Midwest Tape Weekly August 7, 2023

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August 7, 2023

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Mission: ImpossibleDead Reckoning Part One

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.

PG13 163 min. (2023) Action/Adventure

DVD 15994569

Blu-ray 15994570

4K-Blu-ray 15994571 2 Discs

COMING SOON

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a fine night out at the movies, perched on the edge of your seat.” -

Hot at Midwest Tape

Video /

Kandahar

Starring: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal

An undercover CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission.

Scream VI Starring: Melissa Barrera, Courteney Cox, Jenna Ortega In the sixth installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start fresh in New York City.

(2023)

Sisu

Starring: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan

When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him.

Your Brain

Heather Berlin

How does your brain create your reality? Are you in control or is your brain? Discover the surprising answers based on the latest research in this journey into the human brain.

UNK 110 min.

(2023) STEAM

DVD 15800544 $18.74

Brand new titles your patrons are sure to love, curated by our video experts here at Midwest Tape! Staff Picks Video

Available August 8

The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster

Starring: Laya Deleon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman

After witnessing her mother’s untimely death as a child and her brother’s violent murder as a young teen, Vicaria is on a desperate quest to cure death.

NR 92 min. (2023) Horror

DVD 15979377 $20.99

Blu-ray 15979376 $21.74

The Brokenwood Mysteries

Series 9

Starring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nic Sampson

Detectives

Shepherd, Sims, and Chalmers set out to solve an onstage electrocution, the murder of a nun whose sisters have taken a vow of silence, and more.

NR 580 min. (2023) (New Zealand) Drama

DVD 15979380 $44.99 3 Discs

Blu-ray 15979379 $44.99 3 Discs

Sun Moon

Starring: Michael Jong-Quin Huang, Madison McLaughlin, Leanne Morgan

After being left at the altar, a young woman escapes to Taiwan on a quest for hope and healing.

PG 92 min. Drama

DVD 15953228

$14.99

Other People’s Children

(French)

Starring: Virginie Efira, Roschdy Zem, Chiara Mastroianni

Rachel forms a deep bond with her boyfriend’s young daughter, loving the family she’s found but yearning for one of her own in this story of the elusive quest for belonging.

NR 104 min. (2023) (France) Drama

DVD 15996886 $22.49

Blu-ray 15996887 $26.24

I’m a Fish

Starring: Deborah Wiseman

The series introduces viewers to a variety of creatures from rivers, seas, and oceans around the world, including fish, sea mammals, crustaceans, sharks, and more!

UNK 105 min. (2017) (Ireland)

Children’s

DVD 15947127 $18.74

1923: A Yellowstone Origin Story Season 1

Starring: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar

A Yellowstone origin story introduces a new generation of the Dutton family as they explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition, and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

NR 465 min. (2022) Western

DVD 15970077 $22.49

3 Discs

Blu-ray 15970076 $29.99

3 Discs

“...Mirren’s character is an attractive blend of tough-as-old-boots, gun-toting cattle rancher and sympathetic matriarch.”

- Daily Telegraph

Audiobook LibraryReads Favorites

August 2023

SmartBrowse ‘LibraryReads’ at midwesttape.com for this month’s picks!

The Blonde Identity

Ally Carter

Romance

Bestselling YA author of the beloved Gallagher Girls series bursts onto the adult scene with a fast-paced, hilarious road trip rom-com

AB CD 8 Discs 15795656 $42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 8

“ ...a grumpy-sunshine romance with plenty of delightful banter…” - Book Riot

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

Women’s Fiction

From the bestselling, National Book Award–winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.

AB CD 8 Discs

15796405 $42.99

Codename Charming

Lucy Parker

Romance

Beloved author Lucy Parker pens another delicious romantic comedy about a fake relationship between a grumpy royal bodyguard and the charming, sunny assistant who melts his cold, hard exterior.

AB CD 10 Discs 15796438 $42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 15

“Starred Review ”

- Library Journal

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride

Historical Fiction

From James McBride, author of the bestselling Oprah’s Book Club pick Deacon King Kong and the National Book Award–winning The Good Lord Bird, a novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them.

AB CD 10 Discs 15633463 $44.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 8

“Named a Must Read for the Summer.”

- New York Times

Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

Science Fiction

The Martian meets 127 Hours in this ‘powerfully humane’ (Owen King, New York Times bestselling author) and scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver who’s been swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out.

AB CD 7 Discs

15675318 $52.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 8

- Publishers Weekly

The Witch Is Back

Sophie H. Morgan

Romance

Love is a hex of a thing. Former childhood sweethearts fake a relationship in this charming, witchy rom-com.

AB CD 10 Discs

15424184 $42.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 15

“A juicy novel of sisterhood, resilience, and magic.”

- Booklist

“Deep-sea thrill ride will have readers on the edges of their seats.”

After That Night

Karin Slaughter

Suspense

AB CD 13 Discs

15764094

$39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 22

Good Bad Girl

Alice Feeney

Suspense

In the style of Daisy Darker and Rock Paper Scissors, Good Bad Girl  is a thriller in which nobody can be trusted and the twists come fast and furious.

AB CD 8 Discs 15629767 $39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 29

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.

