New Blu-ray Reviews

The Detective 2 Blu-ray Movie    

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Universe Laser & Video Co. | 2011 | 101 min | Rated IIB | Jul 07, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Bumbling private detective Chan Tam is enlisted by police pal Fung Chak to help in the investigation of a serial murder case. Without any clue to follow up on, Tam is decidedly at his wits' end. But when Chak is seriously wounded by a mysterious assailant, Tam deduces that the only way to uncover the truth is to get into the mind of the deranged killer, and in so doing he is forced to face a long-hidden side of himself.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Black Blood Brothers: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

S.A.V.E. Edition

FUNimation Entertainment | 2006 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 06, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

It's been a decade since the sacred war between humans and vampires. The rise of the Kowloon Bloodline, a new breed of monsters bearing an infectious bite, set the streets ablaze under the reign of their king. Humanity had never witnessed such pure, animalistic brutality. Today, Jiro travels with his younger brother Kotaro to the Special Zone, a place where vampires live freely in peace alongside humans, the troubles of the past long forgotten. But the brothers find themselves in the midst of a battle between human soldiers, vampiric refugees and the re-emergence of the Kowloon Children. Assisted by Mimiko, a negotiator between their species, Jiro will try to make sense of the chaos which surrounds them before they are caught up in it and destroyed. To protect those that he holds dear, the vampire will once more draw forth the Silver Blade.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Ghost Hunters: Season 6, Part 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Big Vision | 2010 | 528 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 13, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

Culled from the Sci-Fi Channel's hit show, this spooky series chronicles the exploits of moonlighting ghost busters Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who lead a team of fearless souls investigating metaphysical disturbances. As they traverse the country to square off against unwelcome paranormal visitors, the ghost hunters encounter everything from poltergeists tossing toys around a loft to a late lighthouse keeper who still greets guests.

Documentary

Don't Go Breaking My Heart Blu-ray Movie    

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MegaStar | 2011 | 114 min | Rated IIA | Jun 02, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An original twist on an eternal triangle, where secret crush and unrequited love take on altogether newfangled meanings of their own.

Comedy / Romance / Foreign

The Sword with No Name Blu-ray Movie  

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FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 124 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 19th-century Korea, a bounty hunter becomes the bodyguard of the queen he secretly loves.

Action / Drama / History / Romance / Foreign

Road to Nowhere Blu-ray Movie  

Monterey Video | 2010 | 122 min | Rated R | Aug 23, 2011 | Brian Orndorf

A director struggles with a series of catastrophes that beset his small film. The lead actress bears an uncanny resemblance to an actual missing murderer, and the crew begins to wonder if the actress and killer are one and the same.

Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

Bride Flight Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2008 | 130 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Legend of 1900 Blu-ray Movie    

La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano

Medusa | 1998 | 170 min | Rated T | Nov 24, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Shortly after the Second World War, Max, a transplanted American, visits an English pawn shop to sell his trumpet. The shopkeeper recognizes the tune Max plays as one on a wax master of an unreleased recording, discovered and restored from shards found in a piano salvaged from a cruise ship turned hospital ship, now slated for demolition. This chance discovery prompts a story from Max, which he relates both to the shopkeeper and later to the official responsible for the doomed vessel, for Max is a born storyteller. While gaining his sea legs, he was befriended by another young man, the pianist in the same band, whose long unlikely name was Danny Boodman T.D...

Drama / Foreign

Yu Yu Hakusho: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Anime Classics

FUNimation Entertainment | 1993-1994 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 27, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Dark Tournament has come down to a final grudge match and Yusuke's full wrath is unleashed as a friend's blood stains the arena floor. But there will be no time for rest or recovery as kidnapping follows victory and further intrigue threatens the boundary between worlds. A tunnel is being carved, and when completed it will lay waste to the World of the Living. There are seven who seek an age of destruction and chaos, and hero must battle fallen hero.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Jig Blu-ray Movie  

Screen Media | 2011 | 93 min | Rated PG | Oct 04, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Documentary telling the compelling story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.

Documentary

3 Women Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1977 | 124 min | Rated PG | Sep 13, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In a dusty, underpopulated California resort town, a naive southern waif, Pinky Rose, idolizes and befriends her fellow nurse, the would-be sophisticate and "thoroughly modern" Millie Lammoreaux. When Millie takes Pinky in as her roommate, Pinky's hero worship evolves into something far stranger and more sinister than either could have anticipated.

Drama / Surreal

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 6 Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2010 | 264 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 13, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

Step up to the bar with Mac (Rob McElhenney), Dennis (Glenn Howerton), Charlie (Charlie Day), Dee (Kaitlin Olson), and Frank (Danny DeVito), the outrageously inappropriate gang at Paddy's pub, as they work together for a common cause...themselves.

Comedy / Dark humor

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 1992 | 86 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2011 | Michael Reuben

A fully accessorized L.A. high school cheerleader is informed by a mysterious stranger that she is destined to battle vampires. Soon she's wreaking havoc on a local chapter of bloodsuckers. But when the top vampire vows revenge, it totally fouls up her social schedule. The prelude to Buffytasticness.

Comedy / Horror / Supernatural

Hellbound: Hellraiser II Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 1988 | 99 min | Unrated | Sep 06, 2011 | Brian Orndorf

Traumatized by the horrific events of HELLRAISER, Kirsty is committed to an institution for treatment. But the facility's chief psychiatrist, Dr. Philip Channard, is secretly obsessed with the afterlife, and he manages to resurrect Julia and unleash Pinhead and the Cenobites once again.

Horror / Thriller

The Tempest Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 110 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

The sorceress Prospera spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies.

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

Citizen Kane Blu-ray Movie  

Ultimate Collector's Edition | The Magnificent Ambersons DVD

Warner Bros. | 1941 | 119 min | Rated PG | Sep 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, when he dies news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.

Drama / Mystery / Period

Strange Days Blu-ray Movie    

Kinowelt Home Entertainment/DVD | 1995 | 145 min | Rated FSK-16 | Aug 21, 2009 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Lenny Nero sells dreams and hustles nightmares, dealing in real-life experiences through a new technology that makes every sensation immediate. But on the eve of the new millennium, Lenny and his street-savvy friend and conscience, Mace, are suddenly caught in a deadly fantasy of conspiracy, murder and betrayal--plunging them into the bleak heart of the nightworld he has always inhabited.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Incendies Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 130 min | Rated R | Sep 13, 2011 | Martin Liebman

A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love.

Drama / Mystery / War / Foreign

Le Quattro Volte Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2010 | 88 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have deserted long ago. He is sick, and believes to find his medicine in the dust he collects on the church floor, which he drinks in his water every day.

Drama

K-ON!: Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Bandai Entertainment | 2009 | 75 min | Rated 13+ | Sep 13, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Azusa has just joined the Light Music Club and she is shocked that all they do is drink tea and eat snacks instead of practicing. The rest of the band reassures her that they will practice hard at their training camp, but despite Azusa's objections, the girls end up playing all day at the beach. Azusa soon learns that the reason why the band plays so well is because they have so much fun together. With the school festival right around the corner, the girls still have some hurdles to clear, like filling out the stage use application, doing maintenance on Yui's guitar, and coming up with a band name!

Anime / Comedy / Music / Teen / Comic book / Foreign