New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 22, 2024
BLUELOCK: Season 1 Part 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | May 28, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
Isagi, Rin, Bachira, Aryu, and Tokimitsu team up as more players are eliminated. But after they’re crushed by the World Five, the Blue Lock program could be shut down entirely. Will the JFU give them one last chance to keep their dream alive?
Anime / Drama / Sport / Thriller / Teen / Comic book / Foreign
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | May 14, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
Emotions run high at the office, which can be a problem for a snow spirit descendant like Himuro. For him, feelings turn into snowmen and blizzards. But lately, the icy outbursts occur most when Fuyutsuki is near. Can Himuro keep his cool when she’s around?
Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign
- June 21, 2024
The Cleanse Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2016 | 80 min | Rated R | May 21, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
A heartbroken man attends a spiritual retreat and discovers the regimen releases more than just toxins.
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy
Purple Rain 4K Blu-ray Movie
40th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1984 | 111 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2024 | Randy Miller III
A talented musician with a promising career struggles with family issues, romantic tributlations and a brewing revolt by the members of his band.
Drama / Music / Musical / Romance
Enter the Clones of Bruce Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 2023 | 94 min | Not rated | Jun 25, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Within hours of his 1974 funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce hundreds of unauthorized biopics, spin-offs and rip-offs starring a competing roster of Bruce Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, ‘Bruceploitation’ would become a staple of global cinema. Director David Gregory – whose award-winning documentaries include LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON – now examines this fascinating phenomenon via interviews with Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Liang and Dragon Lee; martial arts legends like Angela Mao, David Chiang, Phillip Ko and Sammo Hung; and the producers, directors, distributors and experts – along with copious clips from the films themselves – that for the first time reveal the history, controversy and legacy behind one of the most bizarre genres in movie history.
Documentary
Monkey Man Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2024 | 121 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2024 | Justin Dekker
Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything
Action / Mystery / Thriller / Martial arts
Monkey Man 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2024 | 121 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2024 | Justin Dekker
Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything
Action / Mystery / Thriller / Martial arts
Dr. Stone: Season Three, Part One Blu-ray Movie
New World / Blu-ray + DVD
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 275 min | Rated TV-14 | May 21, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
The Kingdom of Science is on a journey of discovery! As Senku and friends set sail with his latest inventions, a dangerous new threat awaits in the distance. Can they keep course for the treasure island, or will they sink to the bottom of the stone world?
Action / Adventure / Anime / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign
Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army: The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 27, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
After being fired from the Demon King's Army, Dariel is completely at a loss for what comes next. But when he saves a beautiful stranger, he finds refuge in her small human village. Now he's living among former enemies while keeping his past job a secret.
Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Foreign
By the Grace of the Gods: Season 2 Blu-ray Movie
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 23, 2024 | Neil Lumbard
Adjusting to life without the Jamil family, Ryoma travels between Gimul and the town of Lenaf, taking on new challenges as he goes. Between expanding his business, battling smash boars, and inventing cool items, being a slime tamer couldn’t be more fun!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign
Seal: Seal II Blu-ray Movie
Limited Deluxe Edition | Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + CD
Rhino Music | 1994 | 50 min | Not rated | Jun 14, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Seal is the second eponymous studio album by British singer Seal. The album was released in 1994 on ZTT and Sire Records and features the worldwide smash hit single "Kiss from a Rose".
Music
- June 20, 2024
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 4K Blu-ray Movie
20th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2004 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 94 min | Unrated | Jul 02, 2024 | Martin Liebman
Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated news anchorman. While he is outwardly willing to adjust to the idea of females in the workplace -- even outside of secretarial positions -- he certainly doesn't want his own job challenged. Keeping that in mind, it's no wonder that the arrival of Veronica Corningstone, an aspiring newswoman, is, in Ron's eyes, not the studio's most welcome addition. After Veronica pays her dues covering so-called female-oriented fluff pieces (think cat fashion shows and cooking segments), the ambitious Veronica sets her eyes on the news desk; more specifically, on Ron's seat behind it. Not unpredictably, Ron doesn't take the threat lightly, and it isn't long before the rival newscasters are engaged in a very personal battle of the sexes.
Comedy / Romance / Period
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert Blu-ray Movie
Liberator Film Studios | 2024 | 143 min | Not rated | Jun 04, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Celebrate 80 years of Rodgers & Hammerstein with this landmark anniversary concert. Hear your favorite R&H songs performed by stars Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, Lucy St. Louis, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, with special appearances by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Rita Moreno!
Music
American Fiction Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 117 min | Rated R | Jun 18, 2024 | Randy Miller III
English professor and author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, with the intent to expose the hypocrisies of the publishing industry.
Comedy / Drama
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Release, Original Theatrical Release, and Final Preview Cut
Criterion | 1973 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 117 min | Rated R | Jul 02, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons -- his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend, Billy the Kid.
Drama / History / Western
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 4K Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Release (4K/BD), Original Theatrical Release (4K/BD), and Final Preview Cut (BD) / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1973 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 117 min | Rated R | Jul 02, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An aging Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons -- his sole purpose being to bring down his old friend, Billy the Kid.
Drama / History / Western
Classroom of the Elite: 2nd Season Blu-ray Movie
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 07, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Ayanokoji teams up with Horikita, who’s convinced she can ascend to a higher class. After surviving the island, they enjoy a luxury cruise - but a treacherous new test begins. Will students work for their class, their group, or themselves?
Anime / Comedy / Romance / Foreign
The Rising of the Shield Hero: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 29, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Iwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and fighting the Waves of Catastrophe as the Shield Hero. Excited by the prospect of a grand adventure, Naofumi sets off with his party. However, merely a few days later, he is betrayed and loses all his money, dignity, and respect. Unable to trust anyone anymore, he employs a slave named Raphtalia and takes on the Waves and the world. But will he really find a way to overturn this desperate situation?
Action / Adventure / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign
- June 19, 2024
Prison Walls: Abashiri Prison I-III Blu-ray Movie
Abashiri Prison / Another Abashiri Prison Story / Abashiri Prison: Saga of Homesickness | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 3 Movies | 270 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Crime / Foreign
Abashiri Prison Blu-ray Movie
網走番外地 / Abashiri bangaichi | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two prisoners are handcuffed together at Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido, a bitterly cold region. They are the chivalrous Shinichi Tachibana, who ran away from his poor farming family and entered the world of the yakuza, and is serving time in prison for an injury case, and Gonzo Gonda, a veteran with five previous convictions for robbery, rape, and attempted murder. Even in the common room, the two of them rebel against each other. Tachibana's sentence is almost up, but Gonda has plans to escape before that.
Action / Crime / Foreign