Midwest Tape Weekly July 29, 2024

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Despicable Me 4

Voices of: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Joey King

Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

PG 95 min. (2024) Children’s

DVD 17008850

Blu-ray 17008851

4K Blu-ray 17008852 2 Discs COMING SOON

“The classic slapstick humor from the minions for younger kids and some jokes for the older folks…”

- Detroit News

By Any Other Name

Fiction AB CD 12 Discs 16608253 $44.99

AUGUST 20

Follow the intertwining timelines of Melina Green, a playwright inspired by her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted young woman, as they both face hurdles in the male-dominated theater world. They are centuries apart, both forced to hide behind another name.

“Jodi Picoult is that rare, one-in-a-million writer whose books both squeeze your heart and expand your mind.” -Emily Henry

Despicable Me

Despicable Me

Voices of: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand

Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.

PG 95 min. (2010) $252M Children’s

DVD 10452336 $8.49

4K Blu-ray 11856387 $20.39 2 Discs

Oscar, BAFTA, Critics Choice, and Golden Globe nominee for Best Animated Film

Despicable

Me 2

Voices of: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal, requiring him to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more Minion madness.

PG 98 min. (2013) $368M Children’s

DVD 11006815 $8.49

Nominated for 2 Oscars, 2 Critics Choice Awards, 2 People’s Choice Awards

Despicable

Me 3

Voices of: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker Gru meets his longlost, charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru, who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist.

PG 90 min. (2017)

$265M Children’s DVD 11912669 $8.49 Special Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 11912670 $12.74

Special Edition, 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 11977163 $20.39

Special Edition, 2 Discs

Critics Choice and Saturn Award Nominee for Best Animated Film

Stock your shelves with the complete, acclaimed franchise!

Minions

Voices of: Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton

Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a supervillian who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

PG 91 min. (2015)

$336M Children’s

DVD 11382316 $8.49

4K Blu-ray 11921174 $20.39 2 Discs

BAFTA and Saturn Award Nominee for Best Animated Film

Minions

The Rise of Gru

Voices of: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Taraji P. Henson

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, 12-year-old Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions.

PG 88 min. (2022) $370M Children’s DVD 15190165 $14.44

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 15190166 $18.69

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 15217204 $37.49 2 Discs

Saturn Award Nominee for Best Animated Film

Civil War

The hottest new releases from the last month

Starring: Nick Offerman, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons

An adrenalinefueled thrill ride through a nearfuture fractured America balanced on the razor’s edge.

R 109 min. (2024)

$68M Action/Adventure

Blu-ray 16733194 $29.99 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray

Halo Season 2

Starring: Olive Gray, Natascha McElhone, Pablo Schreiber

With the galaxy on the brink, Master Chief John-117 embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction, the Halo.

NR 420 min. (2024)

Action/Adventure

DVD 16789327 $37.49 4 Discs

Blu-ray 16789328 $42.74 4 Discs

4K Blu-ray 16789326 $57.74 Steelbook, 4 Discs

Perfect Days

(Japanese)

Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano

Hirayama is a publictoilet cleaner in Tokyo whose rich inner world is revealed through his small exchanges with those around him and with the city itself.

Criterion Collection

124 min. (2023) (Japan) $4M Drama

Back to Black

Starring: Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Jack O’Connell

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the album that catapulted her to global fame.

R 123 min. (2024)

$6M Drama DVD 16829561 $23.24

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray 16829562 $29.24

Collector’s Edition

Icons Unearthed

The Simpsons

Starring: Cooper Barnes, Jon Vitti, Wes Archer

Unpack backstage stories, creative disputes, production changes, and the continual comedy gold behind the ultimate animation juggernaut. TV14 264 min. (2024) Documentary Blu-ray 16838772 $25.49 4 Discs

Unsung Hero

Starring: Daisy Betts, Kirrilee Berger, Joel Smallbone

Based on a remarkable true story, a mom’s faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold on to theirs.

PG 114 min. (2024) $20M Drama

16733196 $29.99 2 Discs

Ezra

Starring: Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, William A. Fitzgerald

Max, a stand-up comedian struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife, embarks on a crosscountry road trip with his son.

R 101 min. (2024)

$2M Comedy

16838768 $15.29

16838767 $21.24

True

Detective Night Country

Starring: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis

Former partners join forces to investigate the mysterious disappearance of eight scientists from the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in the fictional town of Ennis, AK.

