Category: New DVDs
March 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: March 20, 2023
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022. Fiction: War/Foreign. Director: Edward Berger) Starring: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Adrian Grunewald, Edin Hasanovic It tells the gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I. Paul and his comrades experience firsthand how the initial euphoria of war turns into desperation and fear as they fight for their lives, and each other, in the trenches. The film from director Edward Berger is based on the world-renowned bestseller of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque. Baby Ruby (2023. Fiction: Drama. Director: Bess Wohl) …
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February 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: February 27, 2023
80 for Brady (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Kyle Marvin) Starring: Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Harry Hamlin, Sally Kirkland, Sara Gilbert, Bob Balaban, Tom Brady, Glynn Turman, Jimmy O. Yang As the New England Patriots reach the Super Bowl in Houston, four female fans become determined to go to the game and meet quarterback Tom Brady, which proves a more memorable experience than they anticipated after the Patriots fall behind by four touchdowns. Broker (2023. Fiction: Foreign Language. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda) Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Dong-won Gang, Doona Bae, Lee Ji-eun Two brokers who sell orphaned infants circumvent …
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December 22/January 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: January 13, 2023
All Creatures Great and Small Season 3 (2022. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse, Tony Pitts, Imogen Clawson, Patricia Hodge It’s the spring of 1939. Big changes are happening at Skeldale House and everyone has to learn how to adjust. Tristan is now a qualified vet while James enters a new stage of his life with Helen and at the practice. Amsterdam (2022. Fiction: Mystery. Director: David O. Russell) Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Timothy Olyphant, Zoë Saldana, Rami Malek, Robert De Niro, Mel Fair In 1933 three close friends find themselves at the center of …
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Superior Grand Opening: New and On Order DVDs
Published: November 28, 2022
African American History: From Emancipation Through Jim Crow (2022. Non-Fiction: Documentary) DVD After Yang (2022. Fiction: Drama) Blu-Ray All About the Benjamins (2002. Fiction: Action) DVD America – The Story of Us, Vol 1 Rebels (2010. Non-fiction: Documentary) DVD America – The Story of Us, Vol 2 Westward (2010. Non-fiction: Documentary) DVD America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston (2022. Non-fiction: Documentary) DVD American Psycho (2000. Fiction: Horror) Blu-ray Archaeology: An Introduction to the World’s Greatest Sites (2016. Non-fiction: Documentary) DVD Atlantic Crossing (2021. Fiction: Television Series) DVD Bamboozled (2000. Fiction: Comedy) Blu-ray …
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September/October 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: October 5, 2022
Abbott Elementary Season 1 (2021. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, William Stanford Davis In this workplace comedy from writer/executive producer/star Quinta Brunson and executive producers Justin Halpern & Patrick Schumacker, a group of teachers is brought together in a Philadelphia public school, because they love teaching. Though outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children. Automat (2021. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: Lisa Hurwitz) Starring: Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elliott Gould, Colin Powell, Carl Reiner, Howard Schultz The Automat recounts the lost history of the …
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August 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: August 31, 2022
Accepted (2021. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: Dan Chen) Starring: Alicia Simon, Cathy Bui, Adia Sabatier, Isaac Smith, James Dennis, Mike Landry T.M. Landry, an unconventional prep school in Louisiana, receives national attention for consistently sending its graduates to elite universities. When an explosive New York Times exposé questions the school’s legitimacy, students face uncertain futures and must decide for themselves what they are willing to accept. Ask No Questions (2020. Non-fiction: Documentary. Director: Jason Loftus, Eric Pedicelli) When Chinese state TV blames his faith for a fiery public suicide, Chen Ruichang is detained in a Clockwork Orange-style brainwashing facility and forced to accept the government’s account. But …
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July 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: July 29, 2022
1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story (2021. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Sam Elliott, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, LaMonica Garrett, Billy Bob Thornton, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks From visionary creator Taylor Sheridan comes a prequel to television’s number one show, Yellowstone. It follows the original Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It’s a stark retelling of Western expansion and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land, Montana. Baby Assassins (2021. Fiction: Foreign. Director: Hugo Sakamoto) Starring: Akari Takaishi, Saori Izawa, Masanori Mimoto, Mone Akitani, Yasukaze Motomiya, Yukina Fukushima Two …
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June 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: June 29, 2022
Black Dynamite (2009. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Scott Sanders) Starring: Michael Jai White, Scott Sanders, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson, Kevin Chapman, Richard Edson During the ’70s, The Man was responsible for killing Black Dynamite’s brother, supplying the ghetto with liquor, and dealing out heroin to the orphanages. Now Black Dynamite is ready to seek his revenge and take The Man down! Dead Presidents (1995. Fiction: Action. Director: Albert & Allen Hughes) Starring: Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard, Chris Tucker Anthony is drafted into the Vietnam War. When he returns home his life is in such a shamble that he participates in an armored car robbery. Doctor Strange in the …
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May 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: May 18, 2022
After Yang (2022. Fiction: Sci-f/Drama. Director: Kogonada) Starring: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Haley Lu Richardson, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja When his young daughter’s beloved companion, an android named Yang, malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn’t know was there. Ascension (2021. Non-Fiction: Foreign. Director: Jessica Kingdon) Nominated for Best Documentary by the Director’s Guild, Producer’s Guild, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards, and winner of Best Documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, this film …
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April 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: April 20, 2022
Alice (2022. Fiction: Drama. Director: Krystin Ver Linden) Starring: Keke Palmer, Common, Jonny Lee Miller, Gaius Charles, Madelon Curtis, Kenneth Farmer A slave in the antebellum South escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line. Ambulance (2022. Fiction: Action. Director: Michael Bay) Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, Jackson White, Olivia Stambouliah, Moses Ingram, Colin Woodell, Cedric Sanders, A Martinez, Jesse Garcia, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Wale Needing money to cover his wife’s medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an …
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March 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: March 22, 2022
Around the World in 80 Days (2021. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: David Tennant, Ibrahim Koma, Leonie Benesch, Jason Watkins, Peter Sullivan, Anthony Flanagan, Loic Djani, Andre Penvern, Giovanni Scifoni, Cristian de Vegori, Simone Marco Flavio Coppo London, 1872. Phileas Fogg lives a comfortable but utterly unfulfilling life in London, spending every day at his club with his friends Fortescue and Bellamy. But when he receives a hand-delivered postcard, with only the word ‘COWARD’ written on the back, it turns his world upside down. Batman, The (2022. Fiction: Superheroes. Director: Matt Reeves) Starring: Zoe Kravitz, Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Barry Keoghan, Amber Sienna, Jeffrey Wright Two years of stalking the streets as the Batman, striking fear …
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February 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: February 23, 2022
Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 (2018. Fiction: Television Series. Director: Sam Raimi) Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana Delorenzo, Lucy Lawless, Arielle Carver-O’Neill Ash, having gone from urban legend to hometown hero, discovers that he has a daughter. When Kelly witnesses a massacre with Ruby’s fingerprints all over it, she returns to warn Ash and Pablo. Belle (2022. Fiction: Animated/Foreign. Director: Mamoru Hosoda) Starring: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shota Sometani, Tina Tamashiro Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters ‘U,’ a massive virtual world, she escapes into …
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January 2022: New and On Order DVDs
Published: February 5, 2022
American Rust (2021. Fiction: Television Series. Director: Dan Futterman) Starring: Jeff Daniels, Maura Tierney, David Alvarez, Bill Camp, Alex Neustaedter, Mark Pellegrino, Rob Yang In an economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, a complicated and compromised chief of police is forced to decide how far he’s willing to go when the son of the woman he loves is accused of murder. A harrowing journey into the lives of a small town with big secrets, where people are driven by loyalty, love, and desperation, and bad choices come far too easy. American Underdog (2021. Fiction: Drama. Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin) Starring: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Dennis Quaid, Adam Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Ser’Darius Blain, Chance …
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December 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: December 28, 2021
