New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 13, 2011
Xam'd: Lost Memories: Collection 2 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2008-2009 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 09, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Akiyuki isn't the only one who's become possessed by the mysterious power that is Xam'd. Seems his friend Furuichi is also filled with the dangerous energy, but while Akiyuki tries to harness it, his friend seems hell-bent on letting the Xam'd control his every dangerous move.
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 153 min | Rated PG | Jun 14, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort, the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc in both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that new dangers may lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. He needs Harry to help him uncover a vital key to unlocking Voldemort's defenses critical information known only to Hogwarts' former Potions Professor, Horace Slughorn. With that in mind, Dumbledore manipulates his old colleague into returning to his previous post with promises of more money, a bigger office and the chance to teach the famous Harry Potter.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Epic
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2007 | 139 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 14, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Lord Voldemort has returned, but few want to believe it. In fact, the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth - including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. When Professor Umbridge refuses to train her students in practical defensive magic, a select group of students decides to learn on their own. With Harry Potter as their leader, these students (who call themselves "Dumbledore's Army") meet secretly in a hidden room at Hogwarts to hone their wizarding skills in preparation for battle with the Dark Lord and his Death Eaters.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Epic
A Man Called Horse Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1970 | 115 min | Rated R | May 31, 2011 | Martin Liebman
In 1825, John Morgan, an English aristocrat, is captured by a tribe of Sioux Indians. Hoping to save his own life by proving his worth, Morgan undergoes the long, painful Sun Vow ritual, where he is hung in a tree by the flesh of his chest. This film paints a very detailed portrait of the Sioux customs and lifestyle.
Adventure / Drama / Western
Rio Lobo Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1970 | 114 min | Rated G | May 31, 2011 | Martin Liebman
After the civil war, a man searches for the man who was responsible for the death of his friend and most of his army unit.
Adventure / Romance / War / Western
- June 12, 2011
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis Blu-ray Movie
C MAJOR | 2010 | 90 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Christian Theilemann conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden. They are joined by soprano Krassimira Stoyanova, mezzo-soprano Elîna Garanèa, tenor Michael Schade and bass Franz-Josef Selig in Beethoven's monumental masterpiece.
Music
Casino Royale Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1967 | 131 min | Not rated | May 29, 2011 | Michael Reuben
In a chaotic send-up of the Bond franchise, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond decides to name every agent "James Bond". One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble, is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Action / Adventure / Comedy
Salon Kitty Blu-ray Movie
Madam Kitty | Complete and Uncensored | Extended Director's Cut
Argent Films | 1976 | 133 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 09, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Berlin, 1939: At the dawn of World War II, power-mad SS Officer Wallenberg is ordered to find and train Germany's most beautiful women to work in the opulent brothel of Madam Kitty. Here these Nazi nymphs will submit to the bizarre passions and carnal degradations of the Reich's highest-ranking men and women while Wallenberg secretly records their acts for blackmail. But when an innocent young prostitute uncovers the conspiracy, her revenge will ignite a holocaust of pain, pleasure and shocking sexual perversion. The story is true. The depravity is real.
Drama / Erotic / Foreign / Period
Legend Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Edition
Universal Studios | 1985 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 113 min | Unrated | May 31, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.
Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
- June 11, 2011
The Image Blu-ray Movie
Synapse Films | 1975 | 91 min | Rated X | Jun 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Jean becomes interested in friend Claire's kinky sex with slave Anne.
Drama / Erotic
Bart / Levaillant: La Petite Danseuse de Degas Blu-ray Movie
Arthaus Musik | 2010 | 112 min | Not rated | May 31, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Paris Opera Ballet Master and choreographer Patrice Bart plunges into the Opera‘s past and brings Degas‘ famous statuette to life. From the rehearsal rooms to the Cabaret du Chat Noir, the ballet conjures up a colourful era and the lively backstage world of a theatre.
Music
Needless: Collection 2 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2009 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 12, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the near future, mankind has suffered from a Third World War, leaving extreme damage all over and forced mankind to become even more distinct from their species. The world was at chaos and from this chaos comes a new species: “Needless”. The Needless are humans who have contracted a “disease” as humans may call them, and allow them to wield extraordinary powers far superior to any mankind. Their abilities include Telekinesis, elemental powers, gravity control, adaptation, radioactive release and all manners of scientific impossibility.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign
The Eagle Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2011 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 114 min | Unrated | Jun 21, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.
Action / Adventure / Drama
Vera Cruz Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1954 | 94 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of adventurers from the US are hired by the forces of Emperor Maximiliano to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.
Adventure / Western
The Long Riders Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1980 | 99 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the Jesse James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Biography / Crime / Drama / History / Western / Epic
- June 09, 2011
Insignificance Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1985 | 109 min | Not rated | Jun 14, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room.
Comedy / Drama
Army of Crime Blu-ray Movie
L'armée du crime
Kino Lorber | 2009 | 139 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Retraces the epic story of the Parisian Resistance fighters of the FTP-MOI (Francs-tireurs and Partisans - Immigrant Workers). Led by Missak Manouchian, a worker and poet of Armenian origin, the group carried out around thirty operations against the Nazis between August and November 1943. Handed over to the Germans by the French police, 23 members of the Manouchian group were executed and the Nazis tried to use their foreign roots in a propaganda campaign against immigrants in Paris in Spring 1944. But the propaganda had the opposite effect and the members of the network became martyrs of the Resistance movement.
Drama / History / War / Foreign
High School of the Dead: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2010 | 303 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 28, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Takashi Komuro is a normal highschool boy, until an infection breaks out that turns people into zombie-like creatures. Along with his friends & the school nurse, they fight their way out and continue their journey to find out what exactly has happened to the world.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Horror / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign
City Slickers Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1991 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | May 29, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Mitch is a middle-aged, big-city radio ads salesman. He and his friends Ed and Phil are having midlife crisis. They decide the best birthday gift for them is to go on a two-week holiday Wild West cattle drive from New Mexico to Colorado. There, they meet a genuine cowboy, Curly, who not only teaches them how to become real cowboys but also one or two other things about life in the open air of the West!
Comedy / Western
- June 08, 2011
Unknown Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2011 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 21, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller