New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- September 07, 2015
Love & Mercy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The life of reclusive Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson, from his successes with highly-influential orchestral pop albums to his nervous breakdown and subsequent encounter with controversial therapist Dr. Eugene Landy.
Biography / Drama / Music / Period
- September 06, 2015
La Grande Bouffe Blu-ray Movie
The Big Feast / Arrow Academy / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1973 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 17, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The film tells the story of four friends who gather in a villa for the weekend for the express purpose of eating themselves to death.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
Héroïnes Blu-ray Movie
Gaumont | 1997 | 110 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jun 10, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two best friends, Johanna and Jeanne, live in the small town of Decazeville, a mining town in France...
Drama / Music / Foreign
Shocker Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1989 | 109 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
Comedy / Horror / Thriller
House of the Long Shadows Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1983 | 102 min | Rated PG | Sep 15, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet: can he write a classic novel like "Wuthering Heights" in twenty-four hours? Upon his arrival, however, the writer discovers that the manor, thought empty, actually has several, rather odd, inhabitants.
Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
- September 05, 2015
The Big Picture Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1989 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 15, 2015 | Martin Liebman
When a film student wins an award for his artsy short, Hollywood comes calling and insists that he compromise his vision.
Comedy
Hidden Agenda Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1990 | 109 min | Rated R | Sep 15, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon discover to be contained in an audio tape which the man had with him, exposing political manipulations at the highest levels of government. But such underlying agendas require careful considerations to avoid worse things than murder.
Drama / Thriller
- September 04, 2015
La Grande Bouffe Blu-ray Movie
The Big Feast
Arrow | 1973 | 130 min | Not rated | Aug 18, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The film tells the story of four friends who gather in a villa for the weekend for the express purpose of eating themselves to death.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
Scorpion: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2014-2015 | 916 min | Not rated | Sep 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman
An eccentric genius forms an international network of super-geniuses to act as the last line of defense against the complicated threats of the modern world.
Action / Drama
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 63 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on the hunt for Sodor’s lost treasure.
Animation
The Editor Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2014 | 95 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A film editor gets embroiled in a string of murders.
Comedy / Horror / Mystery
- September 03, 2015
Dressed to Kill Blu-ray Movie
Unrated Version | Second Pressing
Criterion | 1980 | 105 min | Unrated | Sep 08, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A mysterious woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the call girl who witnessed the murder.
Crime / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic
7 Minutes Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 84 min | Not rated | Sep 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The story of three friends, Sam, Mike and Owen, forced by circumstance to commit a brazen robbery. What begins as a simple plan - 'in and out in seven minutes' - quickly becomes a dangerous game of life and death. As each minute of the robbery unfolds, the stakes are pushed higher and higher. In the final act, Sam's pregnant girlfriend Kate is kidnapped, escalating the situation even further and pressing our heroes to do whatever they can to make it out alive.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Blind Chance Blu-ray Movie
Przypadek / Uncensored Version
Criterion | 1987 | 123 min | Not rated | Sep 15, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of his life.
Drama / Foreign
Gemma Bovery Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2014 | 115 min | Rated R | Sep 01, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Martin, an ex-Parisian well-heeled hipster passionate about Gustave Flaubert who settled into a Norman village as a baker, sees an English couple moving into a small farm nearby. Not only are the names of the new arrivals Gemma and Charles Bovery, but their behavior also seems to be inspired by Flaubert's heroes.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
Barbie in Rock'n Royals Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2015 | 83 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Get ready to rock! In this upbeat musical, Barbie stars as Princess Courtney, a modern princess whose world is turned upside down when she switches places with Erika, a famous rockstar. Two very different worlds collide when a mix-up sends Princess Courtney to Camp Pop and Erika, to Camp Royalty. While the leaders of the rival camps try to correct the mix-up, both Courtney and Erika learn to adjust to the different worlds and have fun while making new, unexpected friends. When the girls learn both camps are at risk of shutting down, they must embrace their differences, find their true voices, and come together for an epic sing-off that shows anything is possible when you dare to dream big!
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Music / Musical
- September 02, 2015
The Curse of Downers Grove Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 89 min | Not rated | Sep 01, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The town of Downers Grove looks like your average suburban neighborhood - but Downers Grove has a disturbing secret.... For the past eight years, one senior from every high school graduating class has met a bizarre death right before graduation day. And this year Chrissie Swanson (Bella Heathcote) has a terrible feeling that she is going to be the one to die. Can Chrissie survive the curse of Downers Grove or will she, like those seniors before her, fall prey to the town's deadly secret?
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Defiance Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1980 | 103 min | Rated PG | Sep 08, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman and though he tries to avoid the gang and his neighbors, it does not work. Soon he is battling the Souls and not only changing their attitudes, but the attitudes of his previously intimidated neighbors as well.
Action / Crime / Drama
Wolf Warrior Blu-ray Movie
战狼
Well Go USA | 2015 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 01, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Chinese special force soldier with extraordinary marksmanship is confronted by a group of deadly foreign mercenaries who are hired to assassinate him by a vicious drug lord.
Action / Crime / Thriller / War / Martial arts / Foreign
The Blood Lands Blu-ray Movie
White Settlers
Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 83 min | Rated R | Sep 01, 2015 | Michael Reuben
It's the first night for Londoners Ed and Sarah in their new home - an isolated farmhouse on the Scottish border. Come sunset they fall in love all over again on a wander in the woods. But as darkness falls, Sarah suspects they're not alone. Ed goes to investigate, and it suddenly dawns on them that they do not belong here. And they certainly aren't welcome either....
Drama / Horror / Thriller