Category: New DVDs
November 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: November 4, 2024
Between the Temples (2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Nathan Silver) Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein, Matthew Shear, Dolly de Leon A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection in this unorthodox comedy from Nathan Silver. Bless Their Little Hearts (1984. Fiction: Drama. Director: Billy Woodberry) Starring: Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore A key masterpiece of the L.A. Rebellion, Bless Their Little Hearts distills the social concerns …
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October 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: October 18, 2024
Animalia (2024. Fiction: Foreign/Drama. Director: Sofia Alaoui) Starring: Oumaima Barid, Mehdi Dehbi, Fouad Oughaou, Souad Khouyi Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to her husband’s privileged lifestyle. When he leaves on a business trip, she is happy to have time to spend alone. However, mysterious, severe weather leads to bizarre supernatural events that cause Itto to be separated from her home and family. As the pregnant woman struggles to reconnect with her husband, she unexpectedly finds emancipation and the possibility of inner peace in a new world order. The Boy in the Woods (2023. …
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September 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: October 2, 2024
20 Days in Mariupol (2023. Non-Fiction: Documentary. Director: Mstyslav Chernov) As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities. Abigail (2024. Fiction: Horror. Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors …
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August 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: September 23, 2024
Alien: Romulus (2024. Fiction: Horror. Director: Fede Alvarez) Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Babes (2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Pamela Adlon) Starring: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Hasan Minhaj, Oliver Platt BABES follows childhood best friends Eden and Dawn, now in different phases of adulthood. When single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship …
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July 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: July 29, 2024
All of Us Strangers (2024. Fiction: Drama. Director: Andrew Haigh) Starring: Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, Claire Foy A metaphysical exploration of queer love and loneliness, familial grief and healing, this delicate but audacious chamber drama confirms director Andrew Haigh’s gift for bringing complicated emotions to the screen. Isolated in a seemingly empty new high-rise, London screenwriter Adam finds his solitary existence upended when he begins a passionate romance with the impulsive Harry, then reconnects with his parents in a reunion that pushes beyond the limits of time and space. Putting a deeply personal imprint on a novel by …
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June 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: June 25, 2024
Back to Black (2024. Fiction: Drama. Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson) Starring: Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Jack O’Connell The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden through the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black that catapulted Winehouse to global fame. Told through Amy’s eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film explores and embraces the many layers of the iconic artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024. Fiction: Action. Directors: Adil El …
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May 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: May 9, 2024
Abigail (2024. Fiction: Horror. Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett.) Starring: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Alisha Weir, Kathryn Newton, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl. Boy Kills World (2024. Fiction: Action. Director: Moritz Mohr) Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Famke …
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April 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: April 22, 2024
Andor Season 1 (2022. Fiction: Television Series.) Starring: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Stellan Skarsgard, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Adria Arjona Explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero. Becoming Frederick Douglass (2022. Non-fiction: Documentary. Director: Stanley Nelson) Starring: Wendell Pierce Becoming …
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March 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: March 22, 2024
Anatomy of a Fall (2023. Fiction: Foreign. Director: Justine Triet) Starring: Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud Justine Triet’s masterful Palme d’Or winner, a riveting courtroom thriller starring Sandra Hüller as a writer who is put on trial for her husband’s suspicious demise, is a mystery that is less about a death than about the hidden lives we lead. Arthur the King (2024. Fiction: Drama. Director: Simon Cellan Jones) Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Simu Liu, Michael Landes, Paul Guilfoyle, Viktor Åkerblom, Rob Collins An adventure racer adopts a stray dog named Arthur to join him in an ambitious endurance race. Drive-Away …
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February 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: February 23, 2024
All Creatures Great and Small Season 4 (2024. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: Nicholas Ralph, Anna Madeley, Samuel West It’s spring 1940 and with Europe at war, the community in Darrowby is pulling together more than ever before. With Tristan away serving, Siegfried and James bring in some extra hands to help around the practice: highly efficient bookkeeper Miss Harbottle, and student vet Richard Carmody. Anyone But You (2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Will Gluck) Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, …
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January 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: January 11, 2024
American Fiction (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Cord Jefferson) Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Okieriete Onaodowan, Miriam Shor, Michael Cyril Creighton, Patrick Fischler, Neal Lerner Monk is a frustrated novelist who is fed up with the establishment that profits from Black entertainment that relies on tired and offensive tropes. To prove his point, he uses a pen name to write an outlandish Black book of his own, a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims …
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December 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: December 11, 2023
A Haunting in Venice (2023. Fiction: Drama. Director: Kenneth Branagh) Starring: Jamie Dornan, Kelly Reilly, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Emma Laird, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Ricardo Scamarcio, Jude Hill, Amir El-Masry, Ali Khan Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets. American Buffalo: A Film by Ken Burns (2019. Non-fiction: Documentary. Director: Ken Burns) Starring: Peter Coyote The dramatic story of America’s national mammal, …
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October 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: October 19, 2023
A Thousand and One (2023. Fiction: Drama. Director: A.V. Rockwell) Starring: Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Terri Abney, Delissa Reynolds, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross Follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son, Terry, from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability in a rapidly changing New York City. Dumb Money (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Craig Gillespie) Starring: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley, Seth Rogen, Clancy Brown Dumb …
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August/September 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: September 5, 2023
Abbott Elementary Season 2 (2023. Fiction: Television Series.) Starring: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Sheryl Lee Ralph, William Stanford Davis The teachers are back at Willard R. Abbott Public School for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year before the students’ first day of school. Post-breakup, Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home. Meanwhile, Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot, and Gregory, now a full-time teacher, is in over his head with the curriculum. Angry Black Girl …
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July 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: July 17, 2023
Asteroid City (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Wes Anderson) Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events. Blackening (2023. Fiction: Horror. Director: Tim Story) Starring: Antoinette Robertson, DeWayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji, Jay Pharoah The film centers around a group of Black friends who reunite …
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June 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: June 14, 2023
About My Father (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Laura Terruso) Starring: Robert De Niro, Sebastian Maniscalco, Leslie Bibb, Kim Cattrall, David Rasche, Anders Holm, Brett Dier The film centers around Sebastian who is encouraged by his fiancée to bring his immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo, to a weekend get-together with her super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family. The weekend develops into what can only be described as a culture clash, leaving Sebastian and Salvo to discover that the great thing about family is everything about family. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Kelly Fremon Craig) Starring: Rachel McAdams, …
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May 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: May 19, 2023
All the World is Sleeping (2023. Fiction: Drama. Director: Ryan Lacen) Starring: Melissa Barrera, Jackie Cruz, Jorge Garcia, Kristen Gutoskie, Valentina Herrera, Lisandra Tena, Luis Bordonada Fighting for her own life and the ones she loves, a mother in New Mexico sinks deeper into her addiction while struggling to surface for her daughter. Avatar: The Way of Water (2023. Fiction: Action. Director: James Cameron) Starring: Zoë Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, it begins to tell the story of the Sully family …
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April 23: New and On Order DVDs
Published: May 17, 2023
Air (2023. Fiction: Drama. Director: Ben Affleck) Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Messina, Gustaf Skarsgard, Damian Young, Chris Tucker From award-winning director Ben Affleck, it reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of …
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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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