New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 04, 2011
My Soul to Take Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2010 | 107 min | Rated R | Feb 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A serial killer returns to his hometown to stalk seven children who share the same birthday as the date he was allegedly put to rest.
Horror / Thriller
The Servant Blu-ray Movie
Bang Ja Jeon | 방자전 | CJ 009 | First Press Limited Edition
CJ Entertainment | 2010 | 125 min | Rated KMRB: 18+ | Nov 19, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A servant and his master fall for a beautiful singer in this period film inspired by a classic Korean fable.
Drama / History / Romance / Erotic / Foreign
Kurokami: The Animation Volume 3 Blu-ray Movie
Episodes 9-12 / Black God
Bandai Entertainment | 2009 | 100 min | Not rated | Oct 05, 2010 | Dustin Somner
Black God
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Comic book / Foreign
- February 03, 2011
A Beautiful Mind Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2001 | 135 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 25, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash, Jr. experiences it all. A mathematical genius, he made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery once he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over this tragedy, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
Biography / Drama / Period
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop Blu-ray Movie
A Simple Noodle Story / 三枪拍案惊奇
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 90 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Wang is a miserable yet cunning noodle shop owner in a desert town in China. Feeling neglected, Wang's wife secretly goes out with Li, one of his employees. A timid man, Li reluctantly keeps the gun the landlady bought for 'killing her husband later'. However, not a single move they make escapes the boss's notice, and he decides to bribe patrol officer Zhang to kill the illicit couple. It looks like a perfect plan: the affair will come to a cruel but satisfying end, or so he thinks, but the equally wicked Zhang has an agenda of his own that will lead to even more violence.
Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
Welcome to the Rileys Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 111 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A couple driven apart by the death of their daughter are brought back together when they meet a troubled young woman.
Drama
Let Me In Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 116 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Teen / Supernatural / Period / Coming of age
Never Let Me Go Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2010 | 104 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Three childhood friends reunite as adults to look back on their days at Hailsham, a seemingly idyllic but markedly offbeat boarding school in rural England. As the former classmates journey into their shared past, painful memories of love, jealousy and betrayal are brought to the surface, and the sinister secret at the heart of their unusual upbringing is finally revealed.
Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Dead Man Walking Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1995 | 123 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Crime / Drama
Psych:9 Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 98 min | Rated R | Feb 22, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A psychological thriller about a troubled young woman working nights at a recently closed hospital that may be connected to a series of gruesome murders.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Good Morning Blu-ray Movie
お早よう / Ohayō / The Ozu Collection / Blu-ray + DVD
BFI Video | 1959 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: U | Jan 17, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two young boys stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
- February 02, 2011
You Again Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 105 min | Rated PG | Feb 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Successful public relations pro Marni heads home for her older brother's wedding and discovers that he's marrying her high school arch nemesis, who's conveniently forgotten all the rotten things she did so many years ago. Then the bride's jet-setting aunt bursts in and Marni's not-so-jet-setting mom comes face to face with her <i>own</i> high school rival.
Comedy / Family / Romance
Secretariat Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 123 min | Rated PG | Jan 25, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Despite knowing nothing about horse racing, stay-at-home mum Penny Chenery agrees to take over the Meadow Stables in Virginia after her father falls ill. With the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin, Chenery manages to overcome the odds by navigating her way through an aggressive, male-dominated business and ultimately producing the champion racehorse, Secretariat, who becomes the first Triple Crown winner for 25 years in 1973.
Drama / Family / History / Sport
Enter the Void Blu-ray Movie
Full-Length Director's Cut
MPI Media Group | 2009 | 161 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
The story of a young man, Oscar, who after the brutal death of his parents, makes a promise to his sister never to leave her, no matter what, but is killed at the hands of corrupt police.
Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Surreal
The Thomas Crown Affair Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1968 | 102 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Four men pull off a daring daytime robbery at a bank, dump the money in a trash can and go their separate ways. Thomas Crown, a successful, wealthy businessman, pulls up in his Rolls and collects it. Vickie Anderson, an independent insurance investigator, is called in to recover the huge haul. She examines the people who knew enough about the bank to have pulled the robbery and discovers Crown. After starting a tight watch on his every move, she begins seeing him socially.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Heist
The Color Purple Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 1985 | 154 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 25, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Drama / Period
- February 01, 2011
The Manchurian Candidate Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1962 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 01, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A U.S. Army hero returns to New York from Korea but has been mysteriously programmed by Communists to assassinate a presidential nominee. When his Army buddy becomes suspicious of the goings-on, he is on the trail to stop him.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Life as We Know It Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 08, 2011 | Kenneth Brown
Holly Berenson is an up-and-coming caterer and Eric Messer is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, the only thing they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter, Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in the world, Holly and Eric are forced to put their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find some common ground while living under one roof.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Moss Blu-ray Movie
Iggi
Art Service | 2010 | 164 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A city boy visits a remote village to find out the reason behind his father’s strange death. The locals are watching his every move and are eager to see him leave. As he starts to investigate, the village’s sinister secrets begin to unravel.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
- January 31, 2011
Night Catches Us Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 90 min | Rated R | Feb 01, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
In 1976, after years of mysterious absence, Marcus returns to the Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age in the midst of the Black Power movement. While his arrival raises suspicion among his family and former neighbors, he finds acceptance from his old friend Patricia and her daughter. However, Marcus quickly finds himself at odds with the organization he once embraced, whose members suspect he orchestrated the slaying of their former comrade-in-arms. In a startling sequence of events, Marcus must protect a secret that could shatter everyone's beliefs as he rediscovers his forbidden passion for Patricia.
Drama / Romance