Midwest Tape Weekly March 31, 2025

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Mickey 17

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun, Patsy Ferran Mickey 17, known as an ‘expendable,’ goes on a dangerous journey to colonize an ice planet.

R 139 min. (2025) (South Korea) Science Fiction

DVD 17837411

Blu-ray 17837412

4K Blu-ray 17837413 2 Discs COMING SOON

“Mickey 17 is a remarkably solid and compelling sci-fi flick, with an absurdist flair that can only come from a filmmaker like Joon Ho.” - The Observer

Speak to Me of Home

Jeanine Cummins

Woman’s Fiction

Rafaela, her daughter Ruth, and granddaughter Daisy struggle with identity and belonging. When a hurricane brings them back to Puerto Rico, they must confront their past choices, buried secrets, and the ties that bind them across time and place.

AB CD 11 Discs 17503374 $39.99

AVAILABLE MAY 13

What does it mean to call a place home?

VIDEO

Winner of five Academy Awards

Anora

Starring: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Karren Karagulian

A young escort from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

R 139 min. (2024) Drama

DVD 17708884

$22.49 2 Discs

Blu-ray 17708883

$29.99

4K Blu-ray 17708882

$37.49 2 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 29

“...straddles a fine line as the year’s funniest and most heart-wrenching movie.” - Chicago Reader

Chungking Express (Cantonese)

Starring: Brigitte Lin

Ching Hsia, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung

Chiu Wai

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

PG13 102 min. (1994) (Hong Kong) Comedy Blu-ray 17708878 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17708877 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 15

Jean de Florette/ Manon of the Spring

Two Films by Claude Berri (French)

Starring: Yves Montand, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Beart

A tale of greed, betrayal, and revenge plays out amid the bucolic splendor of the French countryside in Claude Berri’s two-film adaptation of a literary work by Marcel Pagnol.

PG 234 min. (1986) (France) Drama

Blu-ray 17708880 $44.99

2 Discs

4K Blu-ray 17708879 $52.49

4 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 22

Basquiat

Starring:

Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper

The brief life of Jean-Michel

Basquiat, a worldrenowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs, and his identity.

R 108 min. (1996) Drama

Blu-ray 17708886 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 17708885 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 29

Prince of Broadway

Starring: Prince Adu, Karren Karagulian, Aiden Noesi

A New York street hustler specializing in name-brand knockoffs finds his profitable game suddenly complicated when his ex shows up toting the son he never knew he had.

NR 101 min. (2008) Drama

Blu-ray 17708881 $29.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 29

Some Like It Hot

Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but futher complications set in.

NR 121 min. (1959) Comedy

4K Blu-ray 17708876 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

Ugetsu (Japanese)

Starring:

Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Sakae Ozawa

A wartime tragedy, derived from stories by Akinar Ueda and Guy de Maupassant, about two villagers whose pursuit of fame and fortune leads them far astray from their wives.

NR 96 min. (1953) (Japan) Drama

4K Blu-ray 17708875 $37.49

2 Discs

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

Crazy Critters

Volume 2

Titles included: Storm Crashers; Hitpig!; Finnick; 200% Wolf

PG 347 min.

Children’s

DVD

17851975 $101.14

4 Discs

AVAILABLE

APRIL 1

Game Night Adventures

Titles included: Jumanji; Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves; Battleship; Clue; Zathura

PG13 567 min.

Action/Adventure

DVD

17851976 $62.04

5 Discs

AVAILABLE

APRIL 1

VIDEO

Disaster Movie Marathon

Titles included: Twisters; San Andreas; Greenland; Geostorm; Moonfall

PG13 596 min.

Action/Adventure

DVD

17851977 $87.54

5 Discs

AVAILABLE

APRIL 1

Asian-Led Cinema

Titles included: Past Lives; Crazy Rich Asians; Joy Ride; Everything Everywhere All at Once; The Farewell. R 557 min. Comedy

DVD

17851974 $111.34

5 Discs

AVAILABLE

APRIL 1

Happily Ever After with Hallmark

Titles included: The Last Bridesmaid; Love Unleashed; The Convenient Groom; Sweet Carolina; Once Upon a Prince. NR 420 min.

Drama

DVD

17560431 $64.59 5 Discs

Drawing with Craftsy

Titles included: See Better, Draw Better: Exercises for Beginners; 10 Essential Techniques for Better Drawing; Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday; Drawing Facial Features

UNK 692 min. How-To

DVD

17731304 $84.99

5 Discs

Spring into Love with Hallmark

Titles included: Sun, Sand, & Romance; The Birthday Wish; Bottled with Love; Forever in My Heart; Eat, Play, Love

NR 421 min. Drama

DVD

17731302 $68.84

5 Discs

Wildlife Under the Influence

Titles included: Cocaine Bear ; Cocaine Shark; Cocaine Werewolf ; Meth Gator. R 335 min.

Action/Adventure

DVD

17731303 $71.39

4 Discs

Hallmark Mysteries

Volume 2

Titles included: Fracesca Quinn, PI; True Justice: Family Ties; Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths; Carrot

Cake Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery; Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Murder in G Major

NR 420 min. Drama

DVD

17731305 $77.34 5 Discs

Heart-Pounding Thrillers

Julie Chan Is Dead

Zhang

Julie Chan, a cashier, takes over the life of her late twin sister, influencer Chloe VanHuusen, after her mysterious death. But at an exclusive island retreat, Julie uncovers dark secrets—and realizes she may be next.

AB CD 8 Discs 17424559 $63.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 29

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Kylie Lee Baker

Haunted by her sister’s murder, crime scene cleaner Cora Zeng discovers eerie patterns in her work. As the Hungry Ghost Festival nears, something sinister is closing in.

AB CD 7 Discs 16850834 $36.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 29

Pulse-pounding suspense and gripping thrillers that will keep patrons on the edge of their seat

When She Was Gone

Sara Foster

Ten years after her daughter Ellie vanished, Laurel meets Floyd, whose daughter, Poppy, eerily resembles Ellie. As their bond deepens, Laurel is forced to confront painful questions about Ellie’s disappearance and Floyd’s true identity.

AB CD 10 Discs 17292135 $34.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

The Wildelings

Lisa Harding

Jessica’s friendship with Linda is tested when Linda falls under the spell of charismatic Mark. Years later, grappling with guilt, Jessica must confront the truth when Mark returns to tell his version of events.

AB CD 7 Discs 17154314 $31.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 15

Coram House

Bailey Seybolt

True crime writer Alex Kelley investigates the unsolved 1968 disappearance of a boy from an orphanage. As bodies pile up, she believes the key to solving the case lies in the past—if she can survive long enough to prove it.

AB CD 9 Discs 17298800 $63.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 15

Midnight in Soap Lake

Matthew Sullivan

Abigail moves to Soap Lake, Washington, expecting peace but instead uncovering a town’s dark past and a mysterious death, with the help of a quirky group of friends.

AB CD 10 Discs 16850850 $42.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 15

HISTORICAL

Murder at Gulls Nest

Nora Breen seeks a fresh start at Gulls Nest after her former novice’s letters stop.

Hiding her identity, she uncovers dark secrets—until a string of murders forces her to confront whether the past can truly be escaped.

AB CD 8 Discs 17298791 $52.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

The Impossible Thing

In 1926, a girl finds a rare egg, changing her life. A century later, Patrick and Nick search for a stolen scarlet egg, uncovering a dangerous egg trafficking ring.

AB CD 7 Discs 17612957 $39.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 8

The Keeper of Lost Art

During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family’s Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden.

AB CD 10 Discs 16670535 $47.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 22

Hidden Nature

Nora Roberts

Women’s Fiction

Police officer Sloan Cooper uncovers a pattern of mysterious disappearances across several states, so with a new ally by her side, Sloan risks everything to solve the case and stop the abductions.

AB CD 12 Discs 17292249 $39.99

AVAILABLE MAY 27

The Sirens

Emilia Hart

Fantasy

Lucy arrives to find her sister Jess missing, her diary hinting at a lonely past. In 1800, twins Mary and Eliza experience strange changes on a convict ship, drawn to the sea.

AB CD 9 Discs 17302915 $52.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

The World’s Fair Quilt

Jennifer Chiaverini

Women’s Fiction

Sylvia faces financial struggles at Elm Creek Quilts. When Summer requests an antique quilt, Sylvia revisits one made with her sister, making a discovery that offers hope for the future of the retreat.

AB CD 8 Discs 17154045 $42.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

Overkill

J. A. Jance Mystery

When Chuck is murdered, Clarice is found nearby covered in blood and insisting she’s innocent. Ali must help clear Clarice’s name while also protecting her employee, Camille, who’s being targeted, all while racing to find the real killer.

AB CD 10 Discs 17176597 $39.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

Beach House Rules

Kristy Woodson Harvey

Women’s Fiction

After Charlotte’s husband is arrested, she and her daughter find refuge in a beachfront house for single mothers, where a secret connection threatens to unravel their new community.

AB CD 10 Discs 17424659 $63.99

AVAILABLE MAY 27

Sweet Obsession Katee Robert

Fantasy

Captured by Poseidon during Olympus’s war, Icarus challenges the god’s beliefs as they grow unexpectedly close. With Olympus on the brink, Poseidon must choose between duty and his heart.

AB CD 8 Discs 17690691 $39.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

A spicy modern retelling of Poseidon and Icarus

The Last Session

Julia Bartz

Women’s Fiction

Social worker Thea tracks a missing patient to a remote retreat, where controversial exercises lead her to confront her past. As time runs out, she risks losing her mind—or worse.

AB CD 11 Discs 17354531 $63.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 1

Never Flinch

Stephen King Suspense

Intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters.

AB CD 18 Discs 17593968 $54.99

AVAILABLE MAY 27

New Soundtracks

MUSIC

Sly & the Family Stone

Sly Lives! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The original motion picture soundtrack complements the 2025 documentary directed by Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, which debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

CD 17837494 $14.44

AVAILABLE MAY 9

Debbie Wiseman

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

Guest Artists: The Locrian Ensemble of London

Taken from the epic PBS saga, this new soundtrack reunites original Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman with the Locrian Ensemble.

CD 17826129 $16.99

Daniel Blumberg

The Brutalist Original Motion Picture Score

Opening with a mesmerizing and continuous 10-minute overture, composer Daniel Blumberg’s music sets the stage for the film’s epic narrative.

AVAILABLE MAY 30

CD 17837493 $21.24

Academy Award Winner for Best Original Score

Tobe Hooper & Wayne

Bell

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 Original Score In celebration of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s 50th anniversary, the long-awaited score album is now available for the very first time in any format.

CD 17982254 $21.24

AVAILABLE APRIL 11

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd at Pompeii: MCMLXXII

Taken from the 1972 concert film, this captures Pink Floyd’s intimate live performance from the ancient Roman Amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy.

CD 17941383 $20.39

AVAILABLE MAY 2

Sounds from the stage and screen

Chris

Benstead

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Original Motion Picture Score

BAFTA and Academy Award winner Christopher Benstead creates the score for director Guy Ritchie’s action-packed war film.

CD 17752152 $15.29

AVAILABLE APRIL 4

Neil Berg

The Sabbath Girl

Original OffBroadway Cast Recording

The Sabbath Girl is a sparkling new musical about bigcity life and the possibility of finding love when you least expect it.

CD 18002141 $20.39

Swept

Away

Original Broadway Cast Recording

Featuring the music of the Avett Brothers, Swept Away follows a crew of sailors as they embark on a voyage out to sea.

CD 17982284 $26.34

AVAILABLE APRIL 25

“It’s riveting! One of the most captivating tales on Broadway in just 90 nail-biting minutes.”

-Entertainment Weekly

Floyd Collins

Original Cast

Recording

This is the long out-of-print original cast recording of the 1996 off-Broadway production of Adam Guettel’s Floyd Collins. The show will be making its Broadway debut later in 2025.

CD 18018346 $16.99

Sleigh Bells

Bunky Becky Birthday Boy

Pop/Rock

CD 17891335

$14.44

AVAILABLE MAY 2

Includes the singles Bunky Pop and Wanna Start a Band?

Ghost

Skeletá

Pop/Rock

Ghost’s sixth psalm is its most unflinchingly introspective work to date. It is a singular collection of timeless, universal sentiments, all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view.

CD 18002166 $15.99

AVAILABLE APRIL 25

Highly anticipated new album from the Swedish band

Little Simz

Lotus

Rap/Hip-Hop

CD 17982286

$10.19

AVAILABLE MAY 9

Sixth album from the boundary-breaking musician

Counting Crows

Butter Miracle: The Complete Sweets!

Pop/Rock

CD 17900632

$15.99

AVAILABLE MAY 9

Includes five new tracks

Blake Shelton For Recreational Use Only

Country

Guest Artists: Gwen Stefani, John Anderson

Country superstar Blake Shelton delivers an album that runs the gamut of the human experience, exemplified by Let Him In Anyway, the powerful preview track that anchors the album.

CD 18018345 $15.99

AVAILABLE MAY 9

Features duets with Gwen Stefani, Craig Morgan, and John Anderson

Josh Groban Gems

Pop/Rock

CD 18013778

$12.74

AVAILABLE MAY 2

New greatest hits collection includes two new songs

Justin Roberts

Brain Freeze

Children’s

CD 17982283

$16.14

AVAILABLE APRIL 18

Five-time

Grammy Award nominee returns with a new set of songs

Landman Season 1

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Jon Hamm

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.

TVMA 520 min. (2024) Drama

DVD 17658315 $24.74 3 Discs

Blu-ray 17658316 $32.99 3 Discs

AVAILABLE MAY 13

“Landman makes Yellowstone look like PBS. Like everything in Texas, it’s both bonkers and compulsively watchable.”

- Globe and Mail

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