New Blu-ray Reviews

Hand Maid May Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 2000 | 220 min | Unrated | Feb 27, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Nanbara is furious! Nanbara, the self-absorbed, pompous, overbearing villain of our show has always resented Kazuya, the constantly distracted hero, and developed a virus to exact his ultimate revenge. Unfortunately, “revenge” became an accidental delivery of a 1-foot tall cyborg maid whose sweetness is only exceeded by her cheerfulness! Will Nanbara’s schemes of revenge ever become realized? Will Kazuya be able to pay the $1,450,000 bill? Join May and our cast of lunatics for a wild ride to explore the cutting edge of computer peripherals…

Anime / Comedy / Foreign

Giant Gorg: Complete TV Series Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1984 | 600 min | Unrated | Nov 26, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Yuu Tagami was never close with his father. Yet after the old man’s accidental death, Yuu finds himself on a plane to New York City, following instructions written in a letter from his late father. New York is as strange as it gets for the boy from Japan, but stranger still is Dr. Wave, the man he’s supposed to meet. Dr. Wave shares an obsession with the deceased concerning the mysterious New Austral Island. Ten years ago, the island sprang into being and then just as suddenly vanished off the maps. But it’s still there, and Dr. Wave knows there are secrets on that island that demand investigation. Unfortunately, he isn’t the only one! The corporation known as GAIL wants those secrets for themselves, and they're willing to kill to get their way! What secrets lie on New Austral Island?

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

Chie the Brat: 1st TV Series Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1981-1983 | 1500 min | Unrated | May 28, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Life hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for a little girl by the name of Chie. Ever since her parents split up, the spunky grade schooler’s been saddled with running the family restaurant while her deadbeat dad is off gambling all of their money away! Despite it all, Chie grits her teeth and does her very best to carry on alongside her grandparents and the funny folks who come wandering down skid row. After all, she knows that a new day is always just around the corner!

Anime / Comedy / Dark humor / Comic book / Foreign

Ragna Crimson Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Sentai Filmworks | 2023-2024 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 11, 2025 | Neil Lumbard

Few humans have more reason to hate dragons than Ragna, who seems cursed to lose everyone he loves to the ancient monsters. Unfortunately, Ragna’s abilities as a dragon hunter are inadequate, so he takes revenge by serving as the junior partner to young hunting prodigy Leonica… until he has a prophetic dream in which Leo is slain and multiple cities are destroyed. Confronted by an apparition from his future, Ragna finds himself wielding new powers that should be far beyond his reach. Have mankind’s greatest foes finally met their match? Find out as a new apex predator is born in Ragna Crimson!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Foreign

Vampires 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1998 | 108 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2025 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Bitter, tough-as-nails vampire hunter Jack Crow leads a specialized team, funded by no less than the Vatican, that is dedicated to destroying the race of vampires that inhabit the earth. The team is successful, and becomes lazy in its success, eventually falling victim to an elaborate ambush set up by a powerful master vampire. Crow and two others of his team are the only survivors, and are determined to get revenge for the massacre. Based on the book by John Steakley.

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

Last Summer Blu-ray Movie  

L’été dernier

Criterion | 2023 | 104 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Follows Anne, a brilliant lawyer who lives with her husband Pierre and their daughters. Anne gradually engages in a passionate relationship with Theo, Pierre's son from a previous marriage, putting her career and family life in danger.

Drama / Thriller / Foreign

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix - The Complete Stage Blu-ray Movie  

All 26 Episodes, Both Versions, Complete & Remastered

Discotek Media | 2003-2006 | 1200 min | Unrated | May 28, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Speed and danger blur together in the Immortal Grand Prix, a sport that combines racing, fighting, and mecha for the ultimate thrill ride! Up-and-coming Team Satomi has just won the IG-2, earning them the right to compete in the IG-1, the major league race series for top honors (and top rewards). But while the team has talent, what they lack is teamwork. Can the hotshot Takeshi, airy genius Amy, and powerhouse Liz pull it together to win against the best in the IGPX?

Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Sport / Foreign

Whore Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Cult #25

Kino Lorber | 1991 | 85 min | Rated NC-17 | Feb 04, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The life of a jaded L.A. prostitute is described in this haunting drama, through flashbacks of her past marriage, brutal, inhumane abuse and her time on the streets.

