New Blu-ray Reviews

The Hill Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 127 min | Rated PG | Oct 17, 2023 | Martin Liebman

The remarkable true-life story of Ricky Hill's improbable journey to play Major League Baseball.

Biography / Drama / Sport

Maria's Lovers Blu-ray Movie  

Code Red | 1984 | 109 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Ivan Bibic returns to his Pittsburgh PA suburb after surviving a Japanese POW camp, causing regular nightmares. All the time he remained faithfully devoted to his childhood love, fellow ethnic Yugoslavian virgin Maria Bosic. She dates him again...

Drama / Romance

Planet of the Vampires Blu-ray Movie    

Terrore nello spazio | Limited Edition

Radiance Films | 1965 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 89 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 27, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the near future the two spaceships Argos and Galliot are sent to investigate the mysterious planet Aura. As the Galliot lands on the planet her crew suddenly go berserk and attack each other. The strange event passes, but the crew soon discovers the crashed Argos - and learns that her crew died fighting each other! Investigating further, the explorers come to realize the existence of a race of bodiless aliens that seek to escape from their dying world...

Horror / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Meet John Doe Blu-ray Movie  

ClassicFlix | 1941 | 124 min | Not rated | May 21, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Soon-to-be out of work newpaper reporter Ann Mitchell prints a phony note from "John Doe" claiming he will commit suicide on Christmas Eve in protest of the state of civilization. Public response mandates Ann and the paper produce a John Doe, so they find former baseball pitcher "Long John" Willoughby. John Doe's speeches, written by Ann, inspire people across the country, until D.B. Norton plots to use the movement for his own gain.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Fallen Leaves Blu-ray Movie  

Kuolleet lehdet

MUBI | 2023 | 81 min | Not rated | Apr 09, 2024 | Kenneth Brown

The film tells the story of Ansa, a supermarket shelf-stocker on a zero-hour contract, later a recyclable plastic sorter, and Holappa, a sandblaster, an alcoholic, later an ex-alcoholic, whose paths have accidentally crossed and who, despite adversity and misunderstandings, try to build some kind of relationship on the harsher side of the welfare state.

Comedy / Drama / Foreign

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Blu-ray Movie  

Oscilloscope Pictures | 2008 | 95 min | Unrated | Dec 17, 2019 | Kenneth Brown

On November 5, 2001, Dr. Andrew Bagby was murdered in a parking lot in western Pennsylvania; the prime suspect, his ex-girlfriend Dr. Shirley Turner, promptly fled the United States for St. John's, Canada, where she announced that she was pregnant with Andrew's child. She named the little boy Zachary. Filmmaker Kurt Kuenne, Andrew's oldest friend, began making a film for little Zachary as a way for him to get to know the father he'd never meet. But when Shirley Turner was released on bail in Canada and was given custody of Zachary while awaiting extradition to the U.S., the film's focus shifted to Zachary's grandparents, David & Kathleen Bagby, and their desperate efforts to win custody of the boy from the woman they knew had murdered their son. What happened next, no one ever could have foreseen…

Documentary

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1998 | 118 min | Rated R | Jun 04, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Journalist Raoul Duke and his lawyer Dr. Gonzo drive from L.A. to Las Vegas on a drugs binge. They nominally cover news stories, including a convention on drug abuse, but also sink deeper into a frightening psychedelic otherworld. As Vietnam, Altamont, and the Tate killings impinge from the world of TV news, Duke and Gonzo see casinos, reptiles, and the American Dream.

Adventure / Crime / Drama / Dark humor / Surreal

Secret Beyond the Door Blu-ray Movie  

4K Restoration

Kino Lorber | 1947 | 99 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with hardly a second thought. She finds his New York home full of his strange relations, and macabre rooms that are replicas of famous murder sites. One locked room contains the secret to her husband's obsession, and the truth about what happened to his first wife.

Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

The Nun's Story Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1959 | 149 min | Not rated | May 14, 2024 | Randy Miller III

Gabrielle Van Der Mal gave up everything to become a nun. But her faith and her vows are forever being tested: first in the missionary Congo hospital where she assists the brilliant and handsome Dr. Fortunati and then at the mother house in France when World War II has broken out and the nuns are forbidden by the order to take sides.

Drama

Crimson Peak 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 2015 | 119 min | Rated R | May 28, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Young author Edith Cushing discovers that her charming new husband is not who he appears to be.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Period

Intimate Lessons Blu-ray Movie  

Quality X / Slipcover Limited to 3000 Copies

Vinegar Syndrome | 1982 | 76 min | Rated X | Apr 29, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Sexually frustrated swingers spend a weekend of sexual explorations in Sir Aubrey's mansion. When one of them tries leaving early after even rejecting hostess Lady Amanda herself, she spikes his drink and rapes him till emission.

Drama / Erotic

The Addams Family 1 & 2 Double Feature 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2019-2021 | 2 Movies | 179 min | Rated PG | May 07, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Comic book

The Addams Family 2 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2021 | 93 min | Rated PG | May 07, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Everyone's favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, "The Addams Family 2." In this all-new movie, we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with "scream time." To reclaim their bond, they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong?

Animation / Comedy / Comic book

The Addams Family 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2019 | 87 min | Rated PG | May 07, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Members of the mysterious and spooky Addams family -- Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday, Uncle Fester and Grandma -- are readily preparing for a visit from their even creepier relatives. But trouble soon arises when shady TV personality Margaux Needler realizes that the Addams' eerie hilltop mansion is standing in the way of her dream to sell all the houses in the neighborhood.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Comic book

The Crimson Charm Blu-ray Movie  

Xue fu men / Huet foo mun / 血符門

Shout Factory | 1971 | 100 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The tale of a noble swordsman and a one-armed swordswoman who find themselves up against the evil Crimson Charm gang of thieves and thugs.

Action / Drama / Foreign

Santo vs. the Riders of Terror Blu-ray Movie  

Santo contra los jinetes del terror | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1970 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 78 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Mar 26, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a group of violent lepers escapes from a sanitarium, - robbing several farms, residents of the town demand the the sheriff - take action. Meanwhile, a local criminal joins forces with the lepers - to commit even more robberies. As the disfigured madmen keep the - entire town indoors with its reign of terror, the sheriff has no - choice but to call on the only man who can help--legendary wrestling - superhero, Santo!

Action / Thriller / Western / Foreign

Brothers Five Blu-ray Movie  

Wu hu tu long / Ng foo tiu lung / 五虎屠龍

Shout Factory | 1970 | 106 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The 5 Kao brothers, separated since childhood, are unaware that the master Teng Lung Manor, Lung Chen-feng has killed their father. All five, however, seek to defeat the vicious gangsters at the Manor.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

Lady of Steel Blu-ray Movie  

Huang jiang nu xia / Fong kong lui hap / 荒江女俠

Shout Factory | 1970 | 88 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

A young swordswoman named Fang Ying-qi sets out to join a gathering of the martial world's leading warriors under the banner of Lord Xia and the Flying Dragon Clan. Their mission is to defend their country against invading forces.

Action / Adventure / Foreign

Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War: Part 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition

Viz Media | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 26, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign

Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid Blu-ray Movie  

Mercury Studios | 1981 | 120 min | Not rated | May 10, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The only Queen concert ever filmed in its entirety, this 1981 Montreal Live Aid performance has been digitally restored and remixed. Featuring dynamic front man Freddie Mercury, the band puts on a high-octane show for a crowd of excited fans. Songs include "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions," "Somebody to Love," "Get Down Make Love," "Under Pressure," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," "Killer Queen," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and many more.

Documentary / Music