New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 20, 2016
Of Mice and Men Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1992 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.
Drama / Period
- January 19, 2016
Jem and the Holograms Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 119 min | Rated PG | Jan 19, 2016 | Martin Liebman
In a hyper-linked social media age, an orphaned teenage girl, Jerrica Jem Benton, becomes an online recording sensation, and she and her sisters embark on a music-driven scavenger hunt - one that sends them on an adventure across Los Angeles - in an attempt to unlock a final message left by her father.
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Music / Sci-Fi / Teen / Coming of age
Howl Blu-ray Movie
Alchemy | 2015 | 93 min | Not rated | Jan 12, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Ticket collector Joe is overseeing the last train out of London on a dark and stormy night when suddenly the train screeches to a halt in a forest after hitting something on the tracks. When the investigating driver fails to return, Joe is left to protect the passengers.
Horror
The Undesirable Blu-ray Movie
A tolonc
Olive Films | 1915 | 66 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Undesirable, a silent film treasure thought to be lost forever, was recently discovered in the basement of the Hungarian House cultural center in New York and returned to Hungary for restoration. An eight-month restoration and digitization process was completed by the Hungarian Filmlab, with support from the Hungarian National Digital Archive and Film Institute and the Hungarian National Film Fun, and funded by the Hungarian National Film Foundation. Noted Hollywood producer Andrew Vajna (Terminator, Rambo, Nixon, Angel Heart) played a major role in overseeing the restoration process. The Undesirable features a newly commissioned score by Attila Pacsay (the renowned composer of cinematic pieces including the Academy Award nominated short The Maestro) performed by the Pannonia Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Peter Illenyi.
Drama / Foreign
Midnight Run Blu-ray Movie
Midnight Run - 5 Tage bis Mitternacht
Koch Media | 1988 | 126 min | Rated FSK-12 | Nov 12, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Jack Walsh is a tough ex-cop turned bounty hunter. Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas is a sensitive accountant who embezzled $15 million from the Mob, gave it to charity and then jumped bail. Jack's in for a cool $100,000 if he can deliver The Duke from New York to L.A. on time. The FBI is after The Duke to testify, the Mob is after him for revenge, and Walsh is after him to just shut up.
Action / Comedy / Crime
Hana-Dama: The Origin Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Olive Films | 2013 | 106 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Transfer student Mizuki is bullied viciously by her classmates. Nevertheless, she is always able to keep her composure. Kirie, who is also tormented, is interested in Mizuki and longs for her. The two become very close, insanity ensues.
Horror / Foreign
Hawaii Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000
Twilight Time | 1966 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 162 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
They came to bring God, but instead they brought disease and destruction. The Rev. Abner Hale and his gentle wife, Jerusha, attempt to convert early 19th-century Hawaiian natives to Christianity...but find themselves ill-equipped to endure the unexpected tribulations of paradise. Surging with the excitement of windstorms, firestorms, shark attacks and magnificent island scenery...
Adventure / Drama
Harlock: Space Pirate 3D Blu-ray Movie
宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック / Kyaputen Hârokku | Limited Edition to 3500 / Blu-ray 3D
Twilight Time | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the future, mankind has discovered a way to travel faster than light and has built colonies on thousands of planets. But even the resources of the universe are starting to dwindle, so five hundred billion humans begin the long journey back home. The desire to repopulate Earth starts the so-called Coming Home War, until the universal government of the Gaia Coalition declares Earth a sacred, and thus inaccessible, place. In this dying universe, the space pirate Captain Harlock travels with his immensely powerful flagship, the Arcadia, to fulfill a mysterious purpose. The young Yama, brother of the Fleet Commander Ezra, is chosen to infiltrate the Arcadia's crew and discover the objective of the pirate captain.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign
Deep Red Blu-ray Movie
Profondo rosso | Remastered | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + CD
Arrow | 1975 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 127 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 25, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a respected psychic is brutally murdered, her pianist neighbor teams up with a journalist to track down the killer.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
- January 18, 2016
The Intern Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2015 | 122 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 19, 2016 | Michael Reuben
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Comedy
Dominion: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 572 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 22, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Follows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he's the unlikely savior of humanity.
Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Hana-bi Blu-ray Movie
はなび / Fireworks
Third Window Films | 1997 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 11, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A hard-boiled ex-cop, haunted by a troubled past and pushed to the edge by the shooting of his partner, confronts his demons in a ruthless quest for justice and redemption.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Foreign
- January 17, 2016
Pane e cioccolata Blu-ray Movie
Bread and Chocolate
Lucky Red | 1974 | 116 min | Rated T | Dec 02, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Italian immigrant tries to become a member of Swiss society but fails as a waiter and even as a chicken plucker. He then becomes involved with shady wealthy character and tries to hide his Italian identity. He refuses to give up no matter how awful his situation.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
The End Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1978 | 101 min | Rated R | Oct 27, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
A man who discovers that he hasn't much longer to live finds those around him too self-absorbed for support and enlists a mental patient to help him commit suicide.
Comedy / Dark humor
- January 16, 2016
Let There Be Light: John Huston's Wartime Documentaries Blu-ray Movie
Winning Your Wings / Report from the Aleutians / San Pietro / Let There Be Light
Olive Films | 1942-1946 | 4 Movies | 210 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / History / Short / War
Extraordinary Tales Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Cinedigm | 2013 | 73 min | Not rated | Feb 02, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Five of Edgar Allan Poe's best-known stories are brought to vivid life in this visually stunning, heart-pounding animated anthology featuring some of the most beloved figures in horror film history.
Animation / Horror
Defiance: Season Three Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 546 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 22, 2015 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 1990 | 118 min | Rated PG | Jan 12, 2016 | Michael Reuben
Showing events from the point of view of two minor characters from Hamlet, men who have no control over their destiny, this film examines fate and asks if we can ever really know what's going on?
Comedy
Enter the Ninja Blu-ray Movie
Eureka Entertainment | 1981 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The absorbing martial arts film that exposes Ninjutsu, the lethal, little-known "Art of Invisibility"... which includes the use of hypnotism, explosives and super-human fighting skills.
Action / Drama / Martial arts
- January 15, 2016
12 Monkeys: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 560 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Follows the journey of a time traveler from the post-apocalyptic future who appears in present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will nearly destroy the human race.
Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller