New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 28, 2013
The Best Years of Our Lives Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1946 | 170 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Three returning servicemen fight to adjust to life after World War II.
Drama / Romance / War
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle Blu-ray Movie
PBS | 2013 | 168 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2013 | Brian Orndorf
Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity.
Documentary / Comic book
- October 27, 2013
Mickey's Christmas Carol Blu-ray Movie
30th Anniversary Special Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 1983 | 58 min | Rated G | Nov 05, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Animation / Family / Short / Holiday
Twilight Forever: The Complete Saga Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Summit Entertainment | 2008-2012 | 5 Movies, 6 Cuts | 608 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After Bella Swan is sent to live with her father, she falls for the intriguing Edward Cullen, who she discovers is a vampire.
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Supernatural
Vital Signs Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 1990 | 103 min | Rated R | Oct 01, 2013 | Martin Liebman
As they enter their third year of medical school, a group of young students prepare to leave the world of textbooks for the halls of a real hospital. Somehow, they must impress the chief of Surgery while learning how to survive the life-and-death area of medicine and the complexity of their everyday lives.
Drama / Romance
White House Down Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 132 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2013 | Martin Liebman
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders.
Action / Drama / Thriller
The Hot Nights of Linda Blu-ray Movie
Les nuits brûlantes de Linda / La Felicita nel Peccato / Blu-ray + DVD
Severin Films | 1975 | 80 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young woman is hired to care for an elderly man who lives on an island off the Greek coast. When she arrives there the man warns her that his daughters are evil and dangerous. The woman discovers that one of the daughters is a crazed nymphomaniac who pursues, and seduces, everyone in the house, including her crippled sister.
Drama / Erotic / Foreign
- October 26, 2013
City Lights Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Criterion | 1931 | 87 min | Rated G | Nov 12, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A homeless tramp befriends a lovely blind flower seller and convinces her he is a millionaire while he secretly labors to pay for the restoration of her sight.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Body Bags Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1993 | 94 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
This trilogy of horror comes from the gleefully demented minds of horror masters John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. Three tales are told, each one increasingly terrifying. The first tells the story of a woman being stalked by an axe-wielding maniac. The second is the story of a man who pays the ultimate price for a beautiful head of hair. The final tale shows what it is like to see life through the eyes of a killer.
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- October 25, 2013
R.I.P.D. Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 29, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book
Medaka Box: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 24, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When newly elected Student Council President Medaka Kurokami instituted her idea for a suggestion box where people can suggest problems that need to be solved, she was expecting things like rescuing lost puppies and giving advice. What she and her best friend Zenkichi find instead, however, are the first hints of an unbelievable secret and their school, Hakoniwa Academy, and Medaka herself, are somehow at the very center of the growing maelstrom! As what seemed like an innocent past time turns into a dangerous game, Medaka and her recruits to the Student Council discover new depths to both themselves and their own unexpected abilities.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Romance / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Campione!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 15, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Some people suddenly find religion, but for 16 year old Kusanagi Godo, it’s that really old time religion that’s found him! As the result of defeating the God of War in mortal combat, Godo’s stuck with the unwanted position of Campione, or God Slayer, whose duty is to fight Herectical Gods whenever they try to muscle in on the local turf. Not only is this likely to make Godo roadkill on the Highway to Heaven, it’s also a job that comes with a lot of other problems. Like how to deal with the fact that his “enhanced status” is attracting a bevy of overly-worshippy female followers. After all, they’re just there to aid him in his demi-godly duties, right? So why is it that their leader, the demonically manipulative sword-mistress Erica Brandelli, seems to have such a devilish interest in encouraging some very unorthodox activities?
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign
Sword Art Online: Box Set II Blu-ray Movie
Aincrad
Aniplex | 2012 | 175 min | Rated 13+ | Sep 17, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's been 2 years since the players of Sword Art Online have been trapped in this life-or-death adventure. As Kirito and Asuna get closer, Asuna starts to want distance from the Knights of the Blood, but her wish does not come easy. Kirito challenges Heathcliff to a duel to win Asuna's freedom but is no match for him and Kirito ends up joining the Knights of the Blood himself. The Assault Team launches an attack on the 75th floor boss, but they find the Skull Reaper to be an extremely tough foe! Meanwhile, Kirito begins to feel suspicious of Heathcliff's actions.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Bounty Killer Blu-ray Movie
Arc Entertainment | 2013 | 93 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2013 | Michael Reuben
After corporations took over the world's governments, their thirst for power and profits led to a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations' reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for white collar criminals. Their hunters -- the BOUNTY KILLERS -- compete for body count, fame and cash.
Action / Romance / Thriller
American Gigolo Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1980 | 117 min | Rated U Tous publics | Sep 11, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
- October 24, 2013
Grown Ups 2 Blu-ray Movie
Mastered in 4K / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2013 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Lenny has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.
Comedy
The Way Way Back Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2013 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
14-year-old Duncan is forced to spend a summer at his mother's new boyfriend Trent's beach house in upstate New York. Arrogant and a bully, Trent likes to belittle Duncan at any opportunity, leading the boy to take off on his bike to explore his new environment. It is then he comes across the Water Wizz water park and before long a friendship develops between Duncan and the park manager, Owen. Seeing the water park as the much needed escape he has been looking for, Duncan keeps his whereabouts a secret from the others and thanks to Owen's positive outlook and encouraging attitude begins to grow in confidence.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age
Lovelace Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2013 | 93 min | Rated R | Nov 05, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Biopic based on the life of the eponymous '70s porn star. A year after an unplanned pregnancy forces her to move back into her parents Florida home, 19-year-old Linda Boreman falls under the spell of manipulative local bar owner Chuck Traynor, and ends up marrying him shortly after. Traynor, however, quick to exploit an opportunity, soon produces a private film of Linda performing various sex acts that comes to the attention of porn director Gerry Damiano. Liking what he sees, the director immediately casts her, now under her new stage name of Linda Lovelace, in his latest release, 'Deep Throat'. But although the film becomes the most successful porn movie in history, Linda soon realises that she has become a pawn in the game, as she begins to suffer increasingly violent abuse and exploitation at the hands of her husband.
Biography / Drama / Period
- October 23, 2013
Just Like a Woman Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 2012 | 90 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The tale of two women, barely more than casual acquaintances, who, upon escaping the prisons of their unhappy marriages, embark on a revealing journey of self discovery which leads them to the importance – and true meaning – of friendship.
Drama
Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2013 | 88 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
From the people that brought you Steve Niles' Remains and Dead Souls comes a terrifying new anthology film based on the human senses.
Horror / Thriller