New Blu-ray Reviews

Man on a Ledge Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | May 29, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Heist

The Barbarian and the Geisha Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

20th Century Fox | 1958 | 105 min | Not rated | Nov 13, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

In 1856, the first U.S. Consul General to Japan discovers hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.

Adventure / Drama / History

Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk Blu-ray Movie  

IMAX

Image Entertainment | 2002 | 38 min | Not rated | Jun 12, 2012 | Michael Reuben

'Adrenaline Rush: the Science of Risk' takes a look at the world of skydiving and base jumping - parachuting from a building, a bridge or a cliff. While providing breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys, the Mojave Desert and in the magnificent Fjords of Norway, this giant-screen experience explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk-taking.

Documentary / Short

Ping Pong Playa Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2007 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 10, 2009 | Michael Reuben

Christopher "C-dub" Wang is a Chinese-American gangsta-rapper wannabe with outrageous, and unlikely, dreams of becoming a pro basketball star. When his ping pong champion brother gets hurt, it's up to C-dub to pick up the paddle and save the family business. But when he's facing off against a devious rival player in the ping pong tournament of the year, will C-dub be up to the challenge? With some surprising help from an unusual group of kids, anything could happen!

Comedy / Sport

Safe House Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2012 | 115 min | Rated R | Jun 05, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

A rookie CIA agent is tasked with looking after a fugitive in a safe house. When the house is attacked, he finds himself on the run with his charge.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller

The Space Children Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1958 | 69 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A glowing brain-like creature arrives on a beach near a rocket test site via a teleportation beam. The alien communicates telepathically with the children of scientists. The kids start doing the alien's bidding as the adults try to find out what's happening to their unruly offspring.

Adventure / Sci-Fi

Project X Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1968 | 97 min | Not rated | Jun 19, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A spy is brought back from cryogenic suspension after being almost killed in a plane crash returning from a mission to learn about a deadly new weapon being developed in the East. But the vital memories are being suppressed, so the authorities use ultra-advanced technologies to try to uncover the secret.

Mystery / Sci-Fi

Erin Brockovich Blu-ray Movie  

Universal 100th Anniversary / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2000 | 132 min | Rated R | Jun 05, 2012 | Michael Reuben

Based on the true story of a twice-divorced mother working as a low-level secretary at a Los Angeles law firm, a chronicle of a woman, without a law degree, who takes it upon herself to fight powerful corporate forces. Hired out of sympathy after her lawyer lost her personal injury suit, Brockovich stumbled upon the cover-up involving contaminated water in a small desert community, while working at the small law firm. Brockovich tracks a case of water poisoning created by PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric) and champions it all the way up the judicial ladder—becoming instrumental in rallying the over 600 plaintiffs and in helping them win the largest class-action suit of its type.

Biography / Drama / Romance

Goon Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Magnolia Pictures | 2011 | 92 min | Rated R | May 29, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.

Comedy / Sport

National Parks Exploration Series: The Grand Canyon - A Wonder of the Natural World Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2012 | 80 min | Rated G | May 15, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Nestled in the heart of America’s Great Plains are the distinct landscapes of a sacred land that beckons the visitor to enter the nation's mysterious and glorious west. A land of soaring pinnacles, deep canyons, hidden caves, national monuments and countless wildlife sanctuaries. It is also the place of the inglorious death of famed gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok and the most sacred spot for the Lakota Sioux.

Documentary / Nature

The Woman in the Fifth Blu-ray Movie    

La femme du Vème

Artificial Eye | 2011 | 84 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 11, 2012 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events... as if an obscure power was taking control of his life.

Drama / Thriller

Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2010 | 105 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 12, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Having spent the last ten years of his life studying under a mysterious sorcerer, Shiro Emiya has become a Magi, a sorcerer who has summoned a “Servant,” a mystical female warrior of incredible power named Saber, to stand together in the ultimate test of sorcery and magic: the Holy Grail War. But Shiro’s own feelings for Saber may conflict with their goal. For to win the contest means to take the risk of losing everything, even as he also begins to empathize with members of the rival battleteams. For while seven teams will enter the battle, only one will leave, and the winners will receive the prize of the Grail itself and their greatest wish granted. Will that wish be worth the price Shiro must ultimately pay? The battle is on in FATE/STAY NIGHT – UNLIMITED BLADEWORKS!

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D Blu-ray Movie  

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

Warner Bros. | 2012 | 94 min | Rated PG | Jun 05, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2012 | 94 min | Rated PG | Jun 05, 2012 | Kenneth Brown

Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist. It's a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret.

Action / Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Born Yesterday Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1993 | 100 min | Rated PG | May 15, 2012 | Martin Liebman

A businessman shows up in Washington to lobby agendas that are friendly to his construction plans. His ditsy ex-showgirl bimbo proves to be an embarrassment in social situations, so he hires a reporter to teach her how to appear more intelligent. Soon it becomes apparent to the reporter that she isn't so stupid after all, and things become more complicated as she begins questioning the papers her sugar daddy keeps getting her to sign, and the reporter begins falling in love with her.

Comedy / Romance

The Grand Duel / Keoma Blu-ray Movie  

Spaghetti Western Double Feature / Il grande duello/The Big Showdown / Keoma

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1972-1976 | 2 Movies | 195 min | Rated R | May 15, 2012 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Drama / Western / Foreign

National Parks Exploration Series: Yosemite - The High Sierras Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2012 | 71 min | Rated G | May 15, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Nestled in the heart of America’s Great Plains are the distinct landscapes of a sacred land that beckons the visitor to enter the nation's mysterious and glorious west. A land of soaring pinnacles, deep canyons, hidden caves, national monuments and countless wildlife sanctuaries. It is also the place of the inglorious death of famed gunslinger, Wild Bill Hickok and the most sacred spot for the Lakota Sioux.

Documentary / Nature

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Blu-ray Movie  

Andris Nelsons - Lucerne Festival Sep 2011

C MAJOR | 2011 | 110 min | Not rated | May 29, 2012 | Jeffrey Kauffman

CONDUCTOR: Andris Nelsons Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Music

Mr. Wrong Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1996 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | May 15, 2012 | Martin Liebman

Martha is a single woman working at a television talk show. When her younger sister gets married, everyone's wondering when Martha is going to meet Mr. Right and tie the knot. When by chance, Martha meets a handsome stranger named Whitman, the two fall madly in love with each other. But soon Martha discovers little quirks in Whitman... little quirks that become horrifying nightmares. But by the time Martha realizes that she must break up with him, it'll take more than subtle hints to make him go away -- she'll have to get into the most outrageous predicaments to rid herself of Mr. Wrong.

Comedy

Female Convict Scorpion Blu-ray Movie  

Sasori

Tokyo Shock | 2008 | 101 min | Not rated | Apr 10, 2012 | Brian Orndorf

A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pending marriage and landing the poor girl in the most brutal women's prison ever seen. Inside the hellblocks, she decides to stop being a victim at all costs, and ends up becoming stronger and even more vicious than the craziest inmates in the pen. She eventually escapes in a most unusual way, gets valuable fight training from a mysterious mountain man and returns to the streets in order to make the thugs who ruined her life pay.

Action / Foreign