New Blu-ray Reviews

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2013 | 161 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 08, 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

Breaking the Waves Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Criterion | 1996 | 159 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 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

WWE: Hell in a Cell 2010 Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2010 | 163 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman

The stars of Raw and SmackDown, will compete at Hell in a Cell, and this Blu-ray will include all the matches from this spectacular event.

Sport

The Hungover Games Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2014 | 85 min | Unrated | Mar 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Bradley, Ed and Zach have survived other bachelor parties gone wrong, but this time they must survive The Hungover Games and find their friend Doug before it's too late.

Comedy

Young at Heart Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1954 | 117 min | Not rated | Apr 08, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The lives and romances of three sisters in a musical family; the youngest daughter's life is complicated by the subsequent arrival of a charming composer and a cynical music arranger.

Drama / Musical / Romance

Joe Kidd Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1972 | 88 min | Rated PG | Apr 01, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.

Western

War of the Worlds: Goliath 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray

Anderson Merchandise | 2012 | 88 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 01, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Rebooting H.G. Wells' classic tale, this animated alien thriller depicts a Martian invasion in 1914. Realizing that the enemy is on the way, Earth's defenders invent fantastic new weapons to use against the interlopers.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Head On Blu-ray Movie    

Umbrella Entertainment | 1998 | 104 min | Rated ACB: R18+ | Feb 05, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ari (Alex Dimitriades) is young, Australian, and confused. Caught between the hedonism of the nightclubs and the traditional Greek lifestyle of his family, he leads an aimless existence, gambling, taking drugs, moving from one world to the next. The only thing that seems to hold out any hope is the promise of a relationship with Sean (Julian Garner), but will it be strong enough to overcome Ari's self-destructive streak?

Drama

Men in War Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1957 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

During the Korean War, a battle worn Lt. and his platoon behind enemy lines, have orders to march to hill 465 for possible relief.

Drama / War

Betty Boop: The Essential Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1932-1937 | 81 min | Not rated | Apr 29, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Animation / Musical / Short

Sabrina Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1954 | 114 min | Not rated | Apr 08, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Sabrina, whose father is chauffeur to the wealthy Larabee family, becomes infatuated with the rakish, younger brother, David. Her father sends her to school in Paris to forget her romantic angst, but upon her return, the now fashionable young woman has suddenly become irresistible to David. Since Mr. Larabee and David's older brother, Linus, have engineered his forthcoming marriage to a wealthy heiress, Linus attempts to derail Sabrina's romance with David by dating her himself.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

The Pirate Fairy Blu-ray Movie  

Tinker Bell / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2014 | 78 min | Rated G | Apr 01, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina steals Pixie Hollow's all-important Blue Pixie Dust and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. However, in the midst of their pursuit of Zarina, Tink's world is turned upside down. She and her friends find that their respective talents have been switched and they have to race against time to retrieve the Blue Pixie Dust and return home to save Pixie Hollow.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

Knights of Badassdom Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2013 | 85 min | Rated R | Apr 01, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A group of costumed "Live Action Role Players," dressed as knights, elves and other medieval characters, take to the woods for "The Battle of Evermore." But when a make-believe wizard casts a spell from an ancient book, purchased on eBay, fantasy becomes reality as a powerful demon manifests itself. Can these pretend warriors muster the courage to save themselves and the rest of humanity?

Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy

The Little Rascals Save the Day Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2014 | 93 min | Rated PG | Apr 01, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

That ragtag team of misfit kids from the '20s and '30s are back. This time they try to raise money to help their beloved adopted grandma, who is about to lose her bakery to millionaire Big Ray Kaye. Their hare-brained schemes, masterminded by the adorably chubby, self-appointed leader Spanky, result in comical disaster. Their last hope is to perform on a TV talent show, but they find themselves up against some stiff competition to win the money!

Comedy

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess Blu-ray Movie  

San Francisco Opera

EUROARTS | 2014 | 158 min | Not rated | Mar 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Two Mules for Sister Sara Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1970 | 114 min | Rated PG | Apr 01, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan, who is on his way to do some reconnaissance, for a future mission to capture a French fort. The French are chasing Sara, but not for the reasons she tells Hogan, so he decides to help her in return for information about the fort defenses.

Adventure / Romance / War / Western

Hands Over the City Blu-ray Movie    

Le mani sulla città / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1963 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 31, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A corrupt city councilman seeks a huge profit in a suburban real estate deal. Nottola manipulates corrupt local government officials in the political instability that plagues Italy following World War II. The only councilman who tries to block the shady deals in defense of the people is the lone Communist elected to the board. The only insight on the characters is shown by the political machinations undertaken and the final result of the new zoning laws that followed the tangle of secret deals, bribes and blackmail.

Drama / Foreign

Cavemen Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2013 | 88 min | Rated R | Apr 08, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

"Cavemen" is a comedic film with a slight edge of drama revolving around the lives of somewhat single, somewhat unemployed guys living in a warehouse converted to living quarters

Comedy

L' Immortelle Blu-ray Movie  

The Immortal One

Redemption | 1963 | 105 min | Not rated | Apr 01, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A French-Turkish co-production L'Immortelle is an erotic, dream-like fantasy in which a despondent man meets a beautiful, secretive woman who may, or may not, be involved in using kidnapped women as prostitutes...

Drama / Erotic / Foreign

Green Lantern: The Animated Series Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 2011-2013 | 572 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 18, 2014 | Michael Reuben

The Green Lantern Corps patrols the galaxy, fighting evil. But in the farthest reaches of deep space where few Lanterns patrol, a new evil is rising — the Red Lanterns! Hal Jordan and fellow Lantern Kilowog defy The Guardians of the Universe and board a new experimental spacecraft, the Interceptor, and race to the Guardian Frontier, but Hal, Kilowog and fellow Green Lanterns Tomar-Re and Aya discover an even greater evil that threatens to extinguish all life.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book