Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“Obsession” – Website / Reviews
In this supernatural horror film, a hopeless romantic’s wish for his childhood crush to fall in love with him unleashes terrifying consequences.
“I Swear” – Website / Reviews
Based on a true story, this comedic drama follows a Scottish man with Tourette syndrome who finds resolve in his allies and uses his unfiltered voice to fight stigma.
“Crime 101” – Website / Reviews
Adapted from Don Winslow’s acclaimed novella, this crime drama weaves the tale of an elusive jewel thief whose string of heists along the 101 freeway have mystified police.
“Omaha” – Website / Reviews
A father conceals the truth about his family’s seemingly spontaneous road trip across the American West in this poignant, coming-of-age drama.
“Pressure” – Website / Reviews
This historical World War II drama follows General Eisenhower & meteorologist James Stagg as they face a high-stakes choice: launch the D-Day invasion or risk losing the war. Continue reading “New DVD List: August 2026”
The contenders:
Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel “I Am Legend” and Francis Lawrence’s 2007 film adaptation of the same name.
The premise:
Robert Neville is the last man on Earth after following a vampiric pandemic. He spends his time hunting vampires, providing for himself, fortifying his home and researching the plague. The story’s themes of loneliness, grief and existentialism climax in a twist ending that defines what it actually means to be a monster. Continue reading “Book Vs. Screen: I Am Legend”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews
Based on a collection of novellas by George R. R. Martin, a young and naive but courageous knight and his diminutive squire face a series of dangerous exploits in this fantasy/drama series.
“Cold Storage” – Website / Reviews
When a mutating fungus escapes a sealed facility, two employees and a bioterror operative must survive the wildest night shift ever to save humanity from extinction in this horror/comedy film.
“Fantasy Life” – Website / Reviews
In this comedic drama, an anxious law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for the girls’ mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
“Scrambled” – Website / Reviews
A perpetual bridesmaid with her biological clock ticking decides to freeze her eggs and embark on an empowering journey of self-discovery in this comedic drama.
“Ready or Not 2” – Website / Reviews
After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne in this horror/thriller sequel. Continue reading “New DVD List: July 2026”
We try to bury our fears, but time and again, they resurface and suffocate us in a claustrophobic wave of heavy earth, rock and soil. What’s that mineral taste in your mouth? Is it fear? What’s that smell? Is it … death? No, it’s just another fresh heap of horror films, unearthed for your viewing pleasure.
This time, I dug deep and found subterranean horror on our streaming service, Kanopy. If you don’t know what Kanopy is by now: it’s the free streaming service that you, lucky library cardholder, have access to through your very own Daniel Boone Regional Library. Here’s the dirt …
“10 Cloverfield Lane”(2016)
Underground bunkers are supposed to be safe, but what if you woke up in one and were told that the world had come to an apocalyptic end while you slept? And the creepy guy who says he saved your life seems a little, uh, creepy? Continue reading “Subterranean Horror!”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“Sentimental value” – Website / Reviews
An Oscar winning family drama about a once-celebrated filmmaker who seeks to cast his semi-estranged daughter in the lead role of his most personal project to date.
“Dust Bunny” – Website / Reviews
A fantasy/horror film featuring an eight-year-old girl who asks her hit man neighbor for help in killing the monster under her bed that she thinks ate her family.
“Solo Mio” – Website / Reviews
After being left at the altar in Rome, Matt goes on his honeymoon alone, discovering Italy’s gorgeous landscape, culture, and people in this romantic comedy.
“Redux Redux” – Website / Reviews
In this sci-fi/thriller, a woman travels through parallel universes repeatedly killing her daughter’s murderer. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity hangs in the balance.
“K-pops!” – Website / Reviews
A comedy/drama following a washed-up musician who tries to reconnect with his estranged son – now a rising K-Pop star – and finds himself swept into the wild, high-stakes world of Korean pop. Continue reading “New DVD List: June 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“Send Help” – Website / Reviews
A survival horror thriller about a woman and her CEO who become stranded on a deserted island and their darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
“Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” – Website / Reviews
In this sci-fi comedy, a man claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.
