New Blu-ray Reviews

Safety Not Guaranteed Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2012 | 86 min | Rated R | Oct 30, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire Blu-ray Movie  

Viz Media | 2009 | 96 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 23, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Four ninjas with kekkei genkai who have been guarding the Hidden Villages of Cloud, Stone, Mist and Sand disappear from their respective villages. The Land of Fire comes under suspicion as it is the only country to have suffered no loss. Mounting suspicion among the four countries almost brings about a 4th Great Ninja War. In the Hidden Village of Leaf, Tsunade orders her men to keep strict guard against War and to try to find out what really happened. At the same time, it turns out that Kakashi has left the village. The bad news deeply disturbs Naruto and his friends.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

They Live Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1988 | 94 min | Rated R | Nov 06, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Lookout Blu-ray Movie  

Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2007 | 99 min | Rated R | Aug 09, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Chris Pratt was once a Golden Boy athletic hero in his small Midwestern town. Chris had it all — a beautiful girlfriend, a well-heeled family and a shining future. But after a serious accident, Chris has found himself in a strange new world where the most basic things seem to fall through holes in his memory and nothing quite makes sense. Unable to make it on his own, he lives with his mentor in navigating this surreal life — the wisecracking, fiercely independent blind man, Lewis. For a job, Chris sweeps the floor at the bank waiting for his halted life to come unstuck. Things suddenly shift when he meets Gary Spargo, an old school acquaintance and street philosopher who begins to revive Chris' shattered confidence, even helping him find a stripper — albeit a stripper named Luvlee Lemons. But Gary has bigger plans, and when he recruits Chris into his grand plan to rob the bank where he works, Chris appears to be in way over his damaged head. As the bank heist unravels into chaos, both Chris' uncertain future and even more importantly Lewis' survival are on the line. Now, it's up to this young outcast who can't always think straight to figure out how to outwit and take down his manipulators his own way.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Heist

Guys and Dolls Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1955 | 150 min | Not rated | Nov 06, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Nathan Detroit runs the best crap game in town, but with the police creeping in on him, he needs to find a new safe location to do business. He finds one but needs a grand to get it going, so he coaxes a bet with Masterson, a high-stakes gambler, to take a prim missionary to Havana, land of fun and sin.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

The Trouble with Harry Blu-ray Movie  

Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Series

Universal Studios | 1955 | 99 min | Rated PG | Jul 02, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

There is a dead well dressed man in a meadow clearing in the hills above a small Vermont town. Captain Albert Wiles, who stumbles across the body and finds by the man's identification that his name is Harry Worp, believes he accidentally shot Harry dead while he was shooting for rabbits. Captain Wiles wants to hide the body as he feels it is an easier way to deal with the situation than tell the authorities. While Captain Wiles is in the adjacent forest, he sees other people stumble across Harry, most who don't seem to know him or care or notice that he's dead. One person who does see Captain Wiles there is spinster Ivy Gravely, who vows to keep the Captain's secret about Harry.

Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Dark humor

Twilight's Last Gleaming Blu-ray Movie  

Nuclear Countdown

Olive Films | 1977 | 146 min | Rated R | Nov 13, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A renegade USAF general escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3.

Drama / Thriller

The Pact Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2012 | 89 min | Rated R | Nov 06, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

As a woman struggles to come to grips with her past in the wake of her mother's death, an unsettling presence emerges in her childhood home.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Reichsorchester Blu-ray Movie  

Arthaus Musik | 2007 | 90 min | Not rated | Oct 30, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Enrique Sanchez Lansch directs this documentary that examines the history of the Berlin Philharmonic during the years 1933-1945. Using archive material alongside testimony from witnesses present at the time, the film seeks to shine a light on the members of the orchestra itself, charting their destinies, and examining the role they played in Nazi Germany's propoganda machine.

Documentary / History / Music / War

Greed in the Sun Blu-ray Movie  

Cent mille dollars au soleil

Olive Films | 1964 | 130 min | Not rated | Oct 30, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Rocco, Hervé Marec, and Mitch-Mitch are long-distance lorry drivers who work for Morocco-based Castigliano and Co. When a mysterious lorry with an unknown consignment is assigned to a new driver, Hans Steiner, they become suspicious. Realising that the lorry is carrying a valuable cargo, Rocco secretly drives the lorry away, accompanied by his girlfriend. When he learns what has happened, Castigliano offers Hervé and Mitch-Match a reward of two million francs if they can recover the lorry. A long, desperate chase ensues...

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Foreign

Rear Window Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1954 | 113 min | Rated PG | May 06, 2014 | Kenneth Brown

A wheelchair-bound photographer, becomes voyeur on his neighbors and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller

The Forgiveness of Blood Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2011 | 110 min | Not rated | Oct 16, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Nik is a carefree teenager in a small town with a crush on the school beauty and ambitions to start his own internet café. His world is suddenly up-ended when his father and uncle become entangled in a land dispute that leaves a fellow villager murdered. According to a centuries-old code of law, this entitles the dead man's family to take the life of a male from Nik's family as retribution. His uncle in jail and his father in hiding, Nik is the prime target and confined to the home while his younger sister Rudina is forced to leave school and take over their father's business.

Drama / Foreign

The Santa Clause 2 Blu-ray Movie  

10th Anniversary

Disney / Buena Vista | 2002 | 104 min | Rated G | Oct 16, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Scott Calvin has given sterling service as Santa Claus for nearly eight years and enjoyed every minute, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.

Comedy / Family / Holiday

Ruby Sparks Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2012 | 105 min | Rated R | Oct 30, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Imaginary / Supernatural

Lawrence of Arabia Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1962 | 227 min | Rated PG | Nov 13, 2012 | Martin Liebman

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / War / Epic / Period

Rope Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1948 | 80 min | Rated PG | Jun 04, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

Two wealthy young men try to commit the perfect crime by murdering a friend.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Fafner: Heaven and Earth Blu-ray Movie  

蒼穹のファフナー Heaven and Earth / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2010 | 95 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 30, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A hiveminded alien force reengages war with Tatsumiya Island years after Kazuki led a team of mech pilots to destroy them. In an explosive battle over the fate of humankind, the young warriors risk everything to save their only home from assimilation.

Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Night of Dark Shadows Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1971 | 95 min | Rated PG | Oct 30, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2012 | 89 min | Rated G | Sep 18, 2012 | Brian Orndorf

Papi is back, and he's ready to party! From the studio that brought you Beverly Hills Chihuahua - you're invited to the ultimate celebration of friendship and family: Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! Join Papi and his two- and four-legged family as they move into a posh Beverly Hills hotel, complete with a luxurious doggy spa. But there's trouble in puppy paradise when Rosa, the littlest member of the pack, feels smaller and less special than ever. Now it's up to Papi to help Rosa find - and celebrate - her inner strength, which turns out to be bigger than she ever dreamed. Overflowing with laughter, love and excitement, this is tail-wagging fun for the whole family!

Comedy / Family

Shadow of a Doubt Blu-ray Movie  

Alfred Hitchcock Masterpiece Series

Universal Studios | 1943 | 108 min | Rated PG | Jun 04, 2013 | Kenneth Brown

A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.

Crime / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller