New Blu-ray Reviews

Darling Companion Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2012 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 28, 2012 | Martin Liebman

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

Drama

Safe Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 95 min | Rated R | Sep 04, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A former elite agent takes on a two-tier mission: rescue a Chinese girl who has been abducted by the Triads, then use a highly desired safe combination to outwit the Russian Mafia, corrupt NYC officials, and the Triads themselves.

Action / Crime / Thriller

The Five-Year Engagement Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2012 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Rated R | Sep 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

A comedy that charts the ups and downs of an engaged couple's relationship.

Comedy / Romance

Adventures in Babysitting Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary Edition

Disney / Buena Vista | 1987 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 07, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV...and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures.

Adventure / Comedy / Teen

WWE: The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves In WWE History Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 2012 | 112 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 21, 2012 | Martin Liebman

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History presents the most amazing, devastating and bone crunching signature moves in this countdown-style production guaranteed to stir up controversy and banter among the WWE Universe. From Sweet Chin Music to the Rock Bottom, Attitude Adjustment and everything in between, these are the moves guaranteed to bring the masses to their feet and to leave the unfortunate recipient lying on the mat for the inevitable three count. Which moves made the cut, and what is the greatest finishing move in the history of WWE. This 2-Disc Bluray is great for the opinionated WWE history buffs who love to debate which Superstar's moves are the greatest.

Sport

Umberto D. Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1952 | 89 min | Not rated | Sep 04, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.

Drama / Foreign

2 Broke Girls: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011-2012 | 552 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 04, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Sassy, streetwise Max works two jobs just to get by, one of which is waiting tables during the night shift at the retro-hip Williamsburg Diner. Sophisticated Caroline is an uptown trust fund princess who's having a run of bad luck that forces her to reluctantly give waitressing a shot. At first, Max sees Caroline as yet another in a long line of inept servers she must cover for, but she's surprised to find that Caroline has as much substance as she does style. When Caroline discovers Max's knack for baking amazing cupcakes, she sees a lucrative future for them, but they first need to raise the start-up money.

Comedy

The Sound and the Fury Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000 - SOLD OUT

Twilight Time | 1959 | 110 min | Not rated | Sep 11, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

This movie follows the lives and passions of the Compsons: a once-proud Southern family now just barely scraping by both financially and emotionally. Howard passes the time in a bottle; his brother Bengy is child in a man's body; sister Caddy has come crawling home after years of being kept by a string of "admirers." Only Jason, the cruel, cold-hearted adopted head of the family, and Quentin, who was abandoned at birth by Caddy, have the fire and the fury needed to put the family back on its feet again.

Drama

Fringe: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011-2012 | 957 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Fringe revolves around three unlikely colleagues – a beautiful, young and determined FBI agent (Anna Torv), a brilliant but off-the-wall scientist (John Noble), and his sardonic, roguish son (Joshua Jackson) – who team up to investigate a series of peculiar deaths and disasters known as “The Pattern.” The trio suspects that someone is using the world as a laboratory. And many of the clues lead them to Massive Dynamic, a shadowy global corporation that may be more powerful than any nation.

Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural

Holy Flying Circus Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Acorn Media | 2011 | 89 min | Not rated | Sep 04, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Comic docudrama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's 1979 film, Life of Brian.

Comedy / Documentary / Imaginary

King of Thorn Blu-ray Movie  

Ibara no O / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 110 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

"A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her awakening, more than a bed of roses, is a bed of thorns, and happens in the midst of total chaos where monstrous creatures lie in wait all around. Based on Yuji Iwahara's manga by the same name, King of Thorn puts animated images to a sensational cross between Aliens and the series Lost. Enigmatic and highly explosive."

Adventure / Anime / Horror / Comic book / Foreign

Ro.Go.Pa.G. Blu-ray Movie    

Laviamoci il cervello / Let's Wash Our Brains / RoGoPaG | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1963 | 122 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 27, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This consists of four short films by different directors.<br>Rosselini's 'Chastity' ('Illibatezza')<br>Godard's 'New World' ('Il Nuovo Mondo')<br>Pasolini's 'Curd Cheese' ('La Ricotta')<br>Gregoretti's 'Free Range Chicken' ('Il Pollo Ruspante')

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Short / Foreign

Titanic Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 195 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Adventure / Drama / History / Romance / Melodrama / Epic / Period

Titanic 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Limited 3D Edition / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 195 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 10, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.

Adventure / Drama / History / Romance / Melodrama / Epic / Period

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 1992 | 110 min | Rated R | Sep 04, 2012 | Michael Reuben

After her disgraced husband dies, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against a woman and her family.

Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Fafner: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

蒼穹のファフナー / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2004 | 650 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 18, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Tatsumiyajima is the central island in the middle of a small cluster of islands, in a sleepy backwater of the Japanese isles. Not much happens there, and the island's young people go to school knowing that their lives are likely to remain peaceful and undisturbed. Or so they have been taught... but the truth is different. The fate of mankind is on the line, and Tatsumiyajima is the last line of defense against a hostile and incomprehensible enemy. At the center of it all, fighting for Humanity's continued existence, is the giant robot Fafner, the dragon that guards this final treasure of mankind.

Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Sleepwalkers Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1992 | 89 min | Rated R | Sep 04, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Charles Brady and his mother Mary move to a small town. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the life force from young women. Charles has picked out young Tanya as his next victim. He asks her for a date and invites her home...

Horror / Thriller

Goodbye First Love Blu-ray Movie    

Un amour de jeunesse

Artificial Eye | 2011 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 10, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence and picks up after Sullivan's 8-year absence from exploring the world.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Person of Interest: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011 | 1012 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 04, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

An ex-CIA hitman and a scientist team up to prevent crimes before they happen.

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Mad Monster Party Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Lionsgate Films | 1967 | 95 min | Not rated | Sep 04, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor...

Animation / Comedy / Family / Horror / Musical