New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 22, 2011
The Universe: The Complete Season Five Blu-ray Movie
A&E Home Video | 2009 | 376 min | Not rated | Jan 11, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Travel through the galaxies and explore extraterrestrial phenomenon with this sweeping examination of the universe from The History Channel, which uses state-of-the-art computer technology to take viewers up close to distant planets and stars. Topics include black holes, comets, alien galaxies, star deaths, the moon, the interior of the sun and much more. All 13 episodes from the first season are included, plus the bonus episode "Beyond the Big Bang."
Documentary / History / Nature
Michael Clayton Blu-ray Movie
M6 Video | 2007 | 120 min | Apr 30, 2008 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Michael Clayton is an in-house "fixer" at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Drama / Thriller
White Wedding Blu-ray Movie
Image Entertainment | 2009 | 101 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Groom-to-be Elvis and his best man Tumi get lost on a road trip to the wedding and meet a young English doctor who recently cancelled her own wedding.
Comedy / Romance
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 117 min | Rated R | Jan 25, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
An in-depth look at New York governor Eliot Spitzer, who many believed was on his way to becoming president. Spitzer's rapid rise suddenly turned into a dramatic fall when he was caught paying for high ticket prostitutes. And as Spitzer fell, so did the financial markets. Here, a tale of hubris, sex and power unfolds.
Documentary
- January 21, 2011
Secret Reunion Blu-ray Movie
Ui-hyeong-je / 의형제
KD MEDIA | 2010 | 116 min | Rated KMRB: 15+ | Dec 23, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A North Korean spy and a former South Korean agent form a tense partnership.
Action / Drama / Thriller / Foreign
Nowhere Boy Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 99 min | Rated R | Jan 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A chronicle of John Lennon's teenage years. Liverpool, 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen-year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over him: Mimi the aunt who raised him, and Julia, the prodigal mother. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into the new and exciting world of rock 'n' roll and meets the teenage Paul McCartney.
Biography / Drama / Music
- January 20, 2011
Mao's Last Dancer Blu-ray Movie
Mongrel Media | 2009 | 117 min | Not rated | Jan 04, 2011 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A drama based on the autobiography by Li Cunxin. At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet...
Biography / Drama / Music / Romance
Saw: The Final Chapter 3D Blu-ray Movie
Saw 3D / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 90 min | Unrated | Jan 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bobby Dagen, a man whose own dark secrets unleash a new wave of terror.
Crime / Horror / Thriller
Kind Blu-ray Movie
Audio only / Blu-ray + SACD
Naxos | 2010 | 47 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A collection of traditional and modern choral pieces from Norway performed by Grammy nominated Ensemble 96.
Music
- January 19, 2011
Dead Space: Aftermath Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2011 | 78 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2011 | Martin Liebman
The End was only the Beginning. The year is 2509 and not only has Earth lost contact with the Ishimura and Isaac Clarke, but now also the USG O’Bannon, the first responder ship sent to rescue them. Four crew members of the O’Bannon have survived. But what happened to the rest of the crew? What were they doing? What secrets are they keeping? All to be revealed…in the Aftermath! — Dead Space: Aftermath is a fast paced, horrifying thrill ride told through the perspective of the four survivors by several renowned international directors. Dead Space: Aftermath is an animated film that bridges the storyline between the video games Dead Space and Dead Space 2.
Animation / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Cell Blu-ray Movie
La Cellule
Alliance | 2000 | 107 min | Rated CA: 18 | Jul 07, 2009 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An FBI agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Freakonomics Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2010 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 18, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
Freakonomics is the highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally best-selling book about incentives-based thinking by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years.
Documentary
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 / Prokoviev: Piano Concerto No.3 Blu-ray Movie
Abbado - Lucerne Festival
EUROARTS | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
National Geographic: Collapse Blu-ray Movie
National Geographic | 2010 | 97 min | Not rated | Sep 21, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman
National Geographic reveals a vivid look into the future to our descendants in the year 2310 as they set out on scientific expedition to find the single factor that tore modern society apart. Based on the book by Jared Diamond.
Documentary
City Under Siege Blu-ray Movie
全城戒備 / Chun sing gai bei
Universe Laser & Video Co. | 2010 | 112 min | Rated IIB | Oct 28, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
While in Malaysia, Sunny and a few of his circus performer friends go for a treasure hunt, stumbling upon barrels of bio-chemicals left from the war. Upon returning, some of the members are mutating due to inhaling the bio-chemicals but Sunny seems fine from the exposure. They gain extraordinary superhuman powers. The leader of the entertainment outfit Chang Tai Chu decides to use this newfound strength to do evil. As there is an increase of crime in the city, the media and the police get involved.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
UFC: Ultimate Heavyweights Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 224 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2010 | Martin Liebman
No synopsis for this title.
Sport
Stone Blu-ray Movie
Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 105 min | Rated R | Jan 18, 2011 | Martin Liebman
A convicted arsonist looks to manipulate a correctional officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing his beautiful wife in the lawman's path.
Drama / Thriller
- January 18, 2011
Gounod: Mireille Blu-ray Movie
Inva Mula/Minkowski / Opéra national de Paris
Harmonia Mundi | 152 min | Not rated | Jan 11, 2011 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Animal Kingdom Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2010 | 113 min | Rated R | Jan 18, 2011 | Martin Liebman
Welcome to the terrifying Melbourne crime underworld, where tensions are on the brink of exploding between felons and renegade cops. The Cody brothers, a gang of armed robbers, are initiating their nephew Joshua 'J' into their frightening world after the death of his mother and under the watchful eye of his matriarchal grandmother, Smurf, who seems to be pulling the strings. Pope, the oldest brother, tries unsuccessfully to come to terms with the fact that his partner, Barry 'Baz' Brown, wants out of the game. Craig, the middle brother, deals and does cocaine while youngest brother Darren is fighting with his conscience. J quickly comes to believe that he is a player in this world, but soon discovers that the entire situation is far larger and more menacing than he could ever imagine and must determine how the game is played and choose his place in this brutal animal kingdom.
Crime / Drama
Rob Roy Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1995 | 139 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2011 | Casey Broadwater
In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.
Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / War / Period