New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 24, 2012
ATM Blu-ray Movie
MPI Media Group | 2012 | 90 min | Rated R | Jul 31, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
Offering a ride home to his co-worker and love interest Emily after their late night Christmas party, David feels obliged to help out when another employee, Corey, asks for a lift to the nearest cash dispenser. But after entering the stand-alone unit, the three soon realise that they are being watched by a menacing hooded figure lurking in the car park. Trapped inside the ATM booth, with their phones left in the car and panic setting in, they are horrified when the figure savagely murders a passing dog walker, setting in motion a terrifying game of cat and mouse.
Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Holiday
- July 23, 2012
This Boy Can Fight Aliens Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 30 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 14, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When aliens suddenly invade the world, Earth seems to be fighting a losing battle until Arikawa, one of the defense command staff, accidentally discovers a young man lying on a hill. Tests soon prove the impossible: this one teenager, Kakashi, has the power to defeat the attackers! Unfortunately, Kakashi has also lost his memory, and with it the knowledge of how to actually use his power. Moving Kakashi in with himself and his own commander, Shiro, Arikawa accidentally starts a strange triangle of emotions and relationships. A triangle that threatens the fate of the planet as Kakashi begins to question his own motivations!
Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Bound Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1996 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Unrated | Aug 07, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Erotic / Heist
Strike Witches: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2008 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 31, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Sci-Fi / War / Erotic / Foreign / Period
Boss: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 416 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 24, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The series follows Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder. Determined to remain in charge, Kane conceals the disease from everyone around him except his own physician, Dr Ella Harris. Those around Kane are too busy with their own lives to notice anything unusual. Kane's marriage to his wife Meredith is nothing more than one of convenience. Kane's closest advisors, Kitty O'Neill and Ezra Stone, begin to suspect something is wrong with the Mayor but respect him too much to ask any questions, while State Treasurer Ben Zajac is too busy cultivating his political ambitions to become the next Governor of Illinois to notice anything out of the ordinary. Kane's daughter, Emma, is the only one who suspects that something is wrong with her father.
Drama
My Way Blu-ray Movie
마이웨이 / Mai Wei
Well Go USA | 2011 | 143 min | Rated R | Jul 24, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army...
Action / Drama / History / War / Foreign
AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day: Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Premium Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
NIS America | 2011 | 255 min | Rated 13+ | Jul 03, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past. With their childhood friend Menma back in their lives, the "Super Peace Busters" put their personal issues aside and work together to grant her one true wish. But to do it right, they'll have to overcome years of shame, hard feelings, and heartache.
Anime / Drama / Supernatural / Foreign / Coming of age
Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot! Blu-ray Movie
Se sei vivo spara
Blue Underground | 1967 | 117 min | Not rated | Jul 03, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Various factions including a Mexican Bandit, a gang of Homosexual Cowboys and a Priest feud over stolen gold in a surreal town.
Horror / Western / Foreign
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2007-2008 | 355 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 10, 2012 | Michael Reuben
In the beginning, Penny moved into the apartment across from Leonard and Sheldon, and hilarity ensued.
Comedy / Romance
- July 22, 2012
Fear City Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1984 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Unrated | Jul 17, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In New York City, a psycho killer is stalking and randomly slashing and killing strippers working in various nightclubs. Matt Rossi is a former boxer trying to escape his past whom is currently employed at a talent agency which caters exotic dancers to the mafia-controlled strip clubs all over Manhattan. Matt and his business partner, Nicky, are relentlessly dogged by Al Wheeler, a persistent police detective on the case of the murdered strippers, and hoping to find something to nail both Matt and Nicky on. Matt is trying to reconcile with his former flame, Loretta, whom also works as a dancer and has a off-again, on-again drug problem. With the police constantly hounding them, and under pressure from his mob boss and other bosses to do something, Matt must somehow face his inner demons to find the killer before he strikes again.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
4:44: Last Day on Earth Blu-ray Movie
IFC Films | 2011 | 82 min | Not rated | Jul 17, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.
Drama
Strike Back: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Cinemax / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2011 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 07, 2012 | Kenneth Brown
A high-octane, globe-spanning thriller with storylines ripped from today’s headlines, Strike Back is a one-hour drama series that focuses on two members of a top-secret anti-terrorist organization known as Section 20: Michael Stonebridge, a British sergeant in the ultra secret Section 20 anti-terrorist team, and Damien Scott, a Delta Forces operative who was disgraced and discharged on the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Action / Drama / War
Trishna Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2011 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 09, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of the tragic relationship between the son of a property developer and the daughter of an auto rickshaw owner.
Drama / Romance / Melodrama
Age of the Dragons Blu-ray Movie
Arc Entertainment | 2011 | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 24, 2012 | Michael Reuben
Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick is recreated in a world where Captain Ahab and his crew search for a Great White Dragon.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy
- July 21, 2012
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Blu-ray Movie
Bir Zamanlar Anadolu'da
New Wave Films | 2011 | 157 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 09, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A murder has been committed and a man has confessed; all that remains is for him to lead police to the body so they can wrap the case. In the dead of night, two cars and a Jeep carrying the murderer, the police chief and the prosecutor set out to find the burial spot. As the small convoy inches its way through the darkness of the deserted countryside, it becomes clear that the killer can’t locate the place where he left his victim. Cigarettes are smoked; conversations occur and refreshments are served in a local village; nothing significant seems to happen. Yet whether we are aware of it or not, small clues are being planted along the way.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
- July 20, 2012
Renaissance Blu-ray Movie
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2006 | 106 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
In 2054, Paris is a labyrinth where all movement is monitored and recorded. Cut off from the world for its own protection, the city has nonetheless continued to expand. Now, 21st century skyscrapers overlay centuries-old architectural masterpieces. And below street level, a sophisticated network of streamlined plazas push up against the city's ancient, deteriorating tunnel systems. Casting a shadow over everything is the city's largest company, Avalon, which insinuates itself into every aspect of contemporary life to sell its primary export--eternal youth and beauty. When 22-year-old Ilona (Romola Garai), one of Avalon's most promising scientists, is abruptly kidnapped, Avalon calls on Barthélémy Karas, a Paris cop with a hard-fought reputation for finding anyone, no matterwhat sacrifices he has to make along the way. As the trail gets hot, Karas senses he's not the only one looking for thebeautiful enigma, and every witness he digs up seems to turn up dead. To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can either save the world, or end it.
Action / Animation / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Jiro Dreams of Sushi Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 81 min | Rated PG | Jul 24, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
The story of 85-year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the best sushi chef in the world. A thoughtful and elegant meditation on work, family, and the art of perfection, chronicling Jiro's life as both an unparalleled success in the culinary world and as a loving yet complicated father.
Documentary / Foreign
Hellraiser: Hellseeker Blu-ray Movie
Hellraiser VI
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2002 | 89 min | Rated R | Jul 17, 2012 | Martin Liebman
Kirsty Cotton returns to fight Pinhead in the sixth film in the Hellraiser series.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Three Stooges Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2012 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jul 17, 2012 | Casey Broadwater
While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.
Comedy / Family
Betty Blue Blu-ray Movie
37°2 le matin
Umbrella Entertainment | 1986 | 116 min | Rated R18+ | May 05, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A story of two French lovers, Zorg and Betty, who fall into a deeply erotic and all-encompassing relationship.
Drama / Romance / Foreign