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Here are our latest DVDs, click the title to view in our catalog:
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Good Karma Hospital: Series 1Wanting a fresh start after a broken relationship and a stressful job in the UK, Dr. Ruby Walker takes a job in India. Although she applied to work at a new urban clinic, Ruby ends up at the overcrowded and underfunded Good Karma Hospital run by the formidable Dr. Lydia Fonseca. As she adjusts to her new life in rural india, Ruby slowly realizes that the hospital may be more than the rundown medical outpost it appears to be.
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Preacher: Season TwoThe second season is a genre-bending thrill ride that follows West Texas preacher Jesse Custer, his ex-girlfriend Tulip and Irish vampire Cassidy as they embark on a road trip to find God and are thrust into a twisted battle spanning Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between.
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19-2: Season 4The critically acclaimed Canadian drama returns for its fourth and final season, finding Nick determined to move forward and Ben fighting to keep his faith in justice, and in himself.
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Smart but self-destructive lawyer Cleaver Greene faces new challenges to his career and his personal life as the hit Australian comedy drama returns. Last seen dangling from a runway hot air balloon, Cleaver crashes into the window of wanted criminal Edgar Thompson. Forced out of hiding, Edgar stirs up a huge corruption scandal involving most of the politicians in Sydney, and vows revenge on Cleaver. |
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George Gently: Series 8Final series of the crime drama about an old-school detective coming to terms with 1960s Britain. As 1970 dawns, Gently sees the team investigating miscarriages of justice and political corruption.
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The Fall: Series 3DSI Stella Gibson continues her game of cat and mouse with serial killer Paul Spector in the third series of this smart psychological thriller. She has arrested Spector, but will he survive the gunshot wounds? Will he ever face justice?
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Hamilton: Building America The documentary captures the amazing life and times of our nation's forgotten founding father: Alexander Hamilton. Exploring the iconic American political and financial institutions he helped to create, from the U.S. Mint and Wall Street to the two-party political system.
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Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed the WorldThe film vividly portrays key moments in Martin Luther's story. The massive lightning storm that nearly killed him, the bleak self-punishment of his time in the monastery, the corruption that unleashed his anger, the theological breakthrough that reset Christian thought, his trial before the most powerful man in Europe, the staged kidnapping that helped him escape the death penalty, and his ongoing drive to reform the church.
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WWE: No Mercy / Hell in a Cell 2017When the superstars of Raw, SmackDown, and ECW get together, there will be no mercy as they battle for the world championships of 2017. The home to WWE's most grueling match is a fearsome tower of unforgiving steel where success and escape go hand in hand for 2017.
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Vermeer, Beyond TimeDocumentary that explores Johannes Vermeer's work and life, including his conversion to Catholicism, his place within the Dutch Golden Age and his death in poverty.
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Good TimeA bank robber finds himself unable to evade those who are looking for him.
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsby Christie GoldenIn an official movie novelization, Valerian and Laureline, special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe, are sent on a mission to the intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis made up of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe.
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Logan LuckyTwo brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina.
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The Hitman's BodyguardThe world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
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The Glass CastleA young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.
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Ingrid Goes WestAn unhinged social media stalker moves to LA and insinuates herself into the life of an Instagram star.
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Date for Mad MaryWhen Mary McArdle returns to her small Irish home town after a short spell in prison for something she'd rather forget, everything and everyone seems different. Her best friend Charlene is about to get married, and Mary is the maid of honor. When Charlene refuses Mary a 'plus one' on the grounds that she can't find a date, Mary becomes determined to prove her wrong. But her attempts at dating are a disaster--until she meets Jess, the lesbian wedding photographer, and everything changes.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XXXIX In the not too distant future, a man and his robots are trapped aboard the Satellite of Love, where mad scientists force them to sit through the worst movies ever made.
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Poldark: Season 3 1794: War and the revolution in France hang over Britain. In Cornwall, George Warleggan grows his empire with a view to crush the Poldarks while Ross and Demelza attempt to repair their relationship. Ross must ask himself how long he can allow George's ascent to continue unchecked. Facing battles both at home and abroad, will Ross answer the call and risk losing everything he holds dear?
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Year in Space and Beyond a Year in Space year in space: Adapted from Time's original digital video series, this program is the chronicle of Scott Kelly's twelve-month stay on the International Space Station, the purpose of which was to test human limits in preparation for a manned mission to Mars. Beyond a year in space: Presents the scientific analysis of Scott Kelly's year on the International Space Station, answering questions regarding the effects of space on humans and what safety measures will be necessary for journeys into deep space.
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Nova: Eclipse Over AmericaJoin scientists and citizens alike as they observe the first total solar eclipse to traverse the US mainland in more than a generation. Discover the storied history of eclipse science and follow current, cutting-edge research into the solar corona.
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Served Like A GirlFive women veterans who have endured unimaginable trauma in service create a shared sisterhood to help the rising number of stranded homeless women veterans by entering into a competition that unexpectedly catalyzes moving events in their own lives to bring them full circle in a quest for healing and hope.
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The Villainess Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited as a sleeper agent with the promise of freedom after ten years of service, and she jumps at the chance for a normal life. But soon enough, secrets from her past destroy everything she's worked for, and now nobody can stand in her way as she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge. Korean or English dialogue; English subtitles.
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DetroitAmidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.
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Victoria & AbdulQueen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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StrongerA victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
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