New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 13, 2014
Fantastic Mr. Fox Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 2009 | 87 min | Rated PG | Feb 18, 2014 | Brian Orndorf
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live an idyllic home life with their son Ash and visiting young nephew Kristofferson. But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox's wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil farmers—Boggis, Bunce, and Bean—who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Crime / Family
- February 12, 2014
Tokyo Fist Blu-ray Movie
東京フィスト | Tokyo Fuisuto / Tokyo Ken
Third Window Films | 1995 | 88 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 25, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Tsuda is a young insurance salesman whose life, and the life of his fiancée Hizuru, is turned upside down when he meets an old schoolfriend, Takuji. Soon after Takuji's visit to Tsuda's apartment, Hizuru has her nipples pierced and starts making moves on Takuji while Tsuda begins a fitness and boxing campaign. The bizarre love triangle is linked to a half-forgotten incident from Tsuda and Takujis' youth.
Action / Drama / Horror / Other / Romance / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign
Fighting for a Generation: 20 Years of the UFC Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2014 | 90 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A captivating 90-minute documentary on the history of the UFC in conjunction with the organization's 20th anniversary. The program will be the definitive chronicle of the first two decades of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sport
WWE: Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2014 | 507 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
For 30 Years, WWE and its Superstars have created a pantheon of iconic WrestleMania moments that are immortalized forever in history- but only one man can lay claim to the nickname "Mr. WrestleMania", Shawn Michaels. Whether giving Undertaker all he could handle in a quest to break the streak, revolutionizing the business in a Ladder Match with Razor Ramon, or descending from the rafters for an exhausting 60-minute Iron Man Match with Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels always accomplished his one goal at WrestleMania. That goal was to steal the show. Now, fans can own all 17 of his iconic WrestleMania matches. See all the jaw-dropping action from The Showstopper on WWE's grandest stage.
Sport
Stan Getz & João Gilberto: Getz/Gilberto Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray Audio
Universal Music | 1964 | 39 min | Not rated | Oct 30, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Chicago Blu-ray Movie
Diamond Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2002 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
At a time when crimes of passion result in celebrity headlines, nightclub sensation Velma Kelly and spotlight-seeking Roxie Hart both find themselves sharing space on Chicago's famed Murderess Row! They also share Billy Flynn, the town's slickest lawyer with a talent for turning notorious defendants into local legends. But in Chicago there's only room for one legend!
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Musical / Period
- February 11, 2014
The Jungle Book Blu-ray Movie
Diamond Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 1967 | 78 min | Rated G | Feb 11, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Adventure / Animation / Family / Musical
On the Job Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 120 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which prison inmates are temporarily released from prison to work as contract killers on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.
Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign
Festival Express Blu-ray Movie
Featuring Janis Joplin / The Band / Grateful Dead / Buddy Guy
Shout Factory | 2003 | 89 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the summer of 1970, several of the eras biggest rock stars all took to the rails for Festival Express. The show was a multi-artist, multi-day, multi-city concert tour that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation. What made it unique was that it was portable; for five days, the bands and performers lives, slept, rehearsed and let loose aboard a customized train that traveled from Toronto, to Winnipeg, to Calgary, with each stop culminating in a mega-concert. The entire experience was filmed both off-stage and on, but the extensive footage of the events remained locked away for decades, only recently having been restored. The film Festival Express is a momentous achievement in rock film archeology which combines the long-lost material with contemporary interviews that add important context to the event nearly 35 years after originally being filmed.
Documentary / Music
- February 10, 2014
The Selfish Giant Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2013 | 91 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 27, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Contemporary fable about two teenage boys who get caught up in the world of copper theft, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s story of the same name. Set in a struggling working-class community in Bradford, England, ‘The Selfish Giant’ tells the tale of two schoolmates, 13-year-old Arbor and his best friend Swifty. Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two young boys meet local scrap-dealer Kitten, and begin collecting scrap-metal for him using a horse-and-cart. However, when Arbor begins to emulate Kitten by becoming greedy and exploitative, tensions soon start to build leading to a tragic event, one which transforms them all.
Crime / Drama / Coming of age
The Artist and the Model Blu-ray Movie
El artista y la modelo
Cohen Media Group | 2012 | 105 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Summer of 1943. In an occupied France, not far away from the Spanish border, a famous old sculptor who is tired of life and wars finds the desire to work on his last masterpiece when a beautiful young Spanish girl comes knocking after escaping a refugee camp in the South of France.
Drama
WWE: The History of WWE - 50 Years of Sports Entertainment Blu-ray Movie
WWE Studios | 2013 | 121 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A chronicle of WWE's history.
Sport
Darkman Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1990 | 96 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
Action / Crime / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Dark humor
Austenland Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Follows 30-something, single Jane Hayes, a seemingly normal young woman with a secret: her obsession with all things Jane Austen. But when she decides to spend her life savings on a trip to an English resort catering to Austen–crazed women, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency–era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Justice League: War Blu-ray Movie
DC Universe Animated Original Movie #19 / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2014 | 79 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 04, 2014 | Kenneth Brown
Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and other superheroes join forces to save Earth from Darkseid.
Action / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- February 09, 2014
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2013 | 99 min | Rated PG | Feb 11, 2014 | Michael Reuben
Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2013 | 134 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The action-packed and captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.
Action / Adventure / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
Haunter Blu-ray Movie
IFC Films | 2013 | 97 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2014 | Michael Reuben
15-year-old Lisa lives with her father Bruce, mother Carol and little brother Robbie. However, she is the only one in her family who realises they are repeatedly living out the same day in 1985 - the day before her 16th birthday. As she investigates, she learns that she and her family were killed and and are trapped in the day of their death. She manages to make contact with Olivia, a girl from a family presently living in the house, who helps Lisa discover that previous occupants of her home have met a similar fate. Can Lisa find a way to put a stop to the murders in time to save Olivia and her family?
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
- February 08, 2014
Jules and Jim Blu-ray Movie
Jules et Jim / Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 1962 | 106 min | Rated PG | Feb 04, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim. Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine, but it's Jules who wins her hand. After the war, Jim visits Jules, Catherine, and their daughter in their Austrian home and discovers not only that his feelings for Catherine are unchanged, but also that they're reciprocated.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
The Armstrong Lie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 124 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2014 | Martin Liebman
Documentary exploring the controversial career of American cyclist Lance Armstrong, following the seven-time Tour de France champion on his return to racing in 2009. Armstrong's goal in returning was to defy persistent allegations that his past victories were in part due to doping, but in 2012 he was handed a lifetime ban from cycling after being found guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs, something he finally admitted in 2013. The documentary includes interviews with Armstrong, who offers his side of the story, as well as contributions from cycling contemporaries and those who follow the sport.
Biography / Documentary / Sport