New Blu-ray Reviews

Wild Thing Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1987 | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 07, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A helpless child is orphaned when his parents are murdered, and must survive alone in the mean streets of the city. But survive he does, and grows into an urban Tarzan, a wild and unstoppable force who challenges the beast of crime in the asphalt jungle.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Monte Walsh Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1970 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 28, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Monte and his friends are left with fewer and fewer options. New work opportunities are available to them, but the freedom of the open prairie is what they long for. Eventually, they all must say goodbye to the lives they knew, and try to make a new start.

Western

Young Justice Blu-ray Movie  

Season One / Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 2011-2012 | 598 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

They're an elite fighting force trained by the heroes of the Hall of Justice and sent on covert ops to defend the planet from some of the most powerful super criminals... And they're still teenagers. See how it all begins as Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad are first invited into the Hall of Justice, how they help save Superboy from a genetics lab, and how the recruits crash their new base in Mt. Justice to join forces with some real girl power: Miss Martian and Artemis.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book

King of the Gypsies Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1978 | 113 min | Rated R | Jul 14, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Dave, grandson of the aging King Zharko, is chosen by him to lead the gypsy clan at his death. Dave's only inclination is to join the American mainstream, but he knows that the mantle of gypsy power cannot be taken lightly or denied.

Drama

The Outing / The Godsend Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1980-1987 | 2 Movies | 175 min | Rated R | Jul 14, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural

The Outing Blu-ray Movie  

The Lamp

Shout Factory | 1987 | 89 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

An ancient genie is released from a lamp when thieves ransack an old woman's house. They are killed and the lamp is moved to a museum to be studied. The curator's daughter is soon possessed by the genie and invites her friends to spend the night at the museum, along with some uninvited guests. The genie kills them off in an attempt to fulfill her ultimate wish.

Horror / Supernatural

The Godsend Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1980 | 86 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.

Drama / Horror / Mystery

Man of Conquest Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1939 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2015 | Martin Liebman

The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.

Biography / History / Romance / Western

Les Amants de Vérone Blu-ray Movie    

The Lovers of Verona / Blu-ray + DVD

Pathe Distribution | 1949 | 105 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jul 01, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

While filming a new version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, two teenage actors begin to mirror their real lives to the lives of their Shakespearean characters.

Drama / Foreign

Burying the Ex Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Jul 28, 2015 | Michael Reuben

All of us have had an ex-partner who refuses to accept that the relationship is over, but what happens to Max goes one step beyond: just when the charming Olivia catches his eye, his deceased ex-girlfriend Evelyn returns from the grave, ready to spend eternity by his side.

Comedy / Horror / Romance / Teen / Dark humor

Kill Me Three Times Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Jul 07, 2015 | Michael Reuben

In the Australian surfing town of Eagle's Nest, a young woman is the thread that binds three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge.

Action / Thriller / Dark humor

Strike Back: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Cinemax / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

HBO | 2013 | 470 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 04, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

A high-octane, globe-spanning thriller with storylines ripped from today’s headlines, Strike Back is a one-hour drama series that focuses on two members of a top-secret anti-terrorist organization known as Section 20: Michael Stonebridge, a British sergeant in the ultra secret Section 20 anti-terrorist team, and Damien Scott, a Delta Forces operative who was disgraced and discharged on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Action / Drama / War

The Night Affair Blu-ray Movie    

Le Désordre et la nuit / Blu-ray + DVD

Pathe Distribution | 1958 | 95 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jul 01, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A vice inspector for the Paris police (Gabin) takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Darrieux) whom he considers to be more victim than criminal.

Crime / Romance / Thriller / Foreign

Ned Kelly Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1970 | 106 min | Rated PG | Jul 07, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ned Kelly (Mick Jagger) is the legendary outlaw of the Australian outback sought by authorities for stealing horses. At age 20, Ned has already served a three-year prison term at hard labor. When Ned's mother (Clarissa Kaye) is arrested and jailed on a bogus murder charge, Ned offers to surrender in exchange for his mother's freedom. When the authorities refuse, the Kelly brothers go on a robbing rampage. Cornered by the law in a saloon, Ned's brothers commit suicide rather than be taken alive. Shel Silverstein wrote the music performed by Waylon Jennings, Jagger and Glen Tomasetti. Australian folk songs are also included in this story taken from a popular 19th-century ballad

Action / Adventure / Biography / Crime / Western

Justice League: Gods & Monsters Blu-ray Movie  

DC Universe Animated Original Movie #24 / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2015 | 76 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 28, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.

Animation / Comic book

Gangs of Wasseypur Blu-ray Movie  

Cinelicious Pics | 2012 | 317 min | Rated R | Jul 14, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Dark Summer Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2015 | 82 min | Not rated | Jul 07, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A teenager is placed on house arrest while his mother is traveling for work.

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

Criminal Law Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1988 | 114 min | Rated R | Jul 07, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Oldman plays a lawyer who defends a killer, but, soon after he wins he finds out that the killer is guilty.

Crime / Thriller

I, Madman Blu-ray Movie  

Hardcover

Shout Factory | 1989 | 89 min | Rated R | Jul 21, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Virginia works at a used book store. She's really into horror novels and discovers a really good book. It's called "I, Madman" and it's about an insane doctor who cuts off people's noses, ears, and hair and puts them on his face to please a girl he likes. Only Virginia discovers that the book is nonfiction, and every time she picks up the book to read it, she sees him. The insane doctor from the book has escaped the book into our reality...

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

The World of Henry Orient Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000

Twilight Time | 1964 | 106 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two starry-eyed schoolgirls spy, stalk and scheme their way into the life of a concert pianist (Peter Sellers) in this wacky piece of inspired lunacy. With half of New York - including a bevy of befuddled cops and one man-hungry mom - in tow, these precocious teens do all they can to keep tabs on their harried hero, turning The World Of Henry Orient entirely upside down.

Comedy / Drama / Teen / Coming of age