NR 379 min. (2024) Crime

16645301 $22.49 2 Discs Blu-ray 16644490 $27.74

Fast Charlie

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Morena Baccarin, James Caan

Charlie Swift is a fixer with a problem: the target he’s whacked is missing his head, and the only way Charlie will be paid is if the body can be identified.

NR 90 min. (2023) Suspense/Thriller

The Singer Sisters

Sarah Seltzer

Alt-rocker Emma goes on tours, inspired by her mother Judie, a 1960s folk legend who vanished from the spotlight. Discovering a family secret and learning about Judie’s past, Emma’s performance improves but leads to a betrayal that strains their relationship.

AB CD 8 Discs 16450549 $49.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 6

Two generations of a folk-rock dynasty collide over art, love, longing, and family secrets in this captivating and poignant debut.

The Palace of Eros

Caro De Robertis

Eros, the nonbinary deity of desire, rescues irresistibly beautiful Psyche and they fall in love, meeting only at night. Influenced by her sisters, Psyche reveals Eros’s true nature, testing their bond and transforming the heavens.

AB CD 10 Discs 16540025 $63.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

The

Paris Gown

Christine Wells

Three friends—Claire, Gina, and Margot—reunite in Paris, each seeking a fresh start. The friends must navigate their past and present challenges, wondering if a gifted Dior gown can bring them back together.

AB CD 10 Discs 16470435 $47.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Scandalous Women

Gill Paul

In 1966, Jacqueline and Jackie face backlash for their provocative novels. Despite literary criticism and personal challenges, they navigate the publishing world with Nancy White, a determined editor facing rampant sexism. As they strive for success and respect, they struggle to succeed in a man’s world.

AB CD 10 Discs 16470380 $47.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

The Hidden Book

Kirsty Manning

Based on a true story of clandestine courage in World War II as prisoners of war risk their lives to secure evidence of Nazi atrocities—and how one man concealed it for decades before passing it on to his family, who struggle to understand their inherited legacy of trauma.

AB CD 6 Discs 16470034 $31.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

In a League of Her Own

Kaia Alderson

Effa becomes the business manager of her husband’s Negro Leagues baseball team. Despite facing resistance and challenges in the male-dominated sports world, she leads the team to win the 1946 Negro Leagues Championship.

AB CD 8 Discs 16461351 $42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 6

A tapestry of history woven with fiction

The Queen’s Lies

Oliver Clements

Together, John and Jane work to save their kidnapped son, complete John’s stolen invention, and protect Mary, Queen of Scots, all while navigating their loyalty to Queen Elizabeth I.

AB CD 8 Discs 16564551 $63.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

The Instrumentalist

Harriet Constable

A stunning debut novel of music, intoxication, and betrayal inspired by the true story of Anna Maria della Pietà, a Venetian orphan and violin prodigy who studied under Antonio Vivaldi and ultimately became his star musician—and his biggest muse.

AB CD 8 Discs 16540105 $63.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

The Last Light Over Oslo

Alix Rickloff

Based on true events, this gripping historical novel set in Norway and Sweden in 1940 follows one of the first female US ministers, Daisy Harriman, and her niece as the two are unexpectedly caught up in the German invasion of Norway.

AB CD 10 Discs 16470336 $42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 6

Shadow of Doubt

Brad Thor Thriller

AB CD 10 Discs 16551187

$44.99

This Is Why We Lied

Women’s Fiction

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13 Joy Danielle Steel

AB CD 6 Discs 16745572

$34.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

Tell Me Everything

Elizabeth Strout

Literary Fiction

AB CD 9 Discs 16566011

$39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 13

Den of Iniquity

J. A. Jance Mystery

AB CD 10 Discs 16670227

$47.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Precipice

Robert Harris

Historical Fiction

AB CD 8 Discs 16669404

$42.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 17

Somewhere Beyond

the

Sea T. J. Klune LGBTQ+

AB CD 13 Discs 16812807 $69.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Karin Slaughter Suspense

AB CD 15 Discs 16577843

$58.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Tom Clancy Shadow State

Tom Clancy, M. P. Woodward Thriller

AB CD 12 Discs 16529711

$44.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Robert B. Parker’s Buzz Kill

Robert B. Parker, Alison Gaylin Suspense

AB CD 7 Discs 16551158

$34.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

No Safe Place

Michael Ledwidge Action

AB CD 9 Discs 16446487

$42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Vilest Things Chloe Gong

AB CD 9 Discs 16626616

$63.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

A Darkness Returns

Raymond E. Feist

AB CD 11 Discs 16470504

$47.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

Trendsetters

Dayglow

Dayglow

Pop/Rock

Dayglow embodies exactly who Sloan Struble is as an artist and acts as a proper introduction into a bright and colorful world. The 10-track debut record was solely written, performed, recorded, and produced by Struble himself.

