New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- November 04, 2014
Poirot: Series 13 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2013 | 462 min | Not rated | Nov 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Elephants Can Remember / The Big Four / Dead Man's Folly / The Labours of Hercules / Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period
- November 03, 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray Movie
Extended Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 186 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Return to Middle Earth where the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
Patema Inverted Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2013 | 99 min | Not rated | Nov 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The princess of a subterranean community, cheerful and inquisitive Patema loves investigating the mazelike tunnels and caverns of her homeland especially the forbidden 'danger zone'. While out exploring, however, Patema falls headlong into an impossibly deep pit...only to find herself on the surface, mysteriously 'falling' upwards into the sky. Saved by a teen boy named Age, Patema discovers that on this strange surface world, the floor has become her ceiling. Not only that but Age's country is a harsh, propagandaridden tyranny where people are forbidden to look upwards. With all underground dwellers seen as unholy sinners, Patema soon finds herself pursued by the secret police. Together with her new friend, she must uncover the dark conspiracy that lurks behind their two inverted worlds and live to tell the tale!
Adventure / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Begin Again Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 28, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Dan, a dejected record-label executive in the midst of a midlife crisis, forms a bond with a beautiful and talented female singer/songwriter who is new to Manhattan and previously dated a now-famous musician.
Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance
- November 02, 2014
Werewolf Woman Blu-ray Movie
La lupa mannara
RaroVideo U.S. | 1976 | 97 min | Not rated | Oct 28, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A woman dreams she's a werewolf and seduces men before killing them. After finding love, she seeks vengeance when her lover is murdered and she's assaulted.
Horror / Foreign
Orson Welles' Othello Blu-ray Movie
Restored
Carlotta Films | 1951 | 93 min | Rated U Tous publics | Nov 05, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife, Desdemona, has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant, Michael Cassio, when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Drama / History / Romance
Himizu Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 2011 | 135 min | Not rated | Oct 14, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Sumida and his schoolmate Keiko are 14 year old school kids living a dystopian existence where each of their parents' hopes and encourages them to die. Set in tsunami-hit areas of Japan about May 2011, which is used as a backdrop, the story follows roughly that of the manga of the same name wherein Sumida fights frequently with his father, is abandoned by his mother and tends to reject friendly advances of others. Eventually, he kills his father and then, assuming his life is ruined, attempts to improve society by killing "bad" people. Although not immediately obvious, what instead happens is that he attacks psychotic and violent characters, while he instead learns from Keiko and the Yakuza and people who befriended him that he himself has become "sick", eventually breaking free of the cycle of violence, but without a complete resolution of the issues raised during the movie before its end.
Crime / Drama / Foreign / Coming of age
The Doctor and the Devils Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1985 | 93 min | Rated R | Nov 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An 18th-century doctor must rely upon the disreputable duo of Robert Fallon and Timothy Broom to provide fresh cadavers for his teaching hospital. When they cannot dig up corpses fast enough to suit the demanding doctor, Fallon and Broom decide to streamline their methods via murder.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Dark humor / Period
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D Blu-ray Movie
Extended Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 186 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Return to Middle Earth where the dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
True Confessions Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1981 | 108 min | Rated R | Oct 07, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A Catholic Priest and a Homicide Detective, brothers drawn together after many years apart, in the aftermath of the brutal murder of a young prostitute.
Crime / Drama
- November 01, 2014
Guilty of Romance Blu-ray Movie
恋の罪 / Koi no tsumi
Olive Films | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 144 min | Not rated | Oct 14, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo — a love hotel district — a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Whilst the police investigate, the story interweaves with that of Izumi, the wife of a famous romantic novelist whose life seems just a daily repetition without romance. One day, to break away from the loveless monotony, she decides to follow her desires and accepts a job as a nude model enacting sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers, whilst at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be.
Drama / Romance / Erotic / Foreign
Under Fire Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1983 | 128 min | Rated R | Oct 14, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Nicaragua 1979: Star photographer Russel Price covers the civil war against president Somoza. Facing the cruel fighting - people versus army - it's often hard for him to stay neutral. When the Guerillas have him take a picture of the leader Rafael, who's believed to be dead, he gets drawn into the happenings. Together with his reporter friends Claire and Alex he has to hide from the army.
Drama / War
Beethoven's Treasure Tail Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2014 | 97 min | Rated PG | Oct 28, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A down-on-his luck dog and his human trainer find love, friendship, and adventure in a small seaside town under threat of losing its charm at the hands of a foreign developer.
Comedy / Family
Le Chef Blu-ray Movie
Comme un chef / The Chef
Cohen Media Group | 2012 | 84 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 21, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.
Comedy / Foreign
Defiance: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2014 | 555 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 23, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
<i>Defiance</i> is the first of its kind. A convergence of television and multi-platform videogame featuring an interconnected world that evolves together -- series and videogame -- into one story. The year is 2046 and more than three decades have passed since aliens arrived, changing life on Earth forever. In the frontier town of Defiance, a drifter-turned-lawkeeper, Nolan (Bowler, <i>True Blood</i>), and Mayor Rosewater (Julie Benz, <i>Dexter</i>) attempt to lead the human and alien residents through the prejudices and politics that threaten the fragile peace they’ve fought for.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
- October 31, 2014
Nothing Bad Can Happen Blu-ray Movie
Tore Tanzt / Tipota kako de tha symvei / Rising / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Drafthouse Films | 2013 | 108 min | Not rated | Oct 14, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Tore, a young man involved with an underground Christian punk movement called the Jesus Freaks, falls in with a family curious to test his seemingly unwavering religious faith. As his trials become more and more extreme, Tore finds his capacity for love and resilience pushed to its limits and beyond. Inspired by true events.
Drama / Foreign
L' Avventura Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1960 | 143 min | Not rated | Nov 25, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.
Drama / Mystery / Foreign
Squirm Blu-ray Movie
Collectors Edition
Shout Factory | 1976 | 93 min | Unrated | Oct 28, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
At the beginning of the film, we learn from one of the characters that earthworms can be called to the surface with electricity, but somehow it turns them into vicious flesh-eaters. Sure enough, a storm that night causes some power lines to break and touch the ground, drawing millions of man-eating worms out of the earth, and into town where they quickly start munching on the locals...
Horror
Killer Fish Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1979 | 101 min | Rated PG | Sep 30, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Horror
The China Syndrome Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 1979 | 122 min | Rated PG | Oct 14, 2014 | Michael Reuben
While doing a report on energy sources, ambitious reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses a near-accident at a nuclear power plant. Attempting to publicize the incident, Wells soon finds herself entangled in an inquiry by a senior engineer at the plant into possible faults that the power company refuses to acknowledge.
Drama / Thriller