New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 28, 2016
The Burbs Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1989 | 101 min | Rated PG | Aug 16, 2016 | Martin Liebman
An overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbor struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult.
Comedy / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor
Eleni Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 117 min | Rated PG | Aug 16, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Drama / War
The Mark of Zorro Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1940 | 94 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
Tyrone Power stars as 19th century nobleman Don Diego de Vega, whose father, the mayor of Los Angeles, is removed from office by the sinister Captain Pasquale (Basil Rathbone), and a new corrupt "alcalde." By day, the crooked politicians rob the citizenry at every turn, and at night, Don Diego, wearing a mask, defies their laws and avenges the innocents. As he leaves his trademark - the letter "Z" - wherever he goes, he also leaves an impression on the mayor's niece, (Linda Darnell), who can't help but love the hero in disguise.
Action / Adventure / Romance
- July 27, 2016
Man of Steel 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 143 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 19, 2016 | Michael Reuben
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Mother's Day Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2016 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 02, 2016 | Martin Liebman
A star-studded ensemble comedy about intertwining stories tied to Mother's Day. This film is the latest holiday movie directed by Garry Marshall who previously directed Valentine's Day and New Year's Eve.
Comedy / Drama
Barbershop Blu-ray Movie
The Next Cut / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2016 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 26, 2016 | Michael Reuben
It’s been more than 10 years since our last appointment at Calvin’s Barbershop, and our once male-dominated sanctuary is now co-ed. Despite the good times and camaraderie within the shop, the surrounding community has taken a turn for the worse, forcing Calvin and crew to come together to not only save the shop, but their neighborhood.
Comedy
The Candy Tangerine Man / Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1975 | 2 Movies | 184 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama
Lady Cocoa Blu-ray Movie
Pop Goes the Weasel
Vinegar Syndrome | 1975 | 91 min | Not rated | June 2016 | Brian Orndorf
After being given a 24-hour leave from prison, in exchange for which she’ll agree to testify against her mobster boyfriend, Cocoa hits the streets, but quickly discovers that violence lurks around every corner.
Crime / Drama
The Candy Tangerine Man Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome | 1975 | 93 min | Not rated | June 2016 | Brian Orndorf
The film opens with pageantry pimp Baron (John Daniels) driving his customised two tone red and yellow Rolls Royce around down town - night time L.A. His ladies have been coming up short lately and he wants to know why. Turns out that two L.A.P.D. cops - Dempsey and Gordon (who have been after Baron for some time now) have resorted to rousting his girls every chance they get. Indeed in the next scene they have set Baron up with a copper in drag to entrap him with procurement of prostitutues. Of course the Baron is wise to their ploy and ends up grabbin the ecopper by the short and curlies.
Action / Adventure
Rawhide Blu-ray Movie
Desperate Siege
Kino Lorber | 1951 | 87 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A stagecoach stop employee and a stranded woman traveler find themselves at the mercy of four desperate outlaws intent on robbing the next day's gold shipment.
Drama / Romance / Western
River Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2015 | 95 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the south of Laos, an American doctor (Rossif Sutherland) becomes a fugitive after he intervenes in the sexual assault of a young woman. When the assailant's body is pulled from the Mekong River, things quickly spiral out of control.
Thriller
- July 26, 2016
The Outsider Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1979 | 122 min | Rated R | Jul 19, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young American man joins the IRA in Ireland but soon finds out that he is being used for political purposes and propaganda.
Drama / Thriller
Criminal 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 113 min | Rated R | Jul 26, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The memories & skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict.
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Criminal Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 114 min | Rated R | Jul 26, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The memories & skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict.
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Puerto Ricans in Paris Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 82 min | Rated R | Aug 02, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Two Puerto Rican NYPD detectives head to Paris to track down a stolen handbag.
Comedy
The Invitation Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Drafthouse Films | 2015 | 100 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2016 | Michael Reuben
While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man experiences painful memories and questions the intentions of his ex-wife and her new husband.
Horror / Thriller
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 4K Blu-ray Movie
plus Theatrical Cut on standard Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2016 | 182 min | Rated R | Jul 19, 2016 | Michael Reuben
Fearing the actions of a god-like super hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- July 25, 2016
Person of Interest: The Fifth and Final Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2016 | 565 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 19, 2016 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Homicidal Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1961 | 87 min | Unrated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Homicidal represents producer/director William Castle's slant on Hitchcock's Psycho. The film concerns a young woman named Miriam Webster who seemingly has everything a girl could want - including a successful flower shop business, and a handsome beau, Karl, who works as a pharmacist. Events take a turn for the worse, however, when Miriam's half-brother, Warren, returns from Europe - with a rather unpleasant friend in-tow: a blonde named Emily.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Mr. Sardonicus Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1961 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace, until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction--with even more grotesque results!
Drama / Horror / Mystery