New Blu-ray Reviews

Kull the Conqueror Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1997 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 03, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A barbarian named Kull unexpectedly becomes a king after an old king (whom Kull has just killed in a battle) gives his crown to him. But direct heirs of a killed king, trying to topple Kull and regain the throne, bring an old witch-queen Akivasha back to life. Their plan backfires, however, as Akivasha is going to allow their lords - demons - to rule the kingdom. The only thing that can stop her now is a breath of the god Volka.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Racing Hearts Blu-ray Movie  

Flying Home / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 97 min | Not rated | Jan 13, 2015 | Martin Liebman

A New York businessman must choose between the deal of his career and the love of his life.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Bride Wore Black Blu-ray Movie  

La mariée était en noir | Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT / Blu-ray + CD

Twilight Time | 1968 | 108 min | Not rated | Jan 20, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Julie Kohler is prevented from suicide by her mother. She leaves the town. She will track down, charm and kill five men who do not know her. What is her goal? What is her purpose?

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign

This Is Where I Leave You Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 103 min | Rated R | Dec 16, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

A Jewish family that isn't used to observing their faith's traditions is forced to fulfill their father's final wish and sit Shivah together for an entire week and confront their problems.

Comedy

May in the Summer Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2013 | 99 min | Not rated | Jan 20, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

High off the success of her first book and planning to marry ZIAD, her sensible, stable and studious fiance, MAY BRENNAN has it all. At least that's what she'd like people to believe. Reunited with her family in Amman, she's thrust back into the chaos of her former existence. Her headstrong mother NADINE, a born-again Christian disapproves of her Muslim fiance so thoroughly she plans to boycott the wedding. Her younger sisters DALIA and YASMINE behave like her children. And her estranged father EDWARD is suddenly and suspiciously interested in making amends. As her wedding day looms, May finds herself more and more confronted by the trauma of her parents divorce. And soon, her once carefully structured life spins hopelessly out of control.

Comedy / Drama

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1993 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 03, 2015 | Martin Liebman

The true story of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee that dwells not on his mysterious death but his inspirational life and improbable rise to stardom from the streets of Hong Kong.

Action / Biography / Drama / Martial arts

Lady Chatterley's Lover Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1981 | 105 min | Not rated | Feb 17, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A film adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's novel. After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Drama / Romance

Ilsa - The Mad Butcher Blu-ray Movie    

Goya Collection / Ilsa: The Wicked Warden / Greta - Haus ohne Männer / Greta la tortionnaire

Ascot Elite Home Entertainment | 1977 | 94 min | Rated FSK-18 | Oct 22, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ilsa, now a vicious warden, runs a mental-hospital for young women. A girl deliberately "checks" in to the hospital to find out what has happened to her sister who stayed there. Meanwhile Ilsa and one of the guards are forcing the inmates to have sex with male prisoners, filming them and selling it as porno flicks.

Horror / Erotic

The ABCs of Death 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 122 min | Not rated | Feb 03, 2015 | Michael Reuben

The follow-up to the 2013 anthology of horror, the film is comprised of twenty-six individual chapters, each helmed by a different contemporary genre director assigned a letter of the alphabet. With locations ranging from Nigeria to Brazil, the directors were given free rein to choose a word beginning with their assigned letter and create a story involving death.

Horror / Dark humor

The Road to Hong Kong Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1962 | 91 min | Not rated | Feb 17, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Bob Hope and Bing Crosby star as conmen Chester Babcock and Harry Turner in their final "Road" comedy collaboration. When Chester loses his memory, a wacky espionage adventure ensues for the wisecracking duo, taking them from Sri Lanka to Hong Kong via Tibet—and outer space. Along the way, they become entangled with a beautiful but deadly spy, Diane (Joan Collins), who will stop at nothing to get her hands on a secret Russian formula for rocket fuel that Chester has inadvertently memorised. The film features cameo appearances from stars including Peter Sellers, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and David Niven.

Comedy

Tales from Earthsea Blu-ray Movie  

ゲド戦記 / Gedo Senki / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2006 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 03, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

The Retrieval Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2013 | 94 min | Rated R | Feb 03, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

On the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

Drama / History / Western

Memphis Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2013 | 79 min | Not rated | Jan 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

A strange singer with God-given talent drifts through his adopted city of Memphis with its canopy of ancient oak trees, streets of shattered windows, and aura of burning spirituality. Surrounded by beautiful women, legendary musicians, a stone-cold hustler, a righteous preacher, and a wolf pack of kids, the sweet, yet unstable, performer avoids the recording studio, driven by his own form of self-discovery. His journey quickly drags him from love and happiness right to the edge of another dimension.

Drama

Dollman vs. Demonic Toys Blu-ray Movie  

Full Moon Features | 1993 | 60 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Judith Grey teams with Brick Bardo (Dollman) and his girlfriend Ginger to face the evil Demonic Toys for one final battle.

Action / Fantasy / Horror

Felony Blu-ray Movie  

Millennium Media | 2013 | 107 min | Not rated | Jan 27, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Driving home from a bar, Malcolm, a respected policeman, clips a child on a bicycle. As the victim lies hospitalized in a coma, Malcolm anxiously convinces most of his colleagues he only happened upon the scene of the accident afterward, but one ambitious detective is suspicious and investigates further.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Porco Rosso Blu-ray Movie  

紅の豚 / Kurenai no buta / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 1992 | 94 min | Rated PG | Feb 03, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

During the beginning years of the Great Depression, life in the Mediterranean has become difficult. Aerial pirate raids are gaining in frequency, thus requiring the need for capable "bodyguards". One of the best is a pig known as Porco Rosso. Once a human and an ace pilot during World War I, he now freelances his services to those in distress. The fascist regime that has taken over the Italian Air Force has grown tiresome of his exploits and places a bounty on his head. On top of that, a hotshot flyer from the United States arrives and not only wants to steal Porco Rosso's glory, but also the woman he loves so dearly.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / History / Romance / Foreign

Pom Poko Blu-ray Movie  

平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ / Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 1994 | 120 min | Rated PG | Feb 03, 2015 | Kenneth Brown

Faced with the destruction of their habitat due to the growth of Tokyo, a group of tanuki try to defend their homes. They decide to use their transforming talents to try to hold back the new development. Two of them, especially skilled at transforming, are sent to Shikoku to enlist the help of three sages. Meanwhile, the rest of them do their best to disrupt the construction site, at first causing accidents, and then actually haunting the site. However, the humans are very persistent, and soon the tanuki are forced to use more and more extreme measures to save their home.

Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign

Watership Down Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1978 | 92 min | Rated PG | Feb 24, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When a young rabbit named Fiver has a prophetic vision that the end of his warren is near, he persuades seven other rabbits to leave with him in search of a new home.

Adventure / Animation / Drama

Diner Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1982 | 110 min | Rated R | Feb 03, 2015 | Michael Reuben

A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.

Comedy / Drama

Dear White People Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 109 min | Rated R | Feb 03, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over a popular 'African American' themed party thrown by white students.

Comedy / Drama