New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 05, 2013
The Blob Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1958 | 82 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A misunderstood teen fights to save his town from a gelatinous monster from outer space.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Fortress Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 1992 | 95 min | Rated R | Jan 27, 2013 | Martin Liebman
Set in a dystopian future, 2017, ex-army officer John Henry Brennick and his wife Karen are attempting to cross the US-Canada border to Vancouver to have a second child. Strict one-child policies forbid a second pregnancy, but the couple believe they are justified because their first child died at birth. Brennick is caught and sentenced to 31 years in a private maximum security prison run by the "MenTel Corporation". To maintain discipline all inmates are implanted with "Intestinators" which induce severe pain or death, for serious infractions, as a form of physical control and mental conditioning. The prison is co-run by Director Poe, who oversees Zed-10, a computer that monitors day-to-day activities and represents MenTel. The prison itself is located over a deep pit that can only be crossed by a retractable bridge, while the prisoners are kept in overcrowded cells secured by laser walls.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Top Gun 3D Blu-ray Movie
Limited 3D Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1986 | 111 min | Rated PG | Feb 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman. But Maverick isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, he's also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor.
Action / Drama / Romance
A Simple Life Blu-ray Movie
桃姐 / To je
Well Go USA | 2011 | 118 min | Rated PG | Feb 26, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Roger is a successful movie producer with a housekeeper, Ah Tao, who has worked for his family over the course of four generations. Ah Tao has been a nanny and maid for Roger's family for nearly all her adult life, and he looks upon her as a member of the family rather than an employee. When Roger comes home one day to discover Ah Tao has suffered a severe stroke, its' clear she's no longer up to the demands of her job, and he agrees to help her relocate to a nursing home. Roger, the only member of his family still living in Hong Kong, is eager to help, but he's unsure of just how much he's supposed to do for her and is afraid to seem neglectful; Ah Tao, on the other hand, doesn't want to be a burden to Roger, and their relationship goes through an awkward period.
Drama / Foreign
The Master Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2012 | 138 min | Rated R | Feb 26, 2013 | Michael Reuben
Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs this Academy Award-nominated drama about a US Navy veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who seeks salvation in the company of a charismatic cult leader. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Freddie Quell, a troubled drifter who arrives home to post-WWII America shaken, disillusioned and fearful of the future. A raging alcoholic, Quell cannot begin to make sense of his deeply-rooted inner torment, let alone surmount it. When he meets Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the 'master' of a cult called The Cause, an intense and ambiguous relationship develops between the two men. But do Dodd's teachings hold the power to turn Quell's life around?
Drama / Period
- February 04, 2013
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2012 | 94 min | Unrated | Feb 19, 2013 | Kenneth Brown
The adventures of young William Adama in the First Cylon War.
Action / Sci-Fi
Black Sunday Blu-ray Movie
La maschera del demonio / The Mask of Satan / Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1960 | 2 Movies, 3 Cuts | 87 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 04, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Bavarian princess, burned at the stake with her lover for being a witch, comes to life after three hundred years to enact the curse of revenge on her remaining family members.
Horror / Foreign
Baka and Test: OVA Blu-ray Movie
FUNimation Entertainment | 2011 | 58 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 19, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
- February 03, 2013
A Star Is Born Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1976 | 140 min | Rated R | Feb 05, 2013 | Michael Reuben
The tempestuous love affair between two rock singers, whose careers are on opposite trajectories.
Drama / Musical / Romance
- February 02, 2013
On the Waterfront Blu-ray Movie
1.66:1, 1.85:1, and 1.33:1 aspect ratio presentations
Criterion | 1954 | 108 min | Not rated | Feb 19, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dockworker Terry Malloy had been an up-and-coming boxer until powerful local mob boss Johnny Friendly persuaded him to throw a fight. When a longshoreman is murdered before he can testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams up with the dead man's sister Edie and the streetwise priest Father Barry to testify himself, against the advice of Friendly's lawyer, Terry's older brother Charley.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller
Won't Back Down Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2012 | 121 min | Rated PG | Jan 15, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
Drama
Nature Calls Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2012 | 79 min | Rated R | Jan 22, 2013 | Casey Broadwater
Polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk's son's sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.
Comedy
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat Blu-ray Movie
Dr. Seuss's Deluxe Edition: The Cat in the Hat [1971] / The Hoober-Bloob Highway [1975] / Daisy-Head Mayzie [1995] / Blu-ray + DVD
Warner Bros. | 1971 | 85 min | Rated TV-G | Aug 07, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
Two children left home alone for a short while one afternoon are visited by a very interesting yet troublesome cat wearing a tall striped hat. The cat succeeds in creating a huge mess in their house - can they get it cleaned up before Mom gets home?
Animation / Family / Musical / Short
Rescue 3D Blu-ray Movie
IMAX / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Image Entertainment | 2011 | 46 min | Not rated | Nov 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Our story takes place in the U.S. and Canada, countries whose military are frequently called upon to support humanitarian crises. In the U.S., the USAF maintains and operates a large fleet of unusually equipped cargo aircraft, the C-17, originally designed to move troops and huge military assets to remote parts of the battlefield in support of combat troops.
Documentary
Prison Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1988 | 103 min | Rated R | Feb 19, 2013 | Martin Liebman
The spirit of a long-dead prisoner returns for revenge, haunting the prison's new governor.
Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
- February 01, 2013
The Lickerish Quartet Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Arrow | 1970 | 88 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Feb 11, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise.
Romance / Erotic
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Summit Entertainment | 2012 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 12, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age
The Magic of Belle Isle Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2012 | 109 min | Rated PG | Sep 18, 2012 | Brian Orndorf
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.
Comedy / Drama
- January 31, 2013
Hans Christian Andersen Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1952 | 112 min | Not rated | Dec 18, 2012 | Michael Reuben
A fantasy/musical re-imagining of the life of the great Danish writer of children's stories. Expelled from his village for distracting the local children from their studies, he travels to Copenhagen, where he falls under the spell of a glamorous opera diva.
Biography / Comedy / Family / Musical
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2007 | 80 min | Not rated | Nov 18, 2008 | Michael Reuben
Washington, D.C.'s historic Warner Theater is the stage for this sold-out performance by ventriloquist virtuoso Jeff Dunham and his host of hilarious characters, known collectively as the "suitcase posse." Joining regular posse members such as Peanut, Walter, Sweet Daddy Dee, Jose Jalapeņo and Bubba J are Dunham's newest character creations, Achmed the Dead Terrorist and Melvin the Superhero.
Comedy