New Blu-ray Reviews

The Facility Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Cinedigm | 2012 | 83 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Eight volunteers find themselves fighting for their lives when a drug trial goes horribly wrong.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Psycho-Pass: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Premium Edition / Blu-ray + CD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2012-2013 | 550 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In a futuristic world where criminal intent is analyzed by the Sybil System, a new top of the class recruit, Akane Tsunemori, joins the police force; however, she always puts her own sense of justice above the judgment of Sybil. Police are helped by Enforcers (latent criminals disposed to high criminal intent), one of which is a former inspector who supports Akane's method of action.

Anime / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

No Holds Barred Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1989 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 01, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Rip is a grappling star who is approached by Brell, the new head of the World Television Network. Brell wants Rip to wrestle on his network, but Rip insists on honoring his commitment to another outlet. Brell responds by launching a show called "Battle of the Tough Guys," in which the beefy regulars of a particularly rough drinking establishment fight each other on camera. Zeus soon emerges as the bad guy champion on this new show, and Brell uses Rip's friendship with his assistant Samantha to arrange a bout between Zeus and Rip. Rip is not at all interested until Zeus injures his brother and makes the fight a matter of personal pride.

Action / Sport

The Chaperone Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2011 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 18, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Just out of prison, Ray Bradstone is determined to make amends with his ex-wife and daughter. He signs on as the chaperone for his daughter’s class field trip, but his old bank robbing crew also wants him for one last job.

Comedy / Family

Fedora Blu-ray Movie    

Carlotta Films | 1978 | 113 min | Rated U Tous publics | Feb 26, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress out of retirement.

Drama / Romance

Performance Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1970 | 106 min | Rated R | Mar 25, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.

Crime / Drama / Music / Surreal

Wicked Blood Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2014 | 92 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hannah Lee Baker is a bright teen girl trapped in the dark Southern underworld of violence and guns, meth labs and vicious biker gangs, and whose only refuge is chess. She lives with Amber, her older sister; and her uncle Donny, an addict. All live in fear of Uncle Frank Stinson, who runs the illegal family business with an iron fist, aided by his psychotic younger brother Bobby. Things change for the worse when Amber falls in love with Wild Bill, a meth trafficker who finds himself at war with Frank. Hannah realizes the only way to save her family is by cleverly scheming to pit one pawn against another in a cunning chess game.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Meet Him and Die Blu-ray Movie  

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RaroVideo U.S. | 1976 | 94 min | Not rated | Apr 01, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

A robbery goes terribly wrong for a hapless criminal Massimo (Ray Lovelock) when he tries to break into a jewelry store only to have the steel shutters immediately slam down and lock him inside until the police arrive. Naturally, he is sent straight to jail but It doesn’t take long before he befriends a big time crime boss inside, but the plot thickens when it transpires that the young man is actually not who we think he is. the two execute a successful escape and we soon find out that we don’t really know the true background of these criminals or what is really motivating them.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Conrack Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT

Twilight Time | 1974 | 106 min | Rated PG | Mar 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Based on Pat Conroy’s memoir about his difficult if uplifting days as a teacher on a remote island off the coast of South Carolina. The idealistic young Conroy (Jon Voight) finds a largely illiterate population of black children, ill-equipped for life in the outside world; he determines to help them, combining love, energy, and sheer imagination in an extraordinary effort to pique their burgeoning interest in life off-island.

Drama

Riot in Cell Block 11 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Criterion | 1954 | 81 min | Not rated | Apr 22, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Prison inmates riot to protest crooked guards and brutal conditions.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Lou Reed: Transformer & Live At Montreux 2000 Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2000-2001 | 2 Movies | 206 min | Not rated | Mar 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

August: Osage County Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 121 min | Rated R | Apr 08, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor

Paths Through the Labyrinth: The Composer Krzysztof Penderecki Blu-ray Movie  

C MAJOR | 2013 | 102 min | Not rated | Mar 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Documentary / Music

Aachi & Ssipak Blu-ray Movie  

Cinedigm | 2006 | 78 min | Not rated | Mar 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

We know better than any other generation how important energy is to our survival, be it renewable or not. But for the inhabitants of the world in Aachi & Ssipak, the solution is already there for everyone to see...and smell. Feces! Yes, that brown, stinky thing. The government controls the populace through special ID chips every citizen is forced to keep, and for every defecation they get a special popsicle, which in turns makes them even more addicted. But our heroes, Aachi and Ssipak, just want to have fun and get the popsicles without doing, ahem, the hard work. So they cause a ruckus, get the cyborg police on their trail, meet a strangely appealing woman with the most annoying of voices, and stir up more and more trouble.

Animation / Sci-Fi / Dark humor / Foreign

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray Movie  

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

Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo Blu-ray Movie  

Hippity-Hoppity Roo Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2004 | 66 min | Rated G | Mar 11, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Each year, Rabbit plays Easter bunny, but this year, he's decided it's "Spring Cleaning Day," and he orders everyone to hop to it: scrubbing, dusting, and mopping. All his pals are disappointed -- especially little Roo -- until Rabbit learns that putting others first and showing friends how much you care turns every day into a precious gift.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical

The Jesus Film Blu-ray Movie  

35th Anniversary Edition

Gaiam | 1979 | 128 min | Rated G | Apr 01, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Jesus Film is a faithful depiction of Jesus' birth, ministry, death and resurrection as told in the Biblical account of the Gospel of Luke. Virtually every word Jesus speaks in The Jesus Film is quoted from Scripture, with 450 leaders and scholars having reviewed the script for biblical accuracy. Further historical accuracy was ensured using clothing, pottery and other props made with first-century methods to portray a 2,000-year-old Palestinian culture. For The Jesus Film's 35th anniversary, the most watched film in history having been viewed over 6 billion times has now been re-mastered in high-definition with a complete new musical score.

Biography / Drama / Family / History

Iron Sky Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut / Blu-ray + DVD

Entertainment One | 2012 | 110 min | Rated R | Mar 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Nazis set up a secret base on the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Dogs Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1976 | 90 min | Rated R | Mar 11, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

On the quiet campus of the remotely-located SouthWestern University, something strange is happening. All of the dogs in the area, once loyal, gentle pets, are now banding together in wild packs and hunting down their former masters. Could the strange transformation have anything to do with the secret government experiements being conducted in the school's physics laboratory? More importantly, can the dogs be stopped before it's too late?

Horror / Thriller

Mouchette Blu-ray Movie    

Artificial Eye | 1967 | 81 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 10, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mouchette is a young girl living in the country. Her mother is dying and her father does not take care of her. Mouchette remains silent in the face of the humiliations she undergoes. One night in a wood, she meets Arsene, the village poacher, who thinks he has just killed the local policeman. He tries to use Mouchette to build an alibi.

Drama / Foreign / Coming of age