All Creatures Great and Small Season 2 (2021. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Rachel Shenton, Callum Woodhouse A trip back home to Glasgow presents James with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves. As Helen and James navigate their feelings for one another, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall are also forced to consider their places in the world, while James must decide between supporting his family or following his heart. Antlers (2021. Fiction: Horror. Director: Scott Cooper) Starring: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan In a remote Oregon town, a middle-school teacher …
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October/November 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: October 24, 2021
Best Sellers (2021. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Lina Roessler) Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes, Michael Caine, Scott Speedman, Veronica Ferres In a last-ditch effort to save her father’s publishing house, an ambitious young editor goes on a book tour with an author who put the publishing house on the map decades before but is now bitter, booze-addled and hasn’t written a new book since. Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021. Fiction: Suspense. Director: Jacob Gentry) Starring: Harry Shum Jr., Chris Sullivan, Kelley Mack While logging videotapes of decades-old TV broadcasts, college graduate James is propelled into a terrifying investigation when he comes across a surreal and disturbing video clip …
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September 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: September 11, 2021
Beasts of No Nation (2015. Fiction: War. Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga) Starring: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba The nightmare of war is seen through the eyes of one of its most tragic casualties, a child soldier, in this harrowing vision of innocence lost from Cary Joji Fukunaga. Based on the acclaimed novel by Uzodinma Iweala and starring Idris Elba. Bee Gees: How can you mend a broken Heart (2020. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: Frank Marshall) Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb find early fame in the 1960s and go on to write over 1,000 songs, including 20 No. 1 hits. This film follows …
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August 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: August 2, 2021
24th (2020. Fiction: Drama. Director: Kevin Willmott) Starring: Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King, Mo McRae, Tosin Morohunfola, Mykelti Williamson, Thomas Haden Church William Boston has just joined the all-black 24th infantry of the United States Army. A natural leader, Boston quickly rises within his troop and is looked up to by the others. When the men are sent to the South, where racism runs rampant in a merciless community, the troop is pushed to their limit. After endless brutal acts of violence, Boston and the men turn their fear and rage against the city, inciting one of the deadliest riots in history. Belushi (2020. …
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July 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: July 1, 2021
12 Mighty Orphans (2021. Fiction: Drama. Director: Ty Roberts) Starring: Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Luke Wilson, Treat Williams The true story of the Mighty Mites, the football team of a Fort Worth orphanage who, during the Great Depression, went from playing without shoes, or even a football, to playing for the Texas state championships. Over the course of their winning season, these underdogs and their resilient spirit became an inspiration to their city, state, and an entire nation in need of a rebound, even catching the attention of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The architect of their success was Rusty Russell, a …
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June 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: June 16, 2021
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Seasons 4&5 (1958. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Steve McQueen, Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Cloris Leachman, Sir Roger Moore Legendary, award-winning, and suspenseful, Alfred Hitchock Presents set the gold standard for all TV mystery series to come and has remained an indelible part of popular culture. The complete fourth season, all 36 episodes, is available for fans to enjoy again and again. Benny Loves You (2019. Fiction: Horror. Director: Karl Holt) Starring: Karl Holt, Claire Cartwright, George Collie, Darren Benedict, David Wayman Jack is desperately trying for a new start in life, but when he throws away his childhood toy Benny, things turn deadly. Dead to …
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April/May 2021: New and On Order DVDs
Published: May 14, 2021
Avenue 5 Season 1 (2020. Fiction: Television Series.) Starring: Josh Gad, Hugh Laurie, Zach Woods, Rebecca Front, Suzy Nakamura, Lenora Crichlow, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ethan Phillips Set 40 years in the future, the series follows the captain and crew of a luxury space cruise ship as they navigate disgruntled passengers and unexpected events after experiencing technical difficulties onboard. Billie (2020. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: James Erskine) Starring: Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Sylvia Sims Billie Holiday had one of the greatest voices of all time. She was a woman of breathtaking talent and global popularity who was unafraid of …
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