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Home- December 21, 2023
Shreck Blu-ray Movie
Terror Vision | 1990 | 85 min | Unrated | Sep 26, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Roger, Neil, and Mike are horror movie fans who have a mock seance to bring Nazi psycho Max Shreck back from the dead. Unfortunately, the seance works and Shreck wreaks havoc in our time and in his.
Comedy / Horror
Cannibal Campout Blu-ray Movie
Terror Vision | 1988 | 88 min | Unrated | Jul 18, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Four teenagers on an outing in the woods are attacked by a trio of mutant cannibals.
Horror
- December 20, 2023
Mississippi Mermaid Blu-ray Movie
La sirène du Mississipi
Kino Lorber | 1969 | 123 min | Not rated | Feb 14, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In this tale of obsessive love, based on Cornell Woolrich's WALTZ INTO DARKNESS, wealthy plantation owner Louis Mahé, of Réunion Island, falls madly in love with his mail-order bride, Julie, despite the fact that she is not quite what she seems — and is, in fact, a lot worse. Even after becoming the victim of her deleterious influences and discovering that she is not the woman with whom he had been corresponding, Louis allows himself to be drawn into a downward spiral of criminality and a self-injurious lifestyle just to prove his undying devotion to this French femme fatale.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Foreign
American Nightmare Blu-ray Movie
Terror Vision | 2002 | 91 min | Rated R | Sep 26, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
A deranged female serial killer stalks seven young people whom phone a radio call-in show to discuss their darkest fears and a night-long game of cat-and-mouse is put into motion by the darkly sinister-looking murderess.
Horror
The Warriors Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1979 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 93 min | Rated R | Dec 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A battle of gigantic proportions looms in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police five to one; and tonight, they're all after the Warriors—a street gang blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader's death.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Warriors 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Arrow | 1979 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 93 min | Rated R | Dec 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A battle of gigantic proportions looms in the neon underground of New York City. The armies of the night number 100,000; they outnumber the police five to one; and tonight, they're all after the Warriors—a street gang blamed unfairly for a rival gang leader's death.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Office Christmas Party 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2016 | 105 min | Rated R | Dec 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman
When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shuts down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...
Comedy / Holiday
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 556 min | Not rated | Dec 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show will follow the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
Adventure / Sci-Fi
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season Two 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 556 min | Not rated | Dec 19, 2023 | Martin Liebman
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series features fan favorites from Season Two of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series follows Captain Pike and the crew in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Adventure / Sci-Fi
Snatchers Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 97 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2020 | Randy Miller III
After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant—with an alien.
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Captives Blu-ray Movie
Terror Vision | 1988 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 84 min | Unrated | Jul 18, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
When Nikki is released from prison after being sentenced for a crime she didn’t commit, she and her deranged brothers Chick and Paulie set out to expose ex-husband Barry to his family by forcing them to watch videos of the very real horrors he enjoys perpetrating. As the cruel theater scene plays out, the captors descend into mania and the captives fight for their lives in a shocking tale of excess and abuse.
Drama / Horror
- December 19, 2023
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Kino Lorber | 1958 | 69 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An Earth rescue expedition goes to Mars to rescue an earlier mission and finds only one survivor, the expedition leader Col. Carruthers. He is under arrest and will face a court-martial on his arrival back on Earth. No one believes his fantastic story of a Martian monster that methodically killed all of the members of his crew, one by one, until only he was left. On the return trip however, they realize the monster is on board and living on the lower decks. It begins to attack the crew who quickly become concerned about their own survival...
Horror / Sci-Fi
Carmen Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2022 | 116 min | Rated R | Jul 11, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
A modern-day reimagining of one of the classical opera 'Carmen'.
Drama / Musical
Blood & Treasure: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2022 | 539 min | Not rated | Oct 11, 2022 | Kenneth Brown
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
Action / Adventure / Drama
Blood & Treasure: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 533 min | Not rated | May 17, 2022 | Kenneth Brown
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
Action / Adventure / Drama
Avatar 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 162 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An ex-Marine finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic
Avatar: The Way of Water 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2022 | 193 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Avatar 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 178 min | Not rated | Dec 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An ex-Marine finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar, a human mind in an alien body, he finds himself torn between two worlds, in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of the indigenous people.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic
August Underground's Penance Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Unearthed Films | 2007 | 84 min | Not rated | Dec 19, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
Has someone ever handed you a movie, not telling you one thing about it, only telling you to watch it. What if that tape was the personal home video of two sociopaths on a killing spree? This is their home movie, for their eyes-only. This is August Underground's PENANCE. The third and final film in the AU franchise Directed By Fred Vogel and Starring Cristie "Crusty" Whiles. PENANCE shows the dark decline of the two nameless killers from the previous films as they continue to videotape their madness on their path to destruction.
Horror
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
からかい上手の高木さん / Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 72 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 28, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Why did Takagi decide to start teasing Nishikata? Why did it take so long for him to realize that he liked her not-so-subtle attentions? It’s hard to say, but it’s clear that they were dancing around each other for quite a while before they could admit how they really felt. And now they’re taking care of a little one together! Okay, it’s a kitten, and it’s just until they can find its mother, but it’s still a lot of responsibility. It’s also one more way to learn about each other as they approach the end of their last summer in junior high. And yes, there’ll be more than just teasing... Whether it’s just catching fireflies or going to big festivals.
Anime / Comedy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign