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Frivolous Lola 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Monella 4K / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Cult Epics | 1998 | 105 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 (2 Weeks) | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Set in the 1950s Italian countryside, the film tells the story of Lola and Masetto, a young couple whose views on premarital sex differ drastically.

Comedy / Romance / Erotic / Foreign

Frivolous Lola Blu-ray Movie  

Monella

Cult Epics | 1998 | 105 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 (2 Weeks) | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Set in the 1950s Italian countryside, the film tells the story of Lola and Masetto, a young couple whose views on premarital sex differ drastically.

Comedy / Romance / Erotic / Foreign

Affliction Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1997 | 114 min | Rated R | Apr 16, 2024 | Dr. Stephen Larson

An irresolute and deeply troubled small town cop becomes obsessed with investigating a suspicious hunting death.

Drama

Lisa Frankenstein Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2024 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 09, 2024 | Justin Dekker

In 1989, an unpopular high school girl named Lisa accidentally re-animates a handsome Victorian corpse during a lightning storm and starts to rebuild him into the man of her dreams by using the broken tanning bed in her garage.

Horror / Romance / Dark humor

Wish You Were Here Blu-ray Movie    

Special Edition

4dvd | 1987 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jun 05, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.

Comedy / Drama

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi Blu-ray Movie    

座頭市, Zatōichi / Imprint Asia #03

Imprint | 2003 | 116 min | Rated ACB: MA15+ | Mar 27, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Zatoichi is a 19th century blind nomad who makes his living as a gambler and masseur. However, behind this humble facade, he is a master swordsman gifted with a lightning-fast draw and breathtaking precision. While wandering, Zatoichi discovers a remote mountain village at the mercy of Ginzo, a ruthless gang-leader. Ginzo disposes of anyone who gets in his way, especially after hiring the mighty samurai ronin, Hattori, as a bodyguard. After a raucous night of gambling in town, Zatoichi encounters a pair of geishas--as dangerous as they are beautiful--who've come to avenge their parents' murder. As the paths of these and other colorful characters intertwine, Ginzo's henchmen are soon after Zatoichi. With his legendary cane sword at his side, the stage is set for a riveting showdown.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Foreign

The Legendary Hero Is Dead!: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 12, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Sion the legendary hero accidentally dies by a pit trap. Touka, the builder of said trap, is now forced to take the hero’s place—literally. Trapped within Sion’s dead body, Touka must become the hero, or at least be convincing enough to save the world!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Foreign

Black Summoner: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 01, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Kelvin is reborn in a magical world without any memories of his previous life. Why? Because he traded them for a wild amount of skill points! Now, with his stats maxed out and a goddess guiding him, Kelvin is becoming this world's most unorthodox hero.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

The Dawn of the Witch: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

魔法使い黎明期 / Mahotsukai Reimeiki

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | May 16, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Without memories, Saybil has felt hollow at the Magic Academy. But everything changes when he and two classmates are given a mission with a strange professor. Now in a land where witches were once hunted, the true power of Saybil’s past will be revealed.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Rolling Thunder 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1977 | 100 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2024 (New Release) | Dr. Stephen Larson

Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown.

Action / Crime / Drama

Evil: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2021 | 616 min | Not rated | Oct 18, 2022 | Martin Liebman

In Season 2 of Evil, Kristin (Katja Herbers) struggles with her darker nature after killing a man, while David (Mike Colter) suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination. Meanwhile Ben (Aasif Mandvi) is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears. Includes all 13 episodes plus over 20 minutes of deleted scenes!

Drama

Ark of the Sun God 4K Blu-ray Movie    

The Italian Collection / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

88 Films | 1984 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Apr 17, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A safecracker takes a job where he must go to Istanbul and steal a scepter that once belonged to the god Gilgamesh but is now in the temple of a secret cult.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Foreign

The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 365 min | Rated TV-14 | May 16, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Bored of being the most powerful Demon Lord ever, Varvatos adjusts his powers to be perfectly average before reincarnating himself into the future. But when it turns out everyone in this new era is weak as hell, keeping a low profile might prove impossible.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Set 17 Blu-ray Movie  

Kawaki Goes Undercover / Episodes 256-273

Viz Media | 2022 | 415 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 26, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Kawaki goes to the Ninja Academy! Undercover on a mission to protect a princess, he enrolls at the Academy along with Himawari. Although Kawaki struggles with academy life, he manages to befriend his watch, Princess Kae. But suddenly kidnappers run off with Himawari! Later, Kawaki’s true identity is almost uncovered during the rehearsal for a play about the Legendary Sannin. Things go from bad to worse when Kae is kidnapped as well and Kawaki comes face-to-face with a dangerous assassin!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1934-1959 | 2 Movies | 205 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 (2 Weeks) | Dr. Svet Atanasov

See individual titles for their synopses.

Drama / Foreign

Kompromat Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2022 | 127 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.

Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 700 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 05, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Masquerading as Oshtor, Haku leads the group and vows to protect the princess while she recovers. In her absence, one of the Eight Pillar Generals scrambles for the throne, throwing the nation into war. Can Haku gather enough allies despite his deception?

Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / War / Foreign

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra - Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 150 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 09, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

The heat is on again for Peter Grill as the world's most powerful warrior finds himself in the crosshairs of the lusty ladies who seek a penetrating infusion of his potent DNA to create the perfect offspring. Why can't they accept that he just wants to marry his fiancé and concentrate on being a hero and fighting goblins and stuff? Oh wait, they probably do it because, despite his sister's desperate efforts to keep him from wandering astray, this is one Peter who keeps ending up in the wrong… er… place at the wrong time. So, you really can't blame the girls for trying when they've got a proven working strategy.

Anime / Comedy / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign

Hot Spur Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1968 | 91 min | Not rated | Apr 30, 2024 (5 Days) | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Western / Erotic

The Playgirls and the Vampire Blu-ray Movie  

L'ultima Preda del Vampiro / Curse of the Vampire | Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1960 | 81 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Made in 1960, Piero Regnoli's THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE is one of the earliest Italian horror films. After skipping out on an unpaid hotel bill, a busload of curvaceous showgirls is forced off the road by a thunderstorm. They prevail on the hospitality of a nearby castle, where the reclusive Count Kernassy nearly orders them away—until he sees Vera, a leggy dancer who's a dead ringer for his beautiful ancestor Margherita! Unfortunately, Vera is also attractive to the Count's 200-year-old, bloodthirsty ancestor—who's a dead ringer for his descendant!

Horror / Foreign