New Blu-ray Reviews

Terms of Endearment 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Presents #42 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1983 | 132 min | Rated PG | Nov 14, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Tarzan, the Ape Man Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1932 | 100 min | Not rated | Dec 12, 2023 | Randy Miller III

A British trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa for a fortune in ivory, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes.

Action / Adventure / Romance

Carry On Cowboy Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint | 1965 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Marshall P. Knutt (Jim Dale), a former sanitary engineer, becomes the sheriff of Stodge City in the Wild West and must help a young woman beat the Rumpo Kid (Sid James), the outlaw who shot her father.

Comedy / Western

Little Miss Marker Blu-ray Movie  

The Girl in Pawn

Kino Lorber | 1934 | 80 min | Not rated | Mar 07, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Young Marthy "Marky" Jane (Shirley Temple) is left by her father as a makeshift marker for his $20 bet, but when he commits suicide, the little girl finds herself in the custody of his bookie, Sorrowful Jones (Adolphe Menjou)

Comedy / Drama / Family

Leave It to Beaver: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1957-1963 | 6 Seasons | 5580 min | Not rated | Nov 14, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Inspired by real-life experiences, Leave It to Beaver built the blueprint for quintessential sitcom families with the relatable comic adventures of Ward, June, Wally, and young Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver. From neighborhood mischief to misunderstandings at school and at home, Beaver and his family bring hilarious laughs, wholesome life lessons, and endless entertainment across 234 beloved episodes spanning six memorable seasons that have become as much a part of Americana as baseball and apple pie.

Comedy / Family

The Dog Who Stopped the War Blu-ray Movie  

La guerre des tuques [Slipcover Ed on Retailer]

Canadian International Pictures | 1984 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 89 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Two groups of children become involved in an increasingly elaborate snowball war.

Adventure / Comedy / Family / Foreign

Scrapbook Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 2000 | 95 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

A young woman named Clara is captured by a serial killer named Leonard who records his "life story" by keeping a scrapbook of his many victims. In addition to adhering Polaroids, scraps of clothing, and other small trophies to the pages, Leonard has forced his victims to personally write in the scrapbook about their individual ordeals. Clara is beaten, raped, starved, and locked up like an animal, filthy and naked. She is forced to write in the scrapbook, adding her agony to the pages. She soon realizes that her only hope for survival is to manipulate Leonard through her writings in his cherished scrapbook.

Horror / Thriller

The Exorcist: Believer Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 111 min | Rated R | Dec 19, 2023 | Justin Dekker

When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

The Exorcist: Believer 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 111 min | Rated R | Dec 19, 2023 | Justin Dekker

When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil, who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

Shame Blu-ray Movie  

Skammen

Criterion | 1968 | 104 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Former musicians Jan Rosenberg and his wife, Eva, have left the city to avoid a civil war and now live on a rural island where they tend a farm. While the situation seems idyllic, the couple's isolation begins to wear on their relationship, and eventually the armed conflict that they've tried to flee arrives on the quiet island in the form of soldiers. Try as they might, Jan and Eva ultimately can't evade either the war or their own marital problems.

Drama / War / Foreign

Butcher's Crossing Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2022 | 107 min | Rated R | Dec 26, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

A frontier epic about an Ivy League drop-out as he travels to the Colorado wilderness, where he joins a team of buffalo hunters on a journey that puts his life and sanity at risk. Based on the highly acclaimed novel by John Williams.

Drama / Western

Valmont Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1989 | 137 min | Rated R | Nov 28, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman.

Drama / Romance / Period

Ernest & Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia Blu-ray Movie  

Ernest et Célestine: Le voyage en Charabie

Shout Factory | 2022 | 80 min | Not rated | Jan 16, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

A new adventure takes Ernest and Celestine back to Ernest’s country, Gibberitia, to fix his broken violin. This exotic land is home to the best musicians on earth and music constantly fills the air with joy. However, upon arriving, our two heroes discover that all forms of music have been banned there for many years – and for them, a life without music is unthinkable. Along with their friends and a mysterious masked outlaw, Ernest and Celestine must try their best to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Music / Foreign

Queen of Earth Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

IFC Films | 2015 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 30, 2024 | Brian Orndorf

Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together.

Drama / Psychological thriller

Cause for Alarm! Blu-ray Movie  

ClassicFlix | 1951 | 75 min | Not rated | Jan 16, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ellen Brown's husband George descends into a dark world of dementia brought on by a heart condition. Convinced that his pretty wife and his doctor are plotting to kill him, George concocts a list of evidence along with a letter for the district attorney disclosing his suspicions. Unknowingly, she mails the incriminating letter.

Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

Godland Blu-ray Movie  

Vanskabte Land

Criterion | 2022 | 143 min | Not rated | Nov 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, his mission and morality.

Drama / Foreign / Period

JFK 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition | Theatrical on BD / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 206 min | Rated R | Dec 19, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

New Orleans District Attorney discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

Crime / Drama / History / Mystery / Thriller / Epic / Period

Desperation Road Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 123 min | Rated R | Nov 14, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

A woman and her young daughter are caught in the crossfire when whiskey, guns, and the desire for revenge violently intersect in a tough-and-tumble Mississippi town.

Action / Thriller

Rudy 4K Blu-ray Movie  

30th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1993 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 127 min | Unrated | Nov 14, 2023 | Martin Liebman

All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good enough, not smart enough, not big enough. But nothing can stop his impossible dream of playing football for Notre Dame. From the time he was a young boy, Rudy is determined to join the Fighting Irish. But his blue-collar family only laughs at his ambitions - they know Rudy will follow his father and brother to the local steel mill. And, for four long years after high school, he does just that. But some dreams won't die, as Rudy proves when he goes to heroic, occasionally hilarious, lengths to win admission to Notre Dame. Once there, he becomes a walk-on player, serving as little more than a human tackling dummy against the startling players. Bloodied but unbeaten, Rudy wins the respect of legendary coach Ara Parseghian and the other Irish players, who give him one shot at gridiron glory. Based on a true story.

Biography / Drama / Sport

King on Screen Blu-ray Movie  

Dark Star Pictures | 2022 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 105 min | Not rated | Dec 26, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

In 1976, Brian de Palma directs Carrie, the first novel by Stephen King. Since, more than 50 directors adapted the master of horror's books, in more than 80 films and series, making him now, the most adapted author still alive in the world.

Documentary