New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- March 01, 2016
Girls: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2015 | 270 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 16, 2016 | Michael Reuben
Four 20-something women in New York try to figure out what they want from life, from men, from themselves and from each other.
Comedy
Strike Back: Season Four Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2013 | 470 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 01, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
UK six episodes series "Strike Back" starred Armitage as disgraced SAS solder John Porter, who took early retirement from the SAS when a mission in Basra went wrong and he was blamed for the deaths of all but two members of his unit. The action picks up seven years after Basra.
Action / Drama / War
Fixed Bayonets! Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1951 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Feb 15, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of a platoon during the Korean War. One by one Corporal Denno's superiors are killed until it comes to the point where he must try to take command responsibility.
Action / Drama / War
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2014 | 142 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 01, 2016 | Martin Liebman
For Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
The Good Dinosaur 3D Blu-ray Movie
PIXAR | Ultimate Collector's Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 100 min | Rated PG | Feb 23, 2016 | Martin Liebman
What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct?
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
- February 29, 2016
The Smurfs 2 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 105 min | Rated PG | Mar 01, 2016 | Martin Liebman
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Comic book
Chappie 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2015 | 120 min | Rated R | Mar 01, 2016 | Martin Liebman
A robot imbued with artificial intelligence is stolen by two local gangsters who want to use him for their own nefarious purposes.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Hitman: Agent 47 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 96 min | Rated R | Feb 14, 2016 | Martin Liebman
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts
Wild 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2014 | 115 min | Rated R | Feb 14, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
Biography / Drama
Creed Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2015 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 01, 2016 | Michael Reuben
A story that finds Rocky Balboa acting as a trainer and mentor to the son of his friend and greatest rival, Apollo Creed.
Drama / Sport
Gog 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1954 | 83 min | Not rated | Mar 01, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A security agent investigates sabotage and murder at a secret underground laboratory, home of two experimental robots.
Drama / Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
The Forbidden Room Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2015 | 119 min | Not rated | Mar 08, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A never-before-seen woodsman mysteriously appears aboard a submarine that's been trapped deep under water for months with an unstable cargo. As the terrified crew make their way through the corridors of the doomed vessel, they find themselves on a voyage into the origins of their darkest fears.
Comedy / Drama / Mystery
- February 28, 2016
Code Unknown Blu-ray Movie
Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages
Criterion | 2000 | 117 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In Paris, one incident is seen through the eyes of several people — Anne, a stressed actress thirsty for success; her boyfriend Georges, who is a photographer; Romanian immigrant Maria, who is not legally allowed to work in France; and Amadou, a caring teacher who is sympathetic to marginalized people. All become swept up in racial tensions and legal issues that stem from a single, careless act of littering.
Drama / Foreign
Pokémon: The Movies 1-3 Collection Blu-ray Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie / Pokémon: The Movie 2000 / Pokémon 3: The Movie
Warner Bros. | 1998-2000 | 3 Movies | 255 min | Rated G | Feb 09, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Foreign
Pokémon: The First Movie Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1998 | 93 min | Rated TV-Y7 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokémon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokémon. After escaping from the lab where it was created, Mewtwo is determined to prove its own superiority. It lures a number of talented trainers into a Pokémon battle like never before - and of course, Ash and his friends are happy to accept the challenge! Ash's excitement turns to fear and anger when Mewtwo reveals its plan for domination, creating powerful clones of our heroes' Pokémon so it can even the "imbalance" between Pokémon and their Trainers. Despite Ash's protests, Mewtwo refuses to believe that Pokémon and people can be friends. But faced with the determination and loyalty of a young trainer, Mewtwo just might have to reconsider... especially when pitted against the power of the mysterious Mew!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Foreign
Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1999 | 80 min | Rated TV-Y7 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the Orange Islands far south of Kanto, a trainer named Lawrence is on a sinister quest: catching the legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in an attempt to awaken Lugia, guardian of the sea! When Ash and friends arrive, the islanders ask him to gather three elemental orbs from different islands. As the weather across the world goes out of control, it becomes clear that the capture of the Legendary trio has thrown the environment out of balance! With Lugia's help, can Ash find the orbs, restore the balance, and be the "chosen one" that everyone turns to?
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Foreign
Pokémon 3: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2000 | 73 min | Rated TV-Y7 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A crystal catastrophe is unleashed upon Greenfield, and Ash, Pikachu, and friends must figure out how to undo the damage to the once-beautiful town. But the unthinkable happens when Ash's mother is kidnapped by the powerful Entei, a Pokémon thought to have existed only in legend. Now Ash must go to her rescue, uncertain of what he'll uncover when he unlocks the real secret power behind the unbelievable turn of events: a young girl whose dream world is being turned into a nightmarish reality by the mysterious and unstoppable Unown!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Foreign
Woman in the Moon Blu-ray Movie
Frau im Mond
Kino Lorber | 1929 | 169 min | Not rated | Feb 23, 2016 | Brian Orndorf
A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.
Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- February 26, 2016
The Night Before Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2015 | 101 min | Rated R | Mar 01, 2016 | Martin Liebman
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
Comedy / Holiday
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Includes The Seven Minutes
Arrow | 1970 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 18, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An all-girl rock band comes to Hollywood with the intentions of making it big. As they fall under the spell of a well-connected music producer and experience a world filled with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll, they learn that fame and success comes at a price.
Comedy / Drama / Music / Erotic / Melodrama