New Blu-ray Reviews

Sands of Iwo Jima Blu-ray Movie  

4K Restoration

Kino Lorber | 1949 | 100 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During World War II, a marine sergeant must turn his recruits into fighting men.

Action / Drama / Romance / War

Sands of Iwo Jima 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 1949 | 110 min | Not rated | Apr 15, 2025 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During World War II, a marine sergeant must turn his recruits into fighting men.

Action / Drama / Romance / War

King of New York 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1990 | 103 min | Rated R | Apr 15, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In New York, crime gets done Frank's way - or it doesn't get done at all. Recently freed from prison, Frank White hooks up with his old crew to challenge his fellow drug lords. Each bloody battle aims at a piece of the high-priced action where being at the top of the chain can mean the difference between life and death. Unable to keep him behind bars, the cops declare war on him. Frank's answer-put a contract out on the cops.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Brave Archer III Blu-ray Movie  

She diao ying xiong zhuan di san ji / Se diu ying hung juen dai sam jaap / 射鵰英雄傳第三集

Shout Factory | 1981 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The third installment of The Brave Archer series brings Guo Jing and Huang Rong closer together as they struggle to find a cure for the Iron Palm Clan's deadly blows.

Action / Adventure / Martial arts / Foreign

The Brave Archer II Blu-ray Movie  

She diao ying xiong zhuan xu ji / Se diu ying hung juen chuk chap / 射鵰英雄傳續集

Shout Factory | 1978 | 115 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Kuo Tsing wins the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. Almost immediately, however, clan rivalries leads to Kuo being wounded by Ouyang Feng and Huang being named new leader of the Beggar Clan.

Action / Adventure / Martial arts / Foreign

The Brave Archer Blu-ray Movie  

Kung Fu Warlords / She diao ying xiong zhuan / Se diu ying hung juen / 射鵰英雄傳

Shout Factory | 1977 | 122 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

A young man must complete a series of martial art tests and overcome assassins along the way.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Foreign

The Terror Beneath the Sea Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1966 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

A group of surface dwellers comes upon an underwater city ruled by a mad scientist and his amphibious servants.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Foreign

V-Cinema Essentials: Bullets & Betrayal Blu-ray Movie  

Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage / Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet / Stranger / Carlos / Burning Dog / Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat / The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses / Danger Point: The Road to Hell / XX: Beautiful Hunter | Limited Edition

Arrow | 1989-1994 | 9 Movies | 795 min | Not rated | Apr 29, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Romance / Thriller / Foreign

Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage Blu-ray Movie  

クライムハンタ－ 怒りの銃弾

Arrow | 1989 | 59 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

After his parter Ahiru is gunned down in the process of arresting criminal Bruce Sawamura, cop Joe “Joker” Kawamura goes rogue and tries to get revenge. Since Bruce’s last coup was stealing 5 million dollars in donations from a church, he is joined in his quest by nun Lily.

Action / Crime / Foreign

Neo Chinpira: Zoom Goes the Bullet Blu-ray Movie  

オ チンピラ 鉄砲玉ぴゅ～

Arrow | 1990 | 85 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Junko (Sho Aikawa) is a low-level yakuza in the service of Yoshikawa (Toru Minegishi), despite the misgivings of his uncle (Jo Shishido). He lives off of the money earned by his girlfriend and is more interested in trying to look cool than anything else.

Comedy / Romance / Foreign

Stranger Blu-ray Movie  

夜のストレンジャー 恐怖 / Yoru no sutorenjā Kyōfu

Arrow | 1991 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

After serving time for bank fraud, Kiriko now lives a quiet life as a taxi driver working night shifts… but her peace is shattered by a relentless stalker in a Land Cruiser.

Thriller / Foreign

Carlos Blu-ray Movie  

カルロス

Arrow | 1991 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Carlos (Naoto Takenaka), a Brazilian-Japanese gangster travels to Japan with aspirations of becoming a big shot. There he gets involved with an escalating conflict between the Yamashiro and Harakawa Families, whilst at the same time dealing with infighting amongst the Yamashiro as various executives vie for the head position as the Boss (Minoru Oki) prepares to retire.

Crime / Foreign

Burning Dog Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1991 | 104 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

The ambition of a man and a woman who try to steal 20 million dollars in an American military vault.

Crime / Foreign

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat Blu-ray Movie  

女囚さそり 殺人予告 / Joshuu sasori: Satsujin yokoku

Arrow | 1991 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A woman who, disguised as a beggar, turns out to be a formidable assassin, is charged by a warden to infiltrate a women’s prison, to kill the one that took his eye with a wooden spoon carved from a knife.

Action / Crime / Foreign

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses Blu-ray Movie  

ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い / Chi wa bara no nioi

Arrow | 1991 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A woman is being attacked by the yakuza of the Mitsuyoshi group … A man with a pistol appears dashingly and shoots the yakuza without question now the yakuza want him dead.

Crime / Foreign

Danger Point: The Road to Hell Blu-ray Movie  

Danger Point: 地獄への道

Arrow | 1991 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Killers Ken and Joji undertake the killing of a man named Sakai. He utters some interesting last words before being shot dead, leading Ken and Joji on a trail of death and destruction.

Action / Crime / Foreign

XX: Beautiful Hunter Blu-ray Movie  

XX ダブルエックス 美しき狩人 / XX: Utsukushiki karyuudo

Arrow | 1994 | 85 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Shion is the most merciless assassin of the Magnificat crime group. However, when her hand and heart hesitate to murder the man she loves, her superior marks her for death. Torn from the crime lords who were her only family, Shion must choose between a life of killing and a life on the run.

Action / Thriller / Foreign

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2025 | 89 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 15, 2025 | Randy Miller III

Batman is confronted by an invasion from an alternate world of Japan, that has its own version of the Justice League.

Anime / Comic book

Dio: Dreamers Never Die 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Mercury Studios | 2022 | 116 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artist's estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends; never before seen footage; personal photos.

Biography / Documentary / Music

Ninja Scope Blu-ray Movie  

Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie / Tobidasu Boken Eiga: Akakage / Ninja Scope: The Magic World of Watari / 飛び出す冒険映画 赤影

Shout Factory | 1969 | 52 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

A strange cult called the Golden Eye God; spreads its evil influence across the country. It is up to Akakage to find out what the nefarious religion is up to. However, the Golden Eye God Cult is hell-bent to stop them. To this end, they send their powerful ninja warriors one by one, each empowered with superhuman abilities.

Action / Adventure / Martial arts / Foreign