New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 09, 2015
The Land That Time Forgot Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1974 | 91 min | Rated PG | Jun 16, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
After a German U-Boat sinks their ship, several survivors manage to take control of the boat. Bowen Tyler is the son of an American shipbuilder and Captain Bradley an experienced seaman. After several tussles with the German crew, they find themselves on a strange island. There they find a place where several stages of Earth's evolution co-exist at the same time. As a result several types of humans are found as well as prehistoric dinosaurs. There are also active volcanoes which all add up to a challenge to survive.
Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Mean Streets Blu-ray Movie
Icon Productions | 1973 | 112 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 18, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A slice of street life in Little Italy among lower echelon Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals.
Crime / Drama / Dark humor
- June 08, 2015
Society Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1989 | 99 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Even though he's from a wealthy family, teenager Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock of BAYWATCH and GENERAL HOSPITAL) just can't seem to fit in among the mysterious upper class of Beverly Hills. But when he learns that his parents and sister may be involved in secret sexual depravity, Bill begins to suspect that rich people are indeed very different from the rest of us. Can Bill escape his initiation into a nightmare world of privileged perversion or will he be forced to make the ultimate contribution to SOCIETY?
Comedy / Horror
Hyperdimension Neptunia The Animation: Complete Series + OVA LE Blu-ray Movie
超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ THE ANIMATION / Chōjigen Geimu Neputyūnu The Animation / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2013-2014 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the world of Gamindustri, four competing CPU goddesses rule the lands of Lastation, Leanbox, Lowee, and Planeptune. When dark forces threaten their power, they’ll have to learn to work together if they want to defeat evil. Based on the hit RPG series, it’s the video game console wars as you’ve never seen them before: fought by gorgeous girls!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Dark humor / Foreign
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Blu-ray Movie
88 Films | 1987 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Apr 27, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
On a remote Caribbean island, Army Ranger Joe Armstrong investigates the disappearance of several marines, which leads him to The Lion, a super-criminal who has kidnapped a local scientist and mass-produced an army of mutant Ninja warriors.
Action / Drama
The Last Unicorn Blu-ray Movie
The Enchanted Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Shout Factory | 1982 | 93 min | Rated G | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A lone unicorn seeks out others like herself through a mystical land of talking cats and spellbinding magicians. In her search for other unicorns, the last unicorn encounters a cast of delightful characters as well as dangers she never imagined. Throughout the fantastic adventure, she learns of friendship, love and most importantly her true self.
Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy
Dark Victory Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 104 min | Not rated | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
A young socialite is diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor, and must decide how to spend her final days.
Drama / Romance / Melodrama
- June 07, 2015
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1988 | 80 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Angela Baker has undergone years of therapy, electroshock and sexual reassignment surgeries, and finally landed herself a job in the last place she should be working—Camp Rolling Hills. She has an old-fashioned approach as to how camp should be, and an old, familiar, deadly way of making sure that those who don't follow her rules don't get to come back next summer.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1989 | 80 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Angela is back, in the form of an angry inner-city camper on the hunt for blood. Camp New Horizons, on the recycled grounds of the former murders, intends to pair high class teens with underclass counterparts. Angela, however, has a different plan. Will it be door number one, number two, or number three?
Horror
The Bridge Blu-ray Movie
Die Brücke
Criterion | 1959 | 103 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In the waning days of World War II, as American forces overtake Germany, seven teenage boys are pulled from their small town's school as emergency conscripts to repel the advancing Americans. Given almost no training, they're assigned the task of defending a small bridge that's scheduled to be demolished. But when the boys' commander is mistaken for a deserter before he can give their orders, they're stranded in front of an advancing enemy with no idea what they're supposed to do.
Drama / War / Foreign
An Eye for an Eye Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1981 | 105 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Dodge City Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 104 min | Not rated | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
Where cattle drives end, trouble begins. Thirsty, trigger-happy cowmen pour into Dodge City, where might too often makes right. Once trail boss Wade Hatton pins on a badge, law and order returns.
Western
Ray Donovan: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 636 min | Rated TV-MA | May 26, 2015 | Kenneth Brown
Ray Donovan, a professional "fixer" for the rich and famous in LA, can make anyone's problems disappear except those created by his own family.
Crime / Drama
- June 06, 2015
Wild Tales Blu-ray Movie
Relatos salvajes
Sony Pictures | 2014 | 122 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Martin Liebman
A story about love deception, the return of the past, a tragedy, or even the violence contained in an everyday detail, appear to push towards the abyss, into the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Comedy / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign
The Osterman Weekend Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1983 | 102 min | Rated R | May 19, 2015 | Martin Liebman
The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Boys in the Band Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1970 | 120 min | Rated R | Jun 16, 2015 | Brian Orndorf
Director William Friedkin and playwright Mart Crowley serve up the acclaimed, groundbreaking film adapted from Crowley's hallmark Off-Broadway play — a witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some friends to help commemorate the event. As the evening progresses, the alcohol flows, the knives come out, and Michael's demand that the group participate in a devious telephone game unleashes dormant and unspoken emotions in this humane, moving picture.
Comedy / Drama / Dark humor
- June 05, 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2014 | 129 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A spy organization recruits a promising street kid into the agency's training program, while a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Thriller / Comic book / Coming of age
Society Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1989 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 08, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Even though he's from a wealthy family, teenager Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock of BAYWATCH and GENERAL HOSPITAL) just can't seem to fit in among the mysterious upper class of Beverly Hills. But when he learns that his parents and sister may be involved in secret sexual depravity, Bill begins to suspect that rich people are indeed very different from the rest of us. Can Bill escape his initiation into a nightmare world of privileged perversion or will he be forced to make the ultimate contribution to SOCIETY?
Comedy / Horror
Ninotchka Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 111 min | Not rated | Jun 09, 2015 | Michael Reuben
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Comedy / Romance
- June 04, 2015
Killing Jesus Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2015 | 132 min | Not rated | Jun 02, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A miniseries chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Drama / History