New Blu-ray Reviews

Canadian Pacific Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1949 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 09, 2016 | Brian Orndorf

A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the railroad by stirring up Indian rebellion.

Adventure / History / Romance / Western

Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2016 | 81 min | Not rated | Aug 09, 2016 | Michael Reuben

When Scooby and Mystery Inc. visit an off-road racing competition, it's not long before a mysterious phantom racer, known only as Inferno, reveals his intent to sabotage the race. It's up to Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and their new driving partner, The Undertaker, to save the race and solve the mystery.

Animation / Comedy / Mystery

A Taste of Honey Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1961 | 101 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Classic 1960s realist drama based on the play by Shelagh Delaney. Abandoned by her sailor boyfriend and her man-hungry mother (Dora Bryan), pregnant Manchester teenager Jo (Rita Tushingham) thinks she might have to face life's difficulties all alone. Help then comes in the form of a kind-hearted gay man named Geoffrey (Murray Melvin), who moves in and takes care of her; the two find happiness together, but soon life moves on....

Drama / Coming of age

Confirmation Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

HBO | 2016 | 110 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A look behind the curtain of Washington politics, depicting the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings where Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment.

Drama / History

Manhattan Night Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 113 min | Rated R | Aug 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

The Family Fang Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2015 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Caleb and Camille Fang (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett) are a couple famous for their public, avant-garde comedy skits that featured their children, previously known as Child A and Child B. Now adults with successful showbiz careers of their own, Annie (Nicole Kidman) and Buster Fang (Jason Bateman) are estranged from their parents and lament their exploitation as children. However, when Caleb and Camille go missing at a bloody crime scene, Annie and Buster reunite at their childhood home to determine if their parents are truly in trouble or if their disappearance is their final career ruse.

Drama

Poor Cow Blu-ray Movie    

Vintage Classics

Studio Canal | 1967 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 25, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Joy, a wife and mother dissatisfied with her small-time crook husband, Tom, whose petty thievery far outweighs his interest in his family. When Tom is arrested, Joy has a chance to start life anew, and does so with a vengeance.

Drama

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1978 | 115 min | Rated PG | Aug 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman

San Francisco residents are slowly being replaced by replicas, and it's up to a handful of humans to stop the invasion!

Horror / Sci-Fi

Airport 1975 Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1974 | 106 min | Rated PG | 2016 | Martin Liebman

A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Airport '77 Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1977 | 113 min | Rated PG | 2016 | Martin Liebman

A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle and it’s a race against time to save the passengers and crew.

Action / Drama / Thriller

The Concorde: Airport '79 Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1979 | 113 min | Rated PG | 2016 | Martin Liebman

At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack by a traitorous arms smuggler.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Airport: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Airport / Airport 1975 / Airport '77 / The Concorde... Airport '79

Universal Studios | 1970-1979 | 4 Movies | 469 min | Rated PG | Jun 14, 2016 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2015-2016 | 989 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 16, 2016 | Martin Liebman

.Darkness and Light. One conceals; the other reveals, but each is infinitely seductive. Prepare for the ultimate battle between these opposing, unpredictable forces in ABC’s "Once Upon a Time: The Complete Fifth Season". When the Savior becomes the "Dark Swan", the lines between good and evil blur as Emma begins to relish the intoxicating taste of absolute power. Terrified she’ll succumb, Emma and Hook visit Camelot to find the one person who may be able to aid them: Merlin. Unfortunately, King Arthur proves treacherous, and when he joins forces with a vengeful Zelena, Emma and Hook’s hopes are shattered. Now Emma and her entire Storybrooke family must embark on a chilling descent to the Underworld of Hades, where they’ll try and rescue Hook from eternal damnation... with "help" from Rumplestiltskin. But will any of them survive the journey?

Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Imaginary / Supernatural

Chandu the Magician Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1932 | 71 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2016 | Brian Orndorf

Megalomaniac and would-be world dominator Roxor has kidnaped Robert Regent, along with his death ray invention, in hopes of using it to degenerate humanity into mindless brutes, leaving himself as Earth's supreme intelligence. Faced with revealing the machine's secrets or allowing his family to die a horrible death at the hands of Roxor, Regent's only hope lies with the intervention of his brother-in-law, the be-turbaned yogi and magician Chandu, who has the power to make men see what is not there 'even unto a gathering of twelve times twelve'...

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

3 Bad Men Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1926 | 92 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2016 | Brian Orndorf

Three outlaws come to the aid of a young girl after her father is killed.

Romance / Western

Saving Mr. Wu Blu-ray Movie  

解救吾先生

Well Go USA | 2015 | 106 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mr. Wu is kidnapped in Beijing by Zhang Hua and three accomplices, all disguised as cops and demanding a ransom of 3 million RMB. In the ensuing 20 hours, the Chinese detectives led by Chief Xing quickly form a task force and sweep the city. Time is of the essence though as Mr. Wu is ordered to be killed at 9pm regardless of whether the money is collected or not. The police eventually apprehend Hua alone and a dangerous mental showdown develops between police interrogators and Hua.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Traders Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2015 | 90 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2016 | Michael Reuben

Newly unemployed Vernon Stynes might have the solution to the despair brought on by recession: a plan he calls Trading. Through an underground online network, two people agree to "trade" by emptying their bank accounts, selling everything they own and putting the cash in green bags. They then travel to a remote location, dig a grave and fight to the death -- winner take all.

Thriller

Appointment with Crime Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1946 | 91 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

The Knick: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

HBO | 2015 | 559 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1900, the surgeons and nurses at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York push the bounds of medicine in a time of extremely high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. Among them is Doctor John Thackery, a celebrated and courageous surgeon pioneering new methods in the field despite his secret cocaine dependency.

Drama / Period

Blindspot: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2015-2016 | 978 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2016 | Michael Reuben

A Jane Doe is found in Times Square with no memory and mysterious tattoos on her body.

Action / Crime / Drama