New Blu-ray Reviews

The Ward Blu-ray Movie  

Arc Entertainment | 2010 | 89 min | Rated R | Aug 16, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

No one believes the claims of a young woman (Amber Heard) that a dead patient is stalking the residents of the psychiatric facility.

Horror / Thriller / Teen / Psychological thriller / Supernatural

The Amityville Horror Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1979 | 119 min | Rated R | Oct 07, 2008 | Michael Reuben

George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children from Kathy's previous marriage, purchase a large house in Amityville, New York, where a multiple murder took place the year before. Strange things happen as soon as they move in. Father Delaney, Kathy's friend and priest, is stricken ill when he tries to bless the house, and he becomes convinced that Kathy and her family are in danger. The policeman who investigated the original murders notices an odd resemblance between George Lutz and the man convicted of those crimes. Based on a true story.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural

Una Vita Tranquilla Blu-ray Movie    

A Quiet Life

01 Distribution | 2010 | 105 min | Rated T | Apr 13, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Italian chef Rosario is a quiet man, seemingly content to spend his golden years hunting boar and micromanaging his hotel’s restaurant in the German countryside with his wife and son. His pastoral life throws a hitch, however, when two boisterous punks come looking for a room. Claiming to be olive oil salesmen from Naples, the duo displays a respectful awe towards Rosario that unnerves his German wife. As their stay lengthens and their cover story shakes apart, the edges of a secret past begin to slowly peel back.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Spice and Wolf: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Combo Pack / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 30, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Lawrence, a traveling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart. Her name is Holo - a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside who longs to return to her beloved northern home. Armed with his street smarts and her animal instincts, a simple peddler and a forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness shall be reaped, even as the bankruptcy which dwells in the human heart is exposed.

Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Good Will Hunting Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1997 | 127 min | Rated R | Aug 30, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Although gifted with a brilliant mind, a young South Boston man can only find work as a janitor. When his lack of anger management lands him in court yet again, a judge orders the man to see a psychologist, who tries to help him find direction in his life.

Drama / Coming of age

Bambi II Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2006 | 72 min | Rated G | Aug 23, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

Picking up in the winter during the original movie, Bambi follows his father, the Great Prince, into the forest after his mother's death and the Great Prince must teach the young fawn...

Animation / Family

If.... Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1968 | 112 min | Rated R | Aug 30, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Rebellious private school student Mick Travis and his friends like to break the rules. Their minor infractions lead to cruel punishments from the faculty, prompting a bloody student uprising against the school system.

Drama / Dark humor

The Bang Bang Club Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2010 | 97 min | Rated R | Aug 16, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A drama based on the true-life experiences of four combat photographers capturing the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Biography / Drama / History

TrollHunter Blu-ray Movie  

Trolljegeren

Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 23, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Shopping Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1994 | 106 min | Not rated | Feb 01, 2011 | Michael Reuben

Set in a unnamed city, story chronicles the lives of two street kids who steal cars.

Action / Crime / Drama

Super Hybrid Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 23, 2011 | Martin Liebman

An out-of-the-ordinary killer car terrorizes a group of mechanics trapped in a garage.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

House M.D.: Season Seven Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2010-2011 | 1008 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 30, 2011 | Kenneth Brown

House finds himself in an uncomfortable position— away from the examination room. As he works to regain his license and his life, his coworkers deal with the staff shakeups, moral dilemmas, and their own tricky relationships with House. And when House returns more obstinate than ever, Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital will never be the same again.

Drama / Mystery / Dark humor

Hostage Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2005 | 113 min | Rated R | Aug 23, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Devastated by an unspeakable tragedy while on the job as a hostage negotiator for the LAPD, Jeff Tally resigns and accepts a low-profile job as the chief of police in the sleepy town of Bristo Camino in Ventura County. On a slow Monday morning Talley's job becomes anything but quiet and sets him on a course that could change not only his professional but personal life forever. When three delinquent teenagers follow a family home, intending to steal their car, they get more than they bargained for. The trio finds themselves trapped in a multi-million dollar compound on the outskirts of town with no way of escape. Panicked, they take the family hostage, placing Talley in a situation he never wanted to face again.

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Muppets from Space Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 1999 | 88 min | Rated G | Aug 16, 2011 | Martin Liebman

When adopted Gonzo and his rat pal Rizzo embark on a quest to find Gonzo's real family, Gonzo discovers that his long-lost relatives are actually aliens from a distant planet. After announcing to the world on Miss Piggy's talk show, "UFO Mania," that he plans to find his family and prove once and for all that life on other planets exists, he becomes the target of paranoid goverment operative K. Edgar Singer. After a daring escape from the Singer compound, Gonzo tracks down his mother's ship and faces the most difficult question of his life: does he climb aboard and join the family he has always wanted or does he stay on Earth with the family and friends that he has always known and loved?

Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi

Deep End Blu-ray Movie    

3-Disc Collector's Edition | BFI Flipside / Blu-ray + DVD

BFI Video | 1970 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 18, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

15-year-old Mike takes a job at the local swimming baths, where he becomes obsessed with an attractive young woman, Susan, who works there as an attendant. Although Susan has a fiancé, Mike does his best to sabotage the relationship, to the extent of stalking both her and her fiancé. Mike becomes increasingly desperate to have Susan for himself, with tragic results.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

A Guy Thing Blu-ray Movie  

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2003 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 05, 2011 | Casey Broadwater

At his bachelor bash, Paul isn't exactly the life of the party. Instead he's determined not to do anything he can't live with later--or tell his fiancee, Karen. That's why it comes as a shock when the next morning he wakes up to discover a lovely stranger named Becky naked in bed next to him. Worse yet, his mother-in-law is calling on the phone and Karen is on her way over. Paul zooms into frantic action, shooing Becky out and desperately trying to rid the apartment of any evidence of wrongdoing--even though he can't remember doing anything wrong. When Karen asks him how his bachelor party went, Paul tells a teensy lie to cover up what may or may not be the truth. The teensy lie turns into a bigger one and Paul soon finds himself in an ever-escalating comedy of errors with no apparent way out!

Comedy / Romance

Marley & Me: The Puppy Years Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2011 | 86 min | Rated PG | Jan 03, 2012 | Casey Broadwater

Marley is back for more tail-wagging fun, and this time he speaks! That's right, the "world's worst dog" has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodi Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest.

Comedy / Family

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Paramount Pictures | 2004 | 87 min | Rated PG | Mar 29, 2011 | Michael Reuben

There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krabs' life.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Swingers Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 1996 | 96 min | Rated R | Aug 23, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A comedy-drama about the lives of single, unemployed actors living on the 'eastside' of Hollywood, California during the 1990s swing revival.

Comedy / Drama

Meet Monica Velour Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 97 min | Rated R | Aug 16, 2011 | Martin Liebman

When an awkward teen meets his favorite porn star, whose career peaked in the '80s, an unexpected friendship follows as the young man gets a glimpse inside Monica Velour's current life as a single mom struggling to make ends meet.

Comedy / Drama / Romance