Midwest Tape Weekly July 22, 2019

Support your community with an inclusive video, music, and audiobook collection.

Beneath the Tamarind Tree Isha Sesay

Hey, Kiddo Jarrett J. Krosoczka Scholastic

Harper Collins Publishers

AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs Replacements Available

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$39.99

The Sun Is Also a Star

Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Jake Choi PG13 100 min. (2019) $5M Drama

Available August 20 DVD

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RIMAS Entertainment LLC • Latin

ATO Records • Pop/Rock CD

Coming Soon

Bad Bunny X 100PRE

Brittany Howard Jaime Parental Advisory

Rocketman

Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden, Taron Egerton UNK (2019) $89M Drama

Soundtrack

$12.99

Available September 20

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12345525 $34.99 Replacements Available

DVD BLU-RAY+DVD

12366837 $21.74

Soundtrack

Young Adult

Available October 15

Biography

$13.99

WEEKLYhighlights

Available August 30

Parental Advisory

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July 22, 2019

midwesttape.com 1.800.875.2785

$13.99

VIDEO LGBTQ+ 52 Tuesdays

Starring: Tilda Cobham-Heryvey, Del Herbert-Jane, Mario Spate Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. UNK 114 min. (2013) Drama DVD 11383422 $29.99

Colette

Starring: Keira Knightley, Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic West Colette ghostwrites a semi-autobiographical novel that instantly becomes a bestseller. While fighting over creative ownership and gender roles, she overcomes societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion, and sexual expression. R 112 min. (2018) $5M Drama DVD 12216037 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12216038 $26.24 2 Discs

Soundtrack 12299400

$14.99

The Boys in the Band

A group of homosexual friends celebrating a birthday find themselves dissecting their relationships after a married straight man shows up for the party. Includes featurettes, interviews, and more. R 119 min. Drama DVD 10236042 $23.99 BLU-RAY 11329944 $25.99

Tell It to the Bees Starring: Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Gregor Selkirk

Unable to make rent, Lydia and her son lose their home but are quickly rescued by a small village’s doctor, who invites them to stay with her.

The two women develop a strong friendship–and possibly something even more.

NR 108 min. (2018) Romance DVD 12355961 $14.99

An Acceptable Loss

Booksmart

Libby is a former top national security advisor who, while working with ruthless political veteran Rachel, signed off on a controversial military action that was supposed to end the war on terror. Except thousands died under false pretenses. R 102 min.

(2019) Drama DVD 12355953 $12.74 BLU-RAY 12355954 $17.24

Told from a wildly original, fresh, and modern perspective, this is an unfiltered comedy about high school best friends and the bonds they create that last a lifetime. R 102 min.

(2019) $22M Comedy

Enemy Within

The Farewell

When a Japanese fighter pilot crash-lands on the tiny remote Hawaiian island of Ni’ihau, he is met with courtesy and traditional Hawaiian hospitality from the locals, until they discover he was part of the recent attack on Pearl Harbor.

TV14 109 min. (2019) Action

Chinese-born, US-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. PG 98 min.

(2019) Comedy

DVD BLU-RAY

DVD BLU-RAY

Starring: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli

Starring: Joseph Naufahu, Kazuma Sano, Beulah Koale

Available August 13

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Late Night

Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow After almost 30 years, a legendary talk-show host suspects she may soon be losing her spot on late-night television. She impulsively hires Molly Patel, a chemical plant efficiency expert, as the first and only female on her writing staff. R 102 min. (2019) $14M Comedy

Coming Soon DVD BLU-RAY

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Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams

Coming Soon

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Starring: Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Gil Perez-Abraham

Coming Soon

Life and Nothing More

Starring: Andrew Bleechington, Regina Williams, Robert Williams Stressed by her job in a diner, single mother Regina is raising her two children in northern Florida. When her fourteenyear-old son Andrew has another brush with the law, she worries he will wind up in prison like his father.

UNK 114 min. (2018) Drama

Available July 30 DVD

12347408 $29.99

Poms

Yesterday

An uplifting comedy about Martha, a woman who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, Sheryl, Olive, and Alice, proving that it’s never too late to follow their dreams. PG13 92 min.

(2019) $14M Comedy

Jack is a struggling singersongwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading.

Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that the Beatles have never existed. PG13 112 min. (2019) $36M Comedy

DVD 12366833 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12366834 $26.24 2 Discs

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Starring: Pam Grier, Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver

Available August 6

Starring: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran

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AUDIOBOOK The Cuban Comedy Pablo Medina

City of Girls Elizabeth Gilbert

Dreamscape Media, LLC Hispanic Interest When a girl wins a poetry contest in her small Cuban town and heads to Havana, she encounters a post-revolution community full of spies, secret meetings, and censorship.

AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs Replacements Available

12344236 $47.99

Going Dutch James Gregor

Simon & Schuster Audio

LGBTQ+ A sly and humorous portrait of modern relationships and an urban comedy of manners, James Gregor’s novel finds a struggling gay male graduate student in an unexpected, yet stirring, relationship with his brilliant female classmate.

Available August 20 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12279962

Penguin Audio Women’s Fiction After being kicked out of Vassar, Vivian is sent to Manhattan to live with her Aunt Peg, where she is introduced to a variety of unconventional characters.

AUDIOBOOK 12 Discs Replacements Available

Simon & Schuster Audio Biography Keah hasn’t always loved herself. Born with cerebral palsy, she desired normalcy and refuge from society. Now she has reclaimed herself and changed her perspective.

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12338368

$39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Sorted Jackson Bird

Simon & Schuster Audio LGBTQ+ Jackson Bird tells of a childhood of gender mishaps and awkward adolescence, and how he finally came out as a transgender man.

Available September 24 AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs

12394201 $39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Available September 10 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs

12313586 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Left Neglected Lisa Genova

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs

12335104 $44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Lori Erickson

The Pretty One Keah Brown

$44.99

Macmillan Audio Historical Ginny’s daughter was born with Down Syndrome and is forced to live at Willowridge. Two years later, Ginny finds articles exposing Willowridge as Hell on Earth.

My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich Ibi Zoboi

$44.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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Keeping Lucy T. Greenwood

Near the Exit

Available August 27 AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 12277613

Macmillan Audio General Set in Nigeria, this is a brutal story of incarceration, horror, and hunger. An unforgettable story of one victim’s survival.

NY Times Bestseller

$49.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Books on Tape, Listening Library Children’s Ebony-Grace Norfleet has lived with her grandfather Jeremiah in Alabama ever since she was little. But in the summer of 1984, when trouble arises, it’s decided she’ll spend a few weeks with her father in Harlem.

Girl Edna O’Brien

Simon & Schuster Audio General Sarah has a beautiful family and wonderful career. But fate takes a tragic turn when a devastating car accident leaves her crippled with a debilitating brain disorder.

AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs Replacements Available

12280473 $49.99

Patsy Nicole Dennis-Benn

Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper

HighBridge Company African-American Interest After years of yearning to leave her impoverished Jamaican town, Patsy gets her visa to America. She wants to reunite with her oldest friend, Cicely, whose letters from New York promise a happier life.

Dreamscape Media, LLC Biography Blending memoir and travel, this book examines how cultures have confronted death throughout history while also exploring the importance of accepting mortality.

Available August 13 AUDIOBOOK 4 Discs 12348529

$39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

The Silence Between Us Alison Gervais

AUDIOBOOK 14 Discs

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Soldier for Equality Duncan Tonatiuh

Dreamscape Media, LLC Children’s Follow the life of Luz, a Mexican-American war hero who fought for equality and created the oldest Latino civil rights organization in the United States.

Harper Collins Christian Young Adult When Maya, a deaf teen, starts her senior year at a hearing school, she struggles to fit in and maintain her identity when love becomes part of the equation.

