New Blu-ray Reviews

The Secret in Their Eyes Blu-ray Movie  

El Secreto de Sus Ojos

Sony Pictures | 2009 | 129 min | Rated R | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Benjamin Esposito, a retired criminal court employee, decides to write a novel. He draws on his own past as a civil servant for a true story in which he was once very directly involved. In 1974, his court was assigned an investigation into the rape and murder of a beautiful young woman.

Drama / Mystery / Romance / Foreign

The Graduate Blu-ray Movie    

StudioCanal Collection

Optimum Home Entertainment | 1967 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 13, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Dark humor / Coming of age

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Blu-ray Movie  

DC Universe Animated Original Movie #9 / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 78 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 28, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as Superman’s. When Darkseid gets wind of this, he has the Kryptonian abducted and brought under his control on Apokolips. It’s up to Batman and Superman to retrieve the Kryptonian, forcing them to infiltrate Darkseid’s hostile world where superpowerful threats lurk around every corner.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1978 | 116 min | Rated PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

San Francisco residents are slowly being replaced by replicas, and it's up to a handful of humans to stop the invasion!

Horror / Sci-Fi

Frozen Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 28, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Three snowboarders are stranded on a ski chairlift taking them to the last run of the day. When the ski patrol switches off the night lights, the threesome realize with growing panic and dread that they’ve been left behind, dangling high off the ground with no way down. With the resort closed until the following weekend, and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death.

Drama / Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Get Him to the Greek Blu-ray Movie  

2-Disc Unrated Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2010 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 114 min | Unrated | Sep 28, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Aaron Green gets things done. The ambitious 24-year-old has been given a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.'s world famous Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a huge comeback tour. His record mogul boss, Sergio Roma, gives him one warning: "The artist is the worst person on Earth. Turn your back on him at your own peril." British rocker Aldous Snow is a brilliant musician, but due to a bad break up and nose-diving career, has fallen off the wagon and is now a drunken disaster. Weary of "yes men" and scared he's entered the "greatest hits" moment in his career, Snow's in the midst of a nihilistic downward spiral. When he learns his true love, model/pop star Jackie Q, is in Los Angeles, Aldous makes it his quest to win her back--right before kick-starting his world domination. As the countdown to the concert begins, one innocent young man must navigate a minefield of London drug smuggles, New York City brawls and Vegas lap dances to deliver his charge safe and, sort of, sound--all while trying to remain faithful to his med student girlfriend. He may have to coax, lie to, enable and party with Aldous, but Aaron will get him to the Greek

Comedy

Echoes of the Rainbow Blu-ray Movie    

岁月神偷 / Sui yuet san tau

Mei Ah | 2010 | 120 min | Rated IIA | Jun 05, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A semi-autobiographical look at Alex Law's childhood during 1960s Hong Kong. A struggling father from Guangzhou, an iron-willed mother supporting the family and their kids face countless challenges from the changing world.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Ichi the Killer Blu-ray Movie  

Koroshiya 1

Tokyo Shock | 2001 | 124 min | Not rated | Feb 23, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Welcome to a world where violence is a virtue and depravity is a way of life. This is the underside of Shinjuku, and the Home of Kakihara, a sadistic Yakuza killer. He relentlessly tears apart the underworld searching for the man who killed his boss. The mastermind behind the plot is Jijii, an ex-cop bent on turning the gangsters of Japan against one another. His trump card is a physically powerful lunatic who is constantly on the verge of snapping. This madman is Ichi, the killer, and him and Kakihara, the streets will run red with blood...

Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign / Surreal

Rick Steves: Eastern Europe From North to South Blu-ray Movie  

Perseus | 180 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Documentary

The Order Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2003 | 102 min | Rated R | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil and the terrifying knowledge that there is a fate worse than death.

