New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- November 15, 2014
White Lightning Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1973 | 101 min | Rated PG | Nov 11, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
When the police pick up Gator McKlusky for running moonshine, they agree to let him out of jail if he will help them capture the key figures in his moonshine operation. Since the suspected ring leader is the man who killed Gator's little brother, he agrees to help out the cops to get himself out of prison and get his revenge.
Action / Crime / Drama
- November 14, 2014
The Naked Face Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1984 | 100 min | Rated R | Oct 21, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince cops, Dr.Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself, and he finds himself up against one of the city's most notorious Mafia kingpins.
Action / Mystery / Thriller
Mystery Road Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 121 min | Not rated | Oct 14, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Indigenous cowboy detective Jay Swan returns to his outback home town, to solve the murder of a teenage girl, whose body is found under the highway trucking route out of town. Alienated from both the white dominated police force and his own community, including his teenage daughter, who he discovers is connected with the murdered girl, Jay stands alone in his determination to fight back for his town and his people.
Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Iceman Blu-ray Movie
冰封俠：重生之門 / Gap Dung Gei Hap
Well Go USA | 2014 | 103 min | Rated R | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
He Ying is a loyal Ming Dynasty bodyguard in the Ming Dynasty. While returning from a mission in India, he is accused of working with Japanese pirates by comrade in arms Sao. During the ensuing chase, an avalanche buries He Ying, Sao and other soldiers, keeping them frozen in ice for centuries. In 2014, a mysterious man orders He Ying and Sao to be brought to Hong Kong and resurrected. However, a traffic accident causes He Ying to return to life prematurely. While He Ying roams the city like a fish out of water, Sao has also been resurrected and is determine to make He Ying pay for his crimes. With the help of a kind bar waitress, He Ying sets out to evade capture and clear his name.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Foreign
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 102 min | Rated R | Nov 18, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Dwight is hunted down by the only woman he ever loved, Ava Lord, and then watches his life go straight to hell. Chronologically, this story takes place prior to "The Big Fat Kill" (featured in Sin City) and explains how Dwight came to have a dramatically different face.
Action / Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller / Comic book
Drive Hard Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Image Entertainment | 2014 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 11, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob.
Action / Comedy / Crime
- November 13, 2014
Welcome to New York Blu-ray Movie
Altitude Film Distribution | 2014 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 125 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Oct 20, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Intense public fascination and life-changing personal crises ensue after a wealthy French lawyer and politician is charged with sexual assault by a hotel maid in the United States.
Crime / Drama
Pretty Peaches Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition of 1500 / Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1978 | 92 min | Rated X | Nov 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
After attending her father’s wedding, innocent Peaches crashes her jeep in the forest only to awake with complete amnesia. She is quickly rescued by two manipulative men who hope to sell her for a hefty ransom, introducing Peaches to a wild world of sexual mischief.
Comedy / Erotic
Christmas Evil Blu-ray Movie
You Better Watch Out / Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1980 | 94 min | Unrated | Nov 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life, the toy-maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism, the resulting snap causes him to go on a yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror.
Horror / Thriller / Dark humor / Holiday
Zombie Night Blu-ray Movie
Unrated
Asylum | 2013 | 88 min | Unrated | Dec 10, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Zombies come out at night and two families must survive until morning.
Horror
Sands of Iwo Jima Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1949 | 109 min | Not rated | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
During World War II, a marine sergeant must turn his recruits into fighting men.
Action / Drama / Romance / War
The Doors: Feast of Friends Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1968 | 147 min | Not rated | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
FEAST OF FRIENDS, filmed in 1968, was the first and only film produced about The Doors by The Doors. It offers a cinematic look at The Doors on the road during their summer '68 tour.
Music
The Giver Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 25, 2014 | Martin Liebman
The story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 12 years old, he's chosen to be the community's Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the "real" world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen / Coming of age
The Dirt Bike Kid Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition - 2,000 copies
Scorpion Releasing | 1985 | 91 min | Rated PG | Nov 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business, he becomes the town hero.
Comedy / Family / Fantasy
- November 12, 2014
Breaking the Waves Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 1996 | 158 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 10, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After her husband is injured in an oil rig mishap, a pious newlywed must reconcile her intense faith in God with an unusual request from her husband.
Drama
What Is Cinema? Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 2013 | 80 min | Not rated | Nov 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
Documentary / History
Dolls Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1987 | 78 min | Rated R | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A group of people stop by a mansion during a storm and discover two magical toy makers, and their haunted collection of dolls.
Horror
It Happened One Night Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1934 | 105 min | Not rated | Nov 18, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a man who is actually a reporter in need of a story.
Comedy / Romance
A Christmas Carol Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1938 | 69 min | Not rated | Nov 11, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Ebenezer Scrooge confronts his past, present and future on Christmas Eve, with the assistance of three spirits.
Drama / Family / Fantasy / Holiday
Fargo: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Includes Beanie
20th Century Fox | 2014 | 541 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 14, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
The lives of several people in Minnesota, including a sardonic hit man, a put-upon insurance salesman, and an eager policewoman, intersect amidst a series of lies and murders.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor