Midwest Tape Weekly September 11, 2023

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September 11, 2023

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Strays

Voices of: Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Will Forte

An abandoned dog teams up with other strays to get revenge on his former owner.

R 93 min. (2023) Comedy

DVD 16104056

Blu-ray+DVD 16104057 2 Discs COMING SOON

Blue Beetle

Starring: Xolo Mariduena, Becky G., Bruna Marquezine

An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the teenager with a suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes known as Blue Beetle.

PG13 127 min. (2023)

Science Fiction

DVD 16104053

Blu-ray 16104054

4K-Blu-ray 16104055

COMING SOON

Street

“The DC movie universe has been holding out for a hero, and it might just be a 22-yearold Mexican college grad with a really cool family.”

“Strays is wildly inappropriate. It’s also wildly funny.”

- Wall

Journal

New bingeable titles Video Must-Have TV

Professor T

Season 2

Starring: Ben Miller, Emma Naomi, Barney White

Professor Tempest and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes ranging from an unexplained fire in a student block to the mystery of an entire family found dead in their home.

UNK 310 min. (2023) (United Kingdom) Drama

George & Tammy

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Steve Zahn

A look at the complicated but enduring relationship of country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones, which inspired some of the most iconic music of all time.

NR 310 min. (2022) Biographical

DVD 16146787 $23.24 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 12

Nominated for 4 Emmys

DVD 15953226 $29.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

Mayfair Witches

Season 1

Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa

A young neurosurgeon grapples with the discovery that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches and a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.

NR 400 min. (2023) Drama

DVD 16008514 $26.24 2 Discs

Blu-ray 16008515 $26.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

Classic TV

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

Season 3

Starring: John Krasinski, Jovan Adepo, Francisco Denis, John Hoogenakker Jack Ryan races against time and across Europe to stop a rogue faction within the Russian government from restoring the Soviet Empire and starting World War III.

NR 391 min. (2022) Action/Adventure

DVD 16047342 $22.49 3 Discs

Blu-ray 16047341 $29.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

Unforgotten

Season 5

Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long, Carolina Main The detectives are on a mission to solve a 39-year-old murder after the bones of the victim are found buried beneath a demolished house.

UNK 270 min. (2023) (United Kingdom)

Drama

DVD 15953227 $26.24 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

Pennyworth Season 3

Starring: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Emma Paetz

Set five years after Season 2, the civil war is now over and a cultural revolution has changed the world, ushering in a new age of superheroes and supervillains.

TVMA 483 min. (2022) Action/Adventure

DVD 16146786 $24.74 3 Discs

Blu-ray 16146785 $26.99 2 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25

Family Matters Complete Series

Starring: Reginald Vel Johnson, Jaleel White, Darius McCrary

The Winslow family deals with various misadventures, many of them caused by their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel.

PG 6450 min. Comedy

DVD 16012247 $86.24 27 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

Step by Step Complete Series

Starring: Patrick Duffy, Suzanne Somers, Brandon Call

Join the Lamberts and the Fosters as they struggle through the ups and downs of eight very different personalities living under one roof as a new family.

TVG 4800 min. Comedy

DVD 16012249 $84.74 18 Discs

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 26

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

Available September 12

Abbott Elementary

Season 2

Starring: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James

The teachers are back at Willard R. Abbott Public School for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year before the students’ first day of school.

NR 476 min. (2022) Comedy

DVD 16051279 $19.49 2 Discs

Joy Ride

Starring: Ashley Park, Stephanie Hsu, David Denman

The hilarious and unapologetically explicit story of identity and selfdiscovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a oncein-a-lifetime international adventure.

R 95 min. (2023) $13M Comedy

DVD 15994565 $22.49

Blu-ray+DVD 15994566 $29.99 2 Discs

Thomas & Friends All Engines Go

Brand New Track!

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 88 min. (2022) Children’s

DVD 16136789 $5.24

Staff Picks Video

Cobra Kai Season 5

Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Mariduena

After his success at the All-Valley, Terry Silver seeks to expand Cobra Kai across the valley. Thus, Daniel and a new ally attempt to finally defeat him.

NR 340 min. (2023) Action/Adventure

DVD 16002517 $23.24 2 Discs Air

Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman

The story of the game-changing partnership between Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division, which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture.

Corner Office

Starring: Jon Hamm, Danny Pudi, Christopher Heyerdahl

As Orson, the Authority’s newest employee, finds himself trapped in the absurdities of corporate life, his alienation deepens when he discovers a room he’s told doesn’t exist.

PG13 102 min.

(2023) Comedy

DVD 16104064 $14.99

Cobweb

Starring: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman

An eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his parents have kept hidden from him.

R 88 min. (2023) Horror

DVD 16136749 $14.99

Blu-ray 16136750 $16.49

R 112 min. (2023) $52M Drama

DVD 15801319 $22.49

Blu-ray 15801320 $26.24

Succession

Season 4

Starring: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook

The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson looms ever closer, provoking existential angst and division among the Roys.

NR 651 min. (2023) Drama

DVD 16106473 $22.49 3 Discs

“...far and away the most likable film released so far this year.” - New York Post

“...a shining example of the best qualities of longform storytelling, and of TV in particular.”

- New York Magazine

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Lessons in Chemistry

Bonnie Garmus

Humor

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

AB CD 10 Discs 15975673 $44.99

Coming to Apple TV+ on October 13

The Cliffs

Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper, Andrea

Waggener

Horror

In this seventh volume, Five Nights at Freddy’s creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series’ canon.

AB CD 5 Discs 13911521 $29.99

Five Nights at Freddy’s starring Matthew Lillard in theaters October 27

Hallowe’en Party

Agatha Christie Mystery

A death at a Halloween party brings Hercule Poirot to find an ‘evil presence,’ but first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double murderer.

AB CD 7 Discs 15879207 $36.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 17

Inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, coming September 9

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

Historical Fiction

The paths of a blind French girl and a German boy collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

AB CD 13 Discs 11831317 $19.99

Coming to Netflix in November as a limited series

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Suzanne Collins

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 $44.99

Coming to theaters

November 17

The Exorcist

William Peter Blatty

Horror

Regan MacNeil, the 12-year-old daughter of a famous actress, shows unsettling signs of a malevolent demonic possession.

AB CD 10 Discs 11651346 $42.99

Fifty years after its predecessor, The Exorcist: Believer is coming to theaters

October 13

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

True Crime

A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history surrounding deaths in the Osage Tribe, and the birth of the FBI.

AB CD 7 Discs 12298381 $19.99

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, coming to theaters October 6

What We Kept

Blessing of the Lost

Code Red Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills

Music Hit Makers

Lauren Daigle

Lauren Daigle

Atlantic

Religious

Guest Artists: Jon Batiste, Natalie Hemby, Gary Clark Jr.

Two-time Grammy

Award-winning singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle announces the release of her highly anticipated complete 23-track self-titled album. The full body of work showcases the multifaceted artist’s stunning and powerful voice, rich storytelling, and incredible musicality, and includes standout songs Salvation Mountain (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) and Be Okay

CD 16113485 $14.99

Dan + Shay

Bigger Houses

Warner Music

Nashville Country

Featuring an ascending melody that builds into an explosive chorus, the album showcases a sound indicative of the direction that emphasizes a more live, organic feel. The long-awaited new music follows the duo’s record shattering, critically acclaimed, and multi-award-winning album, Good Things

CD 16095392 $11.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Idina Menzel

Drama Queen

BMG Rights Management (US)

LLC

Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Nile Rodgers

The voice behind the highestgrossing animated film of all time, Frozen, Idina Menzel is a Tony Award winner and three-time nominee. Her dance project showcases her powerhouse vocals on soaring anthems, disco-infused beats, and the right amount of drama.

CD 15955521 $12.99 Parental Advisory

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King Von Grandson

Only the Family Ent Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Lil Durk, Polo G, Tee Grizzley

The second posthumous album from acclaimed rapper and Chicago legend King Von. Lovingly assembled by Von’s closest collaborators, including producer Chopsquad DJ, the upcoming album features the same street sagas and invigorating anthems fans have come to expect.

