New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 05, 2011
The Lickerish Quartet Blu-ray Movie
Cult Epics | 1970 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 26, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A jaded, wealthy couple watch a blue movie in their castle home along with her adult son. The son is testy, so they go into town and watch a circus-like thrill ride. The daredevil woman in the show looks exactly like one of the women in the movie, so the man invites her to join them for a nightcap. Tensions among the family seem to rise.
Romance / Erotic
Drive Angry 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Summit Entertainment | 2011 | 105 min | Rated R | May 31, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Breaking Bad: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 612 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 07, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Walter White is a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife and physically challenged son. Everything changes when Walter receives a startling diagnosis: terminal lung cancer. With only a few years to live and nothing to lose, Walter uses his training as a chemist to cook and sell crystal meth with one of his former students. As his status grows, so do his lies, but Walt will stop at nothing to make sure his family is taken care of after he's gone, even if it means putting all their lives on the line.
Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor
Shrek: The Complete Collection 3D Blu-ray Movie
Samsung 3D Starter Kit exclusive / Blu-ray 3D
DreamWorks | 2001-2010 | 4 Movies | 370 min | Rated PG | Dec 01, 2010 | Martin Liebman
The Blu-ray 3D Collection of Shrek, also plays in 2D.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
- June 04, 2011
Back to School Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1986 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | May 29, 2011 | Michael Reuben
Millionaire businessman Thornton Melon enrolls in college to persuade his son, Jason, not to drop out. How will the campus' oldest freshman fit in? Will he even bother to try?
Comedy / Romance / Sport
Johnny Mnemonic Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 1995 | 97 min | Rated R | Jun 14, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits - and will kill him if the data is not removed in time - but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
Action / Sci-Fi
- June 03, 2011
Xam'd: Lost Memories, Collection 1 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2008 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 21, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a young boy on a peaceful island becomes the victim of a terrorist attack, he transforms into Xam'd, a powerful mecha capable of extreme power. Now he must discover the depth of his power, and the role he plays in a world where metal and rock meet flesh, desire, and destiny.
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Route Irish Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2010 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 23, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
fter Frankie, a British private security contractor, is killed under mysterious circumstances on the "Route Irish," a dangerous stretch of road in Baghdad, his childhood friend and fellow soldier Fergus investigates the incident, determined to find out the truth behind Frankie's death.
Drama
- June 02, 2011
Big Cats Collection Blu-ray Movie
National Geographic | 2010 | 180 min | Not rated | Apr 05, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Four National Geographic specials dealing with various species of big cats are included on this two disc set.
Documentary / Nature
Apt Pupil Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 1998 | 111 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Todd Bowden is learning about the Holocaust in high school, and recognises an old photograph of a concentration camp officer as an old man in his neighborhood. He confronts the man, Kurt Dussander, with his knowledge. Obsessed with the atrocities Dussander committed during the war, Todd begins to blackmail the old man: in exchange for the teenager's silence, Dussander must reveal his evil past. As Todd probes the old man's buried memories, indications of his evil begin to re-emerge. A game of psychological warfare begins that spirals out of control.
Drama / Thriller
The Superman Motion Picture Anthology Blu-ray Movie
Superman / Superman II / Superman III / Superman IV: The Quest for Peace / Superman Returns
Warner Bros. | 1941-2006 | 5 Movies, 7 Cuts | 906 min | Not rated | Jun 07, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Documentary / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Sci-Fi / Short / Comic book
Get Shorty Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1995 | 105 min | Rated R | May 29, 2011 | Michael Reuben
A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Comedy / Crime
- June 01, 2011
An Autumn Afternoon Blu-ray Movie
秋刀魚の味 / Sanma no aji | The Ozu Collection / Blu-ray + DVD
BFI Video | 1962 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: U | May 23, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Though the widower Shuhei has been living comfortably for years with his grown daughter, a series of events leads him to accept and encourage her marriage and departure from their home.
Drama / Foreign
Disney Parks: The Secrets, Stories and Magic Behind the Scenes Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Questar | 2010 | 167 min | Not rated | Jun 01, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and California Adventure are all profiled in this set of specials which takes viewers behind the scenes at all three parks.
Documentary / Family
Wagner: Die Walkure Blu-ray Movie
Opus Arte | 2010 | 259 min | Not rated | Apr 26, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Richard Wagner's 'Die Walküre,' as performed at the 2010 Bayreuth Festival.
Music
Rubber Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 85 min | Rated R | Jun 07, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
When Robert, a sentient, animate tire, discovers his destructive telepathic powers, he soon sets his sights on a desert town; in particular, a mysterious woman becomes his obsession.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor / Imaginary / Supernatural / Surreal
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights Blu-ray Movie
DC Universe Animated Original Movie #11 / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2011 | 84 min | Rated PG | Jun 07, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- May 31, 2011
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Blu-ray Movie
精武风云·陈真 | Collector's Edition
Well Go USA | 2010 | 105 min | Rated R | Jun 14, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A continuation of the 1995 television series Fist of Fury, Donnie Yen reprises his role as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in 'Fist of Fury' (1972). The film is set seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia boss. That man is a disguised Chen Zhen, who intends to infiltrate the mob when they form an alliance with the Japanese. Disguising himself as a caped fighter by night, Chen intends to take out everyone involved as well as get his hands on an assassination list prepared by the Japanese.
Action / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign
The Cutting Edge Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1992 | 101 min | Rated PG | Jan 11, 2011 | Michael Reuben
An uplifting romantic comedy about two complete opposites who team up for a shot at the Olympic Gold.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Sport
- May 30, 2011
Midnight Cowboy Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1969 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 02, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York to seek personal fortune but, in the process, finds himself a new friend.
Drama