New Blu-ray Reviews

Wake Up and Kill Blu-ray Movie    

Svegliati e Uccidi / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1966 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 23, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless, robbing as many jewelry stores as he can and pawning them before the cops catch up with him. One of the first of many poliziesco movies of the time and based on the life of real-life criminal Luciano Lutring; the infamous jewelry thief also known as the "machine gun soloist", a name he acquired by the media by keeping his weapon in a violin case.

Crime / Drama

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Blu-ray Movie    

Elevator to the Gallows

Gaumont | 1958 | 91 min | Rated U Tous publics | Nov 04, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, unintentionally provoking an ill-fated chain of events.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Foreign

Zoo: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2015 | 539 min | Not rated | Dec 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Violent animal attacks upon humans are occurring all over the world. Jackson Oz, an American zoologist who offers safaris in Africa, begins to notice the animals' strange behavior and takes it upon himself to solve the reason why before these attacks become more coordinated and ferocious.

Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

War Pigs Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Cinedigm | 2015 | 88 min | Rated R | Dec 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A rag tag unit of misfits known as the War Pigs must go behind enemy lines to exterminate Nazis by any means necessary.

Action / Adventure / History / War

Romance & Cigarettes Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 2005 | 107 min | Rated R | Nov 24, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A down-and-dirty modern day musical set in the world of working-class New York which tells the story of one man's journey into infidelity and redemption.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

Monty Python and the Holy Grail Blu-ray Movie  

40th Anniversary Edition | Limited Edition Castle Catapult Gift Set

Sony Pictures | 1975 | 92 min | Rated PG | Oct 27, 2015 | Martin Liebman

An absurdist send-up of the legend of King Arthur and his knights' quest for the Holy Grail.

Adventure / Comedy / Dark humor / Imaginary / Surreal

Wolf Totem 3D Blu-ray Movie  

狼图腾 / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 2015 | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1967, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; humans and animals, residents and invaders alike, struggle to find their true place in the world.

Action / Adventure / Foreign / Period

Extant: The Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2015 | 540 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 15, 2015 | Martin Liebman

After unwittingly putting the human race on a path to destruction, astronaut Molly Woods (Halle Berry) could be its only hope for survival.

Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

One Eyed Girl Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2014 | 103 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Travis, a psychiatrist suffering from personal trauma, stumbles across a group run by a charismatic former soldier named Jay. In search of answers, Travis is led deeper into Jay's world, where he gets to know Grace, a mysterious teenage girl, and Marcus, a recovering drug addict. Eventually, Travis must confront both his own demons and those hidden within the group.

Drama / Thriller

Wake Up and Kill Blu-ray Movie  

Svegliati e Uccidi / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1966 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Not rated | Nov 24, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless, robbing as many jewelry stores as he can and pawning them before the cops catch up with him. One of the first of many poliziesco movies of the time and based on the life of real-life criminal Luciano Lutring; the infamous jewelry thief also known as the "machine gun soloist", a name he acquired by the media by keeping his weapon in a violin case.

Crime / Drama

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1931 | 86 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

This 1931 Oscar-winner for Best Cinematography tells the story of two lovers doomed by a tribal edict decreeing that the girl is off-limits to all men. Filmed entirely in Tahiti, this film represents an unusual collaboration. Legendary directors F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, Sunrise) and Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North) helm this story about the lovers' flight from judgment and the ultimate power of the tabu.

Adventure / Drama / Romance

The Kindergarten Teacher Blu-ray Movie  

Haganenet

Kino Lorber | 2014 | 120 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Nadav Lapid's The Kindergarten Teacher is the story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ultimately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student. Nira (Sarit Larry) discovers that her young student Yoav (Avi Shnaidman) has an otherworldly talent for language and poetry, and becomes interested in cultivating the boy s gift. but when fascination morphs into obsession, Nira pushes the boundaries of her relationship with the boy and his family in an attempt to protect the purity of his talent. Following his critically acclaimed debut Policeman, lapid demonstrates the aesthetic vision of a true auteur, combining a ve rite approach with a thrilling cinematic narrative that has made him, the most internationally acclaimed Israeli filmmaker in recent memory...and perhaps ever (J. Hoberman, tablet).

Drama

Jellyfish Eyes Blu-ray Movie  

めめめのくらげ / Mememe no kurage

Criterion | 2013 | 102 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Having moved to the country with his mother following the death of his father, young Masashi immediately makes a most unlikely friend: a flying, jellyfish-like sprite that he nicknames Kurage-bo. Taking Kurage-bo under his wing and into the classroom, Masashi soon discovers that his schoolmates have similar friends and that they, their creators, and the town itself are not all they seem to be.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Blu-ray Movie    

Die Todeskarten des Dr. Schreck

Wicked-Vision Media | 1965 | 98 min | Rated FSK-16 | Nov 30, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mysterious man boards a train and offers to tell his five fellow passengers their fortunes with his tarot cards.

Horror

The Rolling Stones From the Vault: Live at Leeds Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1982 | 132 min | Not rated | Nov 20, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

The Car Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1977 | 97 min | Rated PG | Dec 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A sleek, possessed black car terrorizes everyone it comes in contact with in a small town in Utah.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Where the Boys Are '84 Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition - 2,000 copies

Scorpion Releasing | 1984 | 94 min | Rated R | Sep 25, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Remake of the 1960 movie of the same name has four college coeds; virginal Jennie, outgoing Carole, wealthy and spoiled Southern belle Sandra, and horny Laurie traveling to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break and the series of adventures and mis-adventures they encounter, which include the naive Jennie persued by musician drifter Scott and Sandra's snobish musician cousin Camden. Meanwhile, Carole is seeking a break in her relationship with the jealous Chip who follows her down to Florida. Sandra pursues a romance with local policeman Ernie who arrests her on the first night for being drunk and disorderly, while Laurie just seeks any man she can get her hands on.

Comedy

Moana with Sound Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1926 | 98 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

After the triumphant success of his true-life Arctic adventure Nanook of the North (1922), director Robert J. Flaherty journeyed with his wife Frances and their children to the South Seas island of Savai'i to capture on film the exotic lifestyles of the Samoan people.

Documentary

Jimmy's Hall Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2014 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 17, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Communist leader James "Jimmy" Gralton is deported from Ireland in the 1930s for operating a dance hall where he shares his political views, including criticism of the Catholic Church's restriction of free speech.

Biography / Drama / History

The Meteor Man Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1993 | 100 min | Rated PG | Oct 27, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Robert Townsend wrote, directed, and produced this urban fable and also stars as Jefferson Reed, a meek substitute teacher in an inner-city neighborhood dominated by a gang of leather-jacketed, peroxided blonde goons who call themselves the Golden Lords. The residents of the neighborhood feel they can do nothing about the gang. But then a meteor hits Jefferson, who finds that he can fly, has super-strength, and can retain all the information in a book in thirty seconds. As a result, Jefferson, who normally is afraid of heights and runs from danger, becomes a reluctant superhero. The word about the "Meteor Man" gets back to the Golden Lords, who intend to rid the neighborhood of this milquetoast crime-fighter.

Comedy / Fantasy