New Blu-ray Reviews

Race with the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1975 | 88 min | Rated PG | Jun 04, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual.

Action / Horror / Thriller

The Howling Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1981 | 91 min | Rated R | Jun 18, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Severely shaken after a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what they seem.

Horror / Mystery

The Shadow Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1994 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 04, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

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

Safety Last! Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1923 | 74 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

Comedy / Romance / Thriller

Running Scared Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2006 | 122 min | Rated R | Jun 11, 2013 | Michael Reuben

For over a decade Joey Gazelle has successfully juggled his conflicting roles as both loving family man and a low-level employee of the Italian Perello mob in Grimley, New Jersey. However, when Joey ignores the mob's explicit instructions to dispose of a gun used in the fatal shooting of a corrupt cop during a bungled drug buy, he unwittingly puts his entire family in immediate danger

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Charlie Zone Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 103 min | Not rated | Jun 04, 2013 | Martin Liebman

Amanda Crew and Glen Gould star in this bare-knuckle thriller about a disgraced aboriginal boxer, now reduced to backstreet brawls for chump change. But when he's hired to kidnap a runaway teen from a local drug house, the two will bust open a nightmare of violence, betrayal, desperate choices and dark secrets. For a last-chance fighter who won't stay down and a long-damaged girl who's finally standing up, is staying alive only half the battle?

Drama / Thriller

Airheads Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 1994 | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | May 28, 2013 | Martin Liebman

In this hilarious spoof of the music industry, three intelligence-challenged rock'n' rollers decide to take drastic action after their music continually falls on deaf ears. They break into a radio station, hoping to get their demo played on the air. But when the deejay and station manager refuse to play their song, the boys have no choice but to take the entire radio station hostage.

Comedy / Crime / Music

Baltimore Ravens: Road to XLVII Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2013 | 532 min | Not rated | Jun 04, 2013 | Martin Liebman

All four games from the Baltimore Ravens' 2013 Super Bowl run.

Sport

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Blu-ray Movie    

Digitally Restored

Studio Canal | 1966 | 84 min | Rated BBFC: U | May 27, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Daleks — Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. - 1966; Again, based on an original story from the BBC TV Series, Dr. Who and his companions arrive on Earth in the year 2150 A.D., to discover that the planet has been overrun by Daleks and the population enslaved. The time travelers assist human resistance groups to foil the Daleks' plan to mine the Earth's core.

Sci-Fi

Doctor Who: The Snowmen Blu-ray Movie  

2012 Christmas Special

BBC | 2012 | 60 min | Rated TV-PG | May 28, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

Christmas Eve, 1892, and the falling snow is the stuff of fairytales. When the fairytale becomes a nightmare and a chilling menace threatens Earth, an unorthodox young governess, Clara, calls on the Doctor for help. But the Doctor is in mourning, reclusive and determined not to engage in the problems of the universe. As old friends return, will the Doctor really abandon humankind, or will he fight to save the world and Christmas from the icy clutches of this mysterious menace?

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Ring of Fire Blu-ray Movie  

Gaiam | 2012 | 176 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When an oil rig causes a volcanic eruption in a small town, it's just the first in a trigger effect called the Ring of Fire that stretches across the globe. If these cataclysmic series of eruptions cannot be stopped, the earth will be swallowed whole, leading to an extinction level event.

Drama

The Book of Esther Blu-ray Movie  

Pure Flix Entertainment | 2013 | 89 min | Not rated | Jun 04, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Good battles evil in this timeless story of Biblical heroism. The righteous Jew Mordecai and the despicable Haman square off for control of the young Persian King Xerxes. But Haman's plans include something horrible for Mordecai and his people. It is up to Mordecai's niece Esther to win the affection of the King, unmask Haman's treachery and save the Jewish people. Based upon the Book of Esther, this delightful retelling emphasizes the values of courage, faith and obedience.

Drama

Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2013 | 360 min | Rated TV-PG | May 28, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

The Doctor tries to solve the mystery of his new companion Clara, a woman who keeps popping up at different points in time even though the Doctor has watched her die.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Wild Strawberries Blu-ray Movie  

Smultronstället

Criterion | 1957 | 93 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Traveling to accept an honorary degree, Professor Isak Borg is forced to face his past, come to terms with his faults, and make peace with the inevitability of his approaching death.

Drama / Foreign

House of Cards: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2013 | 676 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 11, 2013 | Martin Liebman

Ruthless and cunning, Congressman Francis Underwood and his wife Claire stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex, and corruption in modern D.C. Kate Mara and Corey Stoll costar in the first original series from David Fincher and Beau Willimon

Drama / Dark humor

Zorba the Greek Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 1964 | 142 min | Not rated | Jun 05, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

Adventure / Drama

Oz the Great and Powerful 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2013 | 130 min | Rated PG | Jun 11, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

A prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that tells how the Wizard arrived in Oz became the ruler.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy

Earthquake Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1974 | 122 min | Rated PG | Jun 04, 2013 | Michael Reuben

Various interconnected people struggle to survive when a massive earthquake rips Los Angeles apart. Released in SENSURROUND.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Battlestar Galactica: 35th Anniversary Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1978 | 124 min | Rated PG | Aug 06, 2013 | Michael Reuben

After the destruction of the human colonies, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift refugee fleet in a search for Earth. Released in SENSURROUND

Adventure / Sci-Fi

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2013 | 94 min | Rated R | Jun 04, 2013 | Casey Broadwater

Paramedic Nick Malloy is plunged into a deadly game of cat and mouse when he receives a terrifying phone call from a vengeful psychopath connected to his past. The maniac threatens to unleash a murder spree unless Nick can complete a series of 12 challenges without involving the cops or missing a single deadline. With no time to spare - and his own wife's life on the line - Nick must piece together cryptic clues and hunt down the killer before it's too late!

Action / Adventure / Thriller