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Home- November 13, 2023
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection Blu-ray Movie
魔法少女リリカルなのはReflection / Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection
Discotek Media | 2017 | 106 min | Unrated | Aug 29, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
A pair of researchers stays behind on their dying planet of Eltria with their two daughters, Amitie and Kirie, in hopes of