New Blu-ray Reviews

Dirty Work Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1998 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 22, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business.

Comedy / Dark humor

Diary of a Lost Girl Blu-ray Movie  

Tagebuch einer Verlorenen

Kino Lorber | 1929 | 116 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Together with Pandora's Box (1928), Diary confirmed Pabst's artistry as one of the great directors of the silent period and established Brooks as an "actress of brilliance, a luminescent personality and a beauty unparalleled in screen history" (Kevin Brownlow, The Parade's Gone By). Brooks, in a delicately restrained performance, plays the naïve daughter of a prosperous pharmacist.

Drama / Foreign

Along Came a Spider Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2001 | 103 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben

A psychological suspense thriller adapted from James Patterson's first highly acclaimed novel in the Alex Cross series, Morgan Freeman reprises his role as the Washington, D.C. police detective and psychologist who is through playing mind games with criminals -- that is until a methodical predator, Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott) commits a daring kidnapping and lures Cross into the case.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller

Pixels Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2015 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 27, 2015 | Martin Liebman

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.

Action / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Pixels 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2015 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 27, 2015 | Martin Liebman

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video game champion Sam Brenner, now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders to defeat the aliens and save the planet.

Action / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Scissors Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1991 | 106 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

After a young woman is attacked in the elevator she meets her neighbours (two brothers) for the first time. One of the brothers has a secret, the other has a crush on her. Her analyst tries to help her over the attack, but when she is invited to a mysterious apartment things get worse and worse.

Horror / Thriller

Edward Scissorhands Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary Edition | Remastered / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 1990 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

The Stranger Blu-ray Movie  

Eli Roth Presents The Stranger

Shout Factory | 2014 | 93 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A mysterious stranger, Martin, arrives seeking to kill his wife, Ana, who suffers from a very dangerous disease that makes her as addicted to human blood as he is. But when he discovers that Ana has been dead for a couple of years, Martin decides to commit suicide to definitively eradicate this peculiar disease which imbues his blood with healing powers. Before he can do it, however, Martin is brutally attacked by three local thugs, lead by Caleb, the son of a corrupt police lieutenant. The incident suddenly initiates a chain-reaction that plunges the community into a bloodbath.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Alleluia Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2014 | 95 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Fervidly dark lovesick horror inspired by the real-life criminal duo, the Lonely Hearts Killers.

Drama / Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Malone Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1987 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Ex-CIA hitman running from his past (Malone) finds just how difficult it is to retire when he runs accross a small town controlled by mercenaries and a family that's resisting their control.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Selector Infected WIXOSS: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 22, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

n the popular game WIXOSS, there are special cards called LRIGs that few players know about—cards that possess personalities and wills of their own. Ruko is a teenage girl who just found one of these rare cards. Now, she can use her LRIG to battle in a strange, dark plane of existence. If she wins, her wishes will be granted—but what happens if she loses?

Anime / Drama / Foreign

The Land Before Time Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1988 | 69 min | Rated G | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Five orphan dinosaurs travel the ruins of their world, while grieving the loss of their families and banding together to face the odds of survival.

Adventure / Animation / Drama / Family

Turkey Shoot Blu-ray Movie  

Escape 2000

Severin Films | 1982 | 93 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In a totalitarian society a few years from now, innocent 'deviants' like Paul (Steve Railsback) and Chris (Olivia Hussey) are forced into government camps where their 'rehabilitation' includes beatings, rape a and torture. But the most shocking brutality is still to come when they are chosen fofor the 'Turkey Shoot,' a hohrrific hunt by the sadistic warden and his wealthy friends using prisoners as human prey.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

Die Hard Collection: Nakatomi Plaza Blu-ray Movie  

Ultimate Limited Edition | Die Hard / Die Hard 2 / Die Hard With a Vengeance / Live Free or Die Hard / A Good Day to Die Hard / Decoding Die Hard / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 1988-2013 | 5 Movies, 7 Cuts | 614 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Crime / Documentary / Thriller / Holiday / Heist

Kiss the Girls Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1997 | 116 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Police hunting for a serial killer are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

My Own Private Idaho Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1991 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mike Waters is a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him. Scott Favor is the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest along the grungy streets and open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home.

Adventure / Drama / Surreal

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 169 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Filmed performance of the stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name, which is set in County Durham during the 1984 miners' strike. Young Billy Elliot becomes fascinated with the ballet classes which are being held in the same hall as his boxing class. The ballet teacher, Mrs Wilkinson, recognises his potential and encourages him to join her class. As his talent gradually reveals itself, it becomes clear that Billy should be attending the Royal Ballet School in London. But with his father's opposition and the extreme poverty which descends on the area during the strike, Billy's future is far from certain.

Comedy / Drama / Music / Musical / Period / Coming of age

Dope Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2015 | 103 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Malcolm is a geek, carefully surviving life in The Bottoms, a tough neighborhood in Inglewood, CA filled gangsters and drugs dealers, while juggling his senior year of college applications, interviews and the SAT. His dream is to attend Harvard. A chance invitation to a big underground party leads Malcolm and his friends into a, only in Los Angeles, gritty adventure filed with offbeat characters and bad choices. If Malcolm can persevere, he'll go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age

Tokyo Ghoul: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 22, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In modern day Tokyo, society lives in fear of Ghouls: mysterious creatures that look exactly like humans, yet hunger insatiably for their flesh. None of this matters to Ken Kaneki, a bookish and ordinary young man, until a dark and violent encounter turns him into the first ever Ghoul-human half-breed. Trapped between two worlds, Ken must survive the violent conflicts of warring Ghoul factions while attempting to learn more about Ghoul society, his newfound powers, and the fine line between man and monster.

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Horror / Comic book / Foreign

Mosquito Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Edition

Synapse Films | 1995 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

An alien starship dumps a space-trash in a swamp in a U.S. National Park. Some mosquitoes begin to feed from the alien's corpses, causing them to grow to the size of a vulture. These mutant insects became very aggressive, killing every human being they find. Will the few survivors fight successfully against this nightmare...?

Horror / Sci-Fi