“Merrily We Roll Along” – Website / Reviews
Spanning three decades, Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends, Mary and Charley.
“The Count of Monte Cristo” – Website / Reviews
Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons star in this 8 episode series of Alexandre Dumas’ iconic French novel which follows Edmond Dantès, a young man falsely accused of treason.
“28 Years Later, The Bone Temple” – Website / Reviews
Decades after an unstoppable plague, a former doctor searches for a cure, while a teenager fights to escape a violent gang in this continuation of the horror/thriller franchise. Continue reading “New DVD List: May 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“Hamnet” – Website / Reviews
Based on the book of the same name, this Oscar nominated drama tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, “Hamlet.”
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Website / Reviews
An Oscar winning film based on the 2018 One Read, this true crime drama follows the 1920s Oklahoma serial murders of oil-wealthy Osage Nation members and the FBI investigation that followed.
“Is This Thing On?” – Website / Reviews
As their marriage unravels, Alex explores the comedy scene while Tess reckons with sacrifices — forcing them to navigate co-parenting, identity, and the possibility of redefining love in this dramatic comedy.
“Murder Before Evensong” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews
A mystery series, based on the novels by Reverend Richard Coles, featuring an empathetic rector who is pulled into a murder investigation set in 1980s England.
“Good Boy” – Website / Reviews
In this horror/thriller, a loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. Continue reading “New DVD List: April 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“Song Sung Blue” – Website / Reviews
Based on a true story, this drama features two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.
“Predator, Badlands” – Website / Reviews
A sci-fi/action film set in the future on a remote planet where a young hunter, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
“Blue Moon” – Website / Reviews
In this biographical drama, an eccentric newly sober Broadway lyricist reflects on his life and career as he resentfully toasts “Oklahoma!,” his former partner’s hit new musical on March 31, 1943.
“Bookish” – Season 1 – Website / Reviews
A British crime drama series set in post-war London where a literary enthusiast and bookseller combines his day job with his favorite hobby — helping solve knotty murder cases.
“Agent of Happiness” – Website / Reviews
Shown at the 2024 True False Film Fest, this documentary follows a government agent who travels the Bhutanese Himalayas surveying people’s happiness as he also searches for fulfillment. Continue reading “New DVD List: March 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“One Battle After Another” – Website / Reviews
In this Oscar nominated comedic thriller by writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson, a former member of a revolutionary group seeks help from other revolutionaries to find his missing daughter.
“Roofman” – Website / Reviews
Based on a true story, this comedy/drama features a charming fugitive who secretly lives inside a toy store for months until he falls for a divorced mom and his double life begins to unravel.
“Bugonia” – Website / Reviews
An Oscar nominated black comedy where two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
“A Little Prayer” – Website / Reviews
When a proud patriarch of an unruly but loving family discovers his son is having an affair, he grapples with how to protect his beloved daughter-in-law in this heart-tugging drama.
“It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” – Website / Reviews
A documentary portrait of a rising star with an otherworldly voice who left the 90s music world reeling when he died suddenly after the release of his debut album. Continue reading “New DVD List: February 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
“The Long Walk” – Website / Reviews
This adaptation of Stephen King’s first novel is an emotional thriller where a group of teenage boys compete in a contest where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot.
“Dead of Winter” – Website / Reviews
In this mystery/thriller, a grief-stricken widow finds herself in a desperate fight for survival as she encounters a murderous couple holding a young woman hostage in a remote cabin in the woods.
“Splitsville” – Website / Reviews
Dark comedy featuring a man who runs to his friends for support when his wife asks for a divorce. Chaos ensues when he crosses the line after learning about their open marriage.
“Good Fortune” – Website / Reviews
A comedic fantasy where a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.
“The Great Escaper” – Website / Reviews
In this drama, a veteran causes alarm at the care home when, with the support of his wife, he secretly sets off for Normandy to attend the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
Continue reading “New DVD List: January 2026”
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.
Here is a new DVD list highlighting various titles recently added to the library’s collection.