MEDIA BUYER’S GUIDE
September 2026
Video | Audiobook | Music
DVD Minions & Monsters, p3
AB Louise Penny Miss Wolcott’s Ghost, p11
DVD The Mandalorian and Grogu, p2
CD Miranda Lambert Crisco, p17
Box Office Features VIDEO
Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu
Supergirl
Starring: Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, Matthias Schoenaerts Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home. PG13 120 min. (2026) $72M Action/Adventure DVD 19821431 $26.99 Blu-ray 19821432 $33.74 4K Blu-ray 19821433 $40.49 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allen White Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure. PG13 132 min. (2026) $178M Science Fiction DVD 19694240 $26.99 Blu-ray 19694241 $32.24 4K Blu-ray 19694242 $38.24 2 Discs
Table of Contents Video
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Audiobooks
Music
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| Box Office Features
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| Nonfiction
11 | Hot New Releases
17 | Hit Makers
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| Coming Soon
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| Foreign and Anime
18 | Hot New Releases
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| Must-Have TV
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| Children’s
10 | Midwest Tape Recommends
15 | New York Times Bestsellers 16 | LibraryReads
Vendor’s Choice
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Box Office Features VIDEO
Minions & Monsters
“…spirited fun, romping its way through the annals of cinema history and wrapping itself up before overstaying its welcome.”
Voices of: Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Allison Janney Follows the Minions in 1920s Hollywood as they become movie stars, lose everything, unleash monsters onto the world, and then band together to save the planet from the mayhem they created. PG 90 min. (2026) $176M Children’s DVD 19895290 $26.99 Collector’s Edition Blu-ray 19895291 $33.74 Collector’s Edition 4K Blu-ray 19895292 $40.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
– Detroit News
Scary Movie
Young Washington
Evil Dead Burn
The Sheep Detectives
DVD 19821436 $25.49 Blu-ray 20025438 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 19821437 $44.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
DVD 19901811 $23.24 Blu-ray 19901812 $29.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
DVD 19895288 $23.24 Blu-ray 19895289 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 20012434 $35.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
DVD Blu-ray
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris R 93 min. (2026) $108M Comedy
Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Andy Serkis, Ben Kingsley PG13 130 min. (2026) $47M Drama
Starring: Luciane Buchanan, Hunter Doohan, Souheila Yacoub R 110 min. (2026) $32M Horror
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine PG 109 min. (2026) $66M Children’s 19694245 $25.49 19694246 $30.74
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Coming Soon VIDEO
Super Troopers 3
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme When Farva’s over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny’s sister spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny’s schemes to break up the relationship, all while trying to bring down a new drug ring. R 104 min. (2026) Comedy DVD 20022497 Blu-ray 20022498 COMING SOON
One Night Only
Starring: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke R 102 min. (2026) Comedy DVD 20025454 Blu-ray 20025455 COMING SOON 4
The Wrong Girls
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Cate Blanchett R 99 min. (2026) Comedy DVD 20025458 Blu-ray 20025459 COMING SOON
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The Brink of War
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, J.K. Simmons PG 117 min. (2026) Drama DVD 20025456 Blu-ray 20025457 COMING SOON
Insidious Out of the Further Starring: Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Lin Shaye PG13 106 min. (2026) Horror DVD 20022495 Blu-ray 20022496 COMING SOON
Coming Soon VIDEO
The End of Oak Street
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery R 100 min. (2026) Action/Adventure DVD 20025451 Blu-ray 20025452 4K Blu-ray 20025453 COMING SOON
PAW Patrol The Dino Movie
The Dog Stars
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley R 100 min. (2026) Science Fiction DVD 20022499 Blu-ray 20022500 COMING SOON
Voices of: Carter Young, McKenna Grace, Terry Crews The PAW Patrol lands on a mysterious dinosaur island after a storm, where they meet Rex, a stranded pup. When Humdinger’s reckless mining triggers a volcano, the team faces their biggest rescue mission yet. PG 88 min. (2026) Children’s DVD 20022633 4K BLU-RAY 20022634 2 Discs COMING SOON
Coyote vs. Acme
Mutiny
DVD 20025439 Blu-ray 20025440 COMING SOON
DVD 20022631 Blu-ray 20022632 COMING SOON
Starring: Will Forte, John Cena, Lana Condor PG 101 min. (2026) Children’s
Starring: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Moller R 95 min. (2026) Action/Adventure
The Magic Faraway Tree Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie PG 110 min. (2026) Action/Adventure DVD 20022635 Blu-ray 20022636 COMING SOON
Tony
Starring: Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall R 106 min. (2026) Drama Blu-ray 20025460 COMING SOON
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Must-Have TV VIDEO
Landman Season 2 Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Demi Moore In the heart of Texas, roughnecks and billionaires try to get rich quick in the oil industry. Struggling executive Tommy Norris tries to take his company to the top during the fuel boom. NR 561 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19942403 $30.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 19942402 $35.99 3 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
NCIS Season 23
Mobland Season 1
Starring: Sean Murray, Gary Cole, Katrina Law Agent Parker hunts a mob boss after the murder of his father, a case investigated by Gibbs in the 1990s is reopened, and budget cuts threaten to shutter NCIS. NR 859 min. Drama DVD 19942405 $38.24 5 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Starring: Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Joanne Froggatt Harry Da Souza, a street-smart fixer, is caught in the crossfire when two powerful crime families go to war in a battle that threatens to topple both empires. NR 472 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19942410 $30.74 3 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12
You’re Killing Me Season 1
Starring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri From a surfing priest with a dark history to a masquerade ball masking a death, this season’s murders capture the darkness and eccentricity of New Zealand’s most lethal town. NR 567 min. (2026) Drama DVD 20012484 $47.99 3 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Starring: Brooke Shields, Amalia Williamson, Tom Cavanagh A bestselling novelist and an aspiring writer join forces to solve her friend’s murder, forming an unexpected partnership as they search for the killer. TVPG 360 min. (2026) Mystery DVD 20012485 $29.24 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Tulsa King Season 3 Outlander Season 8 Starring: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton The final season of the epic drama adapted from the bestselling books by Diana Gabaldon. NR 525 min. (2026) Drama DVD 19933490 $29.99 4 Discs Blu-ray 20019996 $35.99 4 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
“Imagine a love story so profound that it endures across centuries? Outlander did and does.” - Newsday 6
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Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr Released from prison after 25 years, New York Mafia capo Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. NR 417 min. (2025) Action/Adventure DVD 19942409 $30.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 19942408 $35.99 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
“...a thoroughly tense ride nonetheless–and the best that [creator Taylor] Sheridan’s series has been so far.” - Collider
Children’s VIDEO
Pokémon Spooky Stories
A collection of spooky Pokémon stories guaranteed to deliver chills worthy of Halloween night! TVY7 215 min. Children’s DVD 19793558 $19.49
Boonie Bears Shrunk Tricks and Treats
Speed Racer Complete Series
Voices of: Rick Jay Glen, Paul Rinehart, Justin J. Wheeler Briar and Bramble are shrunk to miniature size once more, facing wild and humorous challenges. Now they must navigate their biggest adventure yet! UNK 63 min. (2024) Children’s DVD 19969887 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Cats & Dogs The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Kangaroo Kids
Starring: Branscombe Richmond, Steve Hodges, Michael G. Kehoe Thirteen-year-old orphan Johnny and a group of kids in a small town band together to save a zoo. UNK 103 min. (2026) Children’s DVD 19852278 $17.84 Blu-ray 19852279
Voices of: Jack Grimes, Katsuji Mori, Corinne Orr Teenager Go Mifune aspires to be the world’s best race-car champion with the help of his friends, family, and his father’s high-tech race car, the Mach 5. TVY7 2610 min. Children’s Blu-ray 19793549 $65.24 Collector’s Edition, 10 Discs
$23.79
Voices of: Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest. PG 82 min. (2010) Children’s Blu-ray 19960371 $24.64 2 Discs
Ruby and the Well Season 1 Starring: Zoe Wiesenthal, Kristopher Turner, Dylan Kingwell Exploring in the woods, 14-year-old Ruby discovers a magical well and learns that she is its next keeper, charged with fulfilling the local townsfolk’s unresolved wishes. TVG 440 min. (2022) Children’s DVD 19922787 $25.49 2 Discs
Shaun the Sheep Season 7 Voices of: John Sparkes, Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour Hilarious, heartwarming, farm-based comedy. From beekeeping to DIY, camping to Christmas crafting, join Shaun and his flock for 20 brand new adventures. TVG 120 min. (2025) Children’s Blu-ray 19875381 $19.49 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
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Documentaries VIDEO Shoah (French)
Starring: Simon Srebrnik, Richard Glazar, Filip Müller Claude Lanzmann’s epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses, survivors, and perpetrators. NR 556 min. (1985) (France) Documentary Blu-ray 19887819 $74.99 4 Discs Criterion Collection AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Van Gogh Of Wheat Fields and Crowded Skies Starring: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marco Goldin, Eva Rovers A new look at Van Gogh through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller. NR 90 min. (2018) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468138 $21.24 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Extraordinary People (Turkish)
Starring: Metin Akinci, Bilal Atasoy Explore unique lives shaped by creativity and tradition. A breathtaking journey through a land where hardship fuels innovation and community thrives. UNK 44 min. (2016) (Turkey) Documentary DVD 19839422 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Gauguin in Tahiti Paradise Lost (Italian) Starring: Adriano Giannini, Caroline Boyle-Turner, Paul Yeou Chichong A look into the love story between postimpressionist painter Gauguin and French Polynesia. Includes forced English subtitles. NR 90 min. (2019) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468133 $21.24 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Mussolini’s Legacy Yesterday’s Propaganda and Today’s Fake News (Italian) Starring: Gioele Dix The documentary aims to debunk false myths and historical lies concerning Mussolini and Italy’s fascist era that survive today on social media. NR 90 min. (2023) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468134 $21.24 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Water Lilies of Monet The Magic of Water and Light Starring: Elisa Lasowski, Georges Clemenceau, Claude Monet From Giverny, Musée d’Orsay, Orangerie, and Marmottan, this is a journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the Genius of Impressionism. NR 90 min. (2020) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468139 $21.24 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Bestselling nonfiction brought to life! These video productions combine engaging visuals and dynamic presentation to introduce and reinforce core concepts in a documentary style. Available only from Midwest Tape. The Book of Awakening
Starring: Mark Nepo In this bestselling guide for authentic living, learn to keep your head high, heart open, and feet grounded. UNK 52 min. Health DVD 19928155 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 23
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Profit First
Starring: Mike Michalowicz Learn a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that helps small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve profitability. UNK 75 min. Documentary DVD 19928154 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 9
Predictably Irrational
Starring: Dan Ariely Discover how hidden biases and irrational behaviors systematically influence decisions, revealing why we overpay, procrastinate, and misjudge value. UNK 101 min. How-To DVD 19928153 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 2
International Films VIDEO
The Secret Agent (Portuguese)
Starring: Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Candido In 1977, under the alias Armando, a man arrives in the Brazilian city of Recife to try to make a fresh start with his young son. However, the threat of violence immediately encroaches, while around him swirl corrupt cops, grimy hitmen, haunted exiles, and a wild urban legend that ignites a public frenzy. R 161 min. (2025) (Brazil) $4M Drama Criterion Collection DVD 19887824 $22.49 2 Discs Blu-ray 19887823 $29.99 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 19887822 $37.49 3 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Nouvelle Vague (French)
The Cleaners (French)
Starring: Guillaume Marbeck, Aubry Dullin, Zoey Deutch Behind the scenes of the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, a landmark of the French New Wave movement. R 106 min. (2025) (France) Comedy BW Criterion Collection DVD 19887827 $22.49 2 Discs, Blu-ray 19887826 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 19887825 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Starring: Robin Mannella, Tara Trotman, Alain Demaria Two thugs create a company in order to scam wealthy homeowners. After a series of mishaps, they plan their biggest con yet, but their target is a single woman in a luxurious villa. UNK 88 min. (2025) (France) Suspense/Thriller DVD 19839429 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Days and Nights in the Forest (Bengali) Starring: Sharmila Tagore, Kaberi Bose, Simi Garewal Four carefree, jaded middle-class bachelors from Calcutta head out for a holiday in the wilderness. Before long, each man undergoes his own journey of selfdiscovery. NR 116 min. (1970) (India) Drama BW Criterion Collection DVD 19887832 $22.49 Blu-ray 19887831 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 19887830 $37.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Anime VIDEO My Hero Academia Vigilantes Season 1 (Japanese)
Black Butler Emerald Witch Arc Season 4 (Japanese)
Voices of: Shuichiro Umeda, Ikumi Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Mamiya When a quirk-boosting drug spreads, college kid Koichi must team up with an aspiring idol and an unpredictable brawler to fight back. TV14 325 min. (2025) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 19895266 $61.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Voices of: J. Michael Tatum, Brina Palencia, Sarah Wiedenheft At the queen’s request, Ciel and Sebastian investigate the Werewolves’ Forest. But when Ciel falls victim to a deadly curse, Sebastian must serve a witch to obtain the cure. TV14 325 min. (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 19895265 $61.49 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 (Japanese) Voices of: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Sora Amamiya, Alejandro Saab Iska goes undercover as Sisbell’s bodyguard while she investigates a conspiracy against her family. But when the Empire is suddenly attacked, Alice must question Iska’s loyalty. TV14 300 min. (2024) (Japan) Anime Blu-ray 19895267 $54.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
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Midwest Tape Recommends VIDEO The Paper Season 1 Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei NR 288 min. (2025) Comedy DVD 19855489 $27.19 2 Discs Blu-ray 19855490 $33.14 2 Discs
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt PG13 120 min. (2026) $220M Comedy DVD 19694237 $26.99 Blu-ray 19694238 $32.24 4K Blu-ray 19694239 $38.24 2 Discs
Epic Elvis Presley in Concert Starring: Elvis Presley, James Burton, Glen D. Hardin PG13 97 min. (2026) $14M Documentary DVD 19651602 $20.24 4K Blu-ray 19651603 $32.24 2 Discs
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Project Hail Mary
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance from killing Earth’s sun, and realizes that an unexpected friendship may be the key. PG13 156 min. (2026) $344M Science Fiction DVD 19459421 $25.49 Blu-ray 19459422 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 19839373 $41.24
“…a near-miraculous fusion of smarts and heart.” – Rotten Tomatoes
Reacher Season 3
Calle Malaga (Spanish)
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Sonya Cassidy NR 388 min. (2025) Action/Adventure DVD 19839368 $30.74 2 Discs Blu-ray 19839369 $37.49 2 Discs
Starring: Carmen Maura, Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane NR 116 min. (2026) (Morocco) Drama DVD 19847096 $21.24
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Disclosure Day
Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth PG13 146 min. (2026) $117M Science Fiction Collector’s Edition DVD 19821395 $26.24 Blu-ray 19821396 $32.99 4K Blu-ray 19821397 $39.74 2 Discs
Hot New Releases | Mystery AUDIOBOOK The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026 Megan Abbott Edgar-winning author Megan Abbott selects the year’s 20 best mystery and suspense short stories for this respected annual anthology series. AB CD 12 Discs 19129743 $58.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel Lucy Foley, Agatha Christie At a remote luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps, a blizzard traps a group of guests with dark secrets, leaving Miss Marple to unravel a murder before the killer strikes again. AB CD 8 Discs 19127784 $47.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Miss Wolcott’s Ghost Louise Penny A late-night call sends Chief Inspector Gamache to Lost Nation, where a century-old corpse, a mysterious plant, and buried family secrets force him and his team to confront ghosts from the past to prevent more deaths. AB CD 11 Discs 19465807 $49.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
Do You See What I See? Peter Swanson Nicholas arrives at a mansion to find a houseful of guests who all seem to want their host dead. When a boozy Christmas gathering ends in two corpses, Nicholas must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. AB CD 12 Discs 19129199 $58.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
We Chase Shadows Richard Osman Amy, Rosie, and Steve investigate their first official case, chasing an elusive killer across Europe while suspects multiply and danger creeps closer to home. AB CD 9 Discs 19958751 $55.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Countdown to Christmas Murder Leslie Meier With her kids grown, Lucy Stone investigates suspicious online attacks and a suspicious ‘suicide,’ uncovering dark secrets that put her own life in danger this Christmas. AB CD 8 Discs 19789688 $39.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Fury in Death J. D. Robb When a brutally murdered executive exposes signs of a powerful, secretive conspiracy, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must unravel layers of rage, corruption, and hidden motives to stop a killer striking again. AB CD 11 Discs 19282647 $49.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
The French Illusion John Grisham Newlyweds Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s Parisian honeymoon turns into a nightmare when they’re kidnapped, the latest in a string of similar crimes across borders. As international intelligence agencies race to catch whoever’s responsible, a young lawyer is recruited as bait in a high-stakes operation. AB CD 9 Discs 19409434 $55.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
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Hot New Releases AUDIOBOOK
Harrowing Horrors
Dead Beat Leigh Bardugo
Please Remain Seated Marcus Kliewer
Alex Stern must battle rising demonic forces spilling into Yale and New Haven, uncovering dangerous secrets tied to both the university’s societies and her own past. As war with the underworld looms, she and her allies face threats that defy human rules. AB CD 13 Discs 19466619 $49.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Three tales of ordinary situations turning deadly: a woman boards a mysterious airline as its only passenger, a driver’s crash unleashes a predatory creature in the Pacific Northwest woods, and a first-time diver’s deep-sea expedition goes horribly wrong. AB CD 4 Discs 19690892 $57.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Chilling Thrills Birth of the Witch Nora Roberts
Double Tap Vince Flynn, Don Bentley
On her 13th birthday, Neve discovers she’s a witch bound to her ancestor’s tragic past and must master her powers to face a dangerous, growing darkness. AB CD 11 Discs 19282605 $49.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17
On his first deep-cover mission, a young Mitch Rapp infiltrates a jihadi cell to stop a kidnapped chemical weapons scientist from unleashing mass destruction—before a crisis ignites global chaos. AB CD 10 Discs 19272024 $49.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
January and July Jeff Abbott
The Taken Ones J. A. Jance
A disgraced intelligence officer and a rookie bodyguard converge on a quiet Texas town in search of the same man, only to uncover a deadly web of secrets, betrayal, and murder. AB CD 9 Discs 18888629 $45.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Mechanic Twinkle Winkleman teams up with PI J.P. Beaumont to investigate disappearing Anchorage women, uncovering a dangerous trafficking plot before more girls vanish. AB CD 12 Discs 19129985 $58.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10
Split Second Thirty-Two Switcheroo Janet Evanovich
The Munich Affair James Patterson, David Ellis
Newly married bounty hunter Stephanie Plum juggles a mysterious stalker, a violent bailjumper, and a kidnapped VIP while racing to survive the week. AB CD 6 Discs 19177915 $37.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10