Drama / Erotic

Space Sheriff Shaider Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1984-1985 | 1200 min | Unrated | Sep 24, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Within the blink of an eye, the entire galaxy is plunged into an all-out war at the hands of Wonder Realm Fuuma and their insidious don, the Great Emperor Kubilai! After the tragic destruction of Planet Mount, a fresh class of space sheriff trainees are dispatched to push back the Fuuma threat. Now a full-fledged space sheriff, Dai Sawamura returns home to defend the Earth as Space Sheriff Shaider! With fellow sheriff Annie and the overwhelming might of the battleship Babylos on his side, Earth’s third intergalactic guardian won’t hesitate to blow the Fuuma away.

Action / Foreign

Kamen Rider V3 Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1973-1974 | 1200 min | Unrated | Nov 26, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

KAMEN RIDER V3 follows the adventures of Shiro Kazami, a bio-chem major at Jonan University in Tokyo. After witnessing the murder of a member of the evil organization Destron, Kazami is targeted by Destron which kills his family and leads him down a road of revenge that crosses paths with both Hongo Takeshi and Ichimonji Hayato, the original Kamen Riders and his eventual transformation into Kamen Rider V3!

Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Foreign

House M.D.: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2004-2012 | 8 Seasons | 7776 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2025 | Justin Dekker

Every baffling case. Every brilliant diagnosis. Every brutal insult. They're all here in all eight seasons of House, M.D., the compelling medical drama that critics proclaimed "one of the smartest and intellectually bravest shows on television" (Jennifer Arrow, E! Online). Two-time Golden Globe® winner Hugh Laurie is Dr. Gregory House, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital's Chief of Diagnostic Medicine, whose astounding intellect is matched only by his frightening bedside manner. Relive every captivating moment as House and his team of doctors solve complex medical mysteries, push professional boundaries, and face their own demons. Gripping, witty, and intelligent, satisfy your House addiction with all episodes of this Golden Globe® and Primetime Emmy® Award-winning television phenomenon.

Drama / Mystery / Dark humor

Steven Wilson - Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Mercury Studios | 2018 | 153 min | Not rated | Feb 21, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Home Invasion: In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall is the second live Blu-ray/DVD and third live album by progressive rock musician Steven Wilson, released on 2 November 2018. It was filmed on the final night of Wilson's three-night residency at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was part of the To the Bone tour.

Music

Cruising 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1980 | 102 min | Rated R | Feb 25, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Erotic

Amadeus 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1984 | 160 min | Rated PG | Feb 25, 2025 | Randy Miller III

Portrays the rivalry between the genius Mozart and the jealous court composer Salieri who may have shortened Mozart's life.

Biography / Drama / Music / Period

Digimon: Digital Monsters - Season 2 Blu-ray Movie  

デジモンアドベンチャー | English Language Version / Episodes 1-50

Discotek Media | 2000-2001 | 1050 min | Unrated | May 28, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

It’s been four years since the DigiDestined’s adventure in the Digital World, and all has been at peace… but now, as darkness rises once more, a new generation of chosen children must take up the Digivice to restore the balance between worlds! New kids Davis, Yolei, and Cody join forces with T.K. and Kari to discover powerful new forms of Digivolution that they’ll need to defeat the most unexpected enemy of all: the Digimon Emperor, a DigiDestined gone bad! Energize your Digi-Armor and get ready to kick it up – it’s all going digital in this complete collection of the second season of Digimon: Digital Monsters!

Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

The Juror Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #343

Imprint | 1996 | 118 min | Rated ACB: MA15+ | Jul 31, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Struggling single mother Annie Laird impulsively agrees to serve on a jury, hoping for a little excitement in her humdrum life. But she gets far more than she bargained for when she's forced to sacrifice the truth to save her son from the mob's seductive, psychotic enforcer.

Crime / Thriller

Influencer Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Shudder | 2023 | 92 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2025 | Brian Orndorf

While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living, but CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Smiley Face Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Dark Star Pictures | 2007 | 84 min | Rated R | Jan 28, 2025 | Brian Orndorf

After a young actress unknowingly eats her roommate's pot cupcakes, her day becomes a series of misadventures.

Comedy

Last Stand at Saber River Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1997 | 96 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2025 | Randy Miller III

As America recovers from the Civil War, one man tries to put the pieces of his life back together but finds himself fighting a new battle on the frontier. Paul Cable is an embittered Confederate soldier who returns from the war to reclaim his Arizona homestead from rebel pioneers who sympathize with the Union war effort. Desperate to rebuild the life he once knew, Cable ultimately joins forces with Vern Kidston, his Union adversary to make a last stand for the one thing worth fighting for -- his family.

Action / Drama / Western

The Lady Assassin Blu-ray Movie  

清宮啟示錄 / Qing gong qi shi lu

88 Films | 1983 | 86 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

With the impending death of the Emperor Ching one candidate for the throne hires the lady assassin to get rid of another strong contender.

Action / Adventure / Foreign