Dead Mountain

Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Mystery

AB CD 10 Discs

15632911

$49.99

AVAILABLE

AUGUST 22

Learned by Heart

Emma Donoghue

Historical Fiction

AB CD 8 Discs

15632873

$39.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 29

Canary Girls

Jennifer Chiaverini

Historical Fiction

AB CD 11 Discs

15796689

$47.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 8 Sign

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

Women’s Fiction

AB CD 9 Discs

15795809

$42.99

Payback in Death

J. D. Robb

Mystery

AB CD 11 Discs

15697711

$39.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 5

Music Trendsetting Artists

Romy

Mid Air Young

Pop/Rock

Guest Artists: Jamie xx, Fred Again

The debut solo album from Romy Madley-Croft, beloved for her work as 1/3 of the xx and as a formidable pop songwriter for artists including Dua Lipa, Halsey, and King Princess.

CD 15991433 $15.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8

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Nat Myers

Yellow Peril

Easy Eye Sound

Folk

A poet with a staggering and true voice, Korean American troubadour Nat Myers’s folksy blues and remarkable pickin’ are authentic, timeless, and enduring.

CD 15943274 $12.99

Ricky Montgomery

Montgomery

Ricky

Warner Records

Pop/Rock

Years after its initial digital release, the singles from Ricky Montgomery’s debut album became hits with more than one billion global streams. Now the album sees a release on CD.

CD 15993486 $12.99

Renee Rapp

Snow Angel

Interscope

Pop/Rock

Renee Rapp’s debut album kicks off her new era of music by putting her heart on full display as she continues to round out her already multidimensional artistry.

CD 15994887 $13.99 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE AUGUST 18

Grian Chatten

Chaos for the Fly

Partisan Records

Pop/Rock

Rare moments of respite from a relentless touring schedule allowed Grian Chatten to start work on something for himself, occupying a completely different headspace from his hugely successful work within Fontaines D.C.

CD 15941110 $13.99

Jobi Riccio

Whiplash

Yep Roc Records Country

Jobi Riccio delivers her debut album. As a coming-of-age story, Jobi touches on themes of selflove, facing past traumas, overcoming insecurities including her queerness, and channeling inner strength to empower herself and others.

CD 15949898 $15.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8

Jalen Ngonda

Come

Around and Love Me

Daptone

R&B

Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today’s soul scene. His full-length debut is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm.

CD 16023863 $14.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8

Jonathan Suazo

Ricano

Ropeadope Records

Jazz

Jonathan Suazo is a Puerto Rican saxophonist/ composer/flow artist. His music highlights traditional rhythms from his Puerto Rican/Dominican roots and ancestry within a cross-cultural fusion container of his many musical influences.

CD 16001976 $16.99

AVAILABLE AUGUST 11

Hannah Jadagu

Aperture Sub Pop Records

Pop/Rock

Jadagu is releasing her first LP and most ambitious work to date. Written in the years between graduating from high school in Mesquite, TX, and her sophomore year of college in New York, it finds Jadagu in a state of transition.

CD 15813313 $15.99

Top upcoming releases your patrons are asking for

Staff

Picks Music

Aerosmith Greatest Hits

Capitol Pop/Rock

CD 16011154

$13.99

AVAILABLE

AUGUST 18

Collection spanning five decades of hits

Kylie Minogue Tension

BMG Rights Management (UK) Pop/Rock

A record of euphoric, empowered dance floor bangers and sultry pop cuts, this is 11 tracks of unabashed pleasure-seeking, seize-the-moment, joyful pop tunes with the hypnotic electro of Padam Padam opening the album.

CD 15962821 $18.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22

Includes the single Padam Padam

Matteo Bocelli

Matteo

Capitol Pop/Rock

CD 15995585

$13.99

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 22

Solo debut from the son of Andrea Bocelli

Kyle Eastwood Eastwood Symphonic Discograph

Jazz

Guest Artists: Czech National Symphony Orchestra

CD 16042324

$16.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1

A musical tribute to Clint Eastwood from his son

The Postal Service

Everything Will Change Sub Pop Records

Pop/Rock

CD 16068095

$15.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8

Live show from the band’s 2013 reunion tour

Jorja Smith

Falling or Flying

FAMM

R&B

CD 15993354

$13.99

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 29

Features the songs Little Things and Try Me

Allison Russell The Returner Fantasy Pop/Rock

Guest Artists: Brandy Clark, Hozier

CD 16018655

$13.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8

New music from the four-time Grammy Award winner

Corrine Bailey Rae

Black Rainbows

Black Rainbows

Music

R&B

CD 16011172

$12.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Takes listeners on a musical journey

You Hurt My Feelings

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins

A novelist’s longstanding marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband giving his honest reaction to her latest book.

R 93 min. (2023) $5M Comedy

DVD 15917849 $14.99

Blu-ray+DVD 15917850 $18.74 2 Discs

AVAILABLE AUGUST 22

The Machine

Starring: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro

Bert’s drunken past catches up with him 20 years down the road when he and his father are kidnapped by those Bert wronged 20 years ago while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia.

R 112 min. (2023) $10M Comedy

DVD 15917842 $26.24

Blu-ray 15917843 $29.24

AVAILABLE AUGUST 15

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