New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- March 04, 2014
The Cassandra Crossing Blu-ray Movie
Timeless Media Group | 1976 | 129 min | Rated R | Jan 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Passengers on a European train have been exposed to a deadly disease. Nobody will let them off the train so what happens next?
Action / Drama / Thriller
The Domino Principle Blu-ray Movie
The Domino Killings
Timeless Media Group | 1977 | 102 min | Rated R | Jan 07, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tucker is serving a prison sentence for murder. A secret agency helps him to escape so that he can murder a person in a latin-American country. But Tucker only wants to escape, not to kill somebody.
Drama / Thriller
- March 03, 2014
Psycho-Pass: Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2012 | 275 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
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 Blu-ray Movie
Zubin Mehta/Wiener Philharmoniker / Blu-ray Audio
Decca | 1975 | 81 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Samson and Delilah Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1949 | 134 min | Not rated | Mar 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Though his people, the Israelites, are enslaved by the Philistines, Samson, strongest man of the tribe of Dan, falls in love with the Philistine Semadar, whom he wins by virtue of a contest of strength. But Semadar betrays him, and Samson engages in a fight with her real love, Ahtur, and his soldiers. Semadar is killed, and her sister Delilah, who had loved Samson in silence, now vows vengeance against him. She plans to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength and then to betray him to the Philistine leader, the Saran.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance
Crimes and Misdemeanors Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1989 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An opthamologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Comedy / Drama
The Visitor Blu-ray Movie
Stridulum / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Drafthouse Films | 1979 | 109 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
An intergalactic warrior joins a cosmic Christ figure in battle against a demonic eight-year-old and her pet hawk while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Surreal
Cold Comes the Night Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 90 min | Rated R | Mar 04, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be his eyes as he attempts to retrieve his cash package from a crooked cop.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Mysterious Skin Blu-ray Movie
Director's Special Blu-ray Edition
Strand Releasing | 2004 | 105 min | Unrated | Mar 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Drama / Mystery / Coming of age
- March 02, 2014
Last Passenger Blu-ray Movie
Kaleidoscope Entertainment | 2013 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 10, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.
Action / Mystery / Thriller
Boiler Room Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2000 | 120 min | Rated R | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Seth Davis, a young college dropout eager to prove his worth to his disapproving father, stumbles upon a shady brokerage firm in Long Island that's making a killing in stock market sales. Hegets swept up in the high-stakes life of young salesmen whose professional role model is WALL STREET's ruthless Gordon Gekko. But Seth soon realizes that his company's profit, including his own ever-expanding paycheck, derives from the selling of phony stocks to under-educated buyers.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
- March 01, 2014
Gilda Blu-ray Movie
Edizione Speciale
Sony Pictures | 1946 | 110 min | Rated T | Feb 19, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Casino owner Ballin Mundson orders his right-hand man, Johnny Farrell, to keep an eye on his beautiful new wife, Gilda. Ballin is unaware, however, that Johnny and Gilda are former lovers who are now full of contempt for one another. When Ballin seemingly dies in a plane crash, Johnny marries Gilda to keep her under his guard, but his scheme doesn't quite go according to plan...
Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller
The Book Thief Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2013 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
While subjected to the horrors of World War II era Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Drama / History / War / Coming of age
Sword of the Assassin Blu-ray Movie
Epic Pictures | 2012 | 103 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
After the loss of his family during a deadly massacre, a martial arts warrior joins forces with a beautiful sword-wielding female martial artist as they seek revenge against the powerful royal family.
Action / Foreign
Love, Election and Chocolate: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012-2013 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In Japan, participation in extra-curricular activities is as fundamental a part of an education as chalk and gym shorts. However, not all students are overachievers, and for those like Yuki Ojima, groups like the Food Research Club are welcome havens in which to slack off. But what's a slacker to do when the radical new candidate for Student Council president announces her intent to get rid of clubs like the FRC?
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign
Beware the Batman: Season 1 Part 1: Shadows of Gotham Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 286 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 18, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Another night falls in Gotham City and the ever-vigilant Dark Knight watches over his city and its citizens. With the help of his ex-secret agent butler, Alfred, and sword-wielding assassin Katana, the Batman wages a tireless war against Gotham’s twisted criminal underworld. Buckle up for 13 all-new adventures from the first season, and ride along as Batman battles the evil machinations of Professor Pyg, Magpie, Mister Toad and criminal mastermind Anarky. It’s a crime-fighting collection of hidden clues, cool tech and detective thrills as Batman prowls in the shadows, ready to deliver action-packed excitement and justice!
Action / Animation / Crime / Comic book
- February 28, 2014
The Last Days on Mars Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 98 min | Rated R | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
The Agony and the Ecstasy Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1965 | 138 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When Pope Julius ll commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees to Rome. The Agony And The Ecstasy is a fascinating dramatization of the battle of wills behind one of the world's artistic masterpieces.
Drama / History
The 300 Spartans Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1962 | 114 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of them his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000. The actual heroism of those who stood (and ultimately died) with Leonidas helped shape the course of Western Civilization, allowing the Greek city states time to organize an army which repelled the Persians. Set in 480 BC.
Adventure / Drama / History / War
Poirot: Series 11 Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2008-2009 | 398 min | Not rated | Mar 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Mrs. McGinty's Dead / Cat Among the Pigeons / Third Girl / Appointment with Death
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period