New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- December 04, 2013
Desk Set Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1957 | 103 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two extremely strong personalities clash over the computerization of a TV network's research department.
Comedy / Romance
Cliff Richard: Still Reelin' and A-Rockin' Blu-ray Movie
Live at Sydney Opera House
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2013 | 128 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
The Seasoning House Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2012 | 89 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Sold at a brothel deep in the woods to work as a caretaker, a hapless deaf girl must summon the courage to fight for her life.
Horror / Thriller
Pain & Gain Blu-ray Movie
Special Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2013 | 130 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman
A pair of knucklehead bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Dark humor
As Cool as I Am Blu-ray Movie
IFC Films | 2013 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.
Comedy / Drama
Winnie Mandela Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2011 | 107 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Michael Reuben
The life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her experience as a social worker in Johannesburg, where she met and married Nelson Mandela, who was then imprisoned for 27 years by the South African government for his opposition to apartheid. Mrs. Mandela took up her husband's cause and was herself persecuted and imprisoned.
Biography / Drama / History
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2006 | 90 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Mandy Lane. Beautiful. Untouched. High school royalty waiting to be crowned. Since the dawn of Junior year, men have tried to possess her. Some have even died in reckless pursuit of this 16-year-old Texas angel. Chloe and Red invite Mandy out to Red's family ranch for the weekend. Mandy sees it as an excellent opportunity to cement her new friendships. The boys see it as an opportunity to finally get with Mandy Lane. Driving across the Texas landscape, the kids begin to gently chip away at the wall that surrounds her. Joints are smoked. A keg is stolen off a beer truck. Pills are crushed to fine powder and inhaled. Mandy observes it all with the gentle interest of a foreign tourist. And they love her for it. At the ranch, all the boys start to make their move--each one hoping to be the first to attain the unattainable Mandy Lane. However, as night falls and the booze, drugs, and hormones take over, things are said and advances made which can never be reversed. Suddenly, sweet Mandy finds herself pit in a brutal struggle for survival against someone whose interest she has rejected. Forget reading, writing and arithmetic; in high school, learning to be yourself and not succumbing to peer pressure is the ultimate test. And this is one exam that Mandy is determined not to fail.
Horror / Thriller
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 1962-1973 | 25 Movies | 2203 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign
- December 03, 2013
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman
When her mom is attacked and taken from their home in New York City by a demon, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl, Clary Fray, finds out truths about her past and bloodline on her quest to get her back, that changes her entire life.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Romance / Teen / Supernatural
Despicable Me 2 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 98 min | Rated PG | Dec 10, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Blu-ray Movie
Rhino Music | 2004-2013 | 304 min | Unrated | Nov 19, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Crossroads Guitar Festival hosted by Eric Clapton, in Chicago, features performances by a host of guitar legends.
Music
Carmen Jones Blu-ray Movie
Fox Studio Classics
20th Century Fox | 1954 | 105 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A broadway version of the Bizet opera, updated to WWII, with new lyrics and an African-American cast.
Drama / Musical
The Simpsons: The Sixteenth Season Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2004-2005 | 483 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Animation / Comedy / Family
- December 02, 2013
Fast & Furious 6 Blu-ray Movie
Furious 6 | Extended Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 131 min | Unrated | Dec 10, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
After their lucrative Rio heist, and unable to return home, Dom and the rest of his compatriots are forced to kill time lying low in different locations around the world. When DSS agent Hobbs offers Dom and his crew full pardons in return for taking down Owen Shaw's gang of mercenary drivers, the offer seems too good to pass. But as the rivals head for a showdown on the streets of London, Dom learns that Shaw's second-in-command is none other than his presumed dead former lover, Letty.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller / Heist
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2011-2012 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 12, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Takeru enrolled in Tenbi Academy because the girl-to-guy ratio is, like, 3 girls for every guy. But this bevy of bombshells is actually a school where teens beef up their combat skills using a magic power thingy called a Maken. Redheads with wicked high kicks, shocking blonde bullies, and aggressive brunettes are EVERYWHERE. And every time there’s a brawl, their clothes tend to disintegrate.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Romance / Teen / Erotic / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Tous les Matins du Monde Blu-ray Movie
All the Mornings of the World
Entertainment One | 1991 | 115 min | Unrated | Nov 19, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's late 17th century. The viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe comes home to find that his wife died while he was away. In his grief he builds a small house in his garden into which he moves to dedicate his life to music and his two young daughters Madeleine and Toinette, avoiding the outside world. Rumor about him and his music is widespread, and even reaches to the court of Louis XIV, who wants him at his court in Lully's orchestra, but Monsieur de Sainte Colombe refuses. One day a young man, Marin Marais, comes to see him with a request, he wants to be taught how to play the violin.
Biography / Drama / Music / Romance / Foreign
The Smurfs 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 105 min | Rated PG | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Comic book
The Smurfs 2 in 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 105 min | Rated PG | Dec 03, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue Smurfette, who has been kidnapped by Gargamel since she knows a secret spell that can turn the evil sorcerer's newest creation - creatures called the Naughties - into real Smurfs.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Comic book
- December 01, 2013
Saturn 3 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1980 | 88 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two lovers stationed at a remote base in the asteroid fields of Saturn are intruded upon by a retentive technocrat from Earth and his charge: a malevolent 8-ft robot. Remember, in space no one can hear you scream...
Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- November 30, 2013
Drinking Buddies Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2013 | 90 min | Rated R | Dec 03, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Luke and Kate are co-workers at a Chicago brewery, where they spend their days drinking and flirting. They're perfect for each other, except that they're both in relationships. Luke is in the midst of marriage talks with his girlfriend of six years, Kate is playing it cool with her music producer boyfriend Chris. But you know what makes the line between "friends" and "more than friends" really blurry? Beer.
Comedy / Drama / Romance