New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 21, 2014
Jamesy Boy Blu-ray Movie
XLrator | 2014 | 109 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2014 | Michael Reuben
A teenage criminal who has been in and out of penal institutions since he was six searches for a way to break the cycle of anger and violence that has dominated his life.
Crime / Drama
Dracula: Prince of Darkness Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Millennium Media | 1966 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 17, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
Dracula is resurrected, preying on four unsuspecting visitors to his castle.
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Period
The Grandmaster Blu-ray Movie
一代宗師 / Yi dai zong shi
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 04, 2014 | Martin Liebman
The story of Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Action / Biography / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
- February 20, 2014
Trans-Europ Express Blu-ray Movie
Redemption | 1967 | 94 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Casey Broadwater
A film director, Jean, his producer, Marc, and his assistant, Lucette, board the Trans-Europ-Express in Paris bound for Antwerp. Once in their compartment it occurs to them that the drama of life aboard the train presents possibilities for a film, and they begin to write a script about dope smuggling. Subsequently, they see actor Jean-Louis Trintignant walking through the station. As seen through the eyes of Jean, Marc, and Lucette, Trintignant becomes Elias, the chief character in the script. Elias is going to Antwerp to pick up a suitcase of cocaine for delivery to an international organization based in Paris.
Thriller / Foreign
Successive Slidings of Pleasure Blu-ray Movie
Glissements progressifs du plaisir
Redemption | 1974 | 106 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Casey Broadwater
A young woman is interrogated by the police and the judges at her trial, suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead, bound to the posts of her bed, a pair of scissors impaled in her heart. Does the woman have the power to make all around her fall prey to her spell, forcing them to slide progressively into desire, lust and, ultimately, the unknown?
Horror / Foreign
The Hidden Fortress Blu-ray Movie
隠し砦の三悪人 / Kakushi-toride no san-akunin / Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 1958 | 139 min | Not rated | Mar 18, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. However, they do not realize that their companions are actually a princess and her general.
Adventure / Foreign / Period
Afternoon Delight Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2013 | 95 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Rachel, a lost LA housewife, tries to rescue a stripper named McKenna by taking her in as a live-in nanny.
Comedy / Drama
- February 19, 2014
The Shadow Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1994 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 30's New York City, the Shadow battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan, who is building an atomic bomb.
Action / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book / Period
Mr. Nobody Blu-ray Movie
Extended Director's Cut + Theatrical Version in 720p
Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 156 min | Unrated | Feb 25, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Nemo Nobody, a 118 year-old man, is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality. On his deathbed, Nemo shares his life story with a reporter and reviews the choices he made along the way. Yet even with his last breath, a pivotal decision awaits to conclude his destiny.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Imaginary
- February 18, 2014
1 Blu-ray Movie
Millennium Media | 2013 | 111 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2014 | Martin Liebman
'1', is a documentary film about the history of Formula One racing, chronicling the sport's development from the 1950s through to the present day, discussing the dangers of racing, particularly in the '70s when the cars became faster but safety measures were still poor. After a number of fatalities, including that of promising young Frenchman François Cevert in 1973, improvements were made to limit the dangers to drivers. It is now almost 20 years since the last F1 driver, Ayrton Senna, was killed in action.
Action / Documentary / Sport
Khumba 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD
New Line | 2013 | 85 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Rejected by his superstitious herd, a half-striped zebra embarks on a daring quest to earn his stripes but finds the courage and self-acceptance to save all the animals of the Great Karoo.
Adventure / Animation / Family
Appleseed XIII: Tartaros & Ouranos Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2011 | 168 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Get the high-voltage thrill ride of Appleseed XIII the series with none of the filler in the first of two action-packed movies that cut down the story to what you want most: bullets, explosions, and total mayhem!
Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Hidamari Sketch: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2007 | 350 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
Dead in Tombstone Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 100 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Guerrero Hernandez is the leader of the Blackwater Gang, a band of ruthless outlaws. But after freeing his half-brother, Red, from prison, Guerrer's plan to loot the mining town of Edendale backfires spectacularly when he is double crossed by his half-sibling. After making a deal with the Devil, Guerrero comes back from the dead a year later to seek his revenge. The town, which has now been renamed Tombstone, will soon have its dusty streets running knee-deep in a river of blood!
Western
Ice Soldiers Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 95 min | Rated R | Feb 25, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Buried beneath the Arctic ice since the Cold War, genetically modified Soviet soldiers have been rediscovered, reactivated and are ready to unleash devastating destruction. They are cold-blooded killing machines with super-human strength and one man, a scientist who has been searching for them his entire life, will try to stop the carnage before they complete their terrifying, top-secret mission.
Action / Sci-Fi
- February 17, 2014
Les Orgueilleux Blu-ray Movie
The Proud Ones / The Proud and the Beautiful / Blu-ray + DVD
Pathe Distribution | 1953 | 104 min | Rated U Tous publics | Dec 04, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After her husband suddenly dies of meningitis, a French tourist (Michèle Morgan) on vacation in Alvarado, Mexico, makes the acquaintance of an alcoholic doctor (Gérard Philipe), while the epidemic continues to spread.
Drama
Nebraska Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2013 | 115 min | Rated R | Feb 25, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A father and son road trip, from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska that gets waylaid at a small town in central Nebraska, where the father grew up and has scores to settle. Told with deadpan humor and a unique visual style, it's ultimately the story of a son trying to penetrate his impenetrable father.
Drama
Life of a King Blu-ray Movie
Millennium Media | 2014 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
An ex-convict starts a chess club for troubled youths.
Drama
Mother of George Blu-ray Movie
Oscilloscope Pictures | 2013 | 107 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2014 | Michael Reuben
When a newlywed Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, Adenike and Ayodele, are unable to conceive a child, the wife, Adenike, faces almost unbearable pressure from her husband's family to "solve" the problem.
Drama
Hellbenders 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 87 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell.
Comedy / Horror / Thriller