DVD Staff Picks
July 2025

Anomalisa

A man who writes books about customer service yet has trouble connecting with people, meets someone while on a business trip who changes his view of the world.
Asteroid City

Asteroid City takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
The Awful Truth 

A divorcing couple battle over custody of their dog, and in the process find they really want each other back
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Follows the adventures of the detectives and their commanding officer in a Brooklyn, New York, police precinct
Festival

Performances of and interviews with some of the legendary musicians who participated in the Newport Folk Festival, 1963-1966
High Sierra

After a Prohibition-era gangster is released from prison, he longs for a simpler life, but he is lured back for one last heist by his old boss
Interiors

When Eve, an interior designer, is deserted by her husband of many years, the emotionally glacial relationships of their three grown daughters are laid bare. Twisted by jealousy, insecurity and resentment, Renata, a successful writer; Flyn, a woman crippled by indecision; and Joey, a budding actress, struggle to communicate for the sake of their shattered mother.
 
Love & Mercy

Follows the personal life of the Beach Boys' songwriter and leader, Brian Wilson.
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037

Documents the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037, from harvesting the wood to concert hall.
On Dangerous Ground

When a troubled city cop is sent to a rural area to investigate the murder of a young girl, he finds himself drawn to an attractive, independent blind woman who happens to be the sister of the main suspect
Once Were Brothers

Profile of Canadian rock musician Robbie Robertson, and the formation of the roots rock group the Band
Party Girl

A young woman becomes a library clerk after being arrested for throwing an illegal party, and struggles to find her niche amid her life style of clubbing, partying, maintaining, and threatened evictions
Secrets & Lies

After her adoptive parents die, a Black optometrist searches for her birth mother and discovers that she is a poor white factory worker
They Drive By Night

Two brothers trying to make a living driving trucks get involved with gangsters over money and this leads to murder.
The Way Way Back

When an awkward fourteen-year-old boy goes on a summer vacation with his mother and her boyfriend, he befriends the owner of a water park and begins to find his own identity.


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