Midwest Tape Weekly October 27, 2025

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Gabby’s Dollhouse The Movie

Starring: Laila Lockhart Kraner, Kristen Wiig, Gloria Estefan Gabby and Grandma Gigi’s road trip takes an unexpected turn when Gabby’s prized dollhouse ends up with eccentric cat lady Vera. Gabby embarks on a adventure to reunite the Gabby Cats and retrieve her beloved dollhouse before it’s too late.

G 98 min. Children’s

DVD 18655258 Pawsome Edition Blu-ray 18655259 Pawsome Edition

COMING SOON

The highly anticipated sequel to Quicksilver, available on physical audiobook CD!

Brimstone Callie Hart

Fantasy

Crowned queen against her will, Saeris Fane must navigate deadly politics and impossible choices as darkness spreads across Yvelia. While she sends others to face the dangers she cannot, Kingfisher braves treacherous streets and old secrets to save their realm, before fire and shadow consume it all.

AB CD 19 Discs 18766106 $54.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

New Children’s VIDEO

Sketch

Starring: Tony Hale, D’Arcy Carden, Bianca Bellesia

When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.

PG 94 min. (2025) $7M Children’s

DVD 18572759 $23.24

Blu-ray+DVD 18572760 $29.99

2 Discs

“...a fantastically fun and heartwarming movie with a slathering of weird that makes it a real treat.” - Mashable

Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures

Collector’s Set

Voices of:

America Young, Cassidy Naber, Kirsten Day

Get to know

Barbie and her BFFs—including next-door neighbor Ken—in this animated vlog of adventures filmed inside her family’s new dreamhouse.

TVY7 1144 min. Children’s

DVD 18685805 $44.19

4 Discs

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

Elli and Her Monster Team

Voices of: Sophie Nelisse, Darryl Hinds, Terrence Scammel

All Elli wanted was a family to love. But finding one turns out to be a ghostly affair.

PG 85 min. (2024) Children’s DVD 18593872 $16.99

Moonbound Voices of: Aleks Le, Howard Nightingall, Jolie Handler

A young boy embarks on an intergalactic mission to save his little sister from the clutches of a vengeful man on the moon.

PG 81 min. (2022) Children’s DVD 18047418 $16.99

Smurfs

Voices of: Rihanna, James Corden, Nick Offerman

When Papa Smurf is taken by evil wizards

Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission to the real world to save him.

PG 90 min. (2025) $31M Children’s

DVD 18614454 $25.49

Blu-ray 18614455 $30.74

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

Scarygirl

Voices of: Anna Torv, Sam Neill, Liv Hewson

As her world is shrouded in darkness, a young girl must overcome her fears and travel to a mysterious city of light, save her father, and prevent the destruction of her planet.

PG 90 min. (2024) Children’s DVD 18476894 $15.74

The Bad Guys 2

Voices of:

Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do ‘one last job.’

PG 104 min. (2025) $78M Children’s

DVD 18572791 $23.24

Collector’s Edition

Blu-ray 18572792 $29.99

Collector’s Edition

4K Blu-ray 18572793 $35.99

2 Discs

The Fantastic Four

First Steps

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn

Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and the Thing face their most daunting challenge yet as they defend Earth from Galactus and Silver Surfer.

PG13 114 min. (2025) $273M Action/Adventure DVD 18466208 $26.99

18466209 $32.24 4K Blu-ray 18466210 $38.24 2 Discs

Bagman

Starring: Sam Claflin, Antonia Thomas

When a sinister threat from his childhood returns to haunt him, a father desperately struggles against his deepest inner fear.

PG13 93 min. (2025) Horror

The Toxic Avenger

Starring: Peter

Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood

A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: the Toxic Avenger.

R 102 min. (2025) $2M

Action/Adventure

DVD 18614448 $26.34

Blu-ray 18614449 $33.99

Collector’s Edition

4K Blu-ray 18614450 $40.79

Collector’s Edition, 2 Discs

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

Small Things Like These

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley

In 1985, devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.

PG13 98 min. (2024) $1M Drama

DVD 18727388 $17.24

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

Amber Alert

Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Tyler

James Williams, Kevin Dunn

A rideshare turns into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse after it follows a car fitting the description of an Amber Alert.

PG13 90 min. (2024) Suspense/Thriller

Weapons

Starring: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

When all but one child from the same class vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

R 128 min. (2025) $143M Horror

DVD 18572796 $23.24

Blu-ray 18572797 $29.99

4K Blu-ray 18649373 $35.99

Mission: Impossible

The Final Reckoning

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames

Ethan Hunt and the IMF pursue a dangerous AI called the Entity that’s infiltrated global intellegence.

PG13 169 min. (2025) $197M Action/Adventure

18168555 $25.49 4K Blu-ray 18168556 $35.24 3 Discs

A Breed Apart

Starring: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Riele Downs

A rebel seeking abandoned dogs on a remote island finds herself in a harrowing situation filled with terror and adrenalinefueled chaos.

NR 92 min. (2025) Suspense/Thriller

DVD 18727387 $19.54 AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

Americana

Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Simon Rex

The lives of local outsiders and outcasts violently intertwine when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town.

R 110 min. (2025)

Action/Adventure

DVD 18283828 $21.24

Blu-ray+DVD 18572798 $21.74 2 Discs AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

November’s Most Notable Releases

AUDIOBOOK

Bitter Honey

Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström

Women’s Fiction

From 1978 Sweden to 2006 stardom, a mother’s buried secrets and a daughter’s search for identity collide, revealing love, danger, and truths too long hidden.

AB CD 10 Discs 18018471 $42.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

“Brilliant...a sharp voice in the world of nuanced contemporary women’s fiction.”
-Jennette McCurdy

Shop the most anticipated and notable releases coming this November!

Days at the Torunka Café

Satoshi Yagisawa

Literary Fiction

In a quiet Tokyo café where cats wander and coffee warms the soul, three strangers discover solace, connection, and the courage to begin again.

AB CD 7 Discs 18018493 $36.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

S. J. Bennett

Historical Fiction

In 1961, the queen and her secretary uncover spies, lies, and a possible murder tied to the royal train— an investigation that carries them all the way to Venice.

AB CD 9 Discs 17256398 $39.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

Where He Left Me

Nicole Baart

Romance

When Sadie’s husband disappears, his remote mountain home turns from refuge to trap, revealing strangers, secrets, and a storm that could cost her everything.

AB CD 8 Discs 18167638 $63.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

Cursed Daughters

Oyinkan Braithwaite

Literary Fiction

Believed to be her cousin’s reincarnation and cursed in love, Eniiyi must confront dark family secrets to break the cycle of heartbreak.

AB CD 6 Discs 18364272 $48.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

Ladies in Waiting

Various Authors

Romance

Eight authors reimagine Jane Austen’s overlooked characters in witty, genre-bending tales that celebrate her timeless legacy.

AB CD 8 Discs 18270543 $63.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

The

Tortoise’s Tale

Animals

A century of American history unfolds through the eyes of a giant tortoise with a heightened awareness for live music, the location of edible flowers, and the nuances of human behavior.

AB CD 6 Discs 18167622 $52.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest

Mike Maden, Clive Cussler

Thriller

AB CD 11 Discs 18364700 $57.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2

Exit Strategy

Lee & Andrew Child

Mystery

AB CD 8 Discs 18364002 $55.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 25

Stuart Woods’ Blown Away

Brett Battles, Stuart Woods

Suspense

AB CD 7 Discs 18364642 $48.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 16

The Color of Hope

Danielle Steel

Romance

AB CD 7 Discs 18534512 $34.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Ace Atkins

Action

AB CD 9 Discs 18018852 $42.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2

Return of the Spider

James Patterson

Mystery

AB CD 7 Discs 18193618 $39.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 17

The Burning Library

Gilly Macmillan

Mystery

AB CD 8 Discs 18018678 $42.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 18

The Last Death of the Year

Sophie Hannah

Historical Fiction

AB CD 7 Discs 17928797 $36.99

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

The Widow

John Grisham

Suspense

AB CD 10 Discs 18218853 $55.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

Tom Clancy Executive Power

Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson, Tom Clancy

Thriller

AB CD 12 Discs 18364061 $59.99

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 9

Critically Acclaimed Albums

MUSIC

Sprints

All That Is Over

Pop/Rock

CD 18534428

$14.44

“A truly thrilling record on the most basic level; boasting a set of classy songs that are half-brains, half-brawn and all-absolutebangers.” -Kerrang!

Geese

Getting Killed

Pop/Rock

CD 18610413

$15.29

“5 out of 5 stars. This is a band living up to their reputation as exhilaratingly freespirited, not so much proving they deserve all the accolades and fervent fanaticism bubbling around them but demanding it.”

Zara Larsson

Midnight Sun

Pop/Rock

CD 18410999

$14.44

“From start to finish, Larsson’s latest refuses to ever slow down, instead trafficking in high-energy dancepop joy.” -Rolling Stone

Mulatu Astatke

Mulatu Plays

Mulatu

Jazz

CD 18548284

$14.44

“10 out of 10. Even in the context of Mulatu’s well-established legacy of musical excellence, Mulatu Plays Mulatu is simply tremendous.” -PopMatters

Cate Le Bon

Michelangelo

Dying

Pop/Rock

Guest Artist:

John Cale

CD 18627078

$16.99

“8 out of 10. In some ways, this record feels like an impressive painting that charms you from the very first glance—without a cause, connecting with your mind on a subconscious level.” -Clash Music

Neko Case

Neon Grey

Midnight Green

Pop/Rock

CD 18558023

$14.44

“A lyrically rich and musically colourful set of songs which is as emotionally exhilarating as it is often rawly painful.” -Mojo

Robert Plant

Saving Grace

Pop/Rock

Guest Artist:

Suzi Dian

CD 18563627

$12.74

“4 out of 5 stars. It’s a more subtle record with a comfortable, stripped-down feel that adds new shades to Plant’s global folk fusion.” -AllMusic

Olivia Dean

The Art of Loving

R&B

CD 18391084

$17.99

“4 out of 5 stars. It’s exceptionally well made but feels entirely natural; it’s mainstream commercial pop, but laudably devoid of obvious cliches.” -The Guardian

Jeff Tweedy

Twilight Override

Pop/Rock

CD 18563631

$26.34

“4 out of 5 stars. Generous and unguarded, Twilight Override contains multitudes.” -Record Collector

Opry 100 Country’s Greatest Songs

Country Artists: Ashley

McBryde, Marty

Robbins

CD 18715115

$25.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 7

Featuring iconic performances from the Opry stage

Miguel returns with a bold, personal project exploring the chaos within transformation. Blending beauty and violence, the album confronts power structures and channels grief, desire, and identity into a raw, politically resonant journey.

CD 18745044 $12.74

Includes the single El Pleito

Of Mice & Men

Another Miracle

Pop/Rock

CD 18558025

$16.99

AVAILABLE

NOVEMBER 14

A deeply personal and emotionally resonant album

Yazmin Lacey

Teal Dreams

R&B

CD 18693039

$15.99

Parental Advisory

A second album filled with real-life storytelling

5 Seconds of Summer

Everyone’s a Star!

Pop/Rock

5 Seconds of Summer has achieved global success and multiple #1 albums, the most by any Australian act on the Billboard 200. The band now returns with their highly anticipated sixth album, featuring 12 tracks including the new single NOT OK

CD 18731889 $14.99

Parental Advisory

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 14

Band’s highly anticipated sixth album

Blanca Full Bloom Religious

CD 18681581

$13.99

New music from the Dove Award-winning artist

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Original Motion Picture

Soundtrack

Soundtracks

Artists: Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh

CD 18739376 $15.29

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 21

Featuring performances from Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Starring: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright

Nobody is ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town’s yearly Christmas performance.

PG 99 min. (2024) $40M Children’s

DVD 17427187 $15.74

Blu-ray+DVD 17427188 $21.74 2 Discs

AVAILABLE OCTOBER 28

“The film endears itself by carrying its religious messages lightly, with humor, warmth, generosity.” - RogerEbert

A Ferry Merry Christmas Debbie Macomber Romance

When Avery’s ferry stalls on her way to spend Christmas with her brother Reed, both siblings find unexpected holiday magic—Avery meets a charming sailor, while Reed discovers a surprising connection of his own.

AB CD 5 Discs 18364694 $44.99

AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 4

A delayed ferryboat brings people together in the best of ways during the holiday season.

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