New Blu-ray Reviews

Capricorn One Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Timeless Media Group | 1977 | 123 min | Rated PG | Jan 13, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The first manned space flight to Mars is cancelled and a hoax is put on TV by the U.S. government. Things get ugly for the astronauts when they're not supposed to return.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Banshee: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

HBO | 2014 | 512 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 30, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

From the creator of 'True Blood,' 'Banshee' centers on Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he’s hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

The Manners of Downton Abbey Blu-ray Movie  

Masterpiece

PBS | 2015 | 109 min | Not rated | Jan 06, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

Detailing the daily lives, responsibilities, and dress of the upper class, Alastair Bruce, historical Downton Abbey advisor, takes us on a journey through 1900s Britain. This release includes: Manners of Downton Abbey and More Manners of Downton Abbey on one disc.

Drama / Romance / War / Period

River's Edge Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1986 | 100 min | Rated R | Jan 13, 2015 | Brian Orndorf

A high school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to their friends. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.

Crime / Drama / Coming of age

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Blu-ray Movie  

Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant

Criterion | 1972 | 125 min | Not rated | Jan 13, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Two women form a sexual triangle with a fashion designer in her arty apartment.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Honeymoon Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 87 min | Rated R | Jan 13, 2015 | Michael Reuben

Young newlyweds Paul and Bea travel to remote lake country for their honeymoon. Shortly after arriving, Paul finds Bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of the night. As she becomes more distant and her behavior increasingly peculiar, Paul begins to suspect something more sinister than sleepwalking took place in the woods.

Horror / Thriller

Missing in Action 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1984-1985 | 2 Movies | 198 min | Rated R | Oct 07, 2014 | Michael Reuben

See individual titles for synopses.

Action / Adventure / Drama / War / Martial arts

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1985 | 96 min | Rated R | Jun 05, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Set in the early 1980s it shows the capture of Colonel Braddock in the Vietnam war, his captivity in a brutal prison camp and his plans to escape.

Action / Drama / War / Martial arts

On Golden Pond Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1981 | 109 min | Rated PG | Jan 20, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An aging couple, Ethel and Norman Thayer, spends each summer at their home on a lake called Golden Pond. They are visited by daughter Chelsea, who is somewhat estranged from her curmudgeon of a father. Chelsea introduces them to her new fiance, Bill, and asks the Thayers to permit Bill's young son Billy to stay with them while she and Bill have some time to themselves. The boy is annoyed by being left with elderly strangers with no friends nearby and nothing to do. He resents Norman's brusque manner at first, but eventually comes to enjoy their Golden Pond fishing adventures together. Chelsea returns, a little exasperated and envious of the fact that Norman seemingly has bonded with a stranger's child in a way he never quite did with her.

Drama

Elsa & Fred Blu-ray Movie  

Millennium Media | 2014 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 30, 2014 | Martin Liebman

The story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love and make dreams come true. Elsa has lived for the past 60 years dreaming of a moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene in 'La Dolce Vita' at the Fontana di Trevi. The same scene without Anita Ekberg in it, but with Elsa instead. Without Marcello Mastroiani but with that love that took so long to arrive. Fred has always been a good man who did everything he was supposed to do. After losing his wife, he feels disturbed and confused and his daughter decides that it would be best if he moves into a smaller apartment where he ends meeting Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes.

Comedy / Family / Romance

Horns Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 120 min | Rated R | Jan 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman

In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.

Comedy / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Sword of Doom Blu-ray Movie  

大菩薩峠 / Dai-bosatsu tôge

Criterion | 1966 | 120 min | Not rated | Jan 06, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

Action / Drama / Foreign / Period

Dog & Scissors: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Harumi Kazuhito could spend days at a time with his head buried in his beloved books, and little would make him happier than perusing the pages of his favorite author. Unfortunately, when Harumi gets himself killed, he inexplicably finds himself reincarnated as a dog… which might not be so bad if he could read, or his new owner didn't have the unfortunate twin predilections of playing with scissors and tormenting her new pet! But what truly makes this strange reincarnation the worst of all possible worlds is that she's also his FAVORITE AUTHOR! The horror! Can Harumi find a way to live with this tantrum throwing typist, or will her crazed clippings prove to be his undoing? Can he escape her constant hounding via the doggy door, or is he barking up the wrong tree? There's a rough, rough time ahead as canine compulsive readers and literary she-wolves get snippy with each other when doggies do what they gotta do! Get ready for a twisted tail with a novel twist, and find out if dogs and cutting implements can ever co-exist in DOG AND SCISSORS!

Anime / Comedy / Dark humor / Supernatural / Foreign

The Trip to Italy Blu-ray Movie  

IFC Films | 2014 | 108 min | Not rated | Dec 23, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy: Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and Capri.

Comedy / Drama

Alpha House: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Anderson Merchandise | 2013 | 286 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Four Republican senators share the same D.C. house, facing re-election battles, fund-raising challenges, intra-party squabbles, PR risks, demands from constituents, and the occasional threat of an ethics complaint -- all with a sense of humor.

Comedy

Two For the Road Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1967 | 111 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jan 19, 2015 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Stanley Donen's popular 1960s romantic comedy-cum-road movie chronicling the ups and downs of a marriage. Albert Finney and Audrey Hepburn star as the Wallaces, a couple who have been together with varying degrees of satisfaction for the last 12 years. Architect Mark (Finney) and musician Joanna (Hepburn) first met in Europe, where Mark was backpacking and Joanna was studying music - and over the years they have continued to love each other, but are unsure if they are still 'in love'.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance

Black Sails: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 456 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 06, 2015 | Martin Liebman

Captain Flint and his pirates, twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "Treasure Island".

Adventure / Drama / Period

The Qwaser of Stigmata: Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2010-2011 | 2 Seasons | 925 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When Mafuyu Oribe and her adopted sister Tomo rescue a strange wounded man, they have no idea what they're getting involved with or what the consequences will be. Alexander Nikolaevith Hell is an Iron Qwaser, one of many opposing factions of super-warriors who can each draw upon the power of an element and wield it as an almost unstoppable array of weapons. Unfortunately for Mafuyu, Qwasers require a special liquid diet to manifest their powers, one provided by their Maria, a women chosen to serve as the Qwaser's partner. And THAT means that the nursing Mafuyu's already given Alexander isn't the only kind of nursing he needs! Get ready for a double helping of the wildest, weirdest anime ever, as the courage within a woman's breast unleashes a whole new kind of mayhem in QWASER OF STIGMATA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Romance / Supernatural / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign

Continuum: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2014 | 570 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 23, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Kiera Cameron, a police officer from the year 2077, continues her uneasy alliance with Vancouver Police Detective Carlos Fonnegra and grapples with the big question: why was she sent to the past? Meanwhile, tech genius Alec struggles to understand the mysterious message sent from his future self as the Liber8 terrorists becomes more strategic, and even more lethal.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1995 | 95 min | Rated R | Jan 06, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A victim of unspeakable evil while he lived, the "Candyman" has become evil incarnate in his afterlife. This time, he haunts the city of New Orleans, where a young schoolteacher named Annie Tarrant is struggling to solve the brutal murder of her father. The locals insist he was slain by the Candyman, but Annie is not convinced... until she unwittingly summons the monster forth, learns the secret of his power, and discovers the link that connects her to him. But can she stop him before he kills again?

Horror