New Blu-ray Reviews

True Story Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2015 | 99 min | Rated R | Aug 04, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Caught fabricating part of an article in the New York Times Magazine, Michael Finkel is a disgraced journalist when he encounters and forms an uneasy bond with Christian Longo, a suspected murderer who claimed to be Finkel when arrested in Mexico.

Crime / Drama

The Front Page Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1931 | 101 min | Not rated | Aug 11, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

An investigative reporter sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime when an accused murderer escapes hanging.

Comedy

Night and the City Blu-ray Movie  

American and British Versions

Criterion | 1950 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Not rated | Aug 04, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian longs for "a life of ease and plenty." Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he tries to hatch a lucrative plan with a famous wrestler. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh—and Fabian soon learns the horrible price of his ambition.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

The Eternal Sea Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1955 | 104 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Rear Adm. John M. Hoskins fights to stay on after losing a leg on an aircraft carrier in World War II.

Drama / War

The Salvation Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2014 | 92 min | Rated R | Aug 04, 2015 | Michael Reuben

In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader. His cowardly fellow townspeople then betray him, forcing him to hunt down the outlaws alone.

Drama / Western

Diggstown Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1992 | 98 min | Rated R | Aug 18, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Gabriel Caine has just been released from prison when he sets up a bet with a business man. The business man owns most of a boxing-mad town called Diggstown. The bet is that Gabe can find a boxer that will knock out 10 Diggstown men, in a boxing ring, within 24 hours. "Honey" Roy Palmer is that man - although at 48, many say he is too old. A sub plot is thrown in about Charles Macum Diggs - the heavyweight champion that gave the town its name - and who is now confined to a wheel-chair.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Sport

Far from the Madding Crowd Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2015 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 04, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene is a penniless girl who inherits a fortune and an expansive farm in Weatherbury. As she learns to run the farm, two distinct suitors vie for her hand: one is Sergeant Frank Troy, a vain and volatile soldier, and the other is William Boldwood, a terse gentleman and the owner of a nearby farm. Meanwhile, she is aided by Gabriel Oak, an honest farmhand and shepherd who knew Bathsheba before she became a wealthy landowner and holds her in fond regard.

Drama / Romance / Period

Orphan Black: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2015 | 425 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 04, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Orphan Black follows Sarah, an outsider and orphan whose life changes dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looks just like her.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

A Little Chaos Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 113 min | Rated R | Aug 04, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Madame Sabine De Barra is an unlikely candidate for the landscape architect of the still-to-be-completed palace of Versailles. She has little time for the classical ordered designs of the man who hires her; the famous architect Le Notre. However, as she works on her creation, she finds herself drawn to the enigmatic Le Notre and forced to negotiate the perilous rivalries and intricate etiquette of the court of King Louis XIV. But Sabine is made of strong stuff; her honesty and compassionate nature help to overcome both the challenges of her newfound popularity, and an unspeakable tragedy from her past, to win the favour of the Sun King and the heart of Le Notre.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Inari Kon Kon: Complete Series + OVA Blu-ray Movie  

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha. / いなり、こんこん、恋いろは。 / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 250 min | Rated TV-PG | Jul 28, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Inari is a sweet and shy middle school girl with a HUGE crush on Tanbabashi, one of the cutest guys in her grade. But she's not smooth enough to tell him how she feels, and every time she tries, things just keep getting worse! That is, until one day she saves an injured fox struggling on a riverbank. To Inari's surprise, the fox turns out to be the familiar of Uka, the beautiful goddess of the Inari shrine. As thanks, Uka grants Inari the power to shape-shift, and Inari uses her newfound powers to attempt to win over Tanbabashi. Unfortunately, love isn't as simple as changing forms, and to make matters worse, the spirit world is none too pleased about Inari's divine powers!

Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Supernatural / Foreign

Journey to Italy Blu-ray Movie    

Viaggio in Italia / Blu-ray + DVD

BFI Video | 1954 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Dec 25, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Katherine and Alex, wealthy and sophisticated, drive to Naples to dispose of a deceased uncle's villa. There is a coolness in their relationship, and aspects of Naples contribute to the strain. She remembers a poet who loved her and died in the war; although she did not love him, the memory underscores romance's absence from her life now. She tours the museums of Naples and Pompeii, immersing herself in the Neapolitan fascination with the dead and noticing how many women are pregnant while he idles on Capri, flirting with women, but refraining from adultery. With her, he is sarcastic; with him, she is critical. They contemplate divorce. Will this foreign couple find insight and direction in Italy?

Drama / Romance / Melodrama

Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal Blu-ray Movie  

Zhōngkuí fú mó: Xuě yāomó líng

Well Go USA | 2015 | 118 min | Not rated | Aug 04, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Legendary Chinese anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural / Foreign

Free Willy Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1993 | 112 min | Rated PG | Aug 04, 2015 | Michael Reuben

An embittered 12-year-old boy in foster care forms a unique bond with a killer whale in captivity. When the boy discovers that the whale's life is at risk, he risks everything to free his friend.

Adventure / Drama / Family

The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Troma | 1989 | 102 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Toxie gets caught up in the rat race when he starts working for Apocalypse Inc. Will he return to his superhero ways once it becomes apparent the greedy corporation threatens the existence of his beloved Tromaville?

Action / Comedy / Horror

Blast from the Past Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1999 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 04, 2015 | Michael Reuben

A 35-year-old man emerges into the world after being raised in a nuclear fallout shelter by parents who believe that the Soviet Union and the U.S. launched nuclear strikes in 1962.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Blu-ray Movie  

La maldición de Frankenstein

Redemption | 1973 | 74 min | Not rated | Jul 28, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

The quietly brilliant Doctor Frankenstein has discovered a way to resurrect the dead, but he is cut down in his laboratory and his monster stolen by the ghastly bird-woman, Melissa. She's under the spell of Frankenstein's nemesis, Dr. Cagliostro, who wants to use the monster to create a master race. The nefarious Cagliostro, however, didn't count on having to battle Frankenstein's daughter, who sets out to extract revenge for her father's death...

Horror / Sci-Fi / Surreal

Stalag 17 Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1953 | 121 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 27, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A cynical serviceman in a World War II POW camp has to prove he's not an informer.

Comedy / Drama / War

Barely Lethal Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2015 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 04, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded.

Action / Adventure / Comedy

Northmen - A Viking Saga Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 98 min | Rated R | Aug 11, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.

Action / Adventure

Vampire Journals Blu-ray Movie  

Full Moon Features | 1997 | 82 min | Rated R | Jul 21, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A 19th century vampire stalks a more powerful vampire lord in his quest to gain revenge over the death of his mistress. In his search for the vampire lord in Eastern Europe he kills many of his servants and fellow vampires while cursing another to vampirism as well...

Fantasy / Horror