Available August 26 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12333498

Available September 3 AUDIOBOOK 1 Disc 12339903

$29.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

Simultaneous Release

They Could Have Named Her Anything Stephanie Jimenez

The Trouble with Shooting Stars Meg Cannistra

Brilliance Audio, Inc. Women’s Fiction Every morning, Maria takes the subway an hour from Queens to her private high school on the Upper East Side, where she struggles to fit in as one of the only Latina students.

Available August 1 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs Simultaneous Release

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$14.99

Dreamscape Media, LLC Children’s When a young girl recovering from a disfiguring accident discovers new friends who travel up to the stars, she learns the importance of friendship, healing, and magic.

Available August 20 AUDIOBOOK 8 Discs 12350878

$31.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

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MUSIC Tinariwen Amadjar ADA • World

Grammy Award winners Tinariwen recorded their ninth album while embarking on a nomadic journey through southwestern Morocco, Western Sahara, and the Atlantic coast.

Available September 6 CD 12404421

$10.99

Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour

Ezra Furman Twelve Nudes

Kacey Musgraves continues to make waves in country music, with songs that explore a wide range of subjects. This release helped her to earn the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

CD 12047364 $13.99

Across this album, Ezra Furman channels pent-up energy, distinguished by sharp, lacerating observations, confessions, and proclamations.

The result is less stereotypical punk and more raw, raucous rock n’ roll.

UMG Nashville Country

Bella Union Pop/Rock

Available August 30 CD 12394594

Lizzo Cuz I Love You Atlantic • R&B

Guest Artists: Missy Elliott, Gucci Mane

Channeling boundless self-confidence through a downright earth-quaking voice, colorful persona, and undeniable star power, Lizzo struts into the spotlight and steps up with whole lot of sass, spirit, and soul.

Parental Advisory, Deluxe Edition CD 12388676 $13.99

Anais Mitchell Hadestown The Myth.

The Musical

Rhino Warner Classics Soundtracks A time of scarcity and fear, a love that knows no bounds, an authoritarian leader who promises security and freedom, an artist who challenges the status quo: this is the premise of Hadestown.

CD 11938370 $16.99

Africa Express Egoli

Africa Express Records • World Damon Albarn, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s guitarist Nick Zinner, and Moonchild Sanelly are just some of the artists who take part in the music collective known as Africa Express. Their latest includes the single Become the Tiger.

CD 12384391 $14.99

Putumayo

World Peace

Various Artists Putumayo World Music • World

Artists: Jackson Browne, Wyclef Jean

India.Arie, Keb’ Mo’, Playing for Change, Bholoja, and David Broza are just some of the artists featured in this musical celebrating and honoring the efforts of those seeking a more peaceful world.

CD 12373880 $15.99

Ty Herndon Got It Covered BFD • Country

Ty Herndon has been making headlines with his new take on his hit 1994 single, What Mattered Most. On this album, it has been updated to reflect changes that happened in his life.

Available August 23 CD 12394592

Smithsonian Folkways Folk Kindred musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell gather in song and sisterhood to communicate with their forebears. They reclaim and spotlight the often unheard and untold history of their ancestors CD 12286351 $16.99

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Northern Cree When It’s Cold

Cree Round Dance Songs Canyon Records World

Eight-time Grammy nominee Northern Cree has become the ambassador of Round Dance, sharing the healing beauty and power of its singing with audiences from all cultures and walks of life.

CD 12380027 $17.99

$13.99

Rough Guide to Blind, Black & Blue Various Artists

World Music Network Blues From ‘The Father of the Texas Blues’ Blind Lemon Jefferson to slide guitar evangelist Blind Willie Johnson, this CD highlights the blind blues pioneers who, in the face of incredible adversity, were responsible for a musical revolution.

Available July 26 CD 12393909

Our Native Daughters Songs of Our Native Daughters

$12.99

$14.99

Ranky Tanky Good Time Resilience Music Country

On the follow-up to their wildly successful debut album, Ranky Tanky explores more of the Gullah culture that makes their musical story so compelling. Numerous originals also color this spectacular collection of iconic regional favorites.

CD 12388712 $10.99

First-rate videos sure to be in high demand.

$17 million box office

video picks of the week $141 million box office

Brightburn

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn

Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford Max and Duke’s owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he has a nervous tic. On a family trip, Max tries to find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom. Can Max and the gang find the courage to face their biggest fears? PG 86 min. (2019) Children’s

What if a child from another world crashlanded on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to humanity, he proved to be something far more sinister? R 90 min.

(2019) Horror

DVD BLU-RAY+DVD 4K+BLU-RAY

Available August 20

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The Secret Life of Pets

PG 87 min. (2016) $368M DVD 11675202 $12.99 BLU-RAY+DVD 11675203 $16.99 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 11731022 $25.99 2 Discs

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$108 million box office

Godzilla King of the Monsters

$5 million box office

The Sun Is Also a Star

Starring: Yara Shahidi, Charles Melton, Jake Choi

Starring: Charles Dance, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.

PG13 132 min. (2019) Action

Daniel Bae and Natasha Kingsley meet, and fall for each other, over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City.

Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? PG13 100 min. (2019) Drama

Available August 27

Available August 20

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$2 million box office

The White Crow (Russian)

Starring: Adele Exarchopoulos, Oleg Ivenko, Sergei Polunin Capturing the raw physicality and brilliance of Rudolf Nureyev, whose escape to the West stunned the world at the height of the Cold War. With his magnetic presence, Nureyev emerged as ballet’s most famous star, a wild and beautiful dancer limited by the world of 1950s Leningrad. R 127 min. (2019) Drama

Available July 30 DVD

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AVAILABLE JULY 23

Alita Battle Angel

PG13 122 min. (2019) $86M Action DVD 12303584 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12303585 $26.24 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 12384169 $37.49 3 Discs

Highlights

Manifest

UNK 27 min. (2019) Children’s DVD 12318462 $14.99

NR 683 min. (2018) Drama DVD 12361983 $22.49 4 Discs

School Cool!

Season 1

Missing Link

PG 94 min. (2019) $17M Children’s DVD 12342856 $22.49 BLU-RAY+DVD 12342857 $26.24 2 Discs

Swinging Safari R 97 min. (2019) Comedy DVD 12405273 $18.99

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audiobook picks of the week A riveting new novel from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box.

...tantalizing…

- Publishers Weekly

NY Times Bestselling Authors A brilliant new crime novel from the beloved bestselling author, Robert Crais.

The Bitterroots C. J. Box

Contraband Stuart Woods

A Dangerous Man Robert Crais

Mystery

Action

Mystery

Macmillan Audio

Available August 13 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 12275826

$39.99

…bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic…

- Entertainment Weekly

Inland Tea Obreht

Random House, Inc. General

Available August 13 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 12277666

$39.99

Penguin Audio

Available August 13 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12277983

$34.99

A strong team of locals are the first responders when their seafront town is targeted by vicious criminals.

The Inn James Patterson, Candice Fox Hachette Audio Mystery

Available August 5 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12282077

$34.99

Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 6 Discs 12279048

$39.99

…powerful…

- Booklist

The Last Good Guy T. Jefferson Parker Penguin Audio Suspense

Available August 13 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 12277749

A masterful storyteller.

- USA Today

Rob Tacoma fights back as the Russian mafia gains power in the US.

Outfox Sandra Brown

The Russian Ben Coes

Romance

Suspense

Hachette Audio

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 12 Discs 12284496

$34.99

Macmillan Audio

Available July 30 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs 12243314

$39.99

The new domestic suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Shari Lapena.

Someone We Know Shari Lapena

Penguin Audio Suspense

Available July 30 AUDIOBOOK 7 Discs 12313720

A new side-splitting mystery from the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Donna Andrews.

Terns of Endearment Donna Andrews

Truly terrifying!

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Simon & Schuster Audio

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 9 Discs

Mystery

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$47.99

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Suspense

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The latest book in the To Die series.

- Kirkus Reviews

The Turn of the Key Ruth Ware

$39.99

Willing to Die Lisa Jackson Brilliance Audio, Inc. Romance

Available July 30 AUDIOBOOK 10 Discs 12230415

$39.99

Two-time Grammy nominated band releases their third album.

