New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- August 21, 2014
Wendy and Lucy Blu-ray Movie
Soda Pictures | 2008 | 80 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Wendy and Lucy follows a young woman during her move to Alaska. With a lack of funds, she finds herself stranded in a small town in Oregon, with only her dog to keep her company.
Drama
Ultimate NFL Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 47 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2010 | Martin Liebman
Using a new camera which shoots up to 1,000 frames per second in high-definition, the game is depicted in a richly detailed super slow motion, giving a new perspective to America’s Sunday ritual. Experience a day in the life of professional football through a wide range of angles and speeds that go beyond what you see on game day. Discover the previously unseen physics of football and relive Super Bowl XLIV with thrilling never-before-seen footage.
Sport
Fed Up Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 96 min | Rated PG | Sep 09, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why-despite media attention, the public's fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood obesity-generations of American children will now live shorter lives than their parents did.
Documentary
- August 20, 2014
Like Water for Chocolate Blu-ray Movie
Como agua para chocolate / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1992 | 105 min | Rated R | Aug 19, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In a Mexican border town in 1910, neighbours Pedro and Tita wish to marry, but Tita's mother Elena refuses to give her consent, since she wants her youngest daughter to stay living with her as a full-time carer. So Pedro marries Tita's sister Rosario instead and Tita pours her innermost feelings into her cooking, triggering similar responses in anyone who samples it, whether lovelorn grief or overwhelming passion.
Drama / Romance / Supernatural / Foreign / Period
WWE: For All Mankind - The Life & Career of Mick Foley Blu-ray Movie
w/ Limited Edition 'Mr. Socko' sock puppet
WWE Studios | 2013 | 134 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 16, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Mick Foley broke into sports-entertainment in 1983. Now- 30 years, 3 personas, 3 WWE Championships, multiple New York Times best sellers and countless bumps and cheap pops later, WWE brings his comprehensive story to home entertainment for the first time ever.
Biography / Sport
The Toxic Avenger Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Troma | 1984 | 82 min | Rated R | Aug 12, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Meet Toxie, valiant hero and deformed freak who escaped the life of a gawky dork when a prank ended with him falling into a barrel of toxic waste. His radioactively endowed strength is put to use tearing apart (literally tearing apart!) the sleazy criminals and corrupt politicians infesting the city of Tromaville.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor
- August 19, 2014
Le Gang Blu-ray Movie
The Gang / Blu-ray + DVD
Pathe Distribution | 1977 | 104 min | Rated U Tous publics | Jul 16, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In 1945, as World War Two comes to a close, five small time crooks unite to form a gang. After several bold robberies they become notorious. The police attempt to stop their crime spree with little success, but how long will their luck last?
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Leviathan Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1989 | 98 min | Rated R | Aug 19, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners—led by head oceanographer Steven Beck—comes face-to-face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment. As Beck's crew members begin to disappear one by one, the flesh-eating monster lurks below the surface—and the divers left alive are scared to death.
Adventure / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
WWE: The John Cena Experience Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2010 | 117 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 15, 2011 | Martin Liebman
John Cena is the face of the WWE, its most popular star and a crossover sensation. So what is it like to be "The Prototype"?
Action / Sport
WWE: Greatest Superstars of The 21st Century Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2011 | 99 min | Rated TV-PG | Jul 26, 2011 | Martin Liebman
The Greatest Stars of the New Millennium profiles 15 superstars that dominated the ring for the first decade of the 2000s. Each star is profiled and one of his greatest matches is included. Stars examined will include John Cena, Triple H, Undertaker, Randy Orton, Edge, Chris Jericho, Batista, and more.
Sport
WWE Best of SmackDown vs. RAW Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 1999 | 118 min | Not rated | Nov 09, 2008 | Martin Liebman
Superstars of World Wrestling Entertainment do battle in elaborate, long running rivalries in a weekly two-hour showdown.
Sport
WWE Bragging Rights 2010 Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2010 | 164 min | Not rated | Feb 22, 2011 | Martin Liebman
The main event for the 2010 WWE event known as Bragging Rights was a title bout between Kane and Undertaker where the loser will be buried in a grave six feet deep. The undercard includes a battle for the WWE championship between Randy Orton and Wade Barrett, and a divas match between Layla and Natalya.
Action / Sport
The Quiet Ones Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 19, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the 1970s, a psychology professor at Oxford and a small group students assemble at a secluded estate to research and treat Jane Harper, a troubled woman who spent her youth moving from foster family to foster family and is thought to be the cause of strange phenomena.
Horror / Mystery
Bloodsucking Freaks Blu-ray Movie
Sardu: Master of the Screaming Virgins / Blu-ray + DVD
Troma | 1976 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 90 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic', they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real.
Horror
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume Three Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1930-1969 | 350 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
The characters of Looney Tunes get themselves into crazy situations.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Short
- August 18, 2014
The Sacrament Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 99 min | Rated R | Aug 19, 2014 | Michael Reuben
When a photographer is contacted by his long-lost sister, who is living abroad in an isolated commune, he goes to visit her with two journalists from the news program VICE. The community they find in the jungle, led by a charismatic preacher known as "Father," is idyllic on the surface, but is there more?
Horror / Thriller
Vengeance Is Mine Blu-ray Movie
復讐するは我にあり / Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari
Criterion | 1979 | 141 min | Not rated | Aug 26, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of Iwao Enokizu and his murderous rampage which sparked a 78-day nationwide manhunt.
Crime / Drama / Psychological thriller / Foreign
Revolution: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013-2014 | 943 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 19, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
A group of revolutionaries must battle a governing dictatorial militia 15 years after an instantaneous global shutdown of all electronic devices known as the Blackout.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Mr. Majestyk Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1974 | 104 min | Rated PG | Aug 12, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.
Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller
- August 17, 2014
Locke Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2013 | 85 min | Rated R | Aug 12, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The life of construction foreman Ivan Locke unravels during a 90-minutes race against time as he drives from Birmingham to London.
Drama / Thriller