New Blu-ray Reviews

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp Blu-ray Movie    

Le colonel Blimp | Edition Collector

Carlotta Films | 1943 | 163 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An aging military man looks back on the loves and friends who shaped his life.

Drama / Romance / War / Epic

Clash of the Empires Blu-ray Movie  

Age of the Hobbits

Asylum | 2012 | 87 min | Not rated | Dec 11, 2012 | Martin Liebman

In an age long ago, the last village of clever, peace-loving Hobbits is attacked and enslaved by the Java Men, komodo-worshiping, dragon-riding cannibals. Now the young Hobbit Goben, along with his father and sister, must seek help from the "giants" (human hunters) to find the Javas' lair and rescue the last surviving Hobbits, Goben's mother among them. In their quest to destroy the Javas, the heroic partnership of humans and Hobbits will transform both species forever.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Mass Effect: Paragon Lost Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2012 | 94 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 28, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Follow the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega, who leads an elite Special Forces squad into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed on a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his soldiers must protect the civilians from a ruthless invasion determined to capture the population for unknown purposes. Learn more about the Mass Effect universe with an unprecedented glimpse into the haunted past of one of Mass Effect's newest heroes.

Action / Animation / Sci-Fi

The Hour Blu-ray Movie  

Season 1

BBC | 2011 | 360 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Michael Reuben

A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news program.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Period

Bodacious Space Pirates: Collection 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Marika is a first year high school student living on a planet known as Uminoakeboshi. One day she finds out that her recently deceased father was once the captain of the space pirate ship called the "Bentenmaru". More importantly, the only one to inherit the captain's title has to be a direct descendant—meaning that Marika is next in line to become the captain of the ship.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Lola Blu-ray Movie    

Arte Vidéo | 1961 | 89 min | Unrated | Nov 21, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A cabaret chanteuse awaiting the return of a long-lost lover is unwilling to entertain the adoration of another love-struck soul, the wanderer Roland.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Thompsons Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

XLrator | 2012 | 82 min | Rated R | Jan 01, 2013 | Michael Reuben

The Hamiltons have assumed a new identity but still share the same thirst for blood. Vanquished from the US where they are wanted by the law the anguished and dysfunctional family land in England where they hope to make contact with a family sympathetic to their plight. But the shadowy underground brings the Thompsons into contact with something more sinister and dangerous than they have ever encountered. Will the family survive?

Action / Drama / Horror / Supernatural

The Samaritan Blu-ray Movie  

Fury

MPI Media Group | 2012 | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 25, 2012 | Michael Reuben

After twenty-five years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion.

Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller

Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut / マルドゥック・スクランブル 燃焼

Sentai Filmworks | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 65 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 01, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Rescued from the deadly assault on their headquarters, Rune Balot finds temporary shelter in paradise a high-tech laboratory where the scramble 09 protocol originated.

Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Erotic / Foreign

Suddenly Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

HD Cinema Classics | 1954 | 76 min | Not rated | Oct 16, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and those who use them. But violence descends on Ellen's household willy-nilly when the U.S. President passes through town... and slightly psycho hired assassin John Baron finds the Benson home ideal for an ambush.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller

The Assassins Blu-ray Movie  

铜雀台 / Tóng què tái

Well Go USA | 2012 | 106 min | Not rated | Jan 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Years after defeating Lü Bu and other rival warlords to gain supremacy in northern China, Warlord Cao Cao forced Emperor Xian to grant him the title of a vassal king, "King of Wei". Cao Cao then had the Bronze Sparrow Platform constructed as a display of power, as rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. Meanwhile, a pair of young lovers, who have undergone five years of training as assassins in a prisoner-of-war camp, are preparing to accomplish a secret mission.

Action / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign / Epic / Period

The Titfield Thunderbolt Blu-ray Movie    

60th Anniversary Collector's Edition | Vintage Classics

Studio Canal | 1953 | 84 min | Rated BBFC: U | Jan 14, 2013 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line, a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company.

Comedy

Anger Management: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 213 min | Not rated | Jan 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy

Berberian Sound Studio Blu-ray Movie    

Artificial Eye | 2012 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Inventive horror in which a sound engineer working in the confines of an Italian movie studio becomes dangerously absorbed in his work. The tale is set in the 1970s, when Italian horror films, particularly those belonging to the 'giallo' genre, were known for being shot soundless, with the effects and language tracks added later so that the movies could be dubbed into multiple languages and marketed more effectively abroad. The British sound engineer, Gilderoy (Toby Jones), works in one such studio, stabbing and otherwise assaulting vegetables to provide the requisite sounds for a horror flick. However, the more time Gilderoy spends in the studio, the more he is drawn into the world of the films on which he works...

Drama / Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign / Period

Call the Midwife: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 2012 | 355 min | Not rated | Nov 06, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Stories from the memoirs of a midwife and nurse who worked in the East End of London in the 1950s.

Drama / Period

Dredd 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 96 min | Rated R | Jan 08, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

Action / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Being Human: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2012 | 572 min | Not rated | Jan 01, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Three twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.

Comedy / Drama / Horror / Supernatural

Branded Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 106 min | Rated R | Jan 15, 2013 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in a dystopian future where corporate brands have created a disillusioned population, one man's effort to unlock the truth behind the conspiracy will lead to an epic battle with hidden forces that control the world.

Action / Drama / Mystery

Angry Boys Blu-ray Movie  

HBO | 2011 | 360 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 04, 2012 | Brian Orndorf

Daniel and Nathan Sims, identical twins who live on a farm in Dunt, South Australia; Ruth Sims, aka Gran, a prison guard who works at a juvenile justice centre for boys; U.S. rapper S.mouse, who finds himself on house arrest after doing a poo on a police car; former world surfing champion Blake Oakfield, a surf gang leader who lost his balls in a shooting; and Jen Okazaki, domineering mother/manager of her skateboarding champion son.

Comedy

Nature: An Original DUCKumentary Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 2012 | 54 min | Not rated | Dec 18, 2012 | Brian Orndorf

This program follows a wood duck family as a male and female create a bond, migrate together across thousands of miles, nurture and protect a brood of chicks, then come full circle as they head to their wintering grounds.

Biography / Documentary / Family / Nature / Other