Midwest Tape Weekly August 5, 2024

Page 1


Fly Me to the Moon

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson

Johansson

Channing Tatum

Romantic Comedies

VIDEO

Anyone but You

Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s attraction turns ice-cold—until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia.

R 103 min. (2023) $88M Comedy

DVD 16554751 $26.24

Blu-ray 16554750 $29.24

Ticket to Paradise

Starring: George Clooney, Sean Lynch, Julia Roberts

A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.

PG13 103 min. (2022) $67M Comedy

DVD 15411353 $14.44

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 15411354 $20.39 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 16534038 $30.59 2 Discs

The best titles from the revival of the classic genre

Plus One

Starring: Maya

Erskine, Jack

Quaid, Ed Begley Jr.

In order to survive a summer of wedding fever, longtime single friends Ben and Alice agree to be each other’s plus one at every wedding they’ve been invited to.

NR 99 min. (2019) Comedy

DVD 12391333 $23.99

Blu-ray 12391334 $23.99

The Big Sick

Starring: Kumail

Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter

Aspiring comedian Kumail connects with grad student Emily after a standup set. However, what they thought would be just a one-night stand blossoms into the real thing.

R 120 min. (2017) $42M Comedy

DVD 11909639 $16.99 Blu-ray+DVD 11909640 $25.49 2 Discs

Crazy Rich Asians

Starring: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh

Rachel is happy to accompany her longtime boyfriend, Nick, to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore, where she learn that his family is extremely wealthy.

PG13 120 min. (2018) $174M Comedy

DVD 12232016 $5.94

Blu-ray 12232017 $9.74

Me Before You

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer

A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently paralized man she’s taking care of.

PG13 110 min. (2016) $56M Drama DVD 11682572

About Time

Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Mitchell Mullen

Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be easy.

R 124 min. (2013) (United Kingdom) $15M Drama

DVD 11039099 $8.49

Blu-ray 12911738 $22.94

Crazy Stupid Love

Starring: Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell

A middle-aged man’s life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a new friend, learning to date again.

PG13 118 min. (2011) $79M Comedy

DVD 10507551 $5.94

Abigail Starring: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir

A group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, retreating to an isolated mansion and unaware that they’re locked in with no normal girl.

R 110 min. (2024) $26M Horror

DVD 16733207 $23.24

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray+DVD 16733208 $29.99

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

Make sure your shelves are stocked with these top titles!

“…it’s a feel-good show about an imperfect, but genuinely good person, which is absolutely a source of hope.” - Salon.com

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Starring: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand

A new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, while another young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that makes him question everything he has known about the past and humans.

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 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, Alaska.

NR 379 min. (2024) Crime DVD 16645301 $22.49

2 Discs Blu-ray 16644490 $27.74

2 Discs

Ted Lasso

The Richmond Way

Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift

American college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team.

NR 1453 min. Comedy

DVD 16812689 $83.24 7 Discs

Blu-ray 16812688 $95.99 7 Discs

Fruit Ninja Frenzy Force

Voices of: Colin Murdock, Ian Hanlin, Cole Howard

In an otherwise normal neighborhood, four friends

rediscover the long-lost art of Juice Jitsu, a mysterious and forgotten fighting style.

UNK 151 min. (2017) Children’s DVD 16835971 $18.74

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go

The Sights of Sodor

Voices of: Meesha Contreras, Charlie Zeltzer, Glee Dango

Deliveries will go awry, new areas will be explored, and animals will end up in places they shouldn’t be while Thomas and his friends grow from these unexpected surprises.

UNK 110 min. (2024) Children’s

DVD 16838781 $5.94

Counting

Miracles

Nicholas Sparks

Romance

Follow three characters as their fates orbit closer together in a powerful novel about wondering if we can change—or even make our peace with—the path we’ve taken.

AB CD 8 Discs 16565502 $39.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24

FICTION

In Too Deep

Lee & Andrew Child Suspense

Reacher wakes up alone and handcuffed in a dark, makeshift hospital room with no memory of how he got there. He realizes he was framed for a deadly car crash and must now navigate a dangerous situation where his captors intend to force a confession.

