New Blu-ray Reviews

The Ghost Writer Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray/DVD Combo

Summit Entertainment | 2010 | 128 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

After his predecessor perishes under mysterious circumstances, a ghostwriter agrees to help a former British prime minister finish his memoirs, but the author finds himself in danger when he uncovers a web of secrets and corruption.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

The Legend Blu-ray Movie  

方世玉 / The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 1993 | 100 min | Rated R | Aug 10, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A carefree young martial arts expert gets involved with a government official's daughter just as he discovers his family is part of a rebel resistance movement. While his fighting ability and charm made him a local champion, his epic battle for freedom would make him a legendary hero.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / History / Martial arts / Foreign

La Planète Sauvage Blu-ray Movie    

Fantastic Planet / Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1973 | 72 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 02, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

On planet Ygam, the Draags (an alien race of blue giants) keep the human-like Oms as domesticated pets. An Om called Terr manages to escape enslavement with a Draag learning device, which he uses to educate the savage Oms — and begins to organize an Om revolt.

Animation / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign / Surreal

Parasomnia Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2008 | 103 min | Rated R | Jul 13, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Laura Baxter is a young woman suffering from parasomnia or 'sleeping beauty condition', a rare syndrome that causes its sufferers to literally sleep their lives away. When art student Danny Sloan visits his friend in the secure psychiatric unit where Laura is incarcerated, he is drawn to the mysterious dreaming girl. But the hospital is also home to notorious serial killer Byron Volpe, and he too has set his sights on Laura. Can Danny save her from Volpe's evil intentions?

Horror / Romance / Thriller

Margot Blu-ray Movie  

BFS Entertainment | 2009 | 85 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

The glamorous but turbulent life of Britain's first international ballet superstar, Margot Fonteyn. Her pairing with Russian émigré Rudolph Nureyev not only caused a worldwide sensation but also created the most legendary ballet partnership of all time.

Biography / Drama / History

Gettysburg: The Battle and the Address Blu-ray Movie  

Discovery Channel | 2008 | 90 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2009 | Casey Broadwater

Through dramatic reenactments and computer graphics, viewers can closely examine the Battle of Gettysburg, which was the bloodiest confrontation of the Civil War, as well as President Abraham Lincoln's unforgettable speech, the Gettysburg Address. Not only does this historical documentary impressively recreate each event, it also clearly explains their significance within the context of the nation's bloodiest war.

Documentary / History / War

Accidents Happen Blu-ray Movie  

Image Entertainment | 2009 | 92 min | Rated R | Jul 27, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

Gloria Conway is the sharp-tongued mom of a family strangely cursed with a streak of bad luck. But as life takes unexpected detours, Gloria manages to tear apart her pain to find the humor in even the toughest things that happen to her. When her teenage son Billy uncharacteristically lets off some steam in a series of scandalous pranks, the tragic results are something no one could have predicted. But with the love of his family and some unexpected help, Billy sees the magic behind life�s oddest accidents.

Comedy / Drama

Hierro Blu-ray Movie    

Optimum Home Entertainment | 2009 | 89 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jul 26, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

While travelling by ferry to the island of El Hierro, María loses her young son Diego. Has he fallen overboard? Has he been abducted? Nobody knows. Diego simply vanishes. Six months later, María is fighting to overcome the pain of her loss, to pick up the pieces and continue with her life, when she receives an unexpected call. A child's body has been discovered; she must return to El Hierro. On the island, in this strange and threatening landscape, surrounded by sinister, malevolent characters, María is forced to confront her worst nightmares. As she travels the terrible path that may lead to her son, María will make the most unbearable discovery of all- that some mysteries should be never be revealed.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Foreign

Humanoids from the Deep Blu-ray Movie  

Roger Corman's Cult Classics

Shout Factory | 1980 | 80 min | Not rated | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Something horrendous is happening in the sleepy fishing village of Noyo. An aquaculture experiment has gone very wrong and the results—fishlike humanoids—are rising from the sea to spawn their vengeance.

Horror

Stargate Universe 1.5 Blu-ray Movie  

SG-U 1.5

20th Century Fox | 2010 | 537 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Stranded billions of miles from Earth on an Ancient ship known as the Destiny, the passengers encounter adventures beyond their wildest dreams as they struggle to survive.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

The Killing Room Blu-ray Movie  

Experiment Killing Room

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2009 | 93 min | Rated R | Aug 10, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Four strangers are recruited as volunteers in a scientific research study. But they soon find that they are pawns in a classified government program to determine the breaking point of the human mind. As the experiments are conducted with each unwilling participant, the sterile white room becomes a horrible nightmare where the endgame is survival itself.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Piranha Blu-ray Movie  

Roger Corman's Cult Classics

Shout Factory | 1978 | 94 min | Rated R | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A secret government project involving the breeding of mutant piranhas, gets way out of hand when the piranhas are accidentally released into the lake of a nearby summer camp.

Horror / Sci-Fi

The Diplomat Blu-ray Movie  

False Witness / Blu-ray + DVD

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2009 | 188 min | Not rated | Aug 10, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A British diplomat is arrested on charges of working with Russian mafia. After death threats to his wife, they are taken into protective custody. Then the MI6 shows up with a new piece of the puzzle.

Action / Crime / Mystery / Thriller

Y Tu Mamá También Blu-ray Movie    

And Your Mother Too

Icon Productions | 2001 | 102 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jul 26, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Foreign / Coming of age

After.Life Blu-ray Movie  

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 103 min | Rated R | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

After a horrific car accident, Anna wakes up to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon preparing her body for her funeral. Confused, terrified and feeling still very much alive, Anna doesn't believe she's dead, despite the funeral director's reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. Eliot convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot, Anna is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death. But Anna's grief-stricken boyfriend Paul still can't shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot isn't what he appears to be.

Drama / Horror / Thriller

Deadliest Catch: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Discovery Channel | 2007 | 564 min | Not rated | Feb 05, 2008 | Kenneth Brown

Forty-foot waves, freezing temperatures and a nearly 100-percent injury rate. Crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea is one of the world's most dangerous jobs. But it's also one of the most lucrative, offering tens of thousands of dollars for a few days' work. Follow one group of ambitious men as they battle harsh conditions and intense competition in the frenzied search for an undersea jackpot.

Documentary / Nature

The Horseman Blu-ray Movie  

Screen Media | 2008 | 96 min | Rated R | Jun 15, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Peter Marshall's powerhouse role as a father traveling in Australia, seeking vengeance for the murder of his daughter. Brutal, gritty, and emotionally taut, the movie illustrates a hugely compelling take on the often misinterpreted revenge film.

Thriller

Home Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2008 | 98 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

A family refuses to leave their country home to make way for the construction of a new road. Gradually cut off and disconnected from the world, they end up shutting themselves in.

Drama / Foreign

Road to Perdition Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2002 | 117 min | Rated R | Aug 03, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A mob hit man's son in Depression-era Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road.

Crime / Drama / Comic book / Period

Cairo Time Blu-ray Movie    

Souvenirs du Caire

Mongrel Media | 2009 | 90 min | Rated CA: PG | Jan 19, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A woman arrives in Cairo to meet her husband only to be told he is unavoidably delayed in Gaza and has in turn sent his friend, a retired Egyptian U.N. security officer, to meet her at the airport. The brief love affair that follows catches them both completely off guard.

Drama / Romance