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Home- January 03, 2025
Rampo Noir Blu-ray Movie
乱歩地獄 | Ranpo jigoku | Limited Edition
Arrow | 2005 | 134 min | Not rated | Jan 07, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Four filmmakers from completely different backgrounds bring their radically personal takes to the stories of Japan's celebrated master of the macabre, Edogawa Rampo.
Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Beyond the Wasteland Blu-ray Movie
M
Well Go USA | 2023 | 99 min | Not rated | Jan 07, 2025 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the near future, a virus has transformed almost all of Humanity into bloodthirsty Infected. Among the survivors, Marko, seven years old, is fiercely protected by his father, a seemingly cruel man who hides a heavy secret. Because the young boy is not a child like the others: he carries within him a unique gift. While the Infected multiply, Marko's survival represents the last chance to save the human species from extinction...
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- January 02, 2025
The NeverEnding Story 4K Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #365 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Imprint | 1984 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 101 min | Rated ACB: PG | Dec 04, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When young Bastian borrows a mysterious, ornately-bound book, he never dreamed turning a page would draw him into a shimmering fantasy world of racing snails, hang-glider bats, soaring luckdragons, puckish elves, a Childlike Empress, the brave warrior Atreyu and a slab-faced walking quarry called a Rock Biter.
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy
The Las Vegas Hillbillys Blu-ray Movie
Country Music / Country Music, U.S.A.
VCI | 1966 | 90 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
When Woodrow Wilson Weatherby, a Tennessee wood hauler, inherits a Las Vegas casino from his uncle, he goes to investigate the property, only to find that it comes with a $38,000 debt and a couple of persistent creditors. But Woody's Aunt Clementine has some ideas they hope can turn the business around.
Comedy / Musical
Black Lightning: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2019-2020 | 673 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 27, 2020 | Kenneth Brown
Jefferson Pierce is a hero to his community, as the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that serves as a beacon of hope in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the meta-human power to harness and control electricity, he kept the streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. Now, with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the cross hairs of the menacing local gang, the 100, Black Lightning must return.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Black Lightning: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2018-2019 | 674 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 27, 2020 | Kenneth Brown
Jefferson Pierce is a hero to his community, as the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that serves as a beacon of hope in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the meta-human power to harness and control electricity, he kept the streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. Now, with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the cross hairs of the menacing local gang, the 100, Black Lightning must return.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Cheerleaders' Wild Weekend Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition | The Great American Girl Robbery
MVD Visual | 1979 | 86 min | Rated R | Dec 17, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A busload containing three cheerleading teams from three different schools who are heading to compete against each other is hijacked by terrorists and the girls are kidnapped.
Comedy / Crime
Housekeeping for Beginners Blu-ray Movie
Domakinstvo za Pocetnici
Universal Studios | 2023 | 107 min | Rated R | Jul 02, 2024 | Justin Dekker
A queer woman is forced to raise her partner's daughter who herself doesn't want to be a mother.
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
- January 01, 2025
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Blu-ray Movie
The Star Beast / Wild Blue Yonder / The Giggle
BBC | 2023 | 3 Seasons | 180 min | Rated TV-PG | Dec 10, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Their time has come! David Tennant and Catherine Tate return as the Doctor and Donna for three special episodes. The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor’s old friend, Donna. The Tardis takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake. The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win. Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, David Tennant, Catherine Tate
Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Karnal Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Kani | 1983 | 112 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
A groom takes his city bride to his hometown to settle in his father's house. Struck by her uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the patriarch is driven to lust after his daughter-in-law. When things come to a head, a violent family quarrel ensues and leads to tragedy. A middle-aged spinster recounts the tale to reveal her identity and trace the downfall of the landowning clan trapped in the past.
Drama / Foreign
Batwoman: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019-2020 | 844 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 18, 2020 | Kenneth Brown
Kate Kane, armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Comic book
- December 31, 2024
The Italian Connection Blu-ray Movie
La mala ordina / Black Kingpin / Manhunt
RaroVideo U.S. | 1972 | 100 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is framed for the theft.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign
The Line Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Utopia Distribution | 2024 | 101 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2025 | Brian Orndorf
Tom, a passionate "brother" of his fraternity, is charmed by the promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But as a classmate outside of his social circle named Annabelle enters his life, his devotion begins to falter. Once the scheduled hazing of new fraternity members comes to a disturbing head, Tom is faced with the decision of a lifetime.
Drama
The Holdovers 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 2023 | 133 min | Rated R | Dec 17, 2024 | Brian Orndorf
A rebellious student, a notoriously disliked professor and the school’s head chef form an unlikely bond when they are the only ones left on-campus for Christmas break, helping one another understand that they are not beholden to their past.
Comedy / Drama / Period / Holiday
Stopmotion Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2023 | 93 min | Rated R | Jun 11, 2024 | Randy Miller III
A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.
Animation / Horror
The Talk of the Town 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1942 | 119 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Thriller
Cat Ballou Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1965 | 96 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
A prim schoolteacher turns outlaw queen when the railroad steals her land.
Comedy / Western
Assassin Club Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 111 min | Rated R | Jun 06, 2023 | Justin Dekker
An assassin is given a contract to kill seven people around the world only to discover the targets are also assassins who have been hired to kill him.
Action
Heavy Traffic Blu-ray Movie
Sandpiper Pictures | 1973 | 77 min | Rated R | Dec 17, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.
Animation / Comedy / Drama
The Conversation 4K Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1974 | 114 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A lone surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller