New Blu-ray Reviews

Dr. Giggles / Otis Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1992-2008 | 2 Movies | 195 min | Not rated | Jul 06, 2010 | Martin Liebman

Dr. Giggles: night-prowling surgical M.D. (as in Maniacally Deranged) takes a vengeful whack - or saw, scalpel, stomach pump or whatever else he finds in his little black bag of medical malpractice - at teens, cops, and other residents of a once-pleasant town. Otis: Otis has everything he needs for the prom: the corsage, the convertible, the cool baby-blue tux (not to mention the fully equipped torture chamber in his basement). He even has the girl -- a pretty blonde he's named Kim -- who is dying to be his date. Literally.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller

Tin Man Blu-ray Movie  

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2007 | 265 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Small-town waitress DG has always felt like an outsider and experienced strange, recurring visions of a magical storm. However, dreams soon become reality when the evil witch Azkadellia transports DG and her parents to the Outer Zone. Set in the spirit of L. Frank Baum's classic.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Steamboat Bill, Jr. Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1928 | 71 min | Not rated | Jul 06, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

The mild-mannered son of a steamboat captain caught in the middle of the bitter rivalry between his father and another Mississippi riverboat owner.

Action / Comedy / Drama / Family / Romance

The Red Shoes Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1948 | 135 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A young ballerina is torn between her art and her romance with a young composer.

Drama / Music / Romance

Casanova Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 112 min | Rated R | Jan 23, 2007 | Jeffrey Kauffman

For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova (Ledger) is about to meet his match with an alluring Venetian beauty, Francesca (Miller), who does the one thing he never thought possible refuse him. Through a series of clever disguises and scheming ruses, he manages to get ever closer to Francesca. However, he is playing the most dangerous game he has ever encountered one that will risk not only his life and reputation but his only chance at true passion.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Blu-ray Movie  

Män som hatar kvinnor

Music Box Films | 2009 | 153 min | Rated R | Jul 06, 2010 | Dustin Somner

In 1966, 16-year old Harriet Vanger disappeared without a trace from a family gathering on the island owned by the powerful Vanger family. Nearly 40 years later, disgraced magazine journalist Mikael Blomqvist is contacted by Harriet's uncle, powerful industrialist Henrik Vanger, who asks him to write the history of the Vanger family and find out what happened to Harriet. Joining forces with troubled young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander, Mikael starts to delve into the past of the Vanger family – and unearths a history more sinister and violent than he could ever have imagined.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Seven Swords Blu-ray Movie  

七劍 / Qi jian

Vivendi Visual Entertainment | 2005 | 153 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in seventeenth century China. The inhabitants of Manchuria, under the Qing dynasty, have extended their dominion over the entire country. While the masters of martial arts gather to prepare nationalist revolts, the new government--seeking to maintain order -- emits a decree prohibiting martial arts. Wind of Fire, an official in the previous dynasty, hopes to take advantage of this situation by contributing to the enforcement of the new law. Avid, cruel and immoral, Wind of Fire plunders North-Western China, and his goal is to reach the final objective, to destroy the Martial Arts Village. Fu Qingzhu, a former executioner from the previous dynasty, wants to stop this brutality at any cost and prepares to save the Fortress at Bowei. He takes Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban with him, traveling to Mount Paradise to beseech the help of Incandescent Shadow, a hermit and master of arms who guides a group of disciple-swordsmen. Master Incandescent Shadow agrees to help them, ordering four of his best disciples to depart. Thus the group of Seven Swords is formed, and their heroic journey begins!

Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period

A Single Man Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2009 | 101 min | Rated R | Jul 06, 2010 | Martin Liebman

In Los Angeles 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner, Jim. George dwells on the past and cannot see his future as we follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters, ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after Jim. George is consoled by his closest friend Charley, a 48 year old beauty who is wrestling with her own questions about the future. A young student of George's, Kenny, who is coming to terms with his true nature, stalks George as he feels in him a kindred spirit. A romantic tale of love interrupted the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition and ultimately the importance of the seemingly smaller moments in life.

Drama / Period

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Blu-ray Movie  

Rounder | 2010 | 107 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The history of Canadian rock trio Rush, from their early years in Toronto, through each of their landmark albums and up to the present day. The film features extensive interviews with all three band members - Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart - as well as contributions from contemporaries and admirers including Gene Simmons (Kiss), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Kirk Hammett (Metallica) and actor Jack Black.

Documentary / Music

Sanctuary: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Entertainment One | 2009 | 585 min | Jun 15, 2010 | Dustin Somner

Dr. Helen Magnus is a beautiful and enigmatic scientist who seeks out all manner of monstrous creatures. Aided by her protege, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman, and her fearless daughter Ashley, the Sanctuary team tracks down, studies and protects the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.

Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Guyver The Bioboosted Armor: Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

FUNimation Entertainment | 2005-2006 | 625 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 22, 2010 | Dustin Somner

While investigating a mysterious explosion near his school, Sho Fukamachi happens upon the Chronos Corporation's greatest weapon: a techno organic suit of bio armor known as "the Guyver". But Chronos is determined to conceal its secrets at any cost. Sho soon finds himself relentlessly pursued by its army of horrific bio-monsters. With nowhere to run, Sho is forced to call upon the fearsome power of the Guyver and rip his opponents limb from limb in a desperate struggle for survival.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign

Ondine: Royal Ballet Blu-ray Movie  

Opus Arte | 2009 | 114 min | May 25, 2010 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Brooklyn's Finest Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Starz / Anchor Bay | 2009 | 133 min | Rated R | Jul 06, 2010 | Martin Liebman

With personal and work pressures bearing down on them, three police officers face daily tests of judgment and honor in one of the world's most difficult jobs.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Insomnia Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2002 | 118 min | Rated R | Jul 13, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Invited to Nightmute, Alaska, to head a murder case, a veteran LAPD detective finds his investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on him – and by personal guilt over a second crime that may be real...or a figment of his increasingly unstable consciousness.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Last Man Standing / The Last Boy Scout Blu-ray Movie  

Action Double Feature

Warner Bros. | 1991-1996 | 2 Movies | 206 min | Rated R | Jul 06, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor

Take Off Blu-ray Movie    

국가대표

Eos | 2009 | 137 min | Not rated | Mar 22, 2010 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Five men go for the gold as members of Korea's national ski jumping team.

Drama / Sport / Foreign

Samurai Princess Blu-ray Movie  

Samurai purinsesu: Gedô-hime

Well Go USA | 2009 | 83 min | Not rated | May 25, 2010 | Dustin Somner

When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (adult video star Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades' souls. Transformed into an android, she sets out to avenge their deaths. Dai Mizuno co-stars as the princess's human partner in this Kengo Kaji-directed gore fest that features breast grenades, detachable chainsaw limbs, deadly guitar riffs and more.

Action / Horror / Foreign

The Stepfather Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1987 | 89 min | Rated R | Jun 15, 2010 | Martin Liebman

A seemingly average man, after murdering his entire family, remarries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

The Warlords Blu-ray Movie  

Tau ming chong

Magnolia Pictures | 2007 | 113 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2010 | Casey Broadwater

During the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, General Pang barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and then joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu and Wu Yang. After fighting back attackers from a helpless village, the three men take an oath to become “blood brothers,” but things quickly turn sour and the three men become embroiled in a web of political deceit, and a love triangle between Pang, Er Hu and a beautiful courtesan.

Action / Drama / History / War / Martial arts / Foreign / Melodrama / Period

Battlestar Galactica: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2005-2006 | 963 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 06, 2010 | Kenneth Brown

Deep in the universe, cybernetic Cylons have all but wiped out the human race, laying waste to the Twelve Colonies of Man. Cast out, the few survivors aboard the Battlestar Galactica search for a so-called 13th colony: the mythical planet Earth.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi