New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 10, 2015
Shattered Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1991 | 98 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben
After a car accident that leaves him with amnesia, architect Dan Merrick finds himself married to Judith, who is trying to help him restart his life. He keeps getting flashes of previous events that he can't remember. He discovers that he hired a private detective, Gus Klein, shortly before the accident. Now Klein will help Dan find out what really happened.
Crime / Mystery / Thriller
The Civil War Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Edition - Recalled Edition
PBS | 1990 | 694 min | Rated TV-PG | Oct 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Ken Burn's epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
Documentary / History / War
- October 09, 2015
The Driver Blu-ray Movie
Driver
Studio Canal | 1978 | 88 min | Rated U Tous publics | Oct 20, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In Los Angeles, a mysterious getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Spartacus Blu-ray Movie
Restored Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1960 | 197 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
A slave leads a violent revolt against the Imperial Rome at its glorious height. Filmed in Technirama.
Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War / Epic / Period
Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 106 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The story of Dirk's rise to NBA champion under the tutelage of his longtime shot doctor, whose unconventional methods and reliance on physics turned the 7-footer into the sweetest-shooting big man in NBA history.
Biography / Documentary / Sport / Foreign
The Bear Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1988 | 94 min | Rated PG | Sep 29, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A captivating film set in late 19th century British Columbia, Canada. The story of an orphaned bear cub befriended and protected by an adult male grizzly, as hunters pursue them through the wilds.
Adventure / Drama / Family
In the Courtyard Blu-ray Movie
Dans la cour
Cohen Media Group | 2014 | 97 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
Dark Places Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 113 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Nightmare Castle Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1964-1965 | 3 Movies | 270 min | Not rated | Aug 18, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Years later, the count remarries and the new wife experiences nightmares and hauntings. The ghosts of the slain return to exact their bloody revenge, until their hearts are destroyed...
Horror
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1969 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Baron Frankenstein travels to a new town to meet Dr. Brandt, with whom he had hoped to collaborate. When he learns that Brandt is in a mental asylum he takes a room in a boarding house run by Anna, whose fiance, Karl, is a doctor who works at the asylum. Blackmailing Anna and Karl into helping him, Frankenstein kidnaps Brandt to learn his secrets.
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
Magic Mike XXL Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2015 | 115 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.
Comedy / Drama / Music / Erotic
- October 08, 2015
L' Eclisse Blu-ray Movie
Studio Canal | 1962 | 126 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 28, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of a young woman who leaves one lover and drifts into a relationship with another.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
San Andreas Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2015 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller
A Room with a View Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1985 | 117 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Longing to burst free from the repression of British upper class manners and mores, Lucy Honeychurch must wrestle with her inner romantic longings to choose between the passionate George and the priggish but socially suitable Cecil. A brilliant adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Home Alone 25th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray Movie
Home Alone / Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | + Home Alone 3 / Taking Back the House / The Holiday Heist DVDs / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 1990-1992 | 5 Movies | 223 min | Rated PG | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Home Alone: Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are trying to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them! Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back! But this time he's in New York City with enough cash and credit cards to turn the Big Apple into his own playground! But Kevin won't be alone for long. The notorious Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern), still smarting from their last encounter with Kevin, are bound for New York too, plotting a huge holiday heist. Kevin's ready to welcome them with a battery of booby traps the bumbling bandits will never forget!
Comedy / Family / Holiday
Home Alone Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Edition | Remastered / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 1990 | 103 min | Rated PG | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin’s house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Comedy / Family / Holiday
- October 07, 2015
The Mummy Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1959 | 88 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2015 | Michael Reuben
In the 1890s a team of British archaeologists discover the untouched tomb of Princess Ananka but accidentally bring the mummified body of her High Priest back to life. Three years later back in England a follower of the same Egyptian religion unleashes the mummy to exact grisly revenge on the despoilers of the sacred past.
Horror
Air Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2015 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Two custodians who struggle to hold onto their sanity living in an underground bunker with cryogenically frozen people meant to re-populate society.
Sci-Fi / Thriller
Time of Eve: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Eve no Jikan / Blu-ray + CD
Pied Piper, Inc | 2010 | 106 min | Not rated | May 01, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the near future, every household has a servant robot. Some people treat them with contempt, while others get obsessed. One day, two high school boys stumble across a mysterious café that offers a third option: talk to them, free of prejudice, or even full knowledge of who’s a robot and who’s human. Shocked and rattled by the experience, the boys find themselves learning more about the world and themselves than they ever could have imagined.
Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Gravy Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2015 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's All Hallow's Eve. A trio of costumed misfits with very special dietary requirements seizes a Mexican cantina and force the staff to engage in a late night of gaming, food and libations. The only caveat is what's on the menu.
Comedy / Horror