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Open Water / Open Water 2: Adrift Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2004-2006 | 2 Movies | 174 min | Rated R | Aug 31, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Open Water: Based on true events, the film follows an American couple who embark on an island getaway to escape their workaholic lifestyles and marital problems. Daniel and Susan, both certified scuba divers, board a local dive boat full of other vacationers for an underwater tour of the reef. Due to a series of innocent miscommunications and a distracted crew, the couple is accidentally left behind. As isolation sets in, they turn to one another for support but quickly fall apart. Soon they are prompted to question their own fate as they fight to stay alive in the chilling open waters of the shark-infested ocean. Open Water 2: Adrift: Based on a harrowing true story about a weekend cruise aboard a luxury yacht that goes horribly awry for a group of old high school friends who forget to lower the ladder before they jump into the ocean for a swim. The boat proves impossible to climb, leaving them adrift, miles from shore. As the reality of the situation sinks in, the friends begin to turn on each other. Soon the exhaustion of keeping afloat and the struggle to get back on board begin to take a terrible toll. What started as a joyful reunion becomes a fight for survival!

Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller

Beauty and the Beast Blu-ray Movie  

Diamond Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 1991 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 92 min | Rated G | Oct 05, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

In a quaint French village during the late 18th century, Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman, finds escape from her ordinary life, and the advances of a boorish suitor, Gaston, by reading books. Meanwhile, off in a castle in the distance, a cruel young prince is cast under the spell of an enchantress who turns him into a tormented beast, while transforming his servants into animated household objects. In order to remove the curse, the Beast must discover a true love who will return his affection before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose. When Belle’s inventor father stumbles upon the Beast’s castle and is taken prisoner, Belle comes to the rescue and agrees to take her father’s place. With the help of the castle’s enchanted staff, she sees beneath the Beast’s exterior and discovers the heart and soul of a human prince.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

The Experiment Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 96 min | Rated R | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Selected to participate in a two-week research project, a group of men agree to play inmates and guards in a simulation of life within a state prison. But as the 24 volunteers slip deeper into their roles, power corrupts, fears escalate and the experiment spins horribly out of control.

Drama / Thriller

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 5 Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2009 | 254 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

From Internet dating and in-vitro fertilization, to an uproarious road trip to the Grand Canyon, Season Five is loaded with seductions, interventions, back-stabbings, and beat-downs. You’ll find Dennis’s fool-proof method for scoring with chicks (that no one else seems to grasp), Frank wearing skinny jeans, and, of course, Flipadelphia! Brace yourself for a shot of laugh-out-loud insanity and see what’s on tap at Paddy’s Pub, the worst—and funniest—bar in the world!

Comedy / Dark humor

Modern Times Blu-ray Movie    

Charlie Chaplin: The Collection / Blu-ray + DVD

Park Circus | 1936 | 87 min | Rated BBFC: U | Aug 23, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The Tramp struggles to live in a modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

Comedy / Drama

The Amityville Horror Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2005 | 89 min | Rated R | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

In November 1974, a family of six was brutally murdered. Now, a year later, an unsuspecting young couple and their children move into the house that was the site of the horrific event and is now haunted by a murderous presence. What follows is 28 days of unimaginable terror. With demonic visions of the dead and relentless screams of terror, this is the haunted house story that isn't just a movie - it's real.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

Iron Man 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2010 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 28, 2010 | Martin Liebman

With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances -- and confront powerful enemies.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Comic book

Icy Killers Blu-ray Movie  

Topics Entertainment | 2010 | 50 min | Unrated | Aug 10, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Meet the great white shark's smaller, faster cousin: the salmon shark.

Documentary / Nature

The Secret of Moonacre Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2008 | 103 min | Rated PG | Sep 21, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in the 1840s the story follows Maria Merryweather, a 13-year-old orphan on her journey to the mysterious Moonacre Manor. There she finds herself in a crumbling house of secrets and mystery in a world caught up in time. Maria discovers that she is the last Moon Princess and she has only until the next full moon to undo the misdeeds of her ancestors and save the Moonacre estate from disappearing forever. Although she is aided by a stable of wonderful characters and magical beasts, it is only by self-sacrifice and perseverance that she will be able to reunite lost loves and warring families, and bring peace to the magical world of Moonacre.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Period

The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2009-2010 | 529 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 14, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Worlds collide in Season 3! A love affair with Penny has opened a big, wide, wonderful world of romance for Leonard. But Sheldon likes the world just the way it was, thank you. All of which makes for a zany comic triangle with brainy, clueless Sheldon and practical, grounded Penny hilariously vying for the role of hypotenuse.

Comedy / Romance