AB CD 8 Discs 16551275 $44.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 22

The Grey Wolf

Louise Penny Mystery

Chief Inspector

Armand Gamache faces a disruptive series of events on a quiet Sunday. Starting with relentless phone calls and escalating with a mysterious note, a murder, and ominous clues, Gamache and his team uncover a sinister threat transcending any single case.

AB CD 11 Discs 16550550 $39.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 29

SmartBrowse “2024 Fall AB Preview” for a bounty of new releases.

NONFICTION

You Never Know

Tom Selleck

Autobiography

In his own voice and uniquely unpretentious style, the famed actor brings readers on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, his temptations and distractions, his misfires and mistakes and, over time, his well-earned success.

AB CD 13 Discs 16096163 $58.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 3

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

Jason Reynolds Young Adult

From two years ago to 20 seconds from now, Neon is preparing for his first intimate experience with his girlfriend, Aria. Neon’s thoughts and emotions are a jumble as they navigate the challenges and awkwardness of young love.

AB CD 12 Discs 16687544 $24.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

Nexus

Yuval Noah Harari

Social Science

Taking us from the Stone Age through the canonization of the Bible, early modern witch-hunts, Stalinism, Nazism, and the resurgence of populism today, we are asked to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, bureaucracy and mythology, wisdom and power.

AB CD 12 Discs 16608240 $44.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT

Sherlock Society

James Ponti

Children’s

Siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock, inspired by their last name, start a detective agency for the summer. Their first case involves a long-lost treasure linked to gangster Al Capone, leading them to uncover corporate corruption on a remote island in the Everglades.

AB CD 5 Discs 16593467 $52.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 3

Confronting the Presidents

Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

History

O’Reilly and Dugard present 45 wonderfully entertaining and insightful portraits of each president, with no-spin commentary on their achievements—or lack thereof.

AB CD 14 Discs 16605926 $44.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 10

Spy School Goes Wild

Stuart Gibbs

Children’s Ben Ripley is on a top-secret mission to defeat his nemesis, Murray Hill. When the mission goes wrong, Ben ends up stranded in a dangerous wilderness with Murray and a new enemy. Alone, Ben must survive and uncover the new enemy’s evil plan in time to stop it.

AB CD 5 Discs 16593485 $52.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

Literary Fiction

For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude—a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

AB CD 14 Discs 16742459 $44.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24

Still the One

Susan Mallery

Romance

Kari left Texas without a word to her ex-boyfriend Gage eight years ago. Now back to sell her grandmother’s house, she disrupts Gage’s life as the town sheriff, reopening old wounds and stirring up unresolved feelings.

AB CD 4 Discs 16445931 $31.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

City of Secrets

P. J. Tracy

Suspense

Detective Margaret Nolan and her partner investigate a fatal carjacking, only to find the victim was a founder of a company poised to sell for millions. Within a day of his death, his partner’s wife is abducted, leading Nolan to uncover deeper mysteries.

AB CD 6 Discs 16983814 $59.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 20

BESTSELLING AUTHORS

Talking to Strangers

Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by Kiki, a struggling reporter. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she’s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.

AB CD 9 Discs 16529690 $39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 27

The Dark Wives

Ann Cleeves Mystery

DI Vera Stanhope investigates the murder of Josh, a staff member at Rosebank, a home for troubled teens. The only lead is the disappearance of resident Chloe Spence. As Vera delves into the case, she uncovers dark secrets in their community.

AB CD 10 Discs 16529679 $39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 27

“Cleeves’s fans will be satisfied.” -Publishers Weekly

WOMEN’S FICTION

The Night We Lost Him

Laura Dave

Liam Noone, a hotel magnate with a complex past, dies in an apparent accident. His daughter Nora and her estranged brother, Sam, suspect foul play, so they investigate and uncover a family secret that changes everything.

