New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 12, 2024
The Valiant Ones Blu-ray Movie
忠烈圖 / Zhōng liè tú | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1974 | 102 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
The Valiant Ones 4K Blu-ray Movie
忠烈圖 / Zhōng liè tú | Masters of Cinema / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Eureka Entertainment | 1974 | 102 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
Heroes Two Blu-ray Movie
Fang Shi Yu yu Hong Xi Guan / 方世玉與洪熙官
Shout Factory | 1974 | 92 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A top Shaolin disciple escapes the Temple's destruction while being pursued by a Manchurian kung fu master, only to be captured with help from a fellow disciple who mistakes him for a bandit. A desperate rescue mission ensues.
Action / Adventure / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
- June 11, 2024
The Bride from Hell Blu-ray Movie
Gui xin niang / Gwai san leung / 鬼新娘
Shout Factory | 1971 | 79 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A young businessman marries a much sought-after beauty, unaware that she is possessed by a malevolent spirit.
Horror / Mystery / Supernatural / Foreign
Story of a Junkie Blu-ray Movie
Gringo / Blu-ray + CD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1985 | 80 min | Rated R | Apr 30, 2024 | Brian Orndorf
Critically Acclaimed documentary from director Lech Kowalski (DOA) following the life and times of a down-and-out heroin addict in 1980s New York.
Documentary
In the Land of Saints and Sinners Blu-ray Movie
Samuel Goldwyn Films | 2023 | 106 min | Rated R | May 28, 2024 | Brian Orndorf
A retired assassin gets drawn into a lethal game of cat and mouse with a trio of vengeful terrorists.
Action / Crime / Thriller
- June 10, 2024
Big Man on Campus Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition
Kino Lorber | 1989 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | May 21, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Adventures of a college wise-guy and his friend, a modern-day Quasimodo, who lives in the UCLA bell tower.
Comedy / Fantasy
Peter Gabriel: i/o Blu-ray Movie
Bright Side, Dark Side & In-Side Mixes / Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + CD
Real World Music | 2023 | 205 min | Not rated | Dec 01, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Madame Bovary Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1949 | 114 min | Not rated | Dec 12, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Lovely Emma Bovary longs for romance, glamour, possessions. Wed to a country doctor, she instead gets routine, motherhood and penny-pinching. So when she catches the eye of a handsome aristocrat, Emma risks all to reach for what she thinks will be happiness.
Drama / Romance
A Most Atrocious Thing Blu-ray Movie
Giant Interactive | 2024 | 73 min | Unrated | May 07, 2024 | Kenneth Brown
A weekend getaway becomes deadly when bad blood turns a group of friends against each other.
Comedy
Seals & Crofts: Summer Breeze Blu-ray Movie
Quadio Blu-ray Audio
Rhino Music | 1972 | 40 min | Not rated | May 03, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Blind War Blu-ray Movie
Mang zhan / 盲战
Well Go USA | 2022 | 108 min | Not rated | Jun 11, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The film tells the story of the former SWAT captain Dong Gu, permanently injured during a failed mission for which he took responsibility. After gradually getting out of the haze, his old enemy reappeared and threat his daughter.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Foreign
- June 09, 2024
Le Samouraï 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1967 | 105 min | Not rated | Jul 09, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After carrying out a hit on a nightclub owner, hitman Jef Costello discovers a witness to the killing. Before he can act, he is arrested in a sweep of suspects. Released after the witness fails to come forward, Costello goes from being the hunter to the hunted.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Clementine Blu-ray Movie
Oscilloscope Pictures | 2019 | 94 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2020 | Kenneth Brown
Reeling from a one-sided breakup, heartbroken Karen breaks into her ex's lake house in this sexy thriller. There, she strikes up a complicated relationship with provocative younger woman Lana.
Drama / Romance
Gil Evans: Svengali Blu-ray Movie
Quadio Blu-ray Audio
Rhino Music | 1973 | 41 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
Darkness Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2002 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 103 min | Unrated | May 28, 2024 | Brian Orndorf
A family's life forever changes when they move into a new home with an ancient secret! Not long after Regina begins living in her family's remote country estate, she learns that theres something horribly disturbing about the old place. Even as her parents dismiss her concerns, strange things begin to happen whenever the lights go out. Soon Regina realizes that a series of escalating supernatural events will unleash the full evil that resides in their house!
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
Fear City Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Shout Factory | 1984 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Unrated | Jul 07, 2026 | Brian Orndorf
In New York City, a psycho killer is stalking and randomly slashing and killing strippers working in various nightclubs. Matt Rossi is a former boxer trying to escape his past whom is currently employed at a talent agency which caters exotic dancers to the mafia-controlled strip clubs all over Manhattan. Matt and his business partner, Nicky, are relentlessly dogged by Al Wheeler, a persistent police detective on the case of the murdered strippers, and hoping to find something to nail both Matt and Nicky on. Matt is trying to reconcile with his former flame, Loretta, whom also works as a dancer and has a off-again, on-again drug problem. With the police constantly hounding them, and under pressure from his mob boss and other bosses to do something, Matt must somehow face his inner demons to find the killer before he strikes again.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
- June 08, 2024
Bad Lieutenant 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1992 | 97 min | Rated NC-17 | Jun 04, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A nameless New York cop is hopelessly addicted to drugs, gambling and sex. As he makes his way to various crime scenes, he is concerned only with taking bets from his fellow cops on the outcome of the ongoing National League playoffs. As his bad decisions drive him deeper into debt, his life becomes a surreal hell, with a constant intake of crack, coke, heroin and booze eroding what remains of his sanity. An investigation into the rape of a nun leads to his spiritual breakdown at the church crime scene, where he sees Jesus and the road to his salvation.
Crime / Drama
Taxi Blu-ray Movie
Samuel Goldwyn Films | 1998 | 86 min | Not rated | Apr 16, 2024 | Dr. Stephen Larson
In Marseille, France, an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel, is a Vespa pizza-delivery boy who just quit his job and became a taxi driver. With his supercharged Peugeot 406 he eludes the police while quickly transporting his fares to their destinations. Finally caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he is forced to help Émilien, a down-on-his-luck police inspector, on the trail of professional German bank robbers driving supercharged Mercedes. Trying to juggle a budding relationship with his beautiful girlfriend Lili and a need for high-speed chases, Daniel helps Émilien so that he does not lose his license and quite possibly his job.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Foreign
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 120 min | Rated PG | Feb 21, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
In the early 20th century, impoverished teenage Italian cobbler Salvatore Ferragamo sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood's go-to shoemaker during the silent era. In 1927, he returned to Italy and founded in Florence his namesake luxury brand. This feature-length documentary recounts his adventures.
Documentary / Foreign