New Blu-ray Reviews

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations: Set 17 Blu-ray Movie  

Kawaki Goes Undercover / Episodes 256-273

Viz Media | 2022 | 415 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 26, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Kawaki goes to the Ninja Academy! Undercover on a mission to protect a princess, he enrolls at the Academy along with Himawari. Although Kawaki struggles with academy life, he manages to befriend his watch, Princess Kae. But suddenly kidnappers run off with Himawari! Later, Kawaki’s true identity is almost uncovered during the rehearsal for a play about the Legendary Sannin. Things go from bad to worse when Kae is kidnapped as well and Kawaki comes face-to-face with a dangerous assassin!

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

A Story of Floating Weeds / Floating Weeds Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1934-1959 | 2 Movies | 206 min | Not rated | May 07, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

See individual titles for their synopses.

Drama / Foreign

Kompromat Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2022 | 127 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A French diplomat must escape an FSB plot in Siberia.

Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - The Complete Season Blu-ray Movie  

Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 700 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 05, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Masquerading as Oshtor, Haku leads the group and vows to protect the princess while she recovers. In her absence, one of the Eight Pillar Generals scrambles for the throne, throwing the nation into war. Can Haku gather enough allies despite his deception?

Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / War / Foreign

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Super Extra - Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

ピーター・グリルと賢者の時間 Super Extra / Peter Grill to Kenja no Jikan: Super Extra

Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 150 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 09, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

The heat is on again for Peter Grill as the world's most powerful warrior finds himself in the crosshairs of the lusty ladies who seek a penetrating infusion of his potent DNA to create the perfect offspring. Why can't they accept that he just wants to marry his fiancé and concentrate on being a hero and fighting goblins and stuff? Oh wait, they probably do it because, despite his sister's desperate efforts to keep him from wandering astray, this is one Peter who keeps ending up in the wrong… er… place at the wrong time. So, you really can't blame the girls for trying when they've got a proven working strategy.

Anime / Comedy / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign

Hot Spur Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1968 | 91 min | Not rated | Apr 30, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A deranged stablehand kidnaps the wife of a ranch owner to avenge the rape of his sister.

Action / Drama / Western / Erotic

The Playgirls and the Vampire Blu-ray Movie  

L'ultima Preda del Vampiro / Curse of the Vampire | Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1960 | 81 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Made in 1960, Piero Regnoli's THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE is one of the earliest Italian horror films. After skipping out on an unpaid hotel bill, a busload of curvaceous showgirls is forced off the road by a thunderstorm. They prevail on the hospitality of a nearby castle, where the reclusive Count Kernassy nearly orders them away—until he sees Vera, a leggy dancer who's a dead ringer for his beautiful ancestor Margherita! Unfortunately, Vera is also attractive to the Count's 200-year-old, bloodthirsty ancestor—who's a dead ringer for his descendant!

Horror / Foreign

Herencia Diabólica Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Degausser Video | 1993 | 78 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

A diabolic clown doll murders people that are cruel to him.

Horror / Foreign

Otaku Elf: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

江戸前エルフ / Edomae Elf

Sentai Filmworks | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-PG | Apr 23, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Koito Koganei works as the teenage shrine maiden at the Takamimi Shrine, catering to the whims of its resident: a centuries-old elf who loves video games as much as she hates going outside. Line up your offerings for the otaku elf: Some energy drinks, chips, and video games will do nicely, and watch her new friends scramble to keep up.

Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

Killer Nun Blu-ray Movie    

2K Restoration | Suor Omicidi

Shameless | 1979 | 88 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Apr 15, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A demented nun tortures and kills patients while having a sexual relationship with another nun.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

The Dangers in My Heart: Season 1 Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

僕の心のヤバイやつ / Boku no kokoro no yabai yatsu

Sentai Filmworks | 2023 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 30, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

Kyotaro Ichikawa occupies the lowest rung on his school’s social ladder. The self-described lone wolf fancies he’s one bad day away from a meltdown, and this wannabe troubled teen daydreams of ways to disrupt class and shatter his peers’ peaceful school lives… but even this bad egg feels his heart skip a beat around Anna Yamada, his gorgeous classmate who’s as goofy as Kyotaro is gloomy! Turns out Anna and Kyotaro are two oddball peas in a pod, and neither of them are who they appear to be at first glance. As facades fade and their true selves emerge, will Kyotaro and Anna defy their expectations of each other — and of themselves?

