New Blu-ray Reviews

Madman Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1981 | 88 min | Rated R | May 26, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

At a summer camp for youths, people are being maimed and slaughtered in various ways.

Horror

It! The Terror From Beyond Space Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1958 | 69 min | Not rated | May 19, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An Earth rescue expedition goes to Mars to rescue an earlier mission and finds only one survivor, the expedition leader Col. Carruthers. He is under arrest and will face a court-martial on his arrival back on Earth. No one believes his fantastic story of a Martian monster that methodically killed all of the members of his crew, one by one, until only he was left. On the return trip however, they realize the monster is on board and living on the lower decks. It begins to attack the crew who quickly become concerned about their own survival...

Horror / Sci-Fi

Orange Is the New Black: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 774 min | Rated TV-MA | May 19, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The story of Piper Chapman, a woman in her thirties who is sentenced to fifteen months in prison after being convicted of a decade-old crime of transporting money for her drug-dealing girlfriend.

Biography / Comedy / Drama / Dark humor

The Premature Burial Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1962 | 81 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Emily Gault arrives at the Carrell mansion determined to rekindle an old relationship with Guy Carrell (Ray Milland), despite the disapproval of his sister, Kate. Guy overcomes his all-consuming fear of being buried alive long enough to marry Emily but soon becomes obsessed again, building a crypt designed to guarantee that he will not fall prey to his most dreaded nightmare. Trying to prove that he has been cured of his phobia, he opens his father's tomb and is shocked into a catatonic state. His worst fears are realized as he is lowered into a grave and covered over, apparently never to learn that the treachery of someone very dear to him was directly responsible for his predicament...

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Long Good Friday / Mona Lisa Blu-ray Movie    

Remastered | Includes Apaches | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1980-1986 | 3 Movies | 114 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 18, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Entrepreneurial mob boss Harold Shand runs an underworld empire but his dreams are much bigger. He and his sophisticated wife aspire to partner with American mobsters to turn the barren docklands of London into a development for the upcoming Olympics. But their perfect plan begins to unravel when a string of deadly bombings leads Shand to the stunning realization that he is being targeted by the IRA.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Mona Lisa Blu-ray Movie    

Arrow | 1986 | 104 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jul 06, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

George is a tough, yet also warmhearted small-time mobster recently released from prison. He agrees to chauffeur Simone, a high-priced prostitute. She enlists him to search for her closest friend, another prostitute named Cathy. During their time together, George slowly falls in love with Simone.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance

HD Aviation: 100 Years of Flight Blu-ray Movie  

Picturebox | 2009 | 79 min | Not rated | Jul 28, 2009 | Martin Liebman

A "moving gallery" of small airplanes.

Documentary

Small Time Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 95 min | Not rated | Jun 03, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini own a used car lot. These two know every trick in the book when it comes to selling cars. Martini is a good-time charley, who never settled down. Klein, however, still pines for his ex-wife Barbara who left him years ago for a more successful man. After their son, Freddy graduates high school, he decides to forego college in favor of selling cars with his old man. But what's good for Klein might not be the best thing for Freddy, as Freddy quickly transforms from innocent young man into a jaded car salesman... leaving Al with a tough decision to make.

Drama

The Loft Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 103 min | Rated R | May 26, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Five friends who share a loft for their extramarital affairs begin to question one another after the body of an unknown woman is found in the property.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Erotic

Beloved Sisters Blu-ray Movie  

Die geliebten Schwestern

Music Box Films | 2014 | 170 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Aristocratic sisters Charlotte and Caroline both fall in love with controversial, hotheaded philosopher and poet Friedrich Schiller. Defying the conventions of their time, the sisters decide to share their love with Schiller. What begins playfully, almost as a game among the three of them, soon turns serious as it leads to the end of a pact.

Drama / History / Romance / Foreign

Sword of Vengeance Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2015 | 87 min | Not rated | May 26, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The subjects of a ruthless tyrant's oppression discover an unlikely freedom fighter whose code of honor demands bloody retribution.

Action

Battlestar Galactica: The Definitive Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1978-1980 | 3 Seasons | 1717 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

After the destruction of the human colonies, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift refugee fleet in a search for Earth. Includes Battlestar Galactica 35th Anniversary Theatrical Version, Battlestar Galactica: The Original Series (Widescreen and Full Frame) and Galactica 1980: The Complete Series (Widescreen and Full Frame). See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1963 | 79 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Michael Reuben

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

These Final Hours Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2013 | 87 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A self-obsessed young man makes his way to the party-to-end-all-parties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship ultimately leads him on the path to redemption.

Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Wet Hot American Summer Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2001 | 97 min | Rated R | May 12, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Get ready for laughs with an all-star cast in the outrageous comedy Wet Hot American Summer. It’s the last day of Camp Firewood’s season, but there’s still time for the big talent show, a little romance… and for everyone to be wiped out by the piece of NASA’s Skylab that’s hurtling toward Earth.

Comedy / Period

Secrets & Lies Blu-ray Movie    

4dvd | 1996 | 142 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 02, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After her adoptive parents die, a young black woman seeks out her natural birth mother only to discover her mother is white.

Comedy / Drama

Blackhat Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2015 | 134 min | Rated R | May 12, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A man is released from prison to help American and Chinese authorities pursue a mysterious cyber criminal. The dangerous search leads them from Chicago to Hong Kong.

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Maya the Bee Movie 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Shout Factory | 2014 | 79 min | Rated PG | May 19, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and simply won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules, of course, is not to trust other bugs, especially the hornets that live beyond the meadow. But sweet Maya can't help but make friends with all kinds of other bugs, including a violin-playing grasshopper, a dung beetle and even a young hornet named Sting. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are the prime suspects and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. Now, it's up to Maya and all of her new friends to prove her innocence and find the missing Royal Jelly!

Animation / Family

Extraterrestrial Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2014 | 101 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorized by alien visitors.

Horror / Sci-Fi

The Cobbler Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

RLJ Entertainment | 2014 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | May 12, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy