New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 13, 2015
The Onion Field Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 126 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
L.A. cop Ian Campbell is killed in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. But legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers Greg Powell and Jimmy Smith from receiving justice, and his partner Karl Hettinger is haunted by survivor's guilt.
Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Night on Earth Blu-ray Movie
Soda Pictures | 1991 | 128 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 23, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Comedy / Drama
Shark Blu-ray Movie
BBC | 2015 | 120 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
Stealthy hunters. Fearless predators. Brilliant survivors. The oceans s greatest creatures have been shrouded by mystery and fear until now. You may have seen shark films, but you ve never seen one like this. The most ambitious shark film ever made is a stunning high-definition spectacle that captures astounding jaw-dropping footage. Witness Great Whites hunting for seals filmed from underwater, in the air and in slow motion. See hundreds of Blacktips work together to corral bait-balls of fish. Watch how the Wobbegong s lightning-fast reactions ambush its prey. Get a rare look at the mangrove nurseries of Lemon sharks. You ll also view a live shark birth and even a real land shark. Revolutionary technology is about to share the ultimate look at sharks. Sit back and relax...if you can.
Documentary / Nature
- June 12, 2015
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 117 min | Not rated | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Quasimodo, the mocked and vilified bellringer of Notre Dame, rescues the gypsy Esmeralda from hanging, sweeping all of Paris into a fight for justice.
Drama / Romance / Period
Pit Stop Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1969 | 91 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Grant Willard sponsors drivers in a "new" form of race car driving called The Figure Eight. The rise and fall of one such driver is the whole story behind PIT STOP.
Action / Drama / Sport
Hero and the Terror Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1988 | 96 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- June 11, 2015
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 124 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Martin Liebman
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. He however is not a vampire. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
Comedy / Romance / Thriller
The Food of the Gods / Frogs Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1972-1976 | 2 Movies | 179 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
The Food of the Gods Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1976 | 88 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders...
Horror / Sci-Fi
Frogs Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1972 | 91 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jason Crockett is an aging, grumpy, physically disabled millionaire who invites his family to his island estate for his birthday celebration. Pickett Smith is a freelance photographer who is doing a pollution layout for an ecology magazine. Jason Crockett hates nature, poisoning anything that crawls on his property. On the night of his birthday, the frogs and other members of nature begin to pay Crockett back...
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Wanna Be the Strongest in the World!: The Complete Series + OVAs Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 02, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Anime / Erotic / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Serena Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 109 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes intertwined with the course of his marriage to, and partnership with, his new wife, Serena.
Drama / Psychological thriller / Period
Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf Blu-ray Movie
Synapse Films | 2009 | 95 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
A blind man seeks revenge against the psychopath who took away his sight and slaughtered his wife and daughter. Eight years after the massacre, the man has returned to the desert town, now a highly trained samurai swordsman ready to seek justice. But he doesn't know there awaits seven assassins hired by his sworn enemy who want the bounty on his head. Set in nowhere, no time, this bloody modern day fable is a new age hybrid action film with a classic samurai essence and a spaghetti western spirit. This is, "Sushi Western!"
Action / Western / Foreign
- June 10, 2015
The Escapees Blu-ray Movie
Les paumées du petit matin
Redemption | 1981 | 107 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
On the run from an asylum for the insane, a feisty young girl and her forlorn female companion embark on a surreal journey with a group of traveling erotic dancers. Wandering from the fantastic to the farcical and back again, The Escapees contains all the magic and fairy-tale qualities of cult films like Fascination (1979) and Requiem for a Vampire (1971) and has everything one expects from a Rollin film, including two beautiful young women, startling scenes of death, burlesque shows in a junkyard and erotic lesbian encounters with Brigitte Lahaie!
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign / Surreal
Foxy Brown Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1974 | 92 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a high-class prostitute in order to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
Action / Crime / Thriller
The Newsroom: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2014 | 540 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 16, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
The Newsroom follows a popular cable news anchor, Will McAvoy (Daniels), and his staff in their fervent attempt to report the news honestly and fairly amidst corporate mandates and complicated personal relationships. The third season finds Will, Mac (Mortimer) and the staff of "News Night" facing two explosive situations: the possibility of a hostile takeover of the network, and leaked classified government documents that unleash a legal fire storm threatening to topple more than one professional career. Going beyond the headlines, the six-part season turns its attention inward, focusing on a series of internal events at ACN that rock the very foundation of the network, and tackles such topics as privacy issues, the influence of social media on traditional news gathering and corporate takeover. The men and women of "News Night" are faced with personal and professional dilemmas that will forever determine their futures. Set against the backdrop of the Boston Marathon bombing, The Newsroom kicks off the season with a highly charged look at the core issue of maintaining journalistic integrity in the era of 24-hour news cycles, while crowd-sourcing and "citizen journalism" result in the dissemination of misinformation.
Drama
- June 09, 2015
F/X Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1986 | 109 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Li'l Quinquin Blu-ray Movie
P'tit Quinquin
Kino Lorber | 2014 | 206 min | Not rated | Jun 02, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Foreign
Mississippi Burning Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1988 | 127 min | Rated R | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Coffy Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1973 | 91 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Pam Grier is Coffy, nurse by day and avenging angel by night. When she discovers that her little sister has been doped up — and freaked out — by a greedy drug pusher, she not only puts an end to his miserable days, but she vows to follow his trail of corruption up to the top — the very top. But what Coffy doesn't realize is that all is not as it seems — and that the leafy green behind the pusher's scene just may come from someone she knows!
Action / Crime / Thriller