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“Style and doomsday aside, it’s in these pockets of emotion that The Umbrella Academy flashes its true beauty and intent.” – Vox
The Umbrella Academy
Season 1
Starring: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda The live-action series follows the estranged members of a family of superheroes. Years after disbanding, the siblings reunite after the death of their adoptive father, who trained them to save the world years ago. UNK 543 min. (2019) Action Available June 22
DVD 14103801 $29.99 3 Discs BLU-RAY 14098220 $33.74 3 Discs
The Walking Dead
World Beyond Season 1
Starring: Julia Ormond, Nicolas Cantu, Alexa Mansour A group of teenagers living in a community sheltered from the apocalypse receives a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to save their father. TV14 420 min. (2020) Horror Available June 15
DVD 14098756 $26.24 3 Discs BLU-RAY 14098757 $29.99 3 Discs
I Hate Suzie
Season 1
Starring: Billie Piper, Daniel Ings, Nathaniel Martello-White Suzie Pickles, a star on the wane, has her life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her in a compromising position is released for the world to see. This show follows the stages of Suzie’s trauma episode by episode. UNK 291 min. (2020) Drama Available June 1
DVD 14098218 $29.99 2 Discs
The Purge
The Complete Series
Starring: Derek Luke, Gabriel Chavarria, Hannah Emily Anderson Based on the worldwide hit film franchise, it is set in an altered America governed by a totalitarian political party that has established an annual twelve-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal. TVMA 846 min. Horror Available June 29
DVD 14103802 $29.99 4 Discs
Fuller House
Season 5
Starring: Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure The conclusion of the sequel sitcom. UNK 540 min. (2019) Comedy Available June 8
DVD 14103804 $19.49 2 Discs
Halifax
Retribution
Starring: Rebecca Gibney, Anthony LaPaglia, Claudia Karvan A sniper who leaves no trace is terrorizing the city, and Jane Halifax is approached by Commander Tom Saracen to help find the killer. TVMA 345 min. (2021) Drama Available June 22
DVD 14089742 $29.99 2 Discs
Us
Three weeks, six countries, and one divorce? What was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime becomes a desperate quest for Douglas Petersen to save his marriage. From the bestselling novel by David Nicholls. UNK 230 min. (2021) Drama Available June 29
DVD 14027338 $29.99
Unforgotten
Season 4
Starring: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Jordan Long, Lewis Reeves The BAFTA-winning hit series returns, as DCI Cassie Stuart and DI Sunny Khan investigate a cold case with alarming links to the police force. TV14 (2021) Drama Available July 27
DVD 14107557 $26.24
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The Murders
Starring: Jessica Lucas, Dylan Bruce, Terry Chen Jessica Lucas stars in this Canadian mystery series as Kate Jameson, a rookie detective determined to make her mark on the homicide team. TV14 353 min. (2019) Drama Available June 29
DVD 14098752 $26.24 2 Discs
Playing for Keeps
Season 2
Starring: Cecelia Peters, Madeleine West, Annie Maynard Australia’s juiciest drama returns with more shocks, more frocks, and a whole new set of adventures for the wives and girlfriends of the Southern Jets Football Club. UNK (2019) Drama Available July 13
DVD 14098762 $26.24 2 Discs
Your Honor
Starring: Hope Davis, Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan New Orleans judge Michael Desiato is forced to confront his own deepest convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family. TVMA 565 min. (2020) Drama Available June 15
DVD 14095430 $22.49 3 Discs
The Watch
Starring: Samuel Adewunmi, Marama Corlett, Richard Dormer A new HBO series based on characters from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. UNK (2021) Action Available June 29
DVD 13764336 $18.74 3 Discs Blu-ray 13764337 $22.49 3 Discs
Brokenwood Mysteries
Series 7
Starring: Neill Rea, Fern Sutherland, Nick Sampson In series 7 of this New Zealand mystery, the team investigates the murder of an antiques show host, a death at a health retreat, a killing at a farmer’s market, and more. UNK (2021) Suspense Available July 20
DVD 14098771 $59.99 3 Discs BLU-RAY 14098770 $44.99 3 Discs
Keeping Faith
Series 3
Starring: Eve Myles, Mark Lewis Jones, Hannah Daniel Faith attempts to navigate the dissolution of her marriage, while taking on a wrenching legal medical case involving a gravely ill young boy. Into this mix, Faith is confronted by a terrible and long-buried figure from her past: her mother. UNK (2021) Drama Available July 27
DVD 14098769 $39.99 2 Discs BLU-RAY 14098768 $29.99 2 Discs
The Critic
The Complete Series
Starring: Jon Lovitz, Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh From the producers of The Simpsons! Jon Lovitz is the animated Jay Sherman, a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films, which he always rates as ‘It stinks.’ TV14 Comedy Available June 8
Samurai Jack
The Complete Series
Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
A complete collection of the hit animated series Samurai Jack. Includes the original four seasons digitally remastered in HD, as well as the current season five. TV14 1364 min. Animated Available June 1
Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal
Season 1
A caveman and a dinosaur bond over shared tragedy and work together to survive in a perilous prehistoric world. TVMA 220 min. (2019) Animated Available June 1
DVD 14097805 $19.49 2 Discs BLU-RAY 14097806 $23.99
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The New Air Force One
Flying Fortress
This follows the mission to create the new presidential aircraft and provides an inside look at the cutting-edge technology that transforms the plane into a top-secret command center. TVG 44 min. (2021) Documentary DVD 14079331 $24.99
The Incredible Dr. Pol
Season 18
On this unprecedented season, the docs venture into uncharted territory. The vets tackle new cases day and night, both on and off the clock, with expertise, humor, grit, and devotion. TV14 470 min. (2021) Documentary DVD 14095437 $37.99 2 Discs
Port Protection
Season 4 Alaska
In the demanding wilderness of Southeast Alaska, the residents of Port Protection use skill, ingenuity, and perseverance to survive and thrive on the fringes of society. TV14 440 min. (2021) Documentary DVD 14133891 $37.99 3 Discs
The March on Washington
Keepers of the Dream
The film traces the civil rights movement from the 1963 March on Washington to the summer of 2020, focusing on anti-Black violence motivating decades of activism. TV14 44 min. Documentary DVD 14079330 $24.99
Dr. K’s Exotic Animal E.R.
Season 9
Dr. Susan Kelleher operates one of the busiest exotic animal practices in South Florida, treating a dynamic array of patients ranging from goats to monkeys, birds, rabbits, pigs, fish, and every imaginable animal in between. UNK 440 min. (2021) Documentary DVD 14095436 $37.99 2 Discs
Virus Hunters
Epidemiologist Christopher Golden and ABC News foreign correspondent James Longman embark on a journey to speak with the scientists that are connecting the dots to discover the patterns that cause global health crises. TV14 44 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 14027363 $24.99
Bar Rescue
Season 7
Veteran nightlife expert Jon Taffer is on a mission to save bars on the brink of shutting down. Jon empowers bar owners to eliminate health hazards, shoddy staff, and bad branding to turn failing bars into profitable businesses. UNK 615 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 14107584 $44.99 3 Discs
Finding Your Roots
Season 7
Renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. returns for a new season to help celebrities connect with their familial roots. UNK 520 min. (2021) Documentary Available July 27
DVD 13958203 $29.99 3 Discs
Flip for Profit
The ‘Aussie Real-Estate Dingo’ flips homes while helping people get out of flipping jams! UNK 22 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 14000213 $12.99
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Starring: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot
Inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists newfound ally Diana Prince to face an even greater threat. Together, they work quickly to recruit a team to stand against this newly awakened enemy. R 242 min. (2021) Action Coming Soon
DVD 14107552 BLU-RAY+DVD 14107553 2 Discs 4K+BLU-RAY 14107554 2 Discs
- The Daily Beast
Batman
The Long Halloween Part 1
Starring: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Jack Quaid The mysterious Holiday Killer has been Heralded as targeting the criminal underworld and one of the best leaving a trail of terror, and body bags, behind. Batman, Jim Gordon, and DA Harvey Dent race against the calendar Batman stories ever told, patrons as it advances toward the next will be excited for ill-fated holiday. PG13 85 min. (2021) this animated Animated blockbuster. Available June 22
BLU-RAY 14109160 $23.24
Includes 30 extra minutes not seen in the theatrical cut, now in beautiful 4K UHD.
Batman V Superman
Dawn of Justice
Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. R 182 min. (2016) Action 4K+BLU-RAY 14103849 $17.99
Harley Quinn
Seasons 1 & 2
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk Harley Quinn has finally broken things off once and for all with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City in this half-hour adult animated action-comedy series. TVMA 594 min. Animated BLU-RAY 13923505 $27.99 3 Discs This award-winning series is now offered in a 2-pack for your patrons to binge!
The American Film Institute’s Top 4 Movies of All Time
Created in 1967, the American Film Institute (AFI) is committed to preserving and informing the public about the past, present, and future of motion pictures. One of their most recognizable endeavors was a series designed to celebrate a century of American cinema. The AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies is maybe its most recognizable of that series.
#1
CITIZEN KANE (1941)
Considered by many to be the greatest movie of all time, this classic about a newspaper tycoon’s rise to prosperity and fall from grace is the AFI’s top film. 11721025 $12.99
#2
THE GODFATHER (1972)
The quintessential mob movie is the benchmark that dramas of its ilk are measured by, and it is a pillar of the foundation of American cinema. 11852843 $11.99
#3 #4
CASABLANCA (1942)
This title is the love story that has entertained many and the performances of Bogart and Bergman have inspired all who have seen it. 10723521 $11.99
RAGING BULL (1980)
The powerhouse team of De Niro and Scorsese turn in their finest work in the tale of a boxer who had everything and lost it all. 13416214 $12.24