CD 16118715 $11.99 Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Olivia Rodrigo

GUTS

Geffen Records

Pop/Rock

Three-time

Grammy Award winner Olivia Rodrigo is back with the follow-up to her smash hit debut album, SOUR. This album sees her exploring changes in her life. Includes the single Vampire.

CD 16023859 $13.99 Parental Advisory

Mitski

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Dead Oceans, Inc.

Pop/Rock

CD 16134957

$16.99

In this album, which is sonically Mitski’s most expansive, epic, and wise, the songs seem to be introducing wounds and then actively healing them. It plays like a tiny epic.

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Tyler Childers

Rustin’ in the Rain

Sony Music Country

The eagerly anticipated new album from singersongwriter Tyler Childers. This collection of new songs is Childers’s sixth studio album, and the follow-up to his critically acclaimed release Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? It is produced by Childers alongside his longtime band the Food Stamps, and the album features the heartfelt single In Your Love, which Tyler first teased to fans earlier in 2023 during his Bonnaroo Music Festival performance.

CD 16123488 $13.99

Hozier

Unreal Unearth

Columbia Records

Pop/Rock

Guest Artist: Brandi Carlisle

The highly anticipated new album from the Grammynominated Irish singer-songwriter. His third album in nine years features 16 tracks with production credits for Hozier.

CD 15958454 $11.99

Brett Young

Across the Sheets

Big Machine Label Group Country

The title of the multiplatinum album is a recurring theme throughout his lyrics, inspired by ‘the person you want to share everything with, the one you lay your head down with every night.’ The album kicks off with the single Dance with You, includes a cover of the heartbreaking 1994 classic that inspired Brett to pursue a career in music, Tim McGraw’s Don’t Take The Girl, and a rerecord of one of his most beloved songs, You Ain’t Here to Kiss Me

CD 16001950 $10.99

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Staff

Picks Music

Teddy Swims

I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1)

Warner Records

Pop/Rock

CD 16014583

$11.99

AVAILABLE

OCTOBER 6

Soulful mix of rock and R&B

Quavo

Rocket Power

Quality Control Music, LLC Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Takeoff, Future, Young Thug

Quavo’s new solo album includes a posthumous verse from Takeoff on the song Patty Cake along with features from Young Thug, HUNXHO, and more, plus previously released tracks Honey Bun and Turn Yo Clic

Up featuring Future.

CD 16167812 $13.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Digital release now available on CD

Darius Rucker

Carolyn’s Boy

Capitol Nashville Country

CD 16151336

$11.99

AVAILABLE

OCTOBER 6

Features the hit single Beers and Sunshine

Barenaked Ladies In Flight

Raisin’ Records.

Pop/Rock

CD 16164713

$15.99

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 15

Eighteenth album from the Canadian pop group

Dustin Lynch

Killed the Cowboy

Broken Bow Records Country

Guest Artist: Jelly Roll

CD 16156971

$15.99

AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER 29

Includes the single Stars Like Confetti

Various Artists

Old Dominion Memory Lane

Sony Music Nashville Country

Guest Artists: Megan Moroney, Blake Shelton

Old Dominion took their EP and expanded it into a new full-length album. Among the 18 tracks are the songs Can’t Break Up Now; Ain’t Got a Worry; and I Should Have Married You

CD 16160991 $12.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6

Features collaborations with Blake Shelton and Megan Moroney

New York, New York Original

Broadway Cast

Recording

Wine and Peaches

Soundtracks

CD 16164715

$18.99

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15

Music from the Tony Awardwinning show

The Mandalorian Season 2

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow

The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey through a dangerous galaxy.

TV14 331 min. (2020)

Action/Adventure

Blu-ray 16166977 $44.99

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 16166976 $50.24

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 12

-Los Angeles Times

The Mandalorian Season 1

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito

TV14 316 min. (2019)

Action/Adventure

Blu-ray 16166975 $44.99

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 16166974 $50.24

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 12

“The Mandalorian is Star Wars to the core: a safe, entertaining blockbuster.”