CD 17039143 $11.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Finish Ticket

Echo Afternoon

Pop/Rock

Finish Ticket is back with their long-awaited sophomore album. Known for the honestly, passion, and emotional openness the band brings to the alt scene, the American indie band has established themselves as a band to watch.

CD 16977250 $16.14

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

The Heavy Heavy

One of a Kind

Pop/Rock

Having spent two years on stage (Bonnaroo: Boston Calling) and on TV (Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert), Brighton, UK’s Heavy Heavy now draw listeners even deeper into their dreamworld with their long-awaited debut album.

CD 16991599 $12.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

Colby Acuff

American Son Country

Lyrical maverick and unrelenting vocalist Colby Acuff will release his latest project, which includes the track How Do I Feel Alive. He also delivers his take on the Leonard Cohen classic Suzanne

CD 17045452 $12.74

AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

Corey Kent

Black Bandana

Country

Guest Artist:

Lauren Alaina

Corey Kent finds himself musically at the intersection of rock-infused country, heartland values, and red-dirt grit. He has built an incredible fanbase and is positioned as one of country music’s next breakout stars.

CD 17052586 $9.34

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

Zacchae’us Paul

Ja$$ Money

Jazz

Guest Artists:

Melanie Charles, Morgan Guerin

The debut album from Zacchae’us Paul is an irreverent, fresh take on ‘America’s classical music’ that speaks to the 24-year-old artist’s deep-beyond-his-years understanding of Black music and the African diaspora.

CD 16935276 $14.44

Sarah Kinsley

Escaper

Pop/Rock

Sarah Kinsley’s debut album is a vibrant, bold, and beautiful body of work written solely by this left-field singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist.

CD 16988407 $14.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

Lava La Rue

Starface

R&B

A defining talent on London’s music scene, Lava La Rue is a true creative powerhouse. Their debut album is a psychedelic romance about an alien sent to Earth to study the reasons why humans are so self-destructive.

CD 16729562 $12.99

Body Meat

Starchris

Pop/Rock

Across 13 tracks, Body Meat explores the roughest edges of R&B, IDM, club music, experimental pop, trap, footwork, and metal, only to soften them into something remarkably warm and welcoming, finding catharsis amongst chaos.

CD 16791251 $15.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

Zach Bryan

The Great American Bar Scene

Country

Guest Artist: Bruce Springsteen

Zach Bryan has become one of the fastest rising stars in country music today, with a chart-topping single among his many accolades. Following a digital release in July, his fifth album is available to order on CD.

CD 17096334

$11.24 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 11

“4 out of 4 stars.

Country

superstar remains a deft chronicler of twentysomething in-betweenness.”

-Rolling Stone

X

Smoke & Fiction

Pop/Rock

CD 17069086

$15.29

AVAILABLE

AUGUST 2

Final album from the legendary punk band

Johnny Blue Skies

Passage Du Desir

Country

CD 17052584

$13.59

New musical venture from Sturgill Simpson

Bryce Dessner

Solos

Classical

CD 16876670

$16.14

AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

Classical works by the National guitarist

Tycho

Infinite Health

Pop/Rock

CD 17052524

$13.59

AVAILABLE AUGUST 30

Featuring lush synths and intricate melodies

Sofi Tukker

Bread

Pop/Rock

CD 16906781

$15.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 23

New music from the Grammy Award-nominated duo

Water for Elephants

Original

Broadway Cast

Recording

Soundtracks

Artists: Grant Gustin, Stan Brown

CD 17069031

$15.29

AVAILABLE AUGUST 16

Nominated for seven Tony Awards

“This

latest addition surpasses expectations, honoring the source while building a muscular and even thoughtful adventure around a very ape-centric concept.” - CNN

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand

Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

PG13 146 min. (2024) $170M Science Fiction

DVD 16829569 $26.99

Blu-ray 16829570 $32.24

4K Blu-ray 16829571 $37.49 2 Discs

AVAILABLE AUGUST 27

“3.5 out of 4 stars. Her third album is the sound of an artist having the time of her life.” -Rolling Stone

Megan Thee Stallion MEGAN

Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Yuki Chiba, Glorilla Megan Thee Stallion is back with her third studio album. It features collaborations with Glorilla, Victoria Monet, Kyle Ricch, and the reunion of UGK, among others.

CD 17052587 $14.24

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE AUGUST 16

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