New Blu-ray Reviews

Scooby-Doo: Curse of the Lake Monster Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 82 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 01, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Off to a resort with summer jobs, the gang stumbles onto a mystery when the Frog Monster of Lake Erie makes an unexpected appearance, scaring away all the guests. Only Mystery Inc. can save the day, but with a creature on the loose, mystical moonstones and summer romance in the air, will they be able to work as a team and solve the crime?

Adventure / Family / Mystery / Romance

Chain Reaction Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 1996 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 13, 2007 | Michael Reuben

A student machinist finds himself caught in a maze of murder, government cover-ups and hi-tech espionage while working on a ground-breaking scientific experiment. Eddie Kasalivich and Lily Sinclair are part of a team of scientists who have developed a revolutionary new source of energy. But no sooner have they finished celebrating their triumph, than their lab is destroyed and the head of their team killed. Named as the main suspects, Eddie and Lily quickly realize their only hope lies with Paul Shannon, a powerful and foundation head, who may or may not be on their side.

Action / Thriller

The Blood Trilogy Blu-ray Movie  

Blood Feast / Two Thousand Maniacs / Color Me Blood Red

Image Entertainment | 1963-1965 | 3 Movies | 228 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

An accident victim makes a deal with a particularly hideous witch, in which he receives extraordinary ESP powers. He uses these powers to help the police solve crimes.

Comedy / Horror / Dark humor

Jackie Brown Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 1997 | 154 min | Rated R | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Jackie supplements her meager income as a stewardess by smuggling cash into the U.S. for gunrunner Ordell Robbie—until the day an ATF agent and an L.A. cop bust her at the airport. The cops pressure her to help them bring down Ordell, threatening prison if she refuses. With a sympathetic bail bondsman, who understands her restlessness only too well, Jackie arrives at a bold almost foolhardy plan to play off these opposing forces against each other. Matters are complicated by Ordell's confederates, Louis Gara and Melanie Ralston, who have agendas of their own. By appearing to cooperate with both sides, Jackie attempts to outfox them both and walk away with a half-million-dollar payday!

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor / Heist

Dead Heat Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1988 | 86 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Roger Mortis and Doug Bigelow are cops chasing crooks who are unstoppable because they're already dead. When their investigation leads them to the mysterious Dante Pharmaceuticals, someone murders Mortis -- but Bigelow and a coroner named Smythers discover the Resurrection Room, where the dead crooks have been brought back to life. It's time to revive Mortis and take the fight to the bad guys.

Action / Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi

Planet Earth Blu-ray Movie  

The Complete Series | Special Edition

BBC | 2006 | 537 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

With an unprecedented production budget of $25 million, and from the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life, comes the epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, shot entirely in high definition, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. A stunning television experience that captures rare action, impossible locations and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, this blockbuster series takes you on an unforgettable journey through the daily struggle for survival in Earth's most extreme habitats. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.

Documentary / Nature

Ashes and Diamonds Blu-ray Movie    

Popiól i diament / Arrow Academy / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1958 | 104 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Oct 27, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Maciek, a young Resistance fighter, is ordered to kill Szczuka, a Communist district leader, on the last day of World War II. Though killing has been easy for him in the past, Szczuka was a fellow soldier, and Maciek must decide whether to follow his orders.

Drama / War / Foreign

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1988 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Incompetent cop Frank Drebin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Comedy / Crime

Airplane! Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1980 | 88 min | Rated PG | Sep 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman

An ex-fighter pilot must take the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. Surely you can't be serious?

Comedy / Romance

Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2011 | 97 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Jeff Dunham is back in his much-anticipated fourth concert event, with all-new material and unparalleled comedy that surpasses his record-breaking specials Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, and A Very Special Christmas Special. All the favorites are here: Walter, the grumpy retiree; furry and manic Peanut; Jose Jalapeño, the spicy pepper from south of the border; plus bumbling skeletal Achmed the Dead Terrorist. Dunham is also joined by two never-before-seen characters certain to unleash their own unique havoc on stage.

Comedy

Cinema Paradiso Blu-ray Movie  

Nuovo cinema Paradiso

Lionsgate Films | 1988 | 124 min | Rated PG | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

Comedy / Drama / Foreign / Melodrama / Period / Coming of age

Basket Case Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1982 | 91 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

Duane Bradley always carries a wicker basket with him. It contains Belial, the mutant conjoined twin that was removed from Duane's side and left for dead when they were born. The two brothers are still connected telepathically, and have come to New York City to take revenge on the surgeons who separated them.

Comedy / Horror

Pulp Fiction Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 1994 | 154 min | Rated R | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor

Hung: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

HBO | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 27, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for his kids when his already run-down house catches fire. Looking to take on a second job, Ray decides to exploit his best asset in a last-ditch attempt to change his fortunes.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Erotic

The Cider House Rules Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 1999 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A compassionate young man, raised in an orphanage and trained to be a doctor there, decides to leave to see the world.

Drama / Romance / Melodrama / Period / Coming of age

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom Blu-ray Movie  

Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma

Criterion | 1975 | 117 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.

Drama / Thriller / War / Erotic / Foreign

X-Cross Blu-ray Movie  

Tokyo Shock | 2007 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Brian Orndorf

Recovering from a failed love affair Shiyori heads to the country, in the company of best friend and bad girl Aiko. Having taken a long soak in the hot spring they retire to their respective cabins. They soon discover that the tranquil village is the home of a cult with a fetish for cutting off female legs. Trying to escape they are split up and keep in touch via their mobile phones. Multiple points of view and time frames keeps the viewer on their toes trying to discern the grisly fate of these "lost" girls.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Blu-ray Movie  

Immersion Edition / Blu-ray + CD

EMI | 1973-2011 | 452 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Disc 1 / CD 1: Album Disc 2 / CD 2: The album performed live in 1974 Disc 3 / DVD 1: Two surround mixes and stereo mix Disc 4 / DVD 2: Various video content Disc 5 / BD: The two DVDs combined, with HD audio and video Disc 6 / CD 3: Demo, live and studio tracks

Music

Modern Family: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2010-2011 | 528 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 20, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

A satirical look at three different families and the trials they face in each of their own uniquely comedic ways.

Comedy / Family

Go West / Battling Butler Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1925-1926 | 2 Movies | 183 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

In Go West, Keaton plays an idealistic young man who rides the rails to a dude ranch, forms a sentimental attachment with an especially lovable cow, and, in the film's breathtaking climax, finds himself at the center of a cattle stampede through the streets of Los Angeles. Based on the popular stage musical, Battling Butler stars Keaton as a pampered socialite who pretends to be a famed prizefighter in order to impress his girlfriend's bullying brothers.

Comedy / Drama / Western