Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

One of the year’s best films hits disc and VOD this week, along with a TIFF ’19 sensation, a stellar new documentary, and an assortment of catalog Blu-rays with something for (almost) every taste.

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Adult bookstores have always had a negative image in our society. When many people in the general public think of an adult bookstore, they imagine creepy old men wandering the grungy aisles looking for their next deviant pleasure. But as seen in the new trailer for “Circus of Books,” the iconic Los Angeles adult bookstore is anything but grungy and creepy.

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In fact, Circus of Books is a family-run business started by a married couple that helped provide a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community during an era where society was far less inclusive than today.

Continue reading ‘Circus Of Books’ Trailer: New Netflix Doc Takes A Look At The Legendary Family-Run Adult Bookstore at The Playlist.