New Blu-ray Reviews

Under the Dome: Season 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 541 min | Not rated | Dec 09, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Based on Stephen King’s bestselling novel, "Under the Dome" is the story of a small New England town that’s suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. The town’s residents need to survive the deteriorating post-apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers to what this barrier is, where it came from, and how to make it go away.

Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Tesis Blu-ray Movie  

Thesis

Tanelorn Films | 1996 | 124 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Researching violence in media, Madrid film student Ángela discovers a video in which a screaming woman is brutalized and then shot. Realizing the victim is a former student at the university, Ángela investigates with the help of classmate and exploitation-film aficionado Chema.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

カウボーイビバップ

FUNimation Entertainment | 1998-1999 | 650 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 16, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The year 2071 A.D. That future is now. Driven out of their terrestrial eden, humanity chose the stars as the final frontier. With the section-by-section collapse of the former nations a mixed jumble of races and peoples came. They spread to the stars, taking with them the now confused concepts of freedom, violence, illegality and love, where new rules and a new generation of outlaws came into being. People referred to them as Cowboys. Meet Spike and Jet, a drifter and a retired cyborg cop who have started a bounty hunting operation. In the converted ship The Bebop, Spike and Jet search the galaxy for criminals with bounties on their heads. They meet a lot of unusual characters, including the unusually intelligent dog, Ein, and the voluptuous and vexing femme fatale, Faye Valentine.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Western / Foreign

Stella Women's Academy High School Division Class C3: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When Yura Yamato’s roommate Sonora asks her to join her club, it quickly becomes clear that the girls of Stella Women’s Academy are VERY different. It turns out that she belongs to a club known as C3 (which stands for Command, Control and Communications) who’s main after school activity is playing survival games! It’s not a typical teenage girl pastime, but Sonora and her trigger happy friends are seriously into it. The question that puts her in the crosshairs of a dilemma is if she has what it takes to join up, stand up, and deliver in the face of friendly fire. Scope out the insanity as Yura pulls the trigger and throws everyone’s battle plans into total disarray in Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Teen / Comic book / Foreign

One Direction: Where We Are - Live from San Siro Stadium Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Music | 2014 | 107 min | Not rated | Dec 01, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

From X Factor to the San Siro Stadium in Milano, One Direction hit the world with success. See them perform live in the San Siro Stadium and watch 15 minutes of exclusive footage never seen before. The boys are back.

Music

The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2014 | 296 min | Rated TV-Y7-FV | Dec 02, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

It's the return of the Airbenders! Korra discovers that new Airbenders are popping up all over the Earth Kingdom. While she tries to find these Airbenders and rebuild the Air Nation, a group of dangerous criminals embark on a mission of their own.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: Five Films by François Truffaut Blu-ray Movie    

The 400 Blows / Antoine & Collette / Stolen Kisses / Bed & Board / Love on the Run

Artificial Eye | 1959-1979 | 5 Movies | 424 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Dec 08, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Foreign / Coming of age

Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2014 | 586 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 09, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

The adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS. Along with a series of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help people and right wrongs.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Love on the Run Blu-ray Movie    

L'amour en fuite

Artificial Eye | 1979 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Sep 29, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Antoine Doinel, now in his thirties, is convivially concluding his marriage, enjoying moderate success as a novelist, and clinging to his romantic fantasies. The newly single Doinel finds a new object of his affections in Sabine, a record store salesgirl whom he pursues with the fervid belief that without love, one is nothing. Along the way, he renews his acquaintance with previous loves and confronts his own chaotic past.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

I Origins Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 106 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Researching the evolutionary history of the eye, molecular biologist Ian Gray and his laboratory partner uncover astonishing evidence pertaining to reincarnation. Their lives are changed as their belief systems are challenged.

Drama / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi

Frank Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2014 | 95 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

Comedy / Drama / Mystery

Avenging Force Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1986 | 104 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

Retired military operative and martial arts expert Matt Hunter battles the Pentangle, a racist and deadly brotherhood with extreme right-wing political views and survivalist instincts. Unofficial prequel to 1985's "Invasion U.S.A." with Dudikoff taking over the lead role (previously played by Chuck Norris).

Action / Thriller

WWE: True Giants Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2014 | 108 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 09, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Profiles of 15 of the greatest big men in WWE history.

Sport

Jingle All the Way 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 93 min | Rated PG | Dec 02, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two desperate dads compete in a no-holds-barred battle to be the best father and make this the best Christmas ever! Fun-loving, laid-back dad Larry is having a bear of a time finding the perfect Christmas gift for his eight-year-old daughter, Noel. The season’s hottest toy, The Harrison Bear, is all sold out, and Noel’s new stepfather wants to keep it that way – so he can be the one to make her holiday wish come true. When Larry learns all Noel wants for Christmas is the bear, he’ll stop at nothing to make his little girl happy and get her the toy of her dreams.

Comedy / Family / Holiday

Dracula: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Season 1 / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2013-2014 | 450 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 14, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night - useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan... until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.

Drama / Horror / Supernatural

Running Scared Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1986 | 107 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Two Chicago police detectives who feel gun-shy about the danger of their jobs contemplate retirement in Florida. They just can't shake the allure of their work, especially when their pursuit of a notorious drug dealer turns personal.

Action / Comedy / Crime

Calvary Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2014 | 100 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor

Tootsie Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1982 | 117 min | Rated PG | Dec 16, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A down-on-his-luck New York actor poses as a woman to get a soap opera gig.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

When the Game Stands Tall Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2014 | 115 min | Rated PG | Dec 09, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

Drama / Sport

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Blu-ray Movie  

Død snø 2

Well Go USA | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 100 min | Rated R | Dec 09, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you'd have to assume that things couldn't get much worse. In Martin's case, that was only the beginning.

Action / Comedy / Horror