New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- November 18, 2013
RED 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Summit Entertainment | 2013 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Retired CIA agent reunites with his team of elite operatives for a quest to track down a missing nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of ruthless assassins.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Comic book
JFK Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition
Warner Bros. | 1991 | 206 min | Rated R | Nov 12, 2013 | Michael Reuben
New Orleans District Attorney discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Crime / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller / Epic / Period
Barbara Blu-ray Movie
Adopt Films | 2012 | 101 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre. Instead, Barbara snatches moments with her lover as she secretly prepares to defect one day. Despite her plans, Barbara learns more about her life that puts her desires and the people around her in a new light. With her changing perspective, Barbara finds herself facing a painful moral dilemma that forces her to choose what she values.
Drama / Foreign
- November 17, 2013
High Plains Drifter Blu-ray Movie
40th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1973 | 105 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Western / Period
Frances Ha Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 2012 | 86 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Frances lives in New York, but she doesn't really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she's not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren't really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.
Comedy / Drama
Surviving Christmas Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2004 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Longing for holidays past, Drew Latham travels to his childhood home to relive the experience of a family Christmas. Unfortunately, his family no longer lives there. This represents only a small obstacle to Drew, who offers the Valco patriarch and his wife a huge sum of money if they consent to pretend they are his parents and that he is a cherished member of the family.
Comedy / Romance / Holiday
- November 16, 2013
The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection Blu-ray Movie
Dark Journey / Fire Over England / St. Martin's Lane / Storm In a Teacup
Cohen Media Group | 1937-1938 | 4 Movies | 340 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Swashbuckling historical drama starring Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. In 1587, the court of Queen Elizabeth I (Robson) is a hotbed of intrigue, espionage and danger. Young naval officer Michael Ingolby (Olivier) is appointed by the Queen to go undercover and infiltrate the court of Philip of Spain to discover the names of the traitors who plot her death. His daring feats earn Ingolby the love of English courtesan Lady Cynthia (Leigh), Spanish noblewoman Elena (Tamara Desni) and Queen Elizabeth herself as he leads the British fleet into battle against the Spanish Armada.
Comedy / Drama / History / Romance / War
St. Martin's Lane Blu-ray Movie
The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection
Cohen Media Group | 1938 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Libby, a poor street urchin is taken under the wing of busker Charles Staggers. He works her into his act, catching the eye of Harley, the composer who makes her a star.
Drama
Storm in a Teacup Blu-ray Movie
The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection
Cohen Media Group | 1937 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Comedy / Romance
Dark Journey Blu-ray Movie
The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection
Cohen Media Group | 1937 | 79 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Chief of Intelligence Conrad Veidt is sent to capture an allied double agent suspected of passing secrets to the French, only to have the two fall hopelessly in love.
Drama / Romance / War
JFK Blu-ray Movie
American Experience
PBS | 2013 | 226 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary
Fire Over England Blu-ray Movie
The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection
Cohen Media Group | 1937 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, a young naval officer spies on the Spanish and discovers their plans to send the Armada against England. This wins him the love of a lady-in-waiting.
Drama / History / Romance / War
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1991 | 87 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life and new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before! From Season Five, "Unification" is another epic 2-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode (7 & 8) re-edited as a feature-length presentation.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5 Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1991-1992 | 1182 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Space... The final frontier... These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds... To seek out new life and new civilisations... To boldly go where no one has gone before!
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Why We Fight Blu-ray Movie
Set of 7 Documentaries
Periscope Film | 1943-1945 | 7 Movies | 420 min | Not rated | Nov 09, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary
The Uninvited Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1944 | 99 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Seeking respite from the bustle of London life, writer Roderick Fitzgerald and his sister Pamela move into a neglected clifftop mansion and set about making it their home. However, it isn't long before an unnerving presence makes itself felt: an eerie chill lingers in the rooms and distant wailing is heard at night. Despite Roderick's cynicism, it becomes increasingly clear that the house is haunted—but why in such a snug haven would the dead trouble the living?
Horror / Mystery / Romance / Supernatural
- November 15, 2013
I Declare War Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Image Entertainment | 2013 | 94 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Action comedy about a group of 12-year-olds who blur the lines of reality and make-believe in their afternoon playtime. Armed with twigs (machine guns), balloons (grenades) and utilizing trees (look-out towers), the group embarks upon the most exciting game of their lives. As rivalries develop, however, the budding soldiers begin to realise who their true friends are and who are their enemies.
Action / Comedy / Drama
Jane Eyre Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1943 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.
Drama / Romance / Melodrama
RWBY: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2013 | 110 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story takes place in the world of Vytal, which is filled with supernatural forces and shadowy creatures known as "the creatures of Grimm". Prior to the events of the series, mankind waged a battle of survival against the Grimm before discovering the power of a mysterious element called Dust, which allowed them to fight back against the monsters. In the present day, Dust is used to power magical abilities and weapons. Those who use these abilities to battle the Grimm are known as Huntsmen or Huntresses. The series focuses on four girls, each with her own unique weapon and powers. Together, they form a team at Beacon Academy in the city of Vale, where they are trained to become Huntresses alongside other similar teams.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Supernatural
The Way We Were Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT
Twilight Time | 1973 | 118 min | Rated PG | Nov 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Drama / Romance