New Blu-ray Reviews

Trancers Blu-ray Movie  

Full Moon Features | 1984 | 77 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 18, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Jack Deth is a trooper in Angel City, circa 2247, mopping up the last of the disciples of the Martin Whistler. Whistler uses his psychic power to 'trance' those with weak minds and force them to obey his every desire. Whistler had been thought to be dead by now, but he's alive and well, and in the year 1985. Whistler's plan - to hunt down the ancestors of the City Council. With the Council disbanded, nothing is to stop Whistler from controlling the city. That's where Jack Deth fits in. Jack is sent back in time by inhabiting the body of his ancestor. The only problem is that Whistler's ancestor is a police detective, and he's begun trancing people back in 1985. With the help of Lena, a strong-minded punk rock girl, he must find and protect Hap Ashby, a former baseball pitcher now living on Skid Row, and face Whistler in a final confrontation.

Action / Sci-Fi

Forever Female Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1953 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Aging actress Ginger Rogers refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingenue role any longer.

Comedy / Drama

GMO OMG Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2013 | 85 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A father and his family go in search for information about GMOs ("genetically modified organisms") in the food supply and are surprised by what they learn.

Documentary

Arch of Triumph Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1948 | 135 min | Not rated | Jul 15, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgement, they become involved in a doomed affair; matters come to a crisis on the day war is declared.

Drama / Romance / War

Fading Gigolo Blu-ray Movie  

Millennium Media | 2013 | 90 min | Rated R | Aug 19, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his "manager", the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.

Comedy

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 83 min | Rated R | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A curmudgeonly man is mistakenly told that he has 90 minutes to live by his doctor and promptly sets out to reconcile with his wife, brother and friends in the short time he believes he has left.

Comedy / Drama

The Wind Will Carry Us Blu-ray Movie  

Bad ma ra khahad bord

Cohen Media Group | 1999 | 118 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The arrival of an engineer and his colleagues from Tehran in a remote village in Iranian Kurdistan. Assumed by the locals – with whom they form an ambivalent relationship – to be archaeologists or telephone engineers, the visitors’ behaviour and keen interest in the health of an ailing old woman seem strange and their true motives are shrouded in mystery.

Drama / Foreign

The Scalphunters Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1968 | 103 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

Trapper Joe is on his way to the town with all of his gain of hides of the last winter. However a group of Indians stops him and takes all of his hides, leaving him the escaped slave Joseph instead. But Joe has no use for Joseph and is determined to get his property back and follows them. Before he can do anything, the Indians are raided themselves by a group of scalphunters under the greedy Howie. Not only the hides, but also Joseph falls into their hands. Now Joe follows them alone and tries to trick the numerical superior group out of his hides.

Comedy / Western

Sx_Tape Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2013 | 85 min | Not rated | Jul 15, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A free-spirited artist and her videographer boyfriend break into a former hospital to find a space for a new gallery show. The evil paranormal they find will destroy them both.

Horror

Y Tu Mamá También Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Criterion | 2001 | 106 min | Unrated | Aug 19, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Foreign / Coming of age

Dom Hemingway Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2013 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Dom Hemingway is a larger-than-life safecracker with a loose fuse who is funny, profane, and dangerous. After twelve years in prison, he sets off with his partner-in-crime, Dickie, looking to collect what he’s owed for keeping his mouth shut and protecting his boss, Mr. Fontaine. After a near-death experience, Dom tries to re-connect with his estranged daughter, but is soon drawn back into the only world he knows, looking to settle the ultimate debt.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Dark humor

Make Your Move Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2013 | 110 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 22, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.

Drama / Music / Romance

The Suspect Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2013 | 137 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Once a hotshot spy for North Korea, Dong-chul has defected and is now lying low in the South as he searches for his wife and daughter's killer. But when his boss is murdered and he is framed for it, his revenge becomes much more urgent.

Action / Thriller / Foreign

Ginger Snaps Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2000 | 108 min | Rated R | Jul 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ginger and Brigitte, two sisters trapped in suburbia, are obsessed with mayhem, torture and death until they get a taste of the real thing. Bitten by a wild animal, Ginger begins to mutate into a sexy, uncontrolled woman, with some nasty canine tendencies.

Drama / Horror / Teen / Dark humor / Supernatural / Coming of age

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1970 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 22, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

When a bored Holmes eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon after an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.

Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Jules & Jim Blu-ray Movie    

Jules and Jim

Artificial Eye | 1962 | 106 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 28, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim. Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine, but it's Jules who wins her hand. After the war, Jim visits Jules, Catherine, and their daughter in their Austrian home and discovers not only that his feelings for Catherine are unchanged, but also that they're reciprocated.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Blu-ray Movie  

40th Anniversary Revisited Limited Edition | The Director's Cut

Warner Bros. | 1970 | 224 min | Rated R | Jul 29, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

Documentary / History / Music

The Legend of Billie Jean Blu-ray Movie  

Fair Is Fair Edition

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1985 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 22, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A young woman and her teenage brother flee their Texas hometown after being falsely accused of a crime. As they try to prove their innocence, their adventures turn them into folk heroes.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama

This Sporting Life Blu-ray Movie    

Network | 1963 | 134 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jun 09, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Yorkshire miner turned rugby player Frank Machin has a number of women chasing after him, but only has eyes for his widowed landlady, Mrs Hammond. However, she remains resolutely unresponsive to his advances. Meanwhile, Frank's rebelliousness at the club is tolerated as long as he is successful on the pitch, but as he comes to appreciate the emptiness of his existence his frustration begins to mount.

Drama / Sport

Made in America Blu-ray Movie  

Phase 4 Films | 2013 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 22, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A celebration of both the unifying power of music and pursuit of the American dream, Made in America is an all-access backstage pass to the one-of-a-kind festival created by rap superstar Jay Z. Featuring remarkable performances and fascinating backstage interviews with many of todays biggest music stars, Made in America shows how one giant celebration of music can change peoples lives.

Documentary / Music