New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- November 09, 2015
Meru Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2015 | 87 min | Rated R | Nov 17, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three elite climbers struggle to find their way through obsession and loss as they attempt to climb Mount Meru, one of the most coveted prizes in the high stakes game of Himalayan big wall climbing.
Documentary
The End of the Tour Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 108 min | Rated R | Nov 03, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 1996, shortly after the publication of his groundbreaking novel Infinite Jest, acclaimed author David Foster Wallace sets off on a five-day interview with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. The interview is never published. Five days of audio tapes are packed away in Lipsky’s closet, and the two men never meet again.
Biography / Drama
- November 08, 2015
Pay the Ghost Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2015 | 94 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Michael Reuben
A professor frantically searches for his son who was abducted during a Halloween carnival.
Horror / Thriller
Back in Time Blu-ray Movie
FilmRise | 2015 | 92 min | Not rated | Oct 21, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Cast, crew, and fans explore the Back to the Future time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture 30 years after Marty went Back in Time.
Documentary
- November 07, 2015
Better Call Saul: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2015 | 470 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer, Saul Goodman, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Dark humor
Manglehorn Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2014 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 02, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Texas-set story of a locksmith in a small town who never got over the love of his life.
Drama
Operator Blu-ray Movie
Alchemy | 2015 | 87 min | Not rated | Nov 03, 2015 | Martin Liebman
When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela (Mischa Barton), and her estranged husband Jeremy (Luke Goss), a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos. Not knowing who or why, the one thing they do know is if they fail to discreetly collaborate with one another - they will be solely responsible for facilitating the biggest crime in the city's history. Now they must race against the clock to make the choice of their lives - save the city - or save their daughter.
Action / Drama / Thriller
The Beatles: 1+ Deluxe Blu-ray Movie
w/ Book / Blu-ray + CD
Capitol Records | 1962-1970 | 200 min | Not rated | Nov 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
50 Beatle music promo videos in surround sound.
Music
Heart of Midnight Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1988 | 93 min | Rated R | Oct 27, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special relationship with her uncle as she battles her memories and her surroundings in her new home.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
- November 06, 2015
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1989 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 01, 2015 | Michael Reuben
It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Comedy / Family / Holiday
Ghost in the Shell: Arise: Borders 3 & 4 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 2 Movies | 116 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The anime's story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Shaun the Sheep Movie Blu-ray Movie
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 85 min | Rated PG | Nov 24, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
From the creatures of Wallace & Gromit comes this feature-length movie based on the popular TV series, following Shaun and his flock of sheep. After their mischievous behaviour gets their farmer in a spot of bother, Shaun and his friends go on a big adventure to the city to save him. While there, they get up to all sorts of shenanigans. Will everyone get back to the farm in one piece?
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
The Hurricane Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1937 | 110 min | Not rated | Nov 24, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
John Ford directed this taught story about a Polynesian sailor who is unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial brute. When the young man makes an ill-advised escape from his cell to be with his wife, he is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.
Action / Drama / Romance
A Bullet for Joey Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1955 | 87 min | Not rated | Nov 17, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
When a Canadian police inspector investigates a murder, he is hurtled into an adventure involving foreign spies, American gangsters and an explosive high-tech secret that could change the world. In a daring attempt to seize a brilliant physicist's discoveries, a foreign superpower enlists mobster Joe Victor and his gang in a scheme that will ignite a firestorm of betrayal, murder and intrigue. Police inspector Leduc is closing in, but the gangsters bring in their ultimate weapon: the stunning Joyce, a blonde temptress who will teach the scientist a thing or two even he doesn't know! The chase leads through the city streets to an isolated farm and finally to a confrontation aboard an enemy cargo ship.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
- November 05, 2015
Kwaidan Blu-ray Movie
怪談 | Kaidan | Original Cut
Criterion | 1965 | 183 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Stung Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2015 | 87 min | Not rated | Nov 03, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.
Horror
Empire: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Gold Record Edition / Blu-ray + CD
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 529 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 03, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
From the award-winning Lee Daniels, Brian Grazer and Danny Strong, comes "a genuine cultural phenomenon" (The Village Voice). After music mogul Lucious Lyon is diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease, he must choose which of his three sons will succeed him at the legendary EMPIRE entertainment company. The game changes when ex-wife Cookie returns from prison. This groundbreaking series features a pulsating soundtrack from legendary music hit maker Timbaland.
Drama / Music / Romance
Zarafa Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2012 | 78 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Maki meets Zarafa, a baby giraffe - and an orphan, just like him - and together they take a hot air balloon on an epic adventure from Africa to Europe. But all along, Maki is determined to find a way to return Zarafa to her rightful home.
Animation / Foreign
Inside Out Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Pixar | 2015 | 95 min | Rated PG | Nov 03, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy
Inside Out 3D Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Collector's Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 95 min | Rated PG | Nov 03, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.
Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy