New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- August 01, 2014
Love in the City Blu-ray Movie
L'amore in città
RaroVideo U.S. | 1953 | 105 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. An investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. A young unwed mother. Girl-watching techniques of Italian men. A glimpse into prostitution.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
- July 31, 2014
Rage Blu-ray Movie
Tokarev / Blu-ray + DVD
RLJ Entertainment | 2014 | 98 min | Not rated | Aug 12, 2014 | Michael Reuben
When the daughter of a reformed criminal is abducted, he reunites his old team and exacts his own brand of justice.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Shoot the Pianist Blu-ray Movie
Tirez sur le pianiste / Shoot the Piano Player
Artificial Eye | 1960 | 82 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jul 28, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Charlie Kohler is a piano player in a bar. The waitress Lena is in love with him. One of Charlie's brother, Chico, a crook, takes refuge in the bar because he is chased by two gangsters, Momo and Ernest. We will discover that Charlie's real name is Edouard Saroyan, once a virtuose who gives up after his wife's suicide.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Foreign
Violent Saturday Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1955 | 90 min | Not rated | Jul 08, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Noir-melodrama hybrid pitting a trio of vicious bank robbers against a small Arizona mining town riddled with secret sins. Adulterers, alcoholics, voyeurs and thieves all find their fates hanging in the balance on one VIOLENT SATURDAY.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Melodrama / Heist
The War Around Us Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
MPI Media Group | 2014 | 77 min | Unrated | Aug 05, 2014 | Michael Reuben
In November 2008, veteran reporter Ayman Mohyeldin and rookie Sherine Tadros were the only western journalists in Gaza City during the 22-day war between Israel and Palestinian militants. Their reports and recollections are the most direct chronicle of the war's horrific impact on the city's civilian population.
Documentary
Ironclad: Battle for Blood Blu-ray Movie
XLrator | 2014 | 108 min | Not rated | Aug 05, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Just one year after the battle at Rochester Castle, a new enemy threatens English life: bands of Celtic raiders. After the death of his father at the raiders' hands, Hubert seeks out the aid of his cousin, Guy, though Guy is no longer an idealist but a hardened sword-for-hire. When the Celtic chieftain's eldest son is killed, the battle becomes a blood feud.
Action / Adventure / History / War / Period
The Bag Man Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2014 | 109 min | Rated R | Apr 01, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A professional criminal waits for his boss at a seedy motel after killing several men and taking delivery of a mystery bag.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Divergent Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 139 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 05, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set in a futuristic dystopia, a teenager seeks to break free from her homogeneous society that divides people based on human traits. She leaves her faction and joins a rival group, where she falls for a young man.
Action / Adventure / Romance / Sci-Fi / Teen
- July 30, 2014
An American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2014 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school, but her classmates are so talented—and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her "perfect" older sister, Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't sure she can land the role. And when a competitive classmate starts pointing out Isabelle's every mistake, her confidence sinks even further. Can she find the courage to step into the spotlight and discover her own way to shine?
Drama / Family / Sport
Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1990-1992 | 3 Seasons | 1634 min | Not rated | Jul 29, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
An idiosyncratic FBI Agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Surreal
The Other Love Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1947 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she ignores his warnings of possibly fatal consequences unless she rests completely. Rather, she opts for a livelier time in Monte Carlo with dashing Paul Clermont.
Drama / Film-Noir / Romance
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | はたらく魔王さま! | Hataraku Maou-sama! / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2013 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Foiled by a hero when he’s inches away from conquering the world, the devil finds himself in modern-day Tokyo. With no real-world skills to speak of, the devil is forced to make ends meet flipping burgers at a fast food joint! To stall any further plans of world domination, the hero tracks the devil’s trail and takes on the lowly tasks of a telemarketer.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural / Foreign
Ping Pong Summer Blu-ray Movie
Millennium Media | 2014 | 91 min | Not rated | Aug 05, 2014 | Martin Liebman
The year is 1985. Rad Miracle is a shy 13-year-old white kid who's obsessed with two things: ping pong and hip hop. During his family's annual summer vacation to Ocean City, Maryland, Rad makes a new best friend, experiences his first real crush, becomes the target of rich, racist local bullies, and finds an unexpected mentor in his outcast next-door neighbor. Ping Pong Summer is about that time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets.
Comedy
The Protector 2 3D Blu-ray Movie
Tom Yum Goong 2 3D / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 29, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Once again, Kham's pet elephant has been abducted and he must fight anyone in his way to find him.
Action / Martial arts / Foreign
- July 29, 2014
The Protector 2 Blu-ray Movie
Tom Yum Goong 2
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 29, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Once again, Kham's pet elephant has been abducted and he must fight anyone in his way to find him.
Action / Martial arts / Foreign
God's Not Dead Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Pure Flix Entertainment | 2014 | 113 min | Rated PG | Aug 05, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A devout student must prove the existence of God or he will will fail his college philosophy course.
Drama
The Other Woman Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2014 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After realizing she is not her boyfriend's primary lover, a woman teams up with his wife and plots mutual revenge.
Comedy / Romance
The Severing Crime Edge: Complete Colletion Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Kiri Haimura loves cutting hair. Actually, he doesn’t just love cutting hair, he obsesses over it and even has a special set of scissors he delights in using. But when his mane obsession for a bit of trim draws him to Iwai Mushanokoji, whose long hair has never been cut, he finds himself entangled in a situation no shears can hack him out of. You see, Iwai is heir to a strange curse that makes her hair impossible to cut. Or at least, it was until Kiri’s clippers take off a lock, thereby revealing that his scissors are cursed as well! But now that she’s shorn free, Iwai has a slew of “murderers” after her, each armed with their own cursed implements and eager for the chance to kill the “Hair Queen.” And if that’s not enough to make Kiri wig out, it seems that many of them actually attend his own school! Will this evil crew cut in on Kiri’s Hair Queen, or will he snip their ambitions in the bud? The worst hair day ever turns into the ultimate series of close shaves, distressing situations and, yes, brushes with death in SEVERING CRIME EDGE!
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
On My Way Blu-ray Movie
Elle s'en va
Cohen Media Group | 2013 | 116 min | Not rated | Jul 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Facing a failed relationship and a struggling restaurant, a woman hits the road for a trip with her grandson.
Drama
Rapture Blu-ray Movie
Eureka Classics / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jul 28, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young girl's lonely isolation under the watchful eye of her stern and bitter father is abruptly shattered by the arrival of a seductive fugitive from the law.
Drama / Coming of age