The Lumineers III

Dualtone Music Pop/Rock

Available September 13

music picks of the week

Latin Grammy Award winners bring together Latin beats for family fun.

123 Andres Canta Las Letras

Salsana Records Children’s CD 12403751 $22.99

NF’s fourth full-length album features hip-hop, pop, and cinematic elements.

NF The Search Real Music Rap/Hip-Hop

Available July 26 CD 12394560 $10.99

Parental Advisory CD 12370787 $14.99 Edited Version CD 12408002 $10.99

Features a long-awaited and much-anticipated collaboration with J. Cole.

Big K.R.I.T. K.R.I.T. Iz Here

BMG Rights Management Rap/Hip-Hop

Guest Artists: Yella Beezy, Lil Wayne CD 12407997 $14.99

Former lead singer of Oasis releases his second solo album.

Liam Gallagher Why Me? Why Not

Combines the songwriting talents of Marc Cohn with the soul-stirring harmonies of Blind Boys of Alabama Marc Cohn & 7 Blind Boys of Alabama Work to Do

Available September 20

Available August 9

Warner Bros.

Pop/Rock

CD 12408008 $11.99

The band behind the hit HandClap releases their fourth album.

Fitz and the Tantrums All the Feels

New Elektra • Pop/Rock

Available September 20

CD 12412154 $11.99

Grammy winner explores his Lone Star roots with an eclectic cast of all-star friends.

Rodney Crowell Texas

RC1 Records • Country

Guest Artists: Willie Nelson, Ronnie Dunn

Available August 15

CD 12388722 $9.99

Soundtrack from the buzz-generating miniseries.

BMG Rights Management • R&B

CD 12407025 $13.99

The Alabama Shakes lead singer unveils her debut solo album.

Hildur Gudnadottir Chernobyl

Brittany Howard Jaime

Available August 23

Available September 20

Deutsche Grammophon Soundtracks

CD 12408000 $13.99

Alternative rock icons release an album with twelve brand new tracks.

The Pixies Beneath the Eyrie

INFECTIOUS MUSIC Pop/Rock

Available September 13

CD 12407026 $13.99

ATO Records Pop/Rock

Parental Advisory CD 12406175 $13.99

Second album from the Chicago-raised singer-songwriter features thirteen tracks.

BJ the Chicago Kid 1123 Motown • R&B

Guest Artists: Anderson .Paak, JID

Available July 26 Parental Advisory CD 12404431 $11.99

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The franchise that defined a generation returns!

WORKING WOMAN (Hebrew)

Is There Still Sex in the City?

Candace Bushnell

Starring: Liron Ben Shlush, Menashe Noy, Oshri Cohen Orna tries to balance work and home life, but experiences escalating sexual harassment from her boss. A pattern of predatory behavior ultimately brings her career and marital relationship to the brink. UNK 93 min.

(2019) Drama

Dreamscape Media, LLC

Humor Bushnell looks at love and life from all angles—marriage and children, divorce and bereavement, as well as the very real pressures on women to maintain their youth and have it all. A pullno-punches social commentary and an indispensable companion to one of the most revolutionary dating books of the twentieth century.

Available August 6 AUDIOBOOK 5 Discs 12332147

$39.99 Simultaneous Release Replacements Available

From the New York Times bestselling author who brought people Sex and the City comes a witty and wise look at sex, dating, and friendship in New York City after fifty.

Available July 23 DVD 12384231

A slow burning but ultimately empowering drama.

- Hollywood Reporter

Starring: David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane The legendary half-demon superhero is called to the countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers the Blood Queen, Nimue, a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hellbent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world. R 121 min. (2019) $22M Action DVD BLU-RAY+DVD 4K+BLU-RAY

Available July 23

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Soundtrack Benjamin Wallfisch Sony Music Entertainment 12377064 $12.99

Fill your collection with movies, music, and audiobooks that reflect the varying perspectives of your community.

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