudi Insano
Republic Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Fresh off his acclaimed, Emmy-nominated album and series Entergalactic, the multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning rapper/ songwriter/producer/actor/ style icon/fashion designer readies his brand-new album. CD 16162767 $18.99 Parental Advisory
Usher Coming Home
Mega/Gamma. • R&B Usher has changed music, culture, and countless lives. His new album was mainly recorded in Atlanta with many of Atlanta’s hottest producers, including Lil John, Rico Love, The-Dream, Jermain Dupri, and D Mile, Halftime among many others. CD 16512806 $22.99 performer Parental Advisory at this year’s AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 9
big game!
Zara Larsson Venus
Sommer House/Epic • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: David Guetta The highly anticipated follow-up to her 2021 album Poster Girl includes the singles Can’t Tame Her and On My Love with David Guetta, both of which hit number one at US Dance Radio. CD 16511411 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 9
Lil Peep Cry Baby
Death Note Music • Rap/Hip-Hop Originally released to streaming services in 2016, Lil Peep’s debut mixtape is now available on CD. It includes the tracks Yesterday; Absolute in Doubt; and the title track. CD 16460057 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
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NOW That’s What I Call ’90s R&B
(Various Artists) Legacy Recordings • Pop/Rock Artists: Olivia Rodrigo, Tate McRae The latest installment in the popular NOW series includes a plethora of recent hits including Billie Eilish’s What Was I Made For; *NSYNC’s Better Place; Morgan Wallen’s Thinkin’ Bout Me; and Tate McRae’s Greedy. CD 16487034 $28.99
(Various Artists) Legacy Recordings • R&B Artists: Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige NOW That’s What I Call Music ‘90s R&B features 16 of the best R&B songs from the decade with tracks from Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Bobby Brown, Babyface, Toni Braxton, and more. CD 16487033 $28.99
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Best new releases with top reviews / Critically Acclaimed Albums
Madness Theatre of the Absurd Presents C’est La Vie BMG Rights Management (UK) • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Martin Freeman CD 16308597 $18.99
“4 out of 5 stars. Madness have made an album that is among their absolute best.” - Mojo
Daniel Bachman When the Roses Come Again Three Lobed Recordings • Jazz CD 16303164 $18.99
“When the Roses Come Again feels like something impossibly ancient, sent back to us from some distant future.” - Uncut
Danny Brown Quaranta
Warp • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Kassa Overall, Bruiser Wolf As the intro notes, Quaranta is Italian for ‘forty.’ According to Brown, Quaranta is the spiritual sequel to XXX, his breakout album released on Fool’s Gold in 2011, that infamously cataloged a life lived on the edge at 30. CD 16453505 $23.99
“4.5 out of 5 stars...the album’s fearless expression of a full emotional spectrum makes it remarkable and at times shatteringly beautiful.”
Full of Hell, Nothing When No Birds Sang
Peter Gabriel i/o
Closed Casket Activities • Pop/Rock CD 16355791 $19.99
Real World Productions Ltd • Pop/Rock CD 16346940 $25.99
“7.6 out of 10…the rare metal album whose greatest virtue is its delicacy.” - Pitchfork
“i/o is a masterpiece. That is all ye need know.” - The Telegraph (UK)
Neil Young Before and After
Juliana Hatfield Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO
PinkPantheress Heaven Knows
Reprise • Pop/Rock CD 16359657 $24.99
American Laundromat Records • Pop/Rock CD 16298592 $22.99
“...the intimacy is obvious and revealing, as if the listener is eavesdropping on the artist at a particularly vulnerable moment…” - American Songwriter
“A triumph.” - Classic Rock Magazine
300 Entertainment • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Ice Spice, Rema, Kelela CD 16348761 $18.99 Parental Advisory
- AllMusic
“4 out of 5 stars. The emotions and sounds are familiar enough to pull you in, and peculiar enough to make you stay.” - NME
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Hot New Releases / Maluma Don Juan Sony Music Latin • Latin Guest Artists: J Balvin, Don Omar Since its digital release in 2023, Maluma’s latest album has spent multiple weeks on the charts. Now, the hit release makes its way onto CD, complete with chart-topping single Según Quién. CD 16500850 $14.99
