New Blu-ray Reviews

Lost in Space Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1998 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 07, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Professor John Robinson, his wife Maureen, their daughters Judy and Penny, and son Will are selected to be the first family to colonize outer space. Piloted by Major Don West, the Jupiter 2 takes off to Alpha Prime, the only other habitable planet in the galaxy. En route, their spacecraft is sabotaged by arch villain Dr. Zachary Smith, who is intent on foiling their plan. When the Jupiter 2 strays dangerously off course, the Robinson family must band together and use their unique skills to complete their mission or face certain death while they remain "lost in space."

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Karate Kid Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2010 | 140 min | Rated PG | Oct 05, 2010 | Martin Liebman

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

Action / Family / Sport / Martial arts

Charade Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1963 | 114 min | Not rated | Sep 21, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A trio of crooks relentlessly pursue a young American woman through Paris in an attempt to recover the fortune her dead husband stole from them. The only person she can trust is a suave, mysterious stranger.

Comedy / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

The Return of the Living Dead Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 1985 | 91 min | Rated R | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

On his first day on the job at an army surplus store, poor Freddy unwittingly releases nerve gas from a secret U.S. military canister, unleashing an unbelievable terror. The gas re-animates a corps of corpses, who arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains! And luckily for those carnivorous cadavers, there is a group of partying teens nearby, just waiting to be eaten!

Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi

The Darjeeling Limited Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2007 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 12, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Three estranged American brothers reunite for a meticulously planned, soul-searching train voyage across India one year after the death of their father. Armed with eleven suitcases, a laminated itinerary, a can of pepper spray, a supply of over-the-counter painkillers, and a host of family conflicts ready to erupt, Francis, Peter, and Jack eventually find themselves stranded alone in the middle of the desert—at which point an unexpected new chapter in their journey begins.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama

The Peacemaker Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 124 min | Rated R | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A US Army colonel and a civilian woman supervising him must track down stolen Russian nuclear weapons before they're used by terrorists.

Action / Thriller

Battle 360: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

A&E Home Video | 2008 | 580 min | Unrated | Sep 28, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

For nearly a decade, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. The only carrier to be front and center in every major sea conflict in the Pacific, the Enterprise and her crew’s battles were marked by intense firepower, instinct and a 360-coordination between the ship, the destroyers, the aircraft above and the submarines below. In each of ten episodes, and using incredible CGI visualizations, BATTLE 360 follows the Enterprise and its men through another conflict of WWII as they fight off the enemy from the air, the sea and underwater.

Documentary / History / War

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 76 min | Rated G | Sep 21, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Tinker Bell is discovered by Lizzy, a girl with a steadfast belief in fairies. As their different worlds unite, Tink develops a special bond with the curious girl in need of a friend. As her fellow fairies launch a daring rescue, Tinker Bell takes a huge risk, putting her own safety and the future of the fairies in jeopardy.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy

The Third Man Blu-ray Movie    

StudioCanal Collection

Optimum Home Entertainment | 1949 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 13, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend Harry Lime.

Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Letters to Juliet Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray/DVD Combo

Summit Entertainment | 2010 | 105 min | Rated PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Martin Liebman

When Sophie travels to Verona in Italy, she stumbles upon an age-old superstition whereby people seeking advice in matters of the heart leave letters in the courtyard of the fictional Juliet, which are then answered by a group of volunteers known as the 'secretaries of Juliet'. When Sophie replies to one letter that has remained unanswered for 50 years, she is amazed when its author, Claire, arrives in Italy with her grandson Charlie to track down the fiance she left behind decades before. Sophie joins them on their quest through the hills of Tuscany as they search for Lorenzo, Claire's long-lost love - and soon finds herself tumbling headlong into a romance of her own.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Killers Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2010 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 07, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.

Action / Comedy / Romance / Thriller

Gardiens de l'ordre Blu-ray Movie    

Off Limits

Gaumont | 2010 | 115 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During a night patrol that goes wrong, Simon and Julie, two ordinary police officers, injure a young executive who has shot dead one of their team members for no reason. Wrongly accused of a blunder and dismissed by their superiors, they decide to prove their innocence by carrying out an investigation into the drug responsible for their attacker’s mad outburst.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Glee: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2009-2010 | 1040 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A high-school Spanish teacher becomes the director of the school's Glee club, hoping to restore it to its former glory.

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance / Teen

Vigilante Blu-ray Movie  

Blue Underground | 1982 | 89 min | Rated R | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

New York City factory worker Eddie Marino is a solid citizen and regular guy, until the day a sadistic street gang brutally assaults his wife and murders his child. But when a corrupt judge sets the thugs free, Eddie goes berserk and vows revenge. Now there's a new breed of marauder loose on the city streets, enforcing his own kind of law. His justice is swift. His methods are violent. He is the VIGILANTE.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Spartacus: Blood and Sand - The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2010 | 692 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 21, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus, a Thracian warrior captured by Romans, is enslaved into a gladiator training school owned by Batiatus and his wife Lucretia. He is forced to fight daily for his life against deadly foes, under the brutal whip of trainer Doctore. Against all odds, Spartacus' rebellious instincts, his intense love for his wife Sura and his powerful fighting skills drive him to win a series of near-impossible battles - setting in motion a revolution against the tyranny of Rome. To survive, he must become more than a man, more than a gladiator. He must become a legend.

Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Epic / Period

Breathless Blu-ray Movie    

À bout de souffle / StudioCanal Collection

Optimum Home Entertainment | 1960 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 13, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A petty criminal, wanted for the murder of a police officer, returns to Paris where he reunites with an American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

The Memphis Belle: A Story of A Flying Fortress Blu-ray Movie  

Periscope Film | 1944 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 14, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The most famous documentary to emerge from WWII, directed by William Wyler.

Documentary / History / War

Raging Phoenix Blu-ray Movie  

Deu suay doo

Magnolia Pictures | 2009 | 112 min | Rated R | Sep 14, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Deu, a girl with equally high degree of recklessness and beauty has never experienced 'true love'. One day her life changes completely when some gangsters try to kidnap her and she narrowly escapes with the help of Sanim, a sad looking stranger with a painful past. Waking up in an abandoned factory, she joins his gang of merry do-gooders who practice a form of drunken Thai break-dancing martial arts that they dub Meyraiyuth. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, join together to break the gang of kidnappers.

Action / Romance / Martial arts / Foreign

Shogun Assassin Blu-ray Movie  

AnimEigo | 1980 | 85 min | Rated R | Aug 24, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

In a time of evil and tyranny, a stone-faced ronin wanders the countryside with his young son (and a weapon-filled baby cart), hunted by the merciless minions of an evil Shogun. Once a noble samurai, he is now the most feared assassin in Japan, known only as Lone Wolf.

Action / Adventure / Martial arts

Kurokami: The Animation Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Episodes 5-8 / Black God

Bandai Entertainment | 2009 | 100 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Black God

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Comic book / Foreign