New Blu-ray Reviews

Here Comes the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Ahí va el diablo

Magnolia Pictures | 2012 | 98 min | Not rated | Mar 18, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A married couple loses their children while on a family trip near caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they were.

Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Foreign

Kill Your Darlings Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 2013 | 103 min | Rated R | Mar 18, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

Biography / Drama / Romance / Thriller

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 141 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 18, 2014 | Martin Liebman

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Biography / Drama / History

Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 45 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Join the pack in this wild, warm hearted and totally pawsome adventure starring everyone's favorite alphas and omegas! It's time for "The Great Wolf Games," when all the alphas in the packs set aside their differences for some friendly competition. When an unexpected accident puts many of our pack's star alpha wolves out of commission, a new team is assembled that includes forest friends not in the pack. Can Coach Humphrey lead his ragtag group of "underdogs" to victory? Find out in this thrilling movie that will leave you howling for more!

Action / Adventure / Animation

The Pawnbroker Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1964 | 116 min | Not rated | Apr 22, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Rod Steiger (IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT) earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his stunning performance in this powerful story of hope and empathy from celebrated director Sidney Lumet (DOG DAY AFTERNOON). Steiger plays Sol Nazerman, a survivor of a WWII Nazi death camp where his wife, parents and children were murdered. His soul robbed of hope, he takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity while managing a Harlem pawnshop subjected to an endless parade of prostitutes, pimps and thieves. Jamie Sanchez (THE WILD BUNCH) plays Ortiz, Sol's underprivileged and idealistic assistant who dreams of a better life. Two of the film's best features are the gorgeous black and white cinematography by the great Boris Kaufman (ON THE WATERFRONT) with a memorable trumpet score by the legendary Quincy Jones (THE GETAWAY). The wonderful cast also includes Geraldine Fitzgerald (WUTHERING HEIGHTS), Brock Peters (TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD) and Raymond St. Jacques (COTTON COMES TO HARLEM).

Drama

Bang! Bang! You're Dead! Blu-ray Movie  

Our Man in Marrakesh

Olive Films | 1966 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 08, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

One of six travellers who catch the bus from Casablanca airport to Marrakesh is carrying $2 million to pay a local operator to fix United Nations votes. But which one?

Comedy

Somewhere in Time Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1980 | 104 min | Rated PG | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to find the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Drama / Fantasy / Romance

Reasonable Doubt Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2014 | 90 min | Rated R | Mar 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A District Attorney has his life turned upside down when he's involved in a hit and run and another man is arrested for his crime and charged with murder.

Crime / Drama

The Wrath of Vajra Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2013 | 115 min | Not rated | Mar 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Japanese assassin's cult kidnaps children and trains them to grow into lethal killing machines. Vajra, the best fighter, escapes to China joins Shaolin and fights to protect against the deadly cult.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

A Brief History of Time Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Criterion | 1991 | 84 min | Not rated | Mar 18, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A documentary about the personal adversity, professional triumph, and cosmological inquiry of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking. Based in part on his best-selling book of the same name, the film tells Hawking's incredible story through the voices of his colleagues and loved ones, while making dynamically accessible some of his theories.

Biography / Documentary

The Slumber Party Massacre Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1982 | 77 min | Rated R | Mar 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. There is friction between some of the invited guests and the new girl, who is better at basketball than they, so the new girl decides to stay at home (which is conveniently across the street from the host's house). Meanwhile, a murderer of five people with a propensity for power tools has escaped and is at large, and eventually makes his way to the party, where the guests begin experiencing an attrition problem, with only the new girl to help them

Horror / Thriller

In Fear Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 85 min | Rated R | Mar 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman

Driving to a music festival in Ireland, lovers Lucy and Tom become lost on the complex system of country roads and are set upon by a mysterious tormentor, forcing them to fight to survive and also to face their deepest fears.

Horror / Thriller

Intolerable Cruelty Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2003 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben

Miles Massey, a prominent Los Angeles divorce attorney, meets his match in the devastating Marylin Rexroth, the soon-to-be ex-wife of his client Rex Rexroth, a wealthy real estate developer. Underhanded tactics, deceptions and an undeniable attraction escalate as Marylin and Miles battle to the end.

Comedy / Crime / Romance

Frightmare Blu-ray Movie  

Redemption | 1974 | 87 min | Rated R | Mar 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

Sheila Keith stars as a former patient of a mental institution, who has settled down in a remote farmhouse, where she tells fortunes in her spare time. But the kind, maternal exterior conceals a dreadful monster, which the asylum, it seems, was unable to cure.

Horror

Continuum: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2013 | 574 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 25, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

Kiera Cameron, a police officer from the year 2077, continues her uneasy alliance with Vancouver Police Detective Carlos Fonnegra and grapples with the big question: why was she sent to the past? Meanwhile, tech genius Alec struggles to understand the mysterious message sent from his future self as the Liber8 terrorists becomes more strategic, and even more lethal.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Secret Beyond the Door Blu-ray Movie    

Le Secret derrière la porte

Carlotta Films | 1947 | 99 min | Not rated | Mar 20, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Blu-ray Movie  

Columbia | 1992 | 220 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Referred to as "Bobfest" by Neil Young, the Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration took place in Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992. The four-hour concert commemorated Dylan's first album on Columbia Records. Superstar musical guests like Johnny Cash, Eddie Vedder, and Tom Petty showed up to play Dylan songs. Performance highlights include "Just Like a Woman" by Richie Havens, "Foot of Pride" by Lou Reed, and "Blowin' in the Wind" by Stevie Wonder. Dylan himself performs a few songs at the end, concluding with an improvised version of "Girl From the North Country."

Music

Barricade Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2012 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 18, 2014 | Michael Reuben

On a holiday getaway to a cabin in the woods, Terrance Shade and his children are cut off by a blizzard. As the storm surges outside, a sinister presence materializes.

Action / Horror / Thriller

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2013 | 64 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

The adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS. Along with a series of companions, the Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help people and right wrongs.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Big Fat Liar Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2002 | 88 min | Rated PG | Mar 04, 2014 | Brian Orndorf

After a young boy's school essay erroneously finds its way into the hands of a Hollywood producer who turns the idea into a hit film, the boy travels to Los Angeles to claim his credit.

Comedy / Family / Teen