Hurray for the Riff Raff The Past Is Still Alive Bleachers Bleachers Dirty Hit • Pop/Rock Bleachers return with their self-titled new album. It is Jack Antonoff’s distinctly New Jersey take on the bizarre sensory contradictions of modern life, on his position in culture, and the things he cares about. CD 16403992 $20.99
Nonesuch • Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Conor Oberst, S.G. Goodman The follow-up to their acclaimed album, Life on Earth—which landed on Best of 2022 lists from Rolling Stone, NPR Music, and others—this sees Hurray for the Riff Raff further expand their creative cast of collaborators. CD 16444069 $19.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
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Chromeo Adult Contemporary
MGMT Loss of Life
BMG Rights Management (US) LLC • Pop/Rock Guest Artist: La Roux With their sixth studio album, Chromeo has a simple message: the funk is back. Their latest includes the tracks (I Don’t Need A) New Girl; Funk Yourself; Personal Effects; and Replacements, which features La Roux. CD 16356503 $18.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Mom+Pop • Pop/Rock Descriptors from the band include bold, flavourful, playful, sincere, optimistic, and perceptive. The album includes the first ever MGMT song with a feature, courtesy Christine and the Queens. CD 16374554 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
Rod Stewart & Jools Holland Swing Fever
Doggyland Kids Hits Volume 1
Warner Records • Pop/Rock Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra present an exquisite 13-track sparkling salute to the timeless songs of the big band years, reignited by two giants of their craft. CD 16482990 $19.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
Diggers Factory • Children’s Guest Artist: Snoop Dogg The music on this album is from a 3D animated series created by Snoop Dogg. The show features a colourful cast of dogs in a vibrant world where they sing, rap, and dance to fun and educational songs. CD 16487340 $28.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
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Top titles from the music world / Hot New Releases Paloma Faith The Glorification of Sadness Sin UK • Pop/Rock The latest album from Paloma Faith is confident, cinematic, empowering, and compelling from the first track to the last. It also features the single How You Leave a Man. CD 16460058 $24.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Anna Calvi Peaky Blinders: Season 5 & 6 Original Score Domino Recording Co. • Soundtracks Acclaimed musician Anna Calvi applies her talents to the score for the fifth and sixth season of the hit BBC series. CD 16470620 $25.99
Earl Sweatshirt & the Alchemist VOIR DIRE Warner Records • Rap/Hip-Hop Released digitally in the summer of 2023, the acclaimed collaboration by Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist is now available to order on CD. CD 16394693 $19.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
“Together, this project might rank as a career high, a work of breathless yet intoxicatingly accessible complexity.” -Clash Music
Il Divo XX
Benny the Butcher Everybody Can’t Go
Il Divo Music LLC • Pop/Rock Twentieth anniversary album of all-new material, including a new original song, by the renowned classical crossover group II Divo. First album with new member Steven LaBrie after the passing of founding member Carlos Marin in 2020. CD 16460059 $20.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 9
Def Jam • Rap/Hip-Hop Guest Artists: Lil Wayne, Westside Gunn Benny the Butcher’s latest is the perfect fuse of gritty street lyricism and sharp storytelling. He is determined to prove that he is a respected artist, combining his signature street sensibility with traditional hip-hop flair. CD 16487321 $15.99 Parental Advisory
Celtic Woman 20 20th Anniversary
Zhu Grace
Capitol Music Group AB • World Celtic Woman returns with a brand-new album to celebrate this incredible 20-year milestone. The CD features 18 new recordings and is the group’s first new studio album since 2021’s Postcards from Ireland. CD 16444063 $20.99
Astralwerks • Pop/Rock Zhu’s ambitious new album, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Dreamland 2021. Revelations, the album’s first single, earned a spot on Rolling Stone’s list of ‘All the Songs You Need to Know This Week’ upon its release. CD 16260066 $25.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 8
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Trendsetters / Albums from emerging artists Crawlers The Mess We Seem to Make
Britti Hello, I’m Britti.
Interscope • Pop/Rock The eagerly anticipated debut album from Crawlers. Digging deeper into what fans already know and love about their eclectic alt-rock sound, this takes on a whole range of challenging topics. CD 16327645 $20.99 Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Easy Eye Sound • R&B A true heiress of the rich musical history of her native New Orleans, Britti is an arresting new voice in her triumphant debut, inspired by musical luminaries from Diana Ross to Dolly Parton and Beyoncé to Sade. CD 16335362 $15.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
Brittney Spencer My Stupid Life
Friko Where We’ve Been, Where We Go from Here
New Elektra • Country Brittney Spencer announces her highly anticipated debut album. The first track, Bigger Than the Song, highlights Spencer’s ability to excel on the fringe of genre periphery with her honest and free-spirited songwriting. CD 16477950 $19.99
ATO Records • Pop/Rock Friko transforms each song into a moment of collective catharsis. On their full-length debut, vocalist/guitarist Niko Kapetan and drummer Bailey Minzenberger merge elements of post-punk, chamber pop, and experimental rock. CD 16444060 $16.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Noahfinnce Growing Up on the Internet
Marcel Bonfim Farewell/Despedida
Hopeless Records • Pop/Rock Noahfinnce is the alias of Noah Adams, a voice for a generation fed up with being told how to be. He brings a refreshing new energy to the world of alternative rock and pop punk with his punchy anthems. CD 16474989 $22.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE MARCH 8
Shifting Paradigm • Jazz Bassist and composer Marcel Bonfim’s debut album features a set of original compositions and two unique cover arrangements, introducing listeners to his world of influences and experiences. CD 16453583 $22.99
Jazmin Bean Traumatic Livelihood
Colby T. Helms Tales of Misfortune
Interscope • Pop/Rock The highly anticipated debut album from Jazmin Bean. The nonbinary London-based artist continues their evolution by inviting listeners into their unparalleled universe of alternative, infectious pop. CD 16386015 $20.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
Photo Finish Records • Country Tales of Misfortune is the semiautobiographical debut album of 21-year-old Colby T. Helms. Inspired by the likes of Guy Clark, Norman Blake, J.J. Cale, and Charlie Poole, the Appalachian native modernizes what once was. CD 16494019 $15.99
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From classic to indie and beyond / Rock Mick Mars The Other Side of Mars 1313 LLC • Pop/Rock Mick Mars, legendary guitarist for Motley Crue, unveils his first ever solo album. It shows that he is still a serious musical force to be reckoned with while charting into new sonic territory. CD 16394700 $25.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
J Mascis What Do We Do Now Sub Pop Records • Pop/Rock The fifth solo studio LP recorded by J Mascis. Using his own Bisquiteen Studio in the waning days of the pandemic, J started writing a series of tunes on acoustic with a different dynamic than the stuff he creates for Dinosaur Jr. CD 16475001 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
Judas Priest Invincible Shield
Epic Records • Pop/Rock Judas Priest, one of the most influential metal bands of all time, releases a brand new album. It is their 19th studio album and the first in six years. The group recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with a worldwide tour. CD 16327630 $18.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
The Last Dinner Party Prelude to Ecstasy
Grandaddy Blu Wav
Island • Pop/Rock According to the Last Dinner Party, the title of their album refers to ‘a pendulum which swings between the extremes of human emotion, from the ecstasy of passion to the sublimity of pain.’ CD 16445215 $16.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2
Dangerbird Records • Pop/Rock Legendary indie-rock band Granddaddy is back with a brand-new studio album. It features a mash-up of bluegrass and new wave, delivering a somewhat unexpected sound. CD 16394701 $22.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 16
Real Estate Daniel
The Jesus and Mary Chain Glasgow Eyes
Domino Recording Co. • Pop/Rock Real Estate’s sixth full-length album was recorded at RCA Studio A in Nashville. In 11 compulsively tuneful songs, they connect the uninhibited wonder of their earliest work with the earned perspective of adulthood. CD 16460052 $20.99 AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 23
Fuzz Club Records • Pop/Rock Marking 40 years of the Jesus and Mary Chain, this album was recorded at Mogwai’s Castle of Doom studio. What emerged is a record that finds one of the UK’s most influential groups embracing a productive second chapter. CD 16487037 $23.99 AVAILABLE MARCH 8
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“...a pleasant popcorn-flavored joy ride into the cosmos, with three likable heroes as our guides.” - Seattle Times
The Marvels
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton Carol Danvers gets her powers entwined with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe. UNK 105 min. $84M (2023) Action/Adventure DVD 16345489 $28.49 Blu-ray 16345490 $35.99 4K+Blu-ray 16513941 $41.99 Cinematic Universe Edition, 2 Discs AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 13
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