New Blu-ray Reviews

Ballet 422 Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 75 min | Rated PG | May 26, 2015 | Michael Reuben

From first rehearsal to world premiere, Ballet 422 takes us backstage at New York City Ballet.

Documentary / Drama / Music / Sport

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2014 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director (for some a Hollywood failure), and a crucially important independent filmmaker.

Documentary

Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2014 | 107 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Documentary / Music

Project Almanac Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2015 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 09, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

Sci-Fi / Thriller

The World God Only Knows: OVA Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2011-2013 | 100 min | Rated TV-14 | May 05, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Dating Game master Keima Katsuragi's skills at conquering hearts in the virtual world have translated into real life so well that he and Spirit Hunter associate Elsie have already captured 14 of the runaway spirits that have been attaching themselves to the souls of different girls. But is even the God of Conquests up to the task of romancing six REAL Goddesses? The fate of the world may depend on it, because if Keima can't do it six more times, a renegade faction of demons will use the Goddesses power to unleash an even more dangerous and powerful group of demons. And that could mean the devastation of both Heaven and the Earth! (Not to mention Keima losing his own head.) And if the situation wasn't difficult enough, it seems that the Goddesses souls are hidden inside girls that Keima has already had to make fall in love with him before. And THAT means that, as part of the magic spell, they've all forgotten about him. Or have they? It's time to romance, conquer and repeat as Keima levels up to Deity level in THE WORLD ONLY GOD KNOWS - GODDESSES!

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign

Retaliation Blu-ray Movie    

縄張はもらった / Shima wa moratta | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1968 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 11, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Jiro, an ex-convict, comes back to the street after eight years. The gang to which he belonged is nearly disbanded; only the aging boss in his sick bed remains. Still loyal to the ex-boss, Jiro approaches the powerful Hasama family to ask for assistance. Hasama kindly offers him a job: to settle the dispute in the rising manufacturing city where two opposing gangs battle over the land. Hasama promises Jiro that he will be given control over the land if he completes the task. Jiro heads first to the city with six other outlaws summoned by Hasama. However, Hasama suddenly breaks the promise and Jiro is driven to desperate measures.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Ski School Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1991 | 90 min | Rated R | May 19, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

For snooty rich kid Reid, skiing's about top-class technique. For ski bum Dave, it's about beer, babes in boots and badass stunts. Always at each other's throats, the rival instructors' legendary feud finally erupts in a competition offering control of Whistler Mountain as the prize.

Comedy / Sport

Erik the Viking Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1989 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

It is the age of Ragnorok. The daily drudgery of conquest, pillage and rape is getting Erik down, and after accidentally killing a woman he tries to defend, he seeks enlightenment from a cave-dwelling seer. This is the Dark Age, she tells him, which will end in an orgy of fighting and destructiveness. Determined to do something about it, he sets out with a long-ship full of squabbling warriors to awaken the gods with the Horn Resounding so that they may usher in the new era of peace and light... Simple really!

Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy

Cut Bank Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 93 min | Rated R | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dwayne McLaren has been looking for a way out of his small town upbringing in Cut Bank, MT, since he graduated high school several years earlier. When he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time, he jumps at a chance to pursue a better life in a bigger city with his girlfriend, Cassandra. But luck doesn't exist in Cut Bank, and this perceived good fortune is quickly followed by a flood of bad karma.

Thriller

Ranma ½: Set 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition

Viz Media | 1991-1992 | 500 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 02, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

It's not easy being teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome, but it's even worse when your martial-artist father Genma takes you from home at an early age to go on a decade-long training mission. He doesn't speak a word of Chinese, and yet he insists upon bringing you to the cursed training ground known as Jusenkyo, where falling into one of the many springs there instantly turns you into whoever-or whatever-drowned there last. And then, the two of you have this little accident... From now on, a splash of cold water will turn your father into a giant panda, while you...well, you turn into a red-haired (and problematically well-built) female version of yourself. Hot water will reverse the effect, but only until the next time. What's a half-guy, half-girl to do?

Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Martial arts / Foreign

Yellowbeard Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1983 | 96 min | Rated PG | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Yellowbeard, a pirate's pirate, is allowed to escape from prison to lead the authorities to his treasure. He finds that his wife neglected to tell him that he now has a son, 20, and shame of shame, an intellectual. The British Navy, Yellowbeard, his son, and members of Yellowbeard's old crew all go after the treasure.

Action / Adventure / Comedy

Falling Skies: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 528 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 02, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Aliens have attacked the Earth, and they won. Now, a small group of survivors surrounding major cities around the world must band together and rebuild some sort of society. Not only must they figure out how to work together, they must figure how to eliminate the new alien race who have taken over their planet. Tom Mason, a Boston historian, has his family torn apart. His knowledge of how civilizations are born makes him an ideal leader for starting over. But his desire to reunite family lead him down a path more dangerous than planning a society. Everyday people must become heroes, normal humans must make priorities between family and civilization. The idea of what was always known is destroyed, and they must redefine existence. Above it all are a race of aliens to whom humanity is nothing.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Revenge of the Ninja Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1983 | 90 min | Rated R | May 26, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

After his family is killed in Japan by ninjas, Cho and his son Kane come to America to start a new life. He opens a doll shop but is unwittingly importing heroin in the dolls. When he finds out that his friend has betrayed him, Cho must prepare for the ultimate battle he has ever been involved in.

Action / Drama / Martial arts

Enter the Ninja Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1981 | 99 min | Rated R | May 26, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

The absorbing martial arts film that exposes Ninjutsu, the lethal, little-known "Art of Invisibility"... which includes the use of hypnotism, explosives and super-human fighting skills.

Action / Drama / Martial arts

Island of Death Blu-ray Movie    

Ta paidia tou Diavolou / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1976 | 106 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 25, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A British couple on a break on a small Greek Island are spreading terror beyond anything the islanders could have ever imagined. Only stopping every once in a while to shag anything that moves, be it man, woman or animal. But will they go unpunished, or will the inspector from London be able to put an end to their killing spree?

Horror / Thriller / Foreign

WWE: Extreme Rules 2011 Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2011 | 171 min | Not rated | May 31, 2011 | Martin Liebman

WWE goes EXTREME in this high octane pay-per-view event. Each of the matches have special stipulations as WWE Superstars battle for high profile championships and pride. The 2010 edition featured Street Fights, Steel Cage Matches, Strap Matches and more extreme antics. Who knows what lengths the Superstars of Raw and SmackDown will go to top last year's event?

Sport

Seventh Son Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | May 26, 2015 | Martin Liebman

In a time long past, an evil is about to be unleashed that will reignite the war between the forces of the supernatural and humankind once more. Master Gregory is a knight who had imprisoned the malevolently powerful witch, Mother Malkin, centuries ago. But now she has escaped and is seeking vengeance. Summoning her followers of every incarnation, Mother Malkin is preparing to unleash her terrible wrath on an unsuspecting world. Only one thing stands in her way: Master Gregory. In a deadly reunion, Gregory comes face to face with the evil he always feared would someday return. Now he has only until the next full moon to do what usually takes years: train his new apprentice, Tom Ward to fight a dark magic unlike any other. Man's only hope lies in the seventh son of a seventh son.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy

A Man for All Seasons Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT

Twilight Time | 1966 | 120 min | Rated G | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of English chancellor's life, the struggle between More and his King, Henry VIII, hinges on Henry's determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.

Biography / Drama / History

Poltergeist III Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1988 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | May 19, 2015 | Michael Reuben

They're back...again! And they're still looking for Carol Anne, who has been sent by her parents to live in a Chicago high rise with her aunt, uncle and cousin. Now Carol Anne must face demons more frightening than ever before, as they move from invading homes to taking over an entire skyscraper.

Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

Hombre Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT

Twilight Time | 1967 | 111 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Western