Midwest Tape Weekly December 16, 2024

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Red One

Starring: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Chris Evans, Kiernan Shipka

After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

PG13 123 min. (2024) Action/Adventure

DVD 17429012

Blu-ray 17429013

COMING SOON

- USA Today

Beautiful Ugly

Author Grady Green’s best day becomes a nightmare when his wife, Abby, disappears after he shares exciting news. A year later, still grieving and unable to write, Grady visits a remote Scottish island, where he sees a woman who looks just like Abby.

AB CD 8 Discs 16931871 $39.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

“Magnetic and jaw-dropping.” -Mary Kubica “Red One will entertain action-loving kids and fans who like to see things blow up.”

Criterion Collection

VIDEO

No Country for Old Men

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.

R 122 min. (2007) Suspense/Thriller

Blu-ray 17331402 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17331401 $37.49 2 Discs

Winchester ‘73

Starring: James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea

A cowboy’s obsession with a stolen rifle leads to a bullet-ridden odyssey through the American West.

NR 92 min. (1950) Western B&W

Blu-ray 17421487 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17421486 $37.49 2 Discs

AVAILABLE JANUARY 28

81/2 (Italian)

Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee, Sandra Milo

A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies as his life and his new project collapse around him.

NR 138 min. (1963) (Italy) Drama, B&W

The Grifters

Starring: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening

A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are highstakes grifters with their own angles to play.

R 110 min. (1990) Drama

Blu-ray 17421479 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17421478 $37.49 2 Discs

AVAILABLE JANUARY 21

Eastern Condors

(Cantonese)

Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Haing S. Ngor

A group of Asian prisoners is recruited and sent to Vietnam to destroy a cache of American weapons left behind after the Vietnam War, before the Vietcong discovers its location.

R 94 min. (1987) (Hong Kong) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 17331405 $29.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

The Beast (French)

Starring: Lea Seydoux, George MacKay, Guslagie Malanda

In the near future, artificial intelligence is in control of everyone’s lives and human emotions are perceived as a threat.

NR 145 min. (2024) (France) Science Fiction DVD 17364536 $18.74

17364535 $22.49

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Starring: Richard Pryor, Paula Kelly, Debbie Allen

Following the incident in which he caught on fire while high on cocaine, nearly losing his life, Richard Pryor exorcised his inner demons with this dizzying hall-of-mirrors biopic.

R 97 min. (1986) Comedy

Blu-ray 17421485 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17421484 $37.49 2 Discs

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

Evil Does Not Exist (Japanese)

Starring: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka

A single father leads a modest life with his daughter in a village near Tokyo. Yet this existence is threatened when a pair of corporate reps arrive to launch a glamping site nearby.

NR 106 min. (2023) (Japan) Drama

DVD 17364538 $18.74

Blu-ray 17364537 $22.49

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

Ahsoka Season 1

Starring: Rosario Dawson, David Tennant, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

After the fall of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Ahsoka Tano investigates an emerging threat to a vulnerable galaxy.

TV14 356 min. (2023) Science Fiction

4K Blu-ray 17476754 $58.49

2 Discs

The

Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

Season 2 - The Book of Carol

Starring: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Anne Charrier

Daryl and Carol confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest.

NR 333 min. (2024) Horror

DVD 17369453 $27.19 2 Discs

Blu-ray 17369452 $31.44 2 Discs

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

Doctor Who

60th Anniversary

Specials

Starring: David Tennant, Catherine Tate

The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crashlands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor’s old friend, Donna.

UNK 180 min. Science Fiction

DVD 17292360 $16.49 3 Discs

Blu-ray 17292361 $20.99 3 Discs

The Mandalorian Season 3

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Chris Bartlett, Katee Sackhoff

The travels of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.

TV14 339 min. (2023) Science Fiction

4K Blu-ray 17476755 $58.49

2 Discs

Seinfeld Complete Series

Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander

The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.

NR 4152 min. Comedy

Blu-ray 17454885 $166.59 24 Discs

4K Blu-ray 17454884 $277.09 24 Discs AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

FIRST TIME ON BLU-RAY AND 4K

Blue Bloods

Season 14

Starring: Len Cariou, Will Estes, Bridget Moynahan

The final season of the gripping drama about a multigenerational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement.

NR 784 min. (2024) Drama

DVD 17202448 $30.74 5 Discs AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

Severance

Season 1

Starring: Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, John Turturro

Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives who soon begin to discover the truth of their jobs.

TVMA 435 min. (2022) Drama

DVD 17369444 $24.64 3 Discs

Blu-ray 17369443 $30.59 3 Discs

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

South Park

The End of Obesity

Voices of: Trey Parker, Matt Stone

The advent of new weight loss drugs has a huge impact on everyone in South Park. When Cartman is denied access to the lifechanging medicine, the kids jump into action. NR 50 min. (2024)

Hot New Children’s and YA AUDIOBOOK

CHILDREN’S YOUNG ADULT

Flat Stanley’s Adventures in Classroom 2E #4: The Great Robot Race

Jeff Brown

Social Themes

Stanley Lambchop is introduced to Zoombots, and while he tries to follow the rules, his friend Marco wants to win a robot race at any cost. Stanley must balance following the rules and standing up for himself.

AB CD 8 Discs 17152682

$42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

My Weirdtastic School #7:

Mr. and Mrs. Phelps Need Some Help!

Dan Gutman

Humor

A.J. and his friends don’t know how to cook or build anything! Enter Mr. and Mrs. Phelps, married teachers who will help the students of Ella Mentry School learn how to cook, sew, and build things with wood.

AB CD 2 Discs 17153426

$21.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 18

Warriors: Changing Skies #1: The Elders’ Quest

Erin Hunter Adventure

As Leafbare arrives, Twoleg construction poisons SkyClan’s stream and depletes prey. Leafstar struggles with her authority, Tawnypelt fears for the Moonpool, and Moonpaw senses looming danger.

AB CD 8 Discs 17152614

$42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 7

Old School

Gordon Korman

Social Themes

Twelve-year-old Dexter Foreman, raised in a retirement village, struggles to fit in at middle school due to his old-fashioned ways. Wanting to return to his old life, he’s surprised when his two worlds suddenly collide.

AB CD 9 Discs 17152748

$42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

All Better Now

Neal Shusterman Action

A virus spreads, making survivors feel constant happiness. While many enjoy this, those in power fear it will disrupt society and seek a vaccine. Meanwhile, some survivors aim to spread the virus further, believing it will save the world.

AB CD 12 Discs 16602197

$44.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 4

After Life

Gayle

Forman

Social Themes

Amber returns on the bike she died on seven years ago, shocking her mother. Her reappearance disrupts her family and everyone affected by her past. Amid the chaos, Amber struggles to understand her second chance.

AB CD 8 Discs 17152643

$42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 7

Under the Same Stars

Libba Bray

Historical Fiction

In 1940s Germany, Sophie and Hanna use the Bridegroom’s Oak to resist the Nazis. In 1980s West Germany, Jenny falls for Lena and meets Frau Hermann. In 2020 New York City, Miles and Chloe investigate a cold case linked to the Bridegroom’s Oak during COVID lockdown.

AB CD 13 Discs 16812818

$69.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 11

Leo Martino Steals Back

His Heart

Eric Geron

Social Themes

After countless rejections, Leo Martino decides he’s unlovable. But when he becomes obsessed with Lincoln Chan, he transforms himself into the ‘perfect boyfriend.’ The plan works, but has he gone too far?

AB CD 9 Discs 16851258

$42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

The Oligarch’s Daughter

Joseph Finder Action

Paul Brightman is on the run with a bounty on his head. Six years ago, he was a Wall Street star in love with Tatyana, the daughter of a Russian oligarch. Now, he must unravel a conspiracy involving powerful government figures to save his life.

AB CD 9 Discs 17152839 $42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 28

Bonded in Death

J. D. Robb Mystery

Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the Rossi case, linked to the 2020s Urban Wars. Summerset, once part of the Twelve, must revisit his past to help solve the case as the killer targets remaining members.

AB CD 11 Discs 16931889 $39.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 4

Lawbreaker

Diana Palmer Romance

Former crime boss Tony reconnects with singer Odalie, his old nemesis, and their passion reignites. As threats from Tony’s past emerge, he takes Odalie to Texas for safety, leaving her torn between her city dreams and a life with him.

AB CD 8 Discs 16848864 $42.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

More or Less Maddy

Lisa Genova

Women’s Fiction

Maddy Banks is navigating her new reality after a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and its impact on her identity, relationships, and life goals, seeking to balance being both too much and not enough.

AB CD 8 Discs 17008048 $52.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 14

Tom Clancy Defense Protocol

Tom Clancy, Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson Thriller

Chinese President Li Jian Jun plans to seize Taiwan, but Defense Minister Qin Haiyu seeks to defect. John Clark leads a mission to extract Qin, while Lt. Commander Katie Ryan defends Taiwan.

President Jack Ryan needs Qin’s intel to prevent war.

AB CD 12 Discs 16849587 $49.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 17

The stakes are sky-high when a power-mad Chinese president threatens Taiwan.

Order of Swans

Jude Deveraux Fantasy

Kaley Arens discovers the magic of fairy tales on the island of Bellis and a mysterious connection to this place. As heroes and villains blur, Kaley learns she can change familiar tales and faces an unpredictable destiny.

AB CD 7 Discs 16850866 $42.99

AVAILABLE JANUARY 28

Open Season

Jonathan Kellerman Mystery

An aspiring actress is found murdered, followed by the sniper killing of a prime suspect. As more bodies pile up with no clear connections, Detectives Alex and Milo must unravel the complex motives of a highly skilled killer.

AB CD 8 Discs 17428985 $44.99

AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 4

2025 Grammy Award Nominees

Charli XCX Brat

16791259 $12.74 Parental Advisory

Nominated for seven awards including Record of the Year

ALBUM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

Billie Eilish Hit Me Hard and Soft

16793948 $14.99

Nominated for seven awards including Record of the Year

Andre 3000 New Blue Sun

16567575

Nominated for three awards including Best Alternative Jazz Album

Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

16164789 $11.99

Sabrina Carpenter

N’ Sweet

16988411 $14.99

Parental Advisory

Nominated for six awards including Best Pop Solo Performance

Nominated for six awards including Best New Artist Taylor Swift The Tortured Poets Department Pop/Rock

16729561 $14.99

Parental Advisory

Nominated for six awards including Best Pop Vocal Album

Post Malone

F-1 Trillion Country

CD 17033032 $14.99 Parental Advisory

Nominated for eight awards including Best Country Album

OTHER TOP NOMINEES

Kacey Musgraves

Deeper Well Country

CD 16596301 $15.99

Nominated for four awards including Best Country Album

St. Vincent

All Born Screaming

Pop/Rock

CD 16668696 $15.99

Nominated for four awards including Best Alternative Music Album

Ariana Grande

Eternal Sunshine

Pop/Rock

CD 16557548 $14.99 Parental Advisory

Nominated for three awards including Best Pop Vocal Album

Sierra Ferrell

Trail of Flowers Country

CD 16550002 $15.99

Nominated for four awards including Best Americana Album

Shaboozey

Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going

Rap/Hip-Hop

CD 16946698 $14.44

Parental Advisory

Nominated for five awards including Best New Artist

Future & Metro Boomin

We Don’t Trust You

Rap/Hip-Hop

CD 16883530 $12.74 Parental Advisory

Nominated for four awards including Best Rap Album

Eminem

The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace)

Rap/Hip-Hop

CD 17140492 $14.99

Parental Advisory

Nominated for three awards including Best Rap Album

Green Day Saviors

Pop/Rock

CD 16368246 $12.74 Parental Advisory

Nominated for three awards including Best Rock Album

Pearl Jam

Dark Matter

Pop/Rock

CD 16618827 $23.99

Nominated for three awards including Best Rock Album

“The malevolent smiles as creepy as ever. And the film has the added bonus of some killer choreography, in every sense of the word.” - The Observer

Smile 2

Starring: Kyle Gallner, Naomi Scott, Ray Nicholson

About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

R 127 min. (2024) $55M Horror

DVD 17333416 $25.49

4K Blu-ray 17369422 $30.74 2 Discs

AVAILABLE JANUARY 21

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