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign / Coming of age

Insomniacs After School: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2023 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 05, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

In the small city of Nanao, insomniac Ganta Nakami tries to catch a nap in his school's abandoned astronomical observatory. There he stumbles upon a sociable and carefree girl named Isaki Magari who has the same problem. The two form an awkward friendship and reestablish their school's defunct astronomy club.

Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Comic book / Foreign

The Departed 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2006 | 151 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2024 | Randy Miller III

In South Boston, the state police wants to end the reign of powerful mob boss Frank Costello. A young rookie, Billy Costigan, is assigned to infiltrate Costello's mob. Another young cop, Colin Sullivan, is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But Colin is working for Costello, keeping the crime boss one step ahead of the police. Each man becomes consumed by his double life, but when it becomes clear to both the mob and the cops that they have moles in their midst, Billy and Colin must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

The Departed 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2006 | 151 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2024 | Randy Miller III

In South Boston, the state police wants to end the reign of powerful mob boss Frank Costello. A young rookie, Billy Costigan, is assigned to infiltrate Costello's mob. Another young cop, Colin Sullivan, is among a handful of elite officers whose mission is to bring Costello down. But Colin is working for Costello, keeping the crime boss one step ahead of the police. Each man becomes consumed by his double life, but when it becomes clear to both the mob and the cops that they have moles in their midst, Billy and Colin must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Black Bullet: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

ブラック・ブレット / Burakku Buretto

Sentai Filmworks | 2014 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 02, 2024 | Neil Lumbard

It’s been 10 years since mankind was nearly wiped out by a parasitic virus known as Gastrea. With the survivors of war-torn Japan now forced to live within a protective barrier of monoliths, the Gastrea threat is diminished but still present. When a Gastrea does rear its ugly head, it’s up to the government employed Civil Security agents to take them down. Enter Promoter Rentaro Satomi and his Initiator, Enju Aihara, as they battle this growing threat that may soon overtake humanity once again.

Action / Anime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Bananas Blu-ray Movie  

Sandpiper Pictures | 1971 | 82 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 20, 2022 | Kenneth Brown

Woody Allen's second film as a director, co-writer and star takes parody to the extreme with a brilliant send-up of everything from relationships to dictatorships. An early example of what Allen called his 'slapdash' approach to comedy, BANANAS' broad, fast humor and rapid-fire witticisms form a dazzling kaleidoscope of "inspired ingenuity and comic artistry" (Look Magazine). When bumbling product-tester Fielding Mellish (Allen) is jilted by his girlfriend, Nancy (Louise Lasser), he heads to the tiny republic of San Marcos for a vacation...only to become kidnapped by rebels! Once the band of rebels seize power, their leader goes crazy, and they replace him with Mellish, thinking he can save the country. But when Mellish is nabbed by the FBI, he is put on trial for subversion and in a side-splitting courtroom showdown — including the most hilarious self-cross examination ever — Woody Allen proves beyond a doubt that he is not only our most gifted satirist...he's a master comic artist.

Comedy

3 Godfathers Blu-ray Movie  

Also includes Three Godfathers [1936] / Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1936-1948 | 2 Movies | 106 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2024 | Randy Miller III

See individual titles for details.

Action / Drama / Western

The Bat Woman Blu-ray Movie  

La Mujer Murciélago | Bat Woman | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1968 | 81 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Batwoman is called to investigate a whacked-out scientist that is capturing wrestlers and using their spinal fluid to create a Gill Man.

Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign

Priceless Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2016 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 14, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Desperately in need of money in hopes of regaining custody of his daughter, James embarks on a cross-country delivery for cash-no questions asked. But when he discovers what he is delivering is actually who, the questions in his mind begin haunting him mercilessly.

Drama / Romance

A Street Cat Named Bob Blu-ray Movie  

Cleopatra | 2016 | 102 min | Unrated | May 09, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.

Biography / Comedy / Drama / Family