AB CD 7 Discs 16687528 $34.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 17

A Reason to See You Again Jami Attenberg

After Rudy Cohen’s death, Shelly moves to the West Coast for a tech career, Nancy marries a dubious salesman, and their mother

Frieda spirals into a troubled life in Miami. Each must confront their past and decide how to redefine their family.

AB CD 6 Discs 16669000 $31.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 24

Critically Acclaimed Albums MUSIC

Cassandra Jenkins

My Light My Destroyer

Pop/Rock

CD 16895494

$15.29

“It all adds up to one of the best albums of the year so far and what feels like Jenkins’ true arrival.”

-Variety

Johnny Blue Skies

Passage Du Desir Country

CD 17052584

$13.59

“9.7 out of 10...this is a recalibration firing on all cylinders—its only imperfection being that it ends.”

-Paste Magazine

Remi Wolf

Big Ideas

Pop/Rock

CD 16739827

$11.99

Parental Advisory

“This is a record that stands up well against the high bar set by her debut in both scope and ambition.” -DIY Magazine

Pete Rock, Common

The Auditorium Volume 1

Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Jennifer Hudson, Posdnuos

CD 16988403

$13.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 27

“9 out of 10. Finely sculpted and perfectly executed, The Auditorium Vol. 1 finds Common and Pete Rock utilising experience to their advantage.”

-Clash Music

The Felice Brothers

Valley of Abandoned Songs

Pop/Rock

CD 16883510

$15.99

“4 out of 5 stars...it’s one of the indie folk upstate New Yorkers’ most cohesive works to date.” -AllMusic

Dirty Three Love Changes

Everything Pop/Rock

CD 16895369

$16.14

“8.0 out of 10…some of the most beautiful and emotional work of the group’s career.” -Pitchfork

Clairo Charm

Pop/Rock

CD 16957057

$12.99

“4 out of 5 stars. Charm boasts a new level of maturity, its creator more poised and at ease than ever before.” -NME

Omar Apollo

God Said No

Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Mustafa

CD 16970190

$12.74

Parental Advisory

“4 out of 5 stars. His second album is musically omnivorous and emotionally devastating.”

-Rolling Stone

Madeleine Peyroux

Let’s Walk

Jazz

CD 16721641

$13.59

“The result is her most diverse and audacious album to date.” -Uncut

Bright Eyes

Five Dice, All Threes

Pop/Rock

CD 17069033

$15.29

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 20

Band’s first new album in four years

Jamie XX

In Waves

Pop/Rock

CD 16988413

$15.29

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 20

New music from the in-demand artist and producer

Toro Y Moi

Hole Erth

Pop/Rock

CD 17069034

$15.29

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

A bold and unexpected album that warps genres

Big Sean Better Me Than You

Rap/Hip-Hop

Two years after the release of Detroit 2, as well an appearance on Eminem’s latest album, Big Sean returns with a new studio album.

CD 17115243 $14.99 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE AUGUST 9

Sixth album from the Detroit native

Il Divo

XX Live from Taipei Classical

CD 16935481

$18.69

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Classical crossover group celebrates two decades of music

Logic

Ultra 85

Rap/Hip-Hop

Ultra 85 is known across Logic’s fanbase as the album that never was. It has become the Maryland rapper’s ‘Detox.’

Logic first announced he was working on this album in 2017 and it is highly anticipated by his fanbase.

CD 17133284 $13.49 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 13

Logic releases a long-awaited project

J. Balvin Rayo

Latin

CD 17133253

$11.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 9

A rambunctiously energetic collection of electronic inspired reggaeton

Thelma

Starring: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree

When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.

PG13 97 min. (2024) $2M Comedy

DVD 16983640 $20.24

Blu-ray 16983641 $22.49

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 8

“Squibb, of course, brings a thoughtful and sweet nuance to her heroine.”

Katy Perry 143

Pop/Rock

Katy Perry has officially launched an exciting new era with her long-awaited sixth studio album.

Katy sets out to create a bold, exuberant, celebratory dance-pop album with the symbolic numerical expression of love as a throughline message.

CD 17115242 $14.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 20

Includes the single Woman’s World

Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.