New Blu-ray Reviews

Scary Movie 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2001 | 82 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A follow-up spoof that picks up from where the original satire left off, taking aim at supernatural thrillers such as "The Exorcist" and "Stigmata" among others. This time around, Shorty, Ray, Cindy and Brenda are tricked by their professor into visiting a haunted house as part of a school project.

Comedy / Horror / Teen / Dark humor

Sympathy for Delicious Blu-ray Movie  

Maya Home Entertainment | 2010 | 94 min | Rated R | Aug 23, 2011 | Brian Orndorf

Dean O'Dwyer, also known as ""Delicious D," is an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli, a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain with bassist Ariel, and manager Nina Hogue.

Comedy / Drama

Little White Lies Blu-ray Movie    

Les petits mouchoirs

Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 154 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 22, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Every year, Max, a successful restaurant owner, and Véro, his eco-friendly wife invite a merry group of friends to their beautiful beach house to celebrate Antoine's birthday and kick-start the vacation. But, this year, before they all leave Paris, their buddy Ludo is hurt in a serious accident, which sets off a dramatic chain of reactions and emotional responses...

Drama / Dark humor / Foreign

Kind Hearts and Coronets Blu-ray Movie    

Vintage Classics

Optimum Home Entertainment | 1949 | 106 min | Rated BBFC: U | Sep 05, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the early twentieth century, young Louis Mazzini vows to take revenge on his family, the D'Ascoynes, when he learns how they disinherited his mother. Working his way into their trust, Louis begins to bump off his distant relatives one by one, but complications set in when Edith D'Ascoyne, the widow of his first victim, falls in love with him.

Comedy / Crime / Dark humor

Bridesmaids Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 131 min | Unrated | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Annie, is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend, Lillian, and a group of colorful bridesmaids on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love.

Comedy / Romance

Carlos Blu-ray Movie  

Uncut Version

Criterion | 2010 | 341 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The story of Venezuelan revolutionary Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the 1975 OPEC meeting.

Biography / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Others Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2001 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 20, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

While awaiting her husband’s return from war, Grace and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. When three mysterious servants arrive it becomes frighteningly clear that there is far more to this house than meets the eye.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011 | 59 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

They're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz! Tom and Jerry soar over the rainbow and travel down the yellow brick road in this all-new animated retelling of the classic tale. You'll see your favorite characters: Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Lion, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Wizard, the Munchkins and more. You'll hear many of your favorite songs, including Over the Rainbow. And you'll laugh at the antics of your favorite cat and mouse as they get twisted up in a twister, go paw-to-paw against flying monkeys and storm the Wicked Witch's castle in a heroic attempt to get Dorothy and Toto (and themselves) safely back to Kansas. After all, there's no place like home.

Animation / Family

Harakiri Blu-ray Movie  

切腹 / Seppuku

Criterion | 1962 | 133 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Following the collapse of his clan, an unemployed samurai arrives at the manor of Lord Iyi, begging to be allowed to commit ritual suicide on the property. Iyi's clansmen, believing the desperate ronin is merely angling for a new position, try to force his hand and get him to eviscerate himself—but they have underestimated his beliefs and his personal brand of honor.

Drama / Foreign / Period

The Office: Season Seven Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2010 | 610 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 06, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Based on the popular British series of the same name, this faster-paced American version follows the daily interactions of a group of idiosyncratic office employees at paper company Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch via a documentary film crew's cameras. Regional manager Michael (Steve Carell) thinks he's the coolest, funniest, best boss ever - which, of course, makes him the uncoolest, most obnoxious and annoying boss as far as his staff are concerned. Salesman Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) has always loved receptionist Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and loves sabotaging his cube-mate, the know-it-all Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson). Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak) started as a young, smart, self-possessed temp, but quickly figured out the real office politics despite Michael's attempts to instill the official point-of-view, and gets himself a job at corporate HQ in New York. The staff is rounded out by quiet Phyllis Lapin Vance (Phyllis Smith), beaten down by the working life Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker), office alcoholic Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery), up-tight Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey), formerly closeted homosexual Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez), stocky and uncouth Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner), ambivalent kleptomaniac Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton), Sad Sack HR rep Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein), persistently love-struck Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling), icy corporate manager turned Michael's girlfriend Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin), former Stamford branch denizen and Cornell graduate Andy Bernard (Ed Helms), warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson), and Pam's ex-fiancé Roy Anderson (David Denman)

Comedy / Dark humor

Dressed to Kill Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1980 | 105 min | Unrated | Sep 06, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

A mysterious woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the call girl who witnessed the murder.

Crime / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic

Citizen Kane Blu-ray Movie  

Ultimate Collector's Edition

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

Farewell Blu-ray Movie    

Universal Studios | 2009 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 29, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation during the height of the Cold War, which sets off an unfortunate chain of events.

Thriller / Foreign

In a Better World Blu-ray Movie  

Hævnen

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 118 min | Rated R | Aug 30, 2011 | Martin Liebman

The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.

Drama / Foreign

WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History Blu-ray Movie  

WWE Studios | 1983-2010 | 540 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 23, 2011 | Martin Liebman

The 50 Most Shocking, Surprising, Amazing Moments in WWE History counts down the most outrageous moments in the history of WWE. What moments will make the cut, the top 10, and what is the greatest moment of all time? Is it the King of the Ring tournament where Austin 3:16 was born? Mick Foley's devastating fall of the top of the Hell in a Cell cage? The Montreal Screwjob? The explosion that consumed Mr. McMahon's limo? This two-disc set is the perfect release for fans that love to debate which moments were the best.

Sport

Orpheus Blu-ray Movie  

Orphée

Criterion | 1950 | 96 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Orpheé is a successful Parisian poet, whom—despite popular acclaim—feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice is stricken down by leather-clad bikers, he pursues them into the underworld, where he falls into a romantic entanglement with the dark-haired beauty Death.

Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Imaginary / Foreign

Sons of Anarchy: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2010 | 611 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 30, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

Sons of Anarchy, a dark drama set in Charming, a sheltered community watched over by a renegade motorcycle club intent on protecting the town from the newcomers that threaten it.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2011 | 75 min | Not rated | Sep 06, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

A relaxing spa getaway evolves into a prehistoric panic when Scooby-Doo and the gang uncover the horrible Phantosaur, an ancient legend come to life to protect hidden treasures buried in secret desert caves. But this scare-a-saurus doesn’t stand a chance with Shaggy around, after he finds his inner hero with the help of new-age hypnosis. Like, it makes him more brave and less hungry!

Animation / Family / Mystery

Madea's Big Happy Family Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2011 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 30, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Madea, everyone's favorite wise-cracking, take-no-prisoners grandma, jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. But Tammy, Kimberly and Byron are too distracted by their own problems: Tammy can't manage her unruly children or her broken marriage; Kimberly is gripped with anger and takes it out on her husband; and Byron, after spending two years in jail, is under pressure to deal drugs again. It's up to Madea, with the help of the equally rambunctious Aunt Bam, to gather the clan together and make things right the only way she knows how: with a lot of tough love, laughter... and the revelation of a long-buried family secret.

Comedy / Drama

Prom Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2011 | 104 min | Rated PG | Aug 30, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

A group of teenagers get ready for their high school prom.

Comedy / Drama / Teen