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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Starring: Kirsten Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever. PG13 106 min. (2021) $140M*
Comedy
Available April 6
“Bright, colorful, and unabashedly silly, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
reaffirms that Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig are still as fun—and funny—as ever. ”
- Rotten Tomatoes
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Judas and the Black Messiah
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O’Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton. R 126 min. (2021) $60M* Drama Available May 4
DVD 13930241 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 13930242 $30.74 2 Discs
The Nest
Starring: Carrie Coon, Jude Law, Anne Reid Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the ‘80s. Sensing an opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage. R 107 min. (2020) $10M* Drama Available May 18
DVD 13577106 $19.99 BLU-RAY 13970040 $17.24
The Last Shift
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Shane Paul McGhie, Ed O’Neill Stanley’s last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn when he befriends a young African-American employee. R 90 min. (2020) $10M* Comedy “Richard Jenkins gives one of his most soulful performances in years.” - RogerEbert.com DVD 13699297 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13801670 $23.99
Our Friend
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Gwendoline Christie, Casey Affleck The inspiring and extraordinary true story of the Teague family: journalist Matt, his vibrant wife Nicole, and their two young daughters, and how their lives are upended by Nicole’s heartbreaking diagnosis of terminal cancer. As Matt’s responsibilities as caretaker and parent become increasingly overwhelming, the couple’s best friend Dane Faucheux offers to come and help out. R 127 min. (2021) $50M* Drama DVD 13900920 $17.24
Breaking News in Yuba County
Starring: Mila Kunis, Allison Janney, Juliette Lewis After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a citywide search to find him. To prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wannabe mobster, a relentless local policewoman, her half-sister, a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband’s deadbeat brother, who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance. R 96 min. (2021) $45M* Drama BLU-RAY 13933261 $26.99
Pinocchio
(Italian)
Starring: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo Old woodcarver Geppetto’s puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped, and chased by bandits. PG13 125 min. (2020) $15M* Drama DVD 13889307 $14.99 BLU-RAY 13889308 $18.74
The Little Things
Starring: Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, Rami Malek Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe ‘Deke’ Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, LA Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case. R 128 min. (2021) $80M* Suspense Available May 4
DVD 13900916 $21.74 BLU-RAY 13900917 $26.99
“An exceptionally well-cast throwback thriller…”
- Rotten Tomatoes
Six Minutes to Midnight
Starring: Judi Dench, James D’Arcy, Jim Broadbent UK, Aug. 15, 1939: 17 days before WWII, an English teacher and his camera disappear on a coastal boarding school with 20 German teen girls. Miller gets the job 6 days later, secretly trying to find out what happened. PG13 99 min. (2021) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 14003550 BLU-RAY 14005971
Chaos Walking
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise. PG13 109 min. (2021) Sci-Fi Coming Soon
DVD 13967483 BLU-RAY+DVD 13967484 2 Discs
My Salinger Year
Starring: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth While working for literary agent Phyllis Westberg, aspiring writer Joanna Rakoff receives personal advice from reclusive author J.D. Salinger. R 101 min. (2021) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 13970053 BLU-RAY 13970054
The Seventh Day
Starring: Guy Pearce, Keith David, Stephen Lang A rookie priest arrives for his first day of training with a distinguished exorcist. As they dive deeper into hell on Earth, the lines between good and evil blur and their own demons appear. R (2021) Horror Coming Soon
DVD 14003548 BLU-RAY 14003549
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Neil Patrick Harris, Pedro Pascal A cash-strapped Nicolas Cage agrees to make a paid appearance at a billionaire mega fan’s birthday party, but is really a snitch for the CIA since the billionaire fan is a drug kingpin and gets cast in a Tarantino movie. UNK (2021) Comedy Coming Soon
DVD 13976967 BLU-RAY+DVD 13976968 2 Discs
The Father
Starring: Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Mark Gatiss A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind, and even the fabric of his reality. PG13 97 min. (2020) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 13792732 BLU-RAY+DVD 13792733 2 Discs
The Courier
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. PG13 111 min. (2021) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 13976965 BLU-RAY+DVD 13976966 2 Discs
No Place
Starring: Benjamin Madrid, Afton Shepard, Forba Shepherd After Mac wraps up business with his Midwest fixer Les, she turns him on to a big score in Indianapolis with a local bar owner. It involves his old flame Evelyn and he soon discovers that his past has caught up with him and he may not make it out alive. UNK 80 min. (2020) Drama Coming Soon
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Nobody
Starring: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd A bystander who intervenes to help a woman being harassed by a group of men becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord. R 92 min. (2021) Action Coming Soon
DVD 14003545 BLU-RAY 14003546
Last Call
Starring: Jeremy Piven, Taryn Manning, Bruce Dern A real estate developer returns to his old Philly neighborhood and must decide to raze or resurrect the family bar. R 102 min. (2021) Comedy Coming Soon
DVD 13976975 BLU-RAY 13976976
Come True
Starring: Skylar Radzion, Landon Liboiron, Julia Sarah Stone A teenage runaway takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of her mind and a frightening examination of the power of dreams. UNK 105 min. (2021) Coming Soon
DVD 13976973 BLU-RAY 13976974
Cosmic Sin
Starring: Bruce Willis, Brandon Thomas Lee, Frank Grillo Seven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilization in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts. R 88 min. (2021) Sci-Fi Coming Soon
DVD 13976969 BLU-RAY+DVD 13976970 2 Discs Battle of the Legends as they collide, Godzilla and Kong!
Godzilla Vs. Kong
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another—the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong—with humanity caught in the balance. PG13 (2021) Coming Soon
DVD 14005972 BLU-RAY+DVD 14005973 2 Discs
The Affair
Starring: Claes Bang, Alexandra Borbély, Hanna Alström Liesel Landauer and her friend Hana are linked by a constant relationship and an extraordinary house built by the architect Von Abt for Liesel and her husband Viktor in Czechoslovakia in the early 1930s. UNK 104 min. (2021) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 13970033 BLU-RAY+DVD 13970034 2 Discs
Boogie
Starring: Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee, Taylour Paige Alfred ‘Boogie’ Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, NY, dreams of one day playing in the NBA. His parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, and Boogie must find a way to navigate everything. R 89 min. (2021) Drama Coming Soon
DVD 13970051 BLU-RAY 13970052
Raya and the Last Dragon
Voices of: Awkwafina, Kelly Marie Tran, Alan Tudyk In a realm known as Kumandra, a reimagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon. PG 90 min. (2021) Children’s Coming Soon
DVD 13970037 BLU-RAY+DVD 13970038 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 13970039 2 Discs
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