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Detective Thomas Bauer risks his family pursuing evidence of Hitler’s murder, while journalist Fritz Gerlich exposes it and, decades later, professor Eleanor Robbins uncovers the deadly secret. AB CD 9 Discs 19908850 $45.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 21
Hot New Releases AUDIOBOOK
Fantasy Galinda Gregory Maguire
Mestra Madeline Miller
Before she becomes Glinda the Good Witch, Galinda is a privileged yet sheltered young girl navigating family struggles and social tensions, slowly growing into the person she is destined to become. AB CD 7 Discs 19424954 $42.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Mestra, gifted with the power to transform, sacrifices herself to sustain her father’s curse of endless hunger. As his demands grow, she must choose between devotion and her own freedom. AB CD 2 Discs 19503206 $24.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Adversary to the Villain Hannah Nicole Maehrer
In the Devil Wind Richard Kadrey
Evie is pulled toward a dangerous prophecy that may turn her into the very villain she’s feared to become. As magic falters and loyalties blur, she must decide whether to save the kingdom or embrace her darker fate. AB CD 10 Discs 19346375 $55.99
Sandman Slim James Stark gets dragged into a brewing celestial war in Heaven, uncovering betrayal and conspiracy as he races to solve a mystery draining his very life force. AB CD 12 Discs 19249988 $58.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17
Historical Fiction The Witches of Cambridge Alice Hoffman
D Neal Stephenson
At a college steeped in hidden history, two young women join a secret society of witches, only to uncover a legacy of power, persecution, and disappearances that threatens their lives and their bond. AB CD 11 Discs 18718141 $49.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
British journalist Owen Crisp-Upjohn joins a mission to secure the world’s only heavy water supply before the Nazis do, testing his honor and loyalty. AB CD 12 Discs 19129524 $58.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
Cool Machine Colson Whitehead
Queen of Lombard Street Lisa Kleypas
A furniture dealer is drawn back into crime in 1980s New York, risking everything for one last chance to protect his family. AB CD 10 Discs 19835968 $55.99
A determined Victorian economist founds a bank for women, but when her mentor faces scandal, she must choose between loyalty and justice. AB CD 10 Discs 19425084 $47.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
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Hot New Releases AUDIOBOOK
Ice Vegas Steven Barnes, Larry Niven Action On the brink of retirement, a nuclear facility security chief must team up with a deadly assassin to stop saboteurs from destroying a futuristic city and killing thousands. AB CD 7 Discs 18888626 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Take What You Can Naima Coster
Taipei Story R. F. Kuang
$45.99
Coming of Age During a summer in Taipei, a Chinese American college student navigates culture shock, grief, and family secrets, leading to a poignant search for identity and belonging. AB CD 8 Discs 19542083 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Peck & Peck Bonnie Garmus
Grim Tidings B. K. Borison
Literary Fiction A young poet in New York grapples with purpose and identity, convinced poetry can save humanity. As he navigates loss and life’s dualities, he begins to question whether there’s more than one truth. AB CD 12 Discs 19503035 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
Humor A Grim Reaper defies her role to save a soul, drawing the attention of a wary guardian angel. As their connection deepens, she must face the consequences of breaking the rules of the afterlife. AB CD 9 Discs 19424920 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
$49.99
$47.99
Multicultural Interest After reuniting to raise their daughters, lifelong friends Val and Milly confront growing class divides, strained marriages, and unresolved secrets from their past that threaten to unravel their bond. AB CD 10 Discs 19062283 $49.99
What Happens at Nightfall Lauren Willig
$47.99
Romance A woman and a widowed arborist uncover a centuriesold curse haunting a cemetery. As the supernatural closes in, she must confront a shocking tie to the past. AB CD 12 Discs 19129420 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
$58.99
Women’s Fiction Partita Barbara Kingsolver
A woman’s quiet life is upended when an old lover appears, forcing her to confront her past. As memories resurface, she must decide whether to reopen old wounds or leave them behind. AB CD 10 Discs 19503213 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
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The Women in White Sarah Pekkanen
$47.99
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When a caretaker uncovers the secrets of an isolated elderly woman, she becomes entangled in a decades-old mystery involving vanished students and forbidden experiments that refuse to stay buried. AB CD 6 Discs 19689144
The Mortons Justine Larbalestier, Scott Westerfeld
$42.99
A privileged family of elite killers sends its heirs to a secretive college where murder is tradition. But when a prodigy’s first kill unravels buried secrets, it threatens the foundations of their deadly legacy. AB CD 11 Discs 19123096 $58.99
New York Times Bestsellers AUDIOBOOK
Fiction
Nonfiction
Children’s & YA
Ransom Daniel Silva
Suicidal Empathy Gad Saad
Release Me Tahereh Mafi
Action AB CD 8 Discs 19503150 $42.99
Political Science AB CD 7 Discs 18956460 $36.99
Young Adult AB CD 7 Discs 18392453 $36.99
Love You More Emily Giffin
The Day After Brian Tyler Cohen
Change of Plans Sarah Dessen
Romance AB CD 7 Discs 19835979 $55.99
Political Science AB CD 6 Discs 18694906 $31.99
Young Adult AB CD 8 Discs 18862323 $52.99
Country People Daniel Mason
The Renoir Girls Catherine Ostler
Fake Skating Lynn Painter
Women’s Fiction AB CD 8 Discs 19835873 $48.99
History AB CD 11 Discs 19411587 $73.99
Young Adult AB CD 8 Discs 17880967 $52.99
The Romance Revival Christina Lauren
Regime Change Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan
Growing Home Beth Ferry
Humor AB CD 8 Discs 19186684 $52.99
Rocket’s Red Glare James Patterson, Matt Eversmann Suspense AB CD 7 Discs 19872013 $39.99
Political Science AB CD 14 Discs 19686023 $78.99
Strangers Belle Burden Self-Help AB CD 6 Discs 19801575 $48.99
Children’s AB CD 4 Discs 17590460 $52.99
Wombat Waiting Katherine Applegate Children’s AB CD 2 Discs 18675329 $21.99
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LibraryReads AUDIOBOOK Under Story Chloe Benjamin
Mazywood Tananarive Due
Science Fiction In Antarctica, disgraced biologist Laurel Salter investigates a mysterious phenomenon with her ex-husband, uncovering extraordinary possibilities that could rewrite time, heal old wounds, and challenge humanity’s future. AB CD 14 Discs 19958561 $64.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Horror Spanning three generations, Johnny uncovers his grandmother Mazelle’s long-hidden secret: a childhood wish granted by a lonely, angry monster lurking in the woods surrounding Mazywood. AB CD 16 Discs 19499275 $94.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Sophie, Standing There Meg Mason
Tempest Victoria Aveyard
Literary Fiction After her life unravels, book-loving Sophie finds comfort in a beloved author’s novels. When their paths unexpectedly cross, admiration deepens into something transformative and surprising. AB CD 12 Discs 19127845 $58.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Fantasy Former noblewoman turned pirate queen Cat Rose faces an imperial invasion, threatening her hardwon freedom, while elusive pirate captain Valerian Kane becomes key to survival. AB CD 14 Discs 19425011 $58.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman Deesha Philyaw
Trad Wife Sarah Langan
Literary Fiction Ambitious pastor’s wife Scharisse Freeman finally gains acceptance among elite First Ladies through a prestigious pageant, but navigating status, friendships, and ambition remains challenging. AB CD 11 Discs 19424979 $58.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
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Suspense Journalist Jenny Kaplan investigates influencer Mia Wright’s seemingly perfect trad-wife empire, only to discover disturbing secrets lurking behind the farm’s carefully curated image. AB CD 9 Discs 19499072 $68.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Hit Makers MUSIC Miranda Lambert Crisco
Rod Wave Don’t Look Down
Country Guest Artist: Chris Stapleton From dance floors and dive bars to desert highways and kitchen-table conversations, Crisco celebrates the many worlds that have always existed within country music. CD 19929346 $14.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2
Rap/Hip-Hop Blessed with a special singing voice and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Rod Wave is back with a new album. The new release from the genre-bending artist features the track Piece of Your Love. CD 19942490 $12.74 Parental Advisory
For King and Country the most beautiful colours
Lee Brice Sunriser
Religious Guest Artist: Taylor Hill Back with their most joyful and optimistic record yet, for King and Country’s the most beautiful colours is a global celebration and charge of hope in the midst of great difficulty. CD 19895351 $11.89 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Country Lee Brice’s 16-song release pays tribute to early risers and those finishing long nights. It offers hopeful, resilient reflections on love, faith, family, and heartbreak. CD 19482554 $8.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
Kenny Chesney Silver Sands Marina
YG The Gentlemen’s Club
Country On his 21st album, country music star Kenny Chesney digs deep into his creative spirit to craft songs filled with plenty of positive vibes. CD 19933470 $10.49 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
Rap/Hip-Hop Following a digital release in June, YG’s hit album is now available on CD. CD 20042470 $6.74 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
Leon Bridges Happiness Anytime
Riley Green That’s Just Me
Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Lydia Kitto Leon Bridges’s fifth studio album was created with a focus on feeling, storytelling, and vocal performance. It draws inspiration from Afrobeat, Brazilian music, soul, disco, and South American rhythms. CD 20012843 $13.59 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
Country Written and recorded during a pivotal year in his life and amid the biggest tour of his career, That’s Just Me is a deeply personal body of work that showcases Riley Green’s strength as a songwriter. CD 19929347 $15.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Five Finger Death Punch Legacy
Luke Bryan Signs
Pop/Rock Ten records. Two decades. Heavier than ever. Legacy celebrates 20 years of Five Finger Death Punch with some of the most aggressive, dynamic, and ambitious music of the band’s career. CD 19968391 $16.14 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Country Luke Bryan returns with Signs, featuring the hits Country and She Knows It and Fish Hunt Golf Drink. It is a collection of the moments that shape a life. CD 19810669 $11.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
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Hot New Releases MUSIC Rodrigo y Gabriela OurHome Latin OurHome is an album by Rodrigo y Gabriela that returns to acoustic instrumentation and was self-produced in a Tokyo studio. It reflects experiences from the duo’s journeys to Japan. CD 19913941 $14.44 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Beck Ride Lonesome Pop/Rock Beck returns with his first album of all-new material since 2019’s Hyperspace. Harkening back to the rich, atmospheric sounds of Morning Phase and Sea Change, the album reunites Beck with musicians from those acclaimed releases. CD 20010710 $14.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
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Anthrax Cursum Perficio Pop/Rock Heavy metal titans Anthrax unleash their long-awaited 12th full-length studio album. It marks the band’s first record in 10 years since 2016’s For All Kings, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. CD 19819516 $16.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Alabama Shakes I Must Be Dreaming
Dustin Lynch Setlist Staples: 10 #1s
Pop/Rock I Must Be Dreaming is the first new album from Alabama Shakes in more than a decade. The album expands on their 2015 album Sound & Color’s unfettered exploration, leaning toward a viscerally charged form of psychedelic soul. CD 19963039 $12.74
Country Collected here in a sequence inspired by the flow of a live Dustin Lynch show, these 10 number ones showcase the evolution of an artist who has stayed true to himself while continually finding new ways to connect with listeners. CD 19978568 $16.99
Lauren Alaina Stages
beabadoobee Pylon
Country Guest Artists: Tyler Suddeth, Chase Matthew Country superstar Lauren Alaina presents her new album Stages. The 16 songs include the previously released tracks Those Kind of Women; Household; All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew); Little Things; and Heaven Sent. CD 19952379 $14.99
Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Hayley Williams, Chino Moreno Beabadoobee returns with her fourth studio album. Written on the road, Pylon touches on classic grunge, Midwest emo, and ‘90s radio rock, zeroing in on a sound that is both more intense and more direct than any of her previous records. CD 19916680 $15.29 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Ken Carson Xperiment
Lauren Watkins If I’m Being Honest
Rap/Hip-Hop Following a digital release in July, Ken Carson’s album comes to CD. The album includes the track deaf note, which features Playboi Carti. CD 19963113 $15.99 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Country Lauren Watkins returns with her third studio album, featuring 12 songs. CD 20018573 $14.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
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Hot New Releases MUSIC Chaka Khan Chakzilla R&B Guest Artists: Sia, Lenny Kravitz The highly anticipated return of global music icon Chaka Khan is here. With 10 tracks produced by Greg Kurstin and co-written by Sia, Chakzilla is an impactful statement from an artist celebrating a landmark year. CD 19887784 $15.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Tove Lo Estrus Pop/Rock Tove Lo’s sixth studio album is an emo chic moment, leaning into the contradictions that have long defined her work–euphoria and melancholy, desire and doubt–without trying to resolve them. CD 19815900 $15.29 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
Carly Rae Jepsen Day and Night Pop/Rock The new album from Carly Rae Jepsen features 24 new songs, including On Wires. CD 19909618 $23.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 18
The Linda Lindas GOTTA GET OUT
Rapsody God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops
Pop/Rock Guest Artist: Hayley Williams The Linda Lindas’ third album captures the urgent, restless energy of breaking free to discover a bold, new identity. The record evolves their signature Gen-Z punk grit with adventurous synth textures and anthemic, sing-along grooves. CD 19968389 $10.19
Rap/Hip-Hop Rapsody’s much-anticipated fifth studio album, God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops, features her powerful new single, God Gotta Afro, and further solidifies her place as one of hiphop’s greatest storytellers. CD 20010711 $14.99 Parental Advisory
Jim James Wowed Out
Carly Pearce Honest Woman
Pop/Rock After unearthing a vast archive of music he’d composed for two major film-scoring projects in the early 2010s, Jim James experienced a sudden rush of inspiration and transformed those fragments into an immersive work of soulful psychedelia. CD 19913942 $12.74
Country With her fifth studio album, Honest Woman, Grammy, CMA, and ACM Award-winning country star Carly Pearce embraces every aspect of who she was, is, and will become through narrative-driven storytelling and a sonic return to form. CD 19943829 $15.99
Lizz Wright & Kenny Banks Sr. Nearness
Brian Fallon Not Bad for New Jersey
Jazz Nearness explores the intersection of jazz standards, sacred spirituals, and personal memories with themes of endurance, joy, and transformation. CD 19929363 $15.29 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Lori McKenna, Brandon Flowers Eleven tracks of high-energy, power-popleaning rock about underdogs turning setbacks into rocket fuel. CD 19883090 $16.14
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Hot New Releases MUSIC Christopher Lennertz & Matt Bowen The Best of The Boys Original Score Soundtracks Guest Artists: Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Aimee Proal A two-disc CD collection celebrating the hit series, featuring an original score by Emmy Award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen and original songs performed by the cast. CD 19832131 $21.24 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
Pop/Rock Written in London, developed live on the road across the east coast of North America, and recorded in Manchester, The Age of Everything captures the energy and tensions of the city. CD 19887785 $15.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2
Bonobo Distance in Static
Natalie Imbruglia Algorithm
Pop/Rock Guest Artists: Arooj Aftab, Joy Crookes Simon Green’s work centers on the duality between live performance and DJ practice, combining introspective composition with club-oriented elements while expanding beyond his previous artistic boundaries. CD 19875456 $14.44 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 11
Pop/Rock Algorithm finds Natalie Imbruglia in a new era: one of empowerment, freedom, and creative fulfillment. The pop icon’s first album in five years is a tour de force, a deeply personal record to remind fans why they fell in love with her. CD 19952336 $20.39 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
The Cranberries Live at the London Astoria II, 1994
Meshell Ndegeocello Synonym
Pop/Rock In 1994, while on tour promoting their breakthrough debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, the Cranberries made a stop at the historic London Astoria II. Now this show is available for the first time in audio form. CD 19978606 $14.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
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Johnny Marr The Age of Everything
R&B Guest Artists: Cynthia Erivo, Robert Glasper Meshell Ndegeocello returns with Synonym, featuring stunning duets on beloved songs that span genres, moods, and eras. CD 20018572 $14.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2
Bloc Party Anatomy of a Brief Romance
Nessa Barrett Tough Love
Pop/Rock Bloc Party’s place in hearts and minds was never up for debate, but the past four years have reaffirmed that position and simultaneously ignited a new passion with fans young and old. CD 19815899 $15.29 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 11
Pop/Rock Nessa Barrett’s third album is a sonic dark romantic experience. Each song represents different forms of romance, diving into the darkest and toughest parts of love itself. CD 20010720 $12.74 Parental Advisory AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 25
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The Dreadful
Starring: Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden Set in medieval England, Anne and her domineering motherin-law Morwen struggle to survive on the outskirts of society. But when a man from Anne’s past returns from war, a curse begins to take shape through a mysterious knight and threatens to destroy them all. R 93 min. (2026) Horror DVD 20021833 $22.49
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Running on Empty
Starring: Lucy Hale, Keir Gilchrist, Jay Pharoah A quirky young man whose life is stuck in neutral embarks on an adventure to give his life purpose and finds true love in this hilarious and high-spirited romantic comedy. R 91 min. (2024) Comedy DVD 19832063 $13.49
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Keb’ Mo’ The Breakdown
Concord Records • Blues Guests: Take 6, Soweto Gospel Choir Five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ is a living legend in the blues space. He has been consistently releasing beautiful, well-produced records for 30 years. The Breakdown finds him in a new, more intimate space. This record narrows the spotlight on Keb’ and his songwriting skills. Aside from two tracks that have guest vocals, the rest of the album is focused on Keb’ and his guitar. CD 19848816 $13.99
Laurie Berkner A Laurie Berkner Halloween
The Revivalists Get It Honest
Beartooth Pure Ecstasy
Two Tomatoes • Children’s A Laurie Berkner Halloween treats little tricksters to an assortment of songs Laurie has written through the years, plus several brandnew releases that celebrate the fun of Halloween and the fall season for young children. CD 19978598 $10.99
Concord Records Pop/Rock Produced by Rich Costey, the New Orleans band captures its live spark in a tight, soulful collection that moves effortlessly from driving rock pulses to reflective moments. Blending rock, soul, and rhythm with confidence, the album flows naturally and sounds purposeful, authentic, and unmistakably their own. CD 19686075 $12.99 Parental Advisory
Fearless Records Pop/Rock Pure Ecstasy, the sixth Beartooth album and the first with Fearless Records, is part reinvention, part evolution. The entire album turns the creative prism on all sides, catching the band at many angles: ferocity and vulnerability, swagger and self-reckoning, the bruise and the breakthrough. This chapter is both devastating and empowering, hope and wreckage held in the same fists. CD 19819137 $12.99 Parental Advisory
Mastodon Marrow Deep
Kodaline We Were Only Young
The Plot in You The Plot in You
Loma Vista Recordings Pop/Rock Equal parts crushing and cathartic, Marrow Deep finds Grammy winners Mastodon pushing their sound into new depths without sacrificing what makes them one of heavy music’s most forwardthinking forces. Mastodon channels profound grief into one of the most emotionally charged albums of their storied career. It’s a 12-song testament of the effect those close to us can have on our lives, effects that can extend well beyond the time we have with them. CD 20010709 $14.99
Fantasy • Pop/Rock After over a decade together, beloved Irish band Kodaline closes a chapter with We Were Only Young, their fifth and final studio album. The title comes from the track of the same name: a bittersweet reflection on looking back at better times. “Like most songs I write, it comes from something real,” says lead singer Steve Garrigan. “That feeling of being part of something special...In some ways, it reflects the journey we’ve been on together.” Written entirely by Garrigan, a first for the band, We Were Only Young stands as the perfect farewell from one of the most compelling indie-pop bands of their generation. CD 19875455 $12.99
Fearless Records Pop/Rock Rather than follow a traditional album rollout, the Plot in You spent the past two years rewriting the playbook. Beginning with Divide in October 2022, the band released songs in three-track volumes that have already amassed over 260M Spotify streams. Now the story comes full circle with the self-titled album, featuring new singles You Get One and Carved. CD 19686068 $12.99 Parental Advisory
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Hermanos Gutiérrez Los Ojos del Condor
Easy Eye Sound • World Hermanos Gutiérrez present a new world of sound, leaving behind the cosmos for the coastal mist of Lima, Peru, where the brothers’ lineage takes root. Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez craft an odyssey through lush musical soundscapes, trading the wide-open canyons of the American West for the rhythmic pulses of South America. CD 19848815 $12.99
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Boney James A Simple Man
Concord Jazz • R&B Four-time Grammy Award nominee Boney James returns with a brandnew album. CD 20042670 $13.99
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Chelsea Wolfe The Dark Concord Music Group, Inc. Pop/Rock Chelsea Wolfe enters a new era, shaped by sobriety, transformation, and confronting inner shadows. Written after deep self-examination, it moves through darkness rather than away from it, sharpening her blend of mysticism, memory, grief, and desire into something heavier, more immediate. CD 20030016 $12.99
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Boonie Bears The Adventurers The Plane Escape
Boonie Bears Shrunk Tricks and Treats
Strange Events Season 1
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Kung Fu Masters Zodiac Way Season 7
Kung Fu Masters Zodiac Way Season 8
Wolfmen
Starring: Joseph S. Lambert, Paul Rinehart, Justin J. Wheeler Briar and Bramble find themselves aboard a plane headed for danger. With quick thinking and teamwork, they must escape and save the day. UNK 73 min. (2020) Children’s DVD 20076221 $16.99
Starring: Paul Rinehart, Kara Mackey, Ben Bostick Get the full seventh season of this animated series from the producers of Boonie Bears. It’s Kung Fu Masters: Zodiac Way Season 7! UNK 500 min. (2018) Children’s DVD 19969886 $25.49
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Starring: Rick Jay Glen, Paul Rinehart, Justin J. Wheeler Briar and Bramble are shrunk to miniature size once more, facing wild and humorous challenges. Now they must navigate their biggest adventure yet! UNK 63 min. (2024) Children’s DVD 19969887 $16.99
Starring: Paul ‘Maxx’ Rinehart, Kara Mackey, Ben Bostick Get the full eighth season of this animated series from the producers of Boonie Bears. It’s Kung Fu Masters: Zodiac Way Season 8! UNK 240 min. (2018) Children’s DVD 20076159 $25.49
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 13
Secret Agent Dog No Time to Shed
Starring: Aidan McCreary, Bruce Michaels, Rich Daigle When the decoding device BARKode goes missing, suspicion falls on the villainous panther Sharposky. Major Oddball calls Secret Agent Dog out of retirement to recover it and save the Canine Intelligence Agency. UNK 71 min. (2021) Children’s DVD 20076222 $16.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Starring: Pilar Boyle, Paula Carruega, Sergio Beron In a monster-haunted world, nightmares awaken. Strange Events Season 1 unleashes paranormal terrors: ghostly hauntings, bizarre rituals, insane entities. UNK 120 min. (2025) Horror DVD 20076224 $25.49
Starring: Ethan Blackwell This documentary explores the wolfmen myth and the eerie line between man and beast that still haunts our forests, literature, and imagination today. UNK 100 min. (2025) Documentary DVD 20076223 $16.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Closer Than We Think Season 1
Starring: BC Fourteen Closer Than We Think Season 1 explores the similarities between infamous serial killers and classic monsters. From Charles Manson and Ted Bundy to werewolves and Dracula, this documentary series is as fascinating as it is horrifying. These killers and monsters share different worlds. But, as we’ll soon discover...they’re closer than we think. UNK 200 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 19969885 $25.49
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Bonksters’ Gross Science Halloween Gross-Out Starring: Simon Hill, Jonathon Carley, KJ Schrock Join the Bonksters’ for a lesson in gross science. This time they’re going to investigate some really fun topics such as Halloween! Get ready for a hilarious learning adventure with Bonksters’ Gross Science: Halloween Gross-Out. UNK 60 min. (2025) Children’s DVD 19969884 $21.24
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Strange Events Season 2
Starring: Connor Carthy, Emily Coatman, Sienna Stass Nightmares evolve in a creature-crawling reality. Strange Events Season 2 ramps up the insane: interdimensional rifts, vengeful apparitions, monstrous hybrids. UNK 120 min. (2026) Horror DVD 20076160 $25.49
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 6
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Shaun the Sheep
Season 7
Starring: John Sparkes, Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour Aardman favorite Shaun the Sheep is back making mischief on Mossy Bottom Farm in this new season. Hilarious, heartwarming, farm-based comedy; from beekeeping to DIY, camping to Christmas crafting, join Shaun and his flock for 20 brand new adventures. TVG 120 min. (2025) Children’s Blu-ray 19875381 $19.49
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
The Isolate Thief
Starring: Philip McDermott Young, Sean Bean, Joe Pantoliano One bitter-cold winter during the Civil War, a young woman becomes the lone caretaker of a remote Union Army outpost. When a stash of stolen gold falls into her lap, a gang of vicious outlaws comes looking for it. As they turn her home into a battleground, she must stay one step ahead of them in order to survive. UNK 95 min. (2026) Western DVD 19875378 $17.99
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ChaO
Starring: Hiromi Kawakami, Kenta Miyake, Taro Nikuguso Stephan has big ideas to save the sea. But his life explodes into ecstatic chaos when mermaid princess Chao proposes marriage out of the blue. Between shopping sprees, giant robots, and actual fireworks, the unlikely pair unlock their true feelings. Crafted over seven years by STUDIO4°C and veteran animator Yasuhiro Aoki, ChaO is a genre-defying delight bursting with color and character. UNK 90 min. (2025) Anime Blu-ray 19875379 $23.99
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Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Mina Kavani A professor in revolutionary Iran gathers her most dedicated female students to study banned literary classics. Based on Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir. NR 107 min. (2024) Drama DVD 20049605 $22.99
A packed Friday-night screening of Breathless starring Richard Gere turns into a nightmare for a struggling cinema owner. As events unfold in real time, the escalating chaos ultimately unites the audience and leads him to the most rewarding moment of his life. UNK 90 min. (2025) Drama DVD 20049604 $22.99
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Mindscape
Starring: Mark Strong, Taissa Farmiga, Brian Cox Possessing the extraordinary ability to navigate human memories, a specialist investigates the mind of a brilliant 16-yearold girl whose disturbing behavior raises a troubling question: is she inherently dangerous, or the victim of a hidden past? R 99 min. (2013) Drama Blu-ray 20049610 $29.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
Careful
Starring: Kyle McCulloch, Gosia Dobrowolska, Sarah Neville The inhabitants of a secluded mountain village must live with extreme caution, knowing that even the slightest disturbance could trigger a deadly avalanche. As longsuppressed emotions and complicated family bonds surface, a series of destructive relationships sets the community on a path toward disaster. NR 100 min. (1992) Comedy Blu-ray 20049608 $29.99
Jesus Christ Superstar
Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ’s life told in an anachronistic manner. UNK 106 min. (1973) Musical Blu-ray 20049607 $29.99 Special Edition 4K Blu-ray 20049606 $44.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
Peter Asher Everywhere Man
Bulletproof
2 Discs
Starring: Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan Two criminals, Keats and Moses, end their friendship when Keats turns out to be an undercover cop. Many years later, the two are forced to work together when Keats is assigned to protect Moses as a witness. R 84 min. (1996) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 20049662 $24.99 Special Edition 4K Blu-ray 20049663 $44.99
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Brit Noir Collection IV
Starring: Peter Asher, Steve Martin, Eric Idle The extraordinary life of Peter Asher, pop star, producer, manager, and confidant to legends such as Paul McCartney, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt. UNK 117 min. (2025) Biographical DVD 20049609 $22.99
Starring: George Nader, Richard Attenborough, Michael Craig The collection includes: The Teckman Mystery (1954); Time Is My Enemy (1954); and They Can’t Hang Me (1955). NR 229 min. Crime Blu-ray 20049661 $49.99 2 Discs
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A Game for Six Lovers
(French) Starring: Bernadette Lafont, Francoise Brion A cynical drama about upperclass indolence, betrayal, sex, and romance. UNK 84 min. (1962) (France) Comedy DVD 15462673 $29.99 Blu-ray 19852252 $36.99
Fiume O Morte! (Croatian) The bizarre story of the 16-month fascist occupation of the city of Fiume. UNK 112 min. (2025) (Croatia) Documentary DVD 19826153 $29.99
Life Is Life (Italian) Starring: Virginia Raffaele A Sardinian shepherd refuses to sell his land to a real estate developer. UNK 121 min. (2025) (Italy) Comedy DVD 20016409 $26.99
The Divine Sarah Bernhardt (French)
Starring: Sandrine Kiberlain The remarkable life of the world’s first international celebrity. UNK 98 min. (2024) (France) Drama DVD 19456215 $26.99
Good Manners
(Portuguese) Starring: Isabel Zuaa, Marjorie Estiano An unexpected and wild werewolf movie unlike any other. UNK 135 min. (2017) (Brazil) Horror DVD 12217817 $26.99 Blu-ray 19942381 $36.99
The Most Precious of Cargoes (French)
Narrated by: Jean-Louis Trintignant In striking animation from director Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist), a Jewish infant is abandoned in the woods during WWII. UNK 81 min. (2024) (France) Animated DVD 19793365 $26.99
The Secret Agent
Days and Nights in the Forest (Bengali)
Starring: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Subhendu Chatterjee One of Satyajit Ray’s greatest achievements, this elegantly complex tale about four friends embarking on a weekend road trip—starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore—deconstructs the masculine ego and India’s fraught class divisions. NR 116 min. (1970) (India) Drama DVD 19887832 $22.49 Blu-ray 19887831 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 19887830 $37.49 2 Discs
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“Represents the epitome of Ray’s talents—his ability to divine universal meaning from observations of local behavior.” – Chicago Reader Nouvelle Vague
(French) Starring: Guillaume Marbeck, Aubry Dullin, Zoey Deutch Richard Linklater’s enthralling love letter to cinematic maverick JeanLuc Godard—about the making of Breathless on the streets of Paris—captures the intoxicating joy of being young, breaking all the rules, and making art without boundaries. R 106 min. (2025) (France) Comedy DVD 19887827 $22.49 Blu-ray 19887826 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 19887825 $37.49
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
“One of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive...The Secret Agent will take you places movies rarely go.” – RogerEbert.com
Two Prosecutors
2 Discs 2 Discs
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“Agile, witty, elegant...Nouvelle Vague is film as invitation—the best kind of film.” – Time Magazine Three Films by Leos Carax (French)
Starring: Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche, Michel Piccoli Leos Carax’s first three features—including Denis Lavant and Juliette Binoche—are ecstatically sensorial and deliriously romantic tales of outsiders, criminals, and doomed lovers living on the edge that blaze with the whirlwind abandon of youth NR 349 min. (1984-1991) (France) Romance Blu-ray 19887829 $74.99 3 Discs 4K Blu-ray 19887828 $93.74 6 Discs
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 29
(Portuguese) Starring: Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Cândido Wagner Moura stars as a man on the run at the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s electrifying period thriller, a kaleidoscopic epic teeming with life and love for those who refuse to submit to systems of oppression. R 161 min. (2025) (Brazil) Drama DVD 19887824 $22.49 2 Discs Blu-ray 19887823 $29.99 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 19887822 $37.49 3 Discs
“[Carax’s] films blaze across the screen and leave an enduring impression on the mind’s eye.” – Kent Jones
(Russian) Starring: Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, Anatoli Beliy Set at the height of the Great Purge and drenched in the paranoia of Stalin’s police state, Sergei Loznitsa’s latest triumph is a chilling, Kafkaesque thriller about the impunity of power and the horrors of totalitarianism. NR 118 min. (2025) (Germany) Drama DVD 19887821 $18.74 Blu-ray 19887820 $22.49
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
“An instant classic...[A] novelistic, confidently imagined investigative drama.” – New York Times Shoah (French) Starring: Simon Srebrnik, Richard Glazar, Filip Müller Over a decade in the making, Claude Lanzmann’s nine-hour-plus opus is a monumental investigation of the Holocaust— assembled from the firstperson testimonies of survivors and witnesses— and one of the most important cinematic works of all time. NR 556 min. (1985) (France) Documentary Blu-ray 19887819 $74.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
4 Discs
“A totalizing work of cinema...Shoah told what was, what really happened, [and] we’re encouraged to fill in the blanks.” – Village Voice
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WARNER BROS. & UNIVERSAL | Popular New Releases
Supergirl
Starring: Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, Matthias Schoenaerts When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice. PG13 120 min. (2026) Action/Adventure DVD 19821431 $26.99 Blu-ray 19821432 $33.74 4K Blu-ray 19821433 $40.49
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Evil Dead Burn
Starring: Luciane Buchanan, Hunter Doohan, Souheila Yacoub Evil Dead Burn unleashes the franchise’s most savage and terrifying ride to date with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic mayhem. After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites, turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell, she comes to discover that the vows she took in life...live on even in death. R 110 min. (2026) Horror DVD 19895288 $23.24 Blu-ray 19895289 $29.99 4K Blu-ray 20012434 $35.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Minions & Monsters
Starring: Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Allison Janney Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of summer 2024’s funniest comedy, Despicable Me 4, Illumination expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter, featuring all-new characters, in the biggest global animated franchise in history: Minions & Monsters. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous, and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world, and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created. PG 90 min. (2026) Children’s DVD 19895290 $26.99 Blu-ray 19895291 $33.74 4K Blu-ray 19895292 $40.49 2 Discs
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
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Popular New Releases | WARNER BROS. & UNIVERSAL
Young Washington
Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Andy Serkis, Ben Kingsley In the rugged wilderness of colonial America, young George Washington finds himself deep in enemy territory, navigating lies, shifting alliances, and the violent collision of empires. When the orders fall apart, and the shots are fired, Washington must decide who to trust and how far he’s willing to go, not for glory, but for the leader he must become. PG13 130 min. (2026) Drama DVD 19901811 $23.24 Blu-ray 19901812 $29.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Batman Knightfall Part 1
Starring: Lewton Majesie When the villain Bane comes to Gotham City and releases the criminals imprisoned in Arkham Asylum, Batman is pushed to his breaking point. R 79 min. (2026) Action/Adventure DVD 19875392 $26.99 Blu-ray 20025435 $34.49 4K Blu-ray 20025434 $43.49
You’re Killing Me Season 1
Starring: Brooke Shields, Amalia Williamson, Tom Cavanagh Set in a quaint New England town, this brand-new mystery series follows bestselling novelist Allie, who forms an unlikely alliance with a podcaster to find the killer of a close friend. TVPG 360 min. (2026) Mystery DVD 20012485 $29.24 2 Discs
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AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Faces of Death
The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 12
Starring: Barbie Ferreira, Dacre Montgomery, Josie Totah A woman, employed as a website content moderator, comes across a series of violent videos reproducing death scenes from a film. R 98 min. (2026) Horror DVD 20012482 $19.49 Blu-ray 20012483 $26.24
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Starring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Jarod Rawiri Detectives Mike Shepherd, Kristin Sims, and Daniel Chalmers continue to grapple with the small town’s evergrowing murder rate. From attempted alien abductions to a surfing priest with a dark history, a masquerade ball masking a death, a historical railway leading to a dead bride, a killer ukulele, and a stolen family heirloom leaving blood on the hands of Ray and Trudy Neilson, this season’s murders once again capture the darkness, humor, and eccentricity of New Zealand’s most lethal town. NR 567 min. (2026) Drama DVD 20012484 $47.99 3 Discs
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
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Hot New Releases and Fascinating Documentaries In the Company of Wolves An American Journey
Dolly Parton Here I Am
Starring: Dolly Parton The undisputed queen of country music, Dolly Parton has had one of the most stellar careers of any living musician. Dolly herself lets us in on her fondest memories, her influences, and her process. With unprecedented access to Dolly, and archive footage from concerts and interviews spanning her career, marvel at the spirit, soul, and hard work of an artist who has inspired countless others. UNK 90 min. Biographical DVD 20069309 $33.14
Starring: Jeff Bridges Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges narrates the stunning journey of wolves and other animals as co-travelers through American history. Throughout all our eras, they have always reflected a deeper story of who we are as a nation, and who we might yet become. TVG 83 min. (2026) Documentary DVD 20043738 $17.84 Blu-ray 20043739 $22.94
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
A Game of Double Standards
NOVA Return to the Moon
Africa’s Great Civilizations
Real Love The Story of International Beatleweek
Married to Comics
Infinitely Polar Bear
Starring: Sepp Blatter, Bonita Mersiades, Danyel Reiche This documentary explores the storm around Qatar’s 2022 World Cup, highlighting how global media shaped narratives of corruption, labor rights, and culture, asking if Qatar was truly at fault or unfairly singled out by politics and double standards. NR 87 min. Documentary DVD 20016509 $18.69
Follow the history of Liverpool’s International Beatleweek since its inception in the late 1970s. The festival gained notable attention following the death of John Lennon, and served as a pilgrimage and shrine to his memory. The crew goes through in-depth interviews, tours of Liverpool’s historic Cavern Club, and all the moving parts, artists, and musicians that bring together a yearly festival to celebrate the Beatles. TV14 85 min. (2026) Documentary DVD 20012441 $22.09 Blu-ray 20012442 $27.19
La Lucha Getting Schooled in America
Starring: Danny Trejo, Sonya Ramsey, Craig Beswick La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the film challenges us to rethink education from the ground up. NR 79 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 20043684 $24.64
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Starring: Craig Sechler A half-century after Apollo, the Artemis missions aim to bring astronauts back to the moon and establish a lunar space station. Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on the perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon. UNK 55 min. (2026) S.T.E.A.M. DVD 19939697 $33.14
Starring: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a journey through 200,000 years of history, in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. TVPG 360 min. (2017) Documentary DVD 19958434 $38.24 2 Discs
Starring: Carol Tyler, Justin Green Laying their personal lives bare in comics, Justin Green and Carol Tyler pioneered and set the bar for one of comics’ most important genres. In 1972, Justin changed the course of comics with one of the earliest examples of an autobiographical comic. Carol was drawn to Justin, sparking a romance and marriage. For years Carol worked to distinguish herself in comics. But when their marriage is put to the ultimate test, they separate, and Carol forges a new path of comics self-discovery. NR 115 min. (2023) Documentary DVD 20043733 $17.84
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Zoë Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky While most fathers spend their days at work, Cam is more likely to be found working on one of his many half-completed projects. As he recovers from a manic breakdown, his wife Maggie enters an out-of-state graduate school program in the hopes of building a better life for her family. Cam agrees to become the primary caregiver for his spirited young daughters and quickly finds himself in over his head. R 88 min. (2014) Comedy DVD 19978107 $26.34
Portrait of the Queen
A Winter’s Song
Queen Elizabeth II was the most photographed, the most loved, and the most talked-about woman on the planet. A cinematic portrayal of the queen from the lenses of the queen’s photographers with the captivating narration of Charles Dance. NR 80 min. (2022) Documentary DVD 20025464 $19.54 Blu-ray 20025465 $22.94
Starring: Edgar Damatian, Judah McFadden, Nerses Avetisyan A struggling musician takes a leap of faith, traveling to her father’s homeland of Armenia. Immersed in its rich culture, music, and traditions, a journey of selfdiscovery challenges her heart and dreams, changing her life forever. NR 85 min. (2025) Comedy DVD 19848830 $16.99 Blu-ray 19848831 $21.24
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Silent Echo Liv Constantine
Dawn of the North Demi Winters
Suspense A grieving mother spots her supposedly dead son online and risks everything to uncover the truth and bring him home. AB CD 3 Discs 19492070 $34.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 27
Action Separated sisters wield dangerous magic, confront a tyrant king and awakening god, and unite to save their realm from darkness. AB CD 18 Discs 19492727 $49.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
Morsels Abe Moss
The Vanilla Killer Peter Boland
Horror When meeting her boyfriend’s wealthy family, Connie uncovers sinister secrets beneath their charming facade and faces a fight for survival. AB CD 7 Discs 19492230 $39.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 6
Mystery Three retired charity-shop volunteers investigate a notorious unsolved murder after poison letters threaten Bella and her suspicious ice-cream-van purchase. AB CD 8 Discs 19492288 $39.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Romance Fated to the Wolf Prince April L. Moon
Treasured Elayna R. Gallea
A shy psi wolf attends a global mating gathering, discovers unexpected powers, and clashes with destiny when her fated mate appears. AB CD 8 Discs 19492297 $39.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 2
Fugitive lovers Sebastian and Luna race to stop a vampire queen, break a deadly bond, and fulfill a looming prophecy. AB CD 12 Discs 19489683 $39.99 AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 4
In the Shadows J. A. Owenby
Blizzards and Bastards C. M. Stunich
Ella attracts a notorious killer’s fixation, becoming entwined in a dark, dangerous connection that blurs nightmare and destiny for her. AB CD 10 Discs 19492595 $39.99 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 16
After mishaps and a blizzard, a struggling bookseller is stranded with a famous band, forming unexpected connections over holidays together. AB CD 7 Discs 19492222 $34.99 AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 6
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Everyone Calls Me Mike (French)
Starring: Pierre Lottin Jean, Isabelle, and her son Damien leave everything behind to sail around the world. While docked in Djibouti, Jean invites Mike, a resourceful taxi driver, to join them on board. Days later, when Somali pirates attack, Mike shoots the captain, saving the family. Stranded at sea with their radio destroyed, relief quickly gives way to suspicion. Why is Mike carrying a gun, and can he be trusted? TVMA 96 min. (2026) Mystery DVD 20020090 $21.24
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Destination Moon
Starring: Tom Powers, Dick Wesson, Warner Anderson Produced by Academy Award winner George Pal, Destination Moon (1950) is the groundbreaking science-fiction classic that launched Hollywood into the Space Age. When a team of daring American industrialists and scientists defies government hesitation to build the world’s first privately funded rocket, they embark on a perilous journey to the moon. Cult favorite Flight to Mars (1951) also included. TVY7 91 min. Science Fiction Blu-ray 20020092 $27.19
A Bay of Blood
Starring: Leopoldo Trieste, Isa Miranda, Claudine Auger When a wealthy countess is murdered, it will lead to the systematic slaughter of ruthless developers, greedy heirs, and bad neighbors in ‘a film of unbridled ferocity that still shocks today’ (Mondo Digital). Also known as Blood Bath, Twitch of the Death Nerve, Carnage, and Last House on the Left Part II, it features landmark gore effects by three-time Oscar winner Carlo Rambaldi (Alien). TVMA 84 min. (1972) Horror Blu-ray 20020101 $29.74 2 Discs 4K Blu-ray 20020100 $50.99 4 Discs
Disco Italiana
Death Warrant
The Music Machine
New York, New York
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Robert Guillaume, Cynthia Gibb An undercover cop enters a violent prison to investigate a series of inmate deaths, uncovering a deadly organharvesting conspiracy. As danger closes in, he must survive brutal fights and take down a killer known as the Sandman in this gritty, action-packed thriller. R 89 min. (1990) Action/Adventure 4K Blu-ray 20020104 $42.49 Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
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Starring: Johnny Wade, Mandy Perryment, Gary Shail Immediately after Saturday Night Fever swept the world, the ‘discosploitation’ genre was born. And in the UK’s first polyester imitator, director Ian Sharp (The Final Option) crafts a gritty time capsule of late ‘70s London in which an unemployed bloke (Gerry Sundquist of Don’t Open Till Christmas) tries to win the big dance competition at Camden Town’s iconic club, the Music Machine. TV14 91 min. (1979) Drama Blu-ray 20020095 $25.49
Starring: Mauro Frittella, Gianni Medici, Zora Kerova Severin Films is struttingly proud to resurrect this trio of Italian discosploitation classics, on disc for the first time ever: American Fever boldly confronts a young man’s disco dreams. Grease Rock fearlessly blends comedy, action, drama, surreal dance-offs, and non-stop music. And in John Travolto: The Face with 2 Left Feet, a wallflower goofily pursues a disco DJ with help from his friends. TV14 324 min. (1978) Comedy Blu-ray 20020096 $63.74 4 Discs
Starring: Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli In post-WWII New York, a brash saxophonist and an aspiring singer fall in love while chasing fame. As their careers take off, their relationship is tested by ambition, jealousy, and the pressures of show business in this sweeping musical drama set against the backdrop of 1940s jazz and Broadway dreams directed by Martin Scorsese. PG 163 min. (1977) Drama 4K Blu-ray 20020103 $42.49 Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs
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Red Sorghum
(Mandarin) Starring: Rujun Teng, Gong Li, Wen Jiang Shangdong, China, late 1930s. A girl named Jiu’er is sent by her parents to marry an old man who owns a failing sorghum wine distillery. When the old man dies under mysterious circumstances, Jiu’er must take over the business, and her tenacity quickly gains the love and support of the rough but kind distillery workers. TVMA 92 min. (1989) Drama Blu-ray 20020093 $25.49
The School Duel
Starbright
Starring: Kue Lawrence, Michael Sean Tighe, Christina Brucato In a near-future Florida, an ambitious governor (Oscar Nuñez, The Office) introduces a chilling solution to school shootings: a televised fightto-the-death competition known as ‘The School Duel.’ Sammy, a troubled 13-yearold, enlists against his mother’s wishes, seduced by promises of purpose, patriotism, and notoriety. But as the deadly spectacle unfolds, that dream begins to crumble. TVMA 92 min. (2025) Drama DVD 20020102 $23.79
Starring: Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Diego Boneta, Ted Levine When a star falls to earth during an eclipse, Aisling becomes its unlikely guardian, protecting its living light. Hunted by ruthless men, she and Raphael are saved by Joshua, whose quiet courage turns their flight into a fight for hope. In one perilous night, the star’s true gift emerges: awakening the courage to heal, change, and believe again. PG13 148 min. (2026) Action/Adventure Blu-ray 20020091 $33.99
The War Game
Threads
Starring: Peter Watkins, Kathy Staff, Dave Baldwin In 1965, filmmaker Peter Watkins (Privilege, Punishment Park) crafted a BBC documentary drama that depicted a nuclear attack on Great Britain. The network condemned the finished film as ‘too horrifying’ and refused to broadcast it. Watkins’s masterpiece subsequently received a special award at the 1966 Venice Film Festival and won the 1967 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. TV14 48 min. (1966) Drama Blu-ray 20020099 $25.49 4K Blu-ray 20020098 $38.24 2 Discs
Starring: Karen Meagher, Reece Dinsdale, David Brierly On Sunday, September 23, 1984, Threads was broadcast on BBC2 and four months later on American cable TV. Depicting the effects of a thermonuclear attack on the working-class city of Sheffield, its graphic horrors of detonation, societal collapse, and nuclear winter were indelibly seared into tens of millions of homes. TV14 117 min. (1985) Science Fiction 4K Blu-ray 20020097 $46.74 3 Discs
Music Welcome to Kittytown
Starring: Darren Zimmer, Aneurin Sheasby, Bernadette Mullen After global toxic contamination creates deadly green soil, an ailing farmer sets out in search of a rumored safe haven known as Kittytown. Joined by an unlikely survivor, he journeys through an apocalyptic wasteland of sickness, mistrust, and violence, constantly pursued by a dangerous psychopath. What follows is a gripping survival story packed with tension, eccentric characters, and savage humor. TV14 90 min. (2024) Horror DVD 20020094 $16.99
Joanna Connor Live on 11/11 M.C. PRODUCTIONS Blues M.C. Records is proud to announce the release of the Queen of Blues Rock guitar’s first live recording in her 30-year career. Live on 11/11 was recorded at the Fallout Shelter in Norwood, MA. CD 20018576 $11.89
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
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Hot New Releases
I Love Boosters
Starring: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige A crew of professional shoplifters takes aim at a cutthroat fashion icon. It’s like community service. R 105 min. (2026) Comedy DVD 19694233 $23.24 4K Blu-ray 19694234 $29.99 2 Discs
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Pitfall
Starring: Marshall Williams, Alexandra Essoe, Richard Harmon Hoping to reconnect, siblings Scott and Ashley join friends on a remote hiking trip. When Scott falls into a concealed spike trap, the group assumes it was an accident until evidence suggests otherwise. As a hunter begins targeting them, Scott must escape and warn the others. NR 110 min. (2025) Horror DVD 20019993 $20.24
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Hallmark 3-Movie Collection Home Turf
Starring: Nikki DeLoach, Warren Christie, Rachel Boston Home Turf: Cassidy is the president of a small college whose life is thrown for a loop when freshmen on the football team move into her home. Can Logan, the handsome coach, help smooth things over? Adventures in Love and Birding: A single mom agrees to be the partner of a bird enthusiast for a birding competition but misunderstands the assignment and tells everyone she’s his new girlfriend instead of just his teammate. Falling for Vermont: A bestselling author who loses her memory because of a car accident finds refuge with the local doctor of a small town in Vermont. Later, she must decide if the life she’s been living is the life she wants. NR 253 min. Drama DVD 20019994 $17.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15
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Scary Movie
Starring: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, Shorty, Ray, Cindy, and Brenda find themselves targeted by another mad slasher. R 93 min. (2026) Comedy DVD 19821436 $25.49 Blu-ray 20025438 $30.74 4K Blu-ray 19821437 $44.24
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Passenger
Starring: Melissa Leo, Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell A young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. They soon encounter a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go. R 93 min. (2026) Horror DVD 19694227 $25.49 Blu-ray 19694228 $30.74
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Popular TV Landman
NCIS
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Demi Moore A modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs. NR 561 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19942403 $30.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 19942402 $35.99 3 Discs
Starring: Sean Murray, David McCallum, Mark Harmon Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents investigate criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. NR 859 min. Drama DVD 19942405 $38.24 5 Discs
Season 2
Season 23
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Tulsa King
Mobland
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Andrea Savage, Martin Starr After being released from prison after 25 years, New York Mafia capo Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. NR 417 min. (2025) Action/Adventure DVD 19942409 $30.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 19942408 $35.99 2 Discs
Starring: Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, Joanne Froggatt As two powerful crime families wage war for control, their conflict threatens to bring entire criminal empires crashing down. Caught in the middle is Harry Da Souza, a savvy fixer whose greatest challenge is navigating shifting loyalties when the lines between friend and foe disappear. NR 472 min. (2025) Drama DVD 19942410 $30.74 3 Discs
Season 3
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 8
Season 1
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Girls Don’t Cry (German)
Six teenage girls–Nancy, Sheelan, Sinai, Paige, Selenna, and Nina–live thousands of kilometers apart, in countries with vastly different life circumstances. Girls Don’t Cry tells their stories– stories of courage, female resistance, the longing to fall in love, and the determination to break free and shape their own futures. NR 94 min. (2026) (Germany) Documentary DVD 20085371 $29.99
As Far as the Eye Can See (Portuguese) Three generations of Kariri-Xocó Indigenous people journey through their ancestral territory in Brazil, reclaiming a history shaped by centuries of colonization. Through language, ritual, and collective memory, they reconnect with their homeland and affirm their continuing struggle for land, cultural survival, and self-determination. NR 78 min. (2025) (Brazil) Documentary DVD 20085372 $29.99
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Song Silenced: Coming Out in Christian Music
The Colleano Heart
Starring: Ray Boltz, Derek Webb, Billy Newton-Davis Song Silenced: Coming Out in Christian Music explores the experiences of successful Christian music artists whose careers were transformed after coming out, alongside a new generation of openly queer musicians challenging the industry’s conservative traditions. Their stories reveal the complex intersection of faith, LGBTQ+ identity, discrimination, and artistic expression. NR 83 min. (2026) Documentary DVD 20085373 $29.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 21
Shaka Zulu The Complete Miniseries
Starring: Henry Cele, Edward Fox, Robert Powell One of the best-known and most highly regarded miniseries of all time, this landmark 10-part epic chronicles Shaka, the brilliant and ruthless warriorking who forged the powerful Zulu nation in the face of British expansion. Newly restored in high definition from the original 35mm film elements, the complete ninehour series combines the court intrigue of Game of Thrones, the epic adventure of Shōgun, and the civilizational sweep of Roots. An international sensation upon its original release and still enormously popular, Shaka Zulu remains one of television’s most significant historical epics. NR 550 min. (1986) (South Africa) Drama DVD 20078635 $39.99
Starring: Con Colleano The Colleano Heart reveals how an Aboriginal Australian family concealed their heritage to overcome discrimination and restrictive laws, exploring identity, survival, and resilience. The Colleanos went on to become internationally celebrated circus performers, including Con Colleano, the legendary ‘Wizard of the Wire’ and one of the world’s most famous circus stars. NR 85 min. (2025) (Australia) Documentary DVD 20085374 $29.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 28
About Face Jewish Refugees in the Allied Forces
5 Discs
AVAILABLE OCTOBER 20
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Starring: Peter Coyote Young German and Austrian Jews driven from their homelands by Nazi persecution later returned to Europe and North Africa in Allied uniforms— to fight the regime they had fled. Told largely in the veterans’ own words, About Face follows their extraordinary transformation from refugees and scapegoats into infantry soldiers, commandos, intelligence officers, and interrogators uniquely equipped for the fight. Featuring Henry Kissinger, Kurt Klein, and Peter Masters, with narration by Peter Coyote and music by John Cale, the film brings a remarkable and little-known chapter of World War II and Jewish history vividly to life. Video Librarian called About Face “an excellent addition to history shelves in any library.” NR 93 min. (2005) Documentary DVD 13960908 $24.99
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Top Titles of 2026...So Far!
Dolly All the Time Annabel Monaghan Humor A resourceful single mom returns home for the summer and enters a fake relationship that slowly becomes something real. AB CD 8 Discs 18949131 $49.99
Stuart Woods’ Deep Water Stuart Woods, Brett Battles Action After surviving a yacht shipwreck, Stone Barrington investigates suspicious evidence and a client’s death before the killer strikes again. AB CD 6 Discs 18949149 $49.99
A Year of Marvelous Ways Sarah Winman Fantasy An elderly woman and grieving soldier form an unlikely friendship in Cornwall, finding healing, hope, and purpose together at last. AB CD 7 Discs 18949115 $49.99
A Tender Age Chang-rae Lee
The Enigma Challenge S. C. Godfrey
Coming of Age An 11-year-old Korean American boy navigates identity, family, and friendship as one transformative summer changes his life forever. AB CD 8 Discs 19215406 $51.99
Suspense An academic cryptologist enters a deadly international puzzle competition, teaming with a hacker to survive, solve clues, and win millions. AB CD 9 Discs 19215416 $48.99
The Unknown Riley Sager
With Friends Like You Amy Chozick
Horror A struggling actress investigating a vanished commune’s mystery becomes trapped on a haunted island where disappearances begin again once more. AB CD 9 Discs 19215385 $55.99
Thriller A struggling new mother searches for her vanished friend, uncovering secrets, obsession, and unsettling truths that threaten everything she knows. AB CD 9 Discs 19062292 $49.99
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Van Gogh Of Wheat Fields and Clouded Skies
Starring: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marco Goldin, Eva Rovers A new look at Van Gogh through the legacy of the largest private collector of artworks by the Dutch painter: Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939), who, in the early 20th century, ended up buying nearly 300 of his works. NR 90 min. (2018) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468138 $24.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
Water Lilies of Monet The Magic of Water and Light
Starring: Elisa Lasowski, Georges Clemenceau, Claude Monet A journey through the masterpieces and obsessions of the Genius of Impressionism. With the invaluable contribution of Ross King, author of the bestseller Mad Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies. From Giverny, Musée D’Orsay, Orangerie, and Marmottan. Water Lilies of Monet: The Magic of Water and Light tells the story of the origin of a massive work of art that broke with convention, of an artist resurrecting his life only thanks to painting. His human endeavor defied both space and conventions in his timeless masterpieces. In a war-torn country, the undisputed genius of French art disrupted the art world and changed it forever. NR 90 min. (2020) (Italy) Documentary DVD 19468139 $24.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22
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Killer College Scandal
Starring: Christina Licciardi, Revell Carpenter, Daniel Di Amante Martha’s world is shattered when her son Josh dies in an apparent college hazing accident. But when Josh’s pregnant girlfriend, Ashley, reveals that his death was actually murder, the two join forces to uncover the truth. Their investigation exposes a web of lies, secrets, and a powerful fraternity willing to kill to protect its own. PG13 90 min. (2024) Suspense/Thriller DVD 19878652 $24.99
Blossoming Love
Bee My Love
Starring: Lucy Rasheed, Tim Phillipps New York property developer Lily Harris inherits a South Australian flower farm and plans to sell until she meets Owen, whose heart is rooted in the land and discovers that love cannot be subdivided. TVPG 91 min. (2026) Romance DVD 19766375 $24.99
Starring: Ann Pirvu, Robin Dunne, Emily Alatalo A private chef competing for her dream job with a celebrity restaurateur finds inspiration in her mother’s recipes, the sweetness of honey, and a struggling beekeeper who teaches her to bee-lieve that life, and love, are sweetest when shared. TVPG 90 min. (2026) Romance DVD 19766374 $24.99
Once Upon a Christmas Crown
A Very Charming Christmas Town
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Chocolate for Christmas
Starring: Angela Cole, Joel Berg, Margarita Grillis A woman reluctantly returns to her small town to save the family chocolate shop and in the process learns the true meaning of legacy while finding love in an unexpected partner. TVPG 90 min. (2025) Romance DVD 19878654 $24.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Lonestar Christmas
Starring: Stephanie Bennett, Marco Grazzini, Brent Stait When a single mom takes her daughters to spend Christmas with her estranged dad on his Texas ranch, she unexpectedly falls in love with a local restaurateur, Mateo, while learning to forgive her father for the past. NR 87 min. (2020) Comedy DVD 19563706 $24.99
Starring: Ellise Roth, Callum Buckley, Sebastien Darcel-Sinclair Princess Charlotte of Marovia escapes her royal life to find herself and love in a New England town during a secret Christmas baking competition. TVPG 89 min. (2025) Romance DVD 19878653 $24.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 1
Caroling in Crossroad Springs
Starring: Jonathan Stoddard, Jillian Cardarelli A new original Christmas music special from the series Crossroad Springs featuring stars Jonathan Stoddard and Jillian Cardarelli, blending original music, classic carols, and behindthe-scenes stories to celebrate the Christmas season. TVPG 43 min. (2025) Music DVD 19766376 $24.99
Starring: Natalie Hall, Jon Prescott, Kelley Jakle Aubrey goes to the little town of Solvang for her next holiday vlog piece and meets Sawyer, who’s assigned to show her around. At first, the pair is at odds, but they soon fall for each other against the romantic little village backdrop. TVPG 88 min. (2020) Comedy DVD 19563704 $24.99
The Christmas Listing
Starring: Lexi Giovagnoli, Travis Burns, Greg Evigan Julia and the handsome Chad are stuck with each other at the Farmstead Inn, a listing they’re both competing for. Sparks fly until they realize what’s important at Christmastime. TVPG 86 min. (2020) Drama DVD 19563707 $24.99
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