New Blu-ray Reviews

The Legacy Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1978 | 100 min | Rated R | Sep 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

How far would you go to inherit everlasting life? When an American couple (Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott) have a mysterious car accident in the English countryside, the other driver offers to take them to his lavish country estate to make amends. But once there, the suspense deepens when they learn the other houseguests are expecting them! It's not long before the couple's fear turns to terror when the guests (including rock superstar Roger Daltrey) begin dying in unspeakable ways. Now it's clear the true master of the house is a supernatural force that will stop at nothing to find the rightful heirs for an unimaginably horrible legacy.

Horror / Mystery / Supernatural

Midsomer Murders, Series 17 Blu-ray Movie  

Set 26

Acorn Media | 2015 | 356 min | Not rated | Sep 15, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Homicide, blackmail, greed, and betrayal: just a taste of what goes on behind the well-trimmed hedges of Midsomer County. Inspired by the novels of Caroline Graham.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign

Robbery Blu-ray Movie    

Network | 1967 | 114 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 31, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A dramatization of the Great Train Robbery. While not a 'how to', it is very detail dependent, showing the care and planning that took place to pull it off.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Pitch Perfect 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2015 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 22, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A sequel to the 2012 musical comedy that follows Fat Amy and Beca through their senior year at Barden University.

Comedy / Music / Musical / Romance / Teen

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

FUNimation Entertainment | 2003-2004 | 1275 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

The Sentinel Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1977 | 92 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Not ready for marriage, a fashion model moves into an unbelievably nice Brooklyn Heights apartment, where scary occurrences turn into a much more frightening turn of events.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural

Cinderella Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 105 min | Rated PG | Sep 15, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But, when Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella since she used to work in the cinders, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul.

Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Period

The Destructors Blu-ray Movie  

The Marseille Contract

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 91 min | Rated PG | Sep 22, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An American agent hires a contract killer to get rid of a ruthless drug kingpin, but the contract killer turns out to be an old friend.

Drama / Thriller

Ranma ½: Set 7 Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition

Viz Media | 1992 | 500 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 08, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

It's not easy being teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial-artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists upon bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusenkyo, where falling into one of the many springs there instantly turns you into whoever-or whatever-drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this little accident... From now on, a splash of cold water will turn your father into a giant panda, while you...well, you turn into a red-haired (and problematically well-built) female version of yourself. Hot water will reverse the effect, but only until the next time. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do?

Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Martial arts / Foreign

Phoenix Blu-ray Movie    

Soda Pictures | 2014 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 31, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A concentration-camp survivor searches ravaged postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.

Drama / Foreign

Homeland: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 583 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued U.S. POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero...or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career and even her sanity. Packed with multiple layers and hidden clues, Season One offers something new every time you see it...watch carefully.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / War / Psychological thriller

The Man Who Wasn't There Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2001 | 116 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2015 | Michael Reuben

In a small 1949 California town, a barber turns to blackmail and revenge to escape his achingly dull life.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Dark humor / Period

Cruel Story of Youth Blu-ray Movie    

青春残酷物語 / Seishun zankoku monogatari / Naked Youth / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1960 | 96 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 17, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Caught in the dog-eat-dog crucible of postwar Tokyo, teenage lovers Makoto and Kiyoshi turn to a life of crime, entrapping lecherous middle-aged men in order to extort their money. But how long can the wayward youths outrun their fate?

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Haven: Season 5, Vol. 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2014 | 585 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This series follows the shrewd and confident FBI agent Audrey Parker who has a lost past, when she arrives at the small town of Haven, Maine on a routine case. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people that are affected by a range of supernatural afflictions. As the townspeople's dormant abilities begin to express themselves, Audrey helps keep these forces at bay while discovering the many secrets of Haven - including one surrounding her own surprising connections to this extraordinary place.

Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural

Murder, My Sweet Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1944 | 95 min | Not rated | Sep 15, 2015 | Michael Reuben

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, private eye Philip Marlowe is drawn into a web of mystery and deceit.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller

Gotham: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014-2015 | 968 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 08, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

Action / Crime / Drama / Comic book

The Seventh Target Blu-ray Movie    

La 7ème cible

Gaumont | 1984 | 108 min | Rated U Tous publics | Mar 25, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Lino Ventura made actually two films after this one, but only as a supporting character. And another one has never been released. This tremendous actor, we still miss, passed away three years later from a stoke. A great loss for the french movie industry. Back to this one, we think of several other features Ventura did in the past, with nearly the same scheme: UN PAPILLON SUR L'EPAULE, ESPION LEVE-TOI and also LE SILENCIEUX. Directed by Jacques Deray for the first, Yves Boisset for the second and also Pinoteau for the last. This one is the film I like the least. The three others were darker, more sharp and violent too. But I like it although. Only because of Lino. An ordinary Citizen, well almost, who have to face weird events that will jeopardize his life. In resume, that's the common scheme for all the movies I mentioned here. Good time waster anyway.

Drama / Romance / Thriller

Aerosmith Rocks Donington 2014 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2014 | 105 min | Not rated | Sep 04, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Aerosmith’s headlining appearance at the Download Festival in Donington Park was adored by the fans and acclaimed by the critics. The band delivered a blistering set of their greatest hits with 80, 000 people in the crowd singing along. It was proof, if any were needed, that Aerosmith remain one of the most dynamic live acts on the planet with a catalogue of songs that is firmly embedded in the hearts and minds of rock fans from all over the globe.

Music

American Heist Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 94 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

James owes his life to his older brother, Frankie after taking the rap for a crime they committed together. While Frankie served time, James worked to turn his life around, got a steady job and began courting his former girlfriend Emily. Now, Frankie is released and back on the streets with no money and no place to go.

Action

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Blu-ray Movie  

Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire

Film Movement | 1972 | 90 min | Rated PG | Jul 07, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Two factions of the French Secret Service involve a seemingly normal orchestra player, François Perrin, into their battle as one side uses him as a decoy. Soon, agents are all over the place, and one of them, Christine, is sent to seduce François. Meanwhile, François has his own problems, tangled up in an affair with his best friend's wife.

Comedy / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign