New Blu-ray Reviews

Lord of the Flies Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1990 | 90 min | Rated R | Apr 28, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Based on the acclamed novel by William Golding. After a plane crash in the ocean, a group of military students reach a deserted island. Ralph organizes the boys, assigning responsibilities for each one. When the rebel Jack Merridew neglects the fire camp and they lose the chance to be seen by a helicopter, the group split under the leadership of Jack. While Ralph rationalizes the procedures, Jack returns to the primitivism, using the fear for the unknown (in a metaphor to the religion) to control the other boys, and hunting and chasing pigs, stealing the possession of Ralph's group and even killing people.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Blu-ray Movie  

Ken Burns Presents

PBS | 2015 | 344 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, this three-part series tells the complete story of cancer.

Documentary

Wolf Hall Blu-ray Movie  

Masterpiece

PBS | 2015 | 375 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Wolf Hall is a six-part adaptation of the multi-award winning novels by Hilary Mantel,Wolf Hall and Bringing up the Bodies. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, Wolf Hall is a fictionalized biography documenting the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell - the brilliant and ruthless advisor in the court of Henry VIII. Stars Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII, and Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell.

Biography / Drama / History / Period

The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Blu-ray Movie  

Season 3

Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 10, 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

Make Way for Tomorrow Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1937 | 92 min | Not rated | May 12, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After losing their home to foreclosure, devastated Barkley and his wife, Lucy, must part ways because not one of their grown children has room for them both.

Drama / Romance

Still Alice Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2014 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | May 12, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

Drama

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken Blu-ray Movie  

Alchemy | 2015 | 95 min | Rated R | Apr 14, 2015 | Martin Liebman

In 1983, a group of childhood friends planned and pulled off the crime of the century. They kidnapped one of the richest men in the world, the beer magnate Alfred "Freddy" Heineken. The shocking capture, by gunpoint in broad daylight on the streets of Amsterdam, resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for a kidnapped individual. It was truly the perfect crime… Until they got away with it!

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Pete Walker Collection Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Anaglyph 3D

Redemption | 1968-1979 | 6 Movies | 572 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

An influential figure in 1970s British indie cinema, producer/director Pete Walker tested the limits of film censorship in the UK with a string of gruesome and erotic thrillers, six of which are collected here.

Crime / Drama / Horror / Erotic / Foreign

The Big Switch Blu-ray Movie  

Redemption | 1968 | 68 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf

Playboy John Carter is implicated in the murder of a blonde from a discotheque and is forced by gangsters into posing for pornographic photographs.

Crime / Foreign

Man of Violence Blu-ray Movie  

Redemption | 1970 | 109 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf

A mercenary joins forces with 2 crooked cops in an attempt to steal a fortune in gold bullion from a corrupt Arab country.

Crime / Drama

The Rose Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1979 | 135 min | Rated R | May 19, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The story of the tragic life of a self destructive female rock star, modeled after Janis Joplin.

Drama / Music / Romance

Deep in the Darkness Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2014 | 100 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.

Horror / Thriller

Selma Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 128 min | Rated PG-13 | May 05, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Selma chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay’s Selma tells the real story of the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement that prompted change that forever altered history.

Drama / History

Blue Sky Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1994 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 21, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hank Marshall is a tough, square-jawed, straitlaced Army engineer and nuclear science expert, assigned to help conduct weapons-testing in 1950's America. Hank has become a thorn in the side of the Army, though, for a couple of very different reasons. He is an outspoken opponent of atmospheric testing, though his superiors hold contrary views and want to squelch his concerns...and his reports. The other problem is his wife, Carly. She is voluptuous and volatile, wreaking havoc in his personal life and stirring up intrigue at each new Army base.

Drama / Romance / Period

Richard Strauss At the End of the Rainbow Blu-ray Movie  

C MAJOR | 2014 | 97 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Biography / Music

Massacre Gun Blu-ray Movie    

みな殺しの拳銃 / Minagoroshi no kenjû | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1967 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 06, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Kuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) and aspiring boxer Saburô (Jirô Okazaki), the trio escalate their mob retaliation to all-out turf war where no one will stop until one faction emerges victorious.

Action / Crime / Foreign

Outbreak Company: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 03, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Shinichi Kanou's father writes novels and his mother illustrates erotic video games, so it's not unexpected that he'd end up as a fan of comics and science fiction. However, rather than channeling his efforts into creating like his parents, he has instead become one of the world's foremost experts on "moe," with an encyclopedic knowledge of all things cute and adorable in every conceivable form of animation and media. This sort of explains Shinichi's recruitment as an ambassador for moe to the Holy Erudanto Kingdom, a parallel world where things that previously only existed in anime actually exist! So how will a hot blooded young otaku react when dropped into a world with actual cute and adorable elf maids and dragons? More importantly, how will THEY react to this drooling devotee with diplomatic credentials? And even more to the point, exactly WHY does the Japanese government feel that sending someone to represent Japan's moe interests is a good idea in the first place? Sorry, no spoilers! If you want to learn more, you'll have to come along for the adventure as the ultimate anime fans' fanboy fantasy unfurls in OUTBREAK COMPANY!

Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Le Septième juré Blu-ray Movie    

The Seventh Juror

Pathe Distribution | 1962 | 105 min | Rated U Tous publics | Feb 04, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A man is wrongly accused of murdering his girlfriend and faces death penalty. By coincidence the real killer is chosen to serve in the case's jury and is reluctant to convict the innocent prisoner.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Supremacy Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2014 | 106 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A just paroled white supremacist and his ruthless girlfriend kill a cop and take an African American family hostage. Meanwhile, Sobecki, the heavily-tattooed supremacist leader who oversees his criminal empire from behind bars, is not thrilled when he learns of his charge's screw-up. The patriarch of the family, an ornery ex-con himself, must rely on his wit and understanding of the racist mind to find a plan to free his family, but not before he confronts his own brand of bigotry and anger.

Crime / Drama

The Marine 4: Moving Target Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2015 | 90 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2015 | Martin Liebman

WWE Superstar Mike "The Miz" Mizanin returns as Jake Carter where he is assigned to protect a whistleblower who wishes to expose a corrupt military defence contractor. However, the military hires a heavily armed team of mercenaries to kill her and it's up to Carter to stop them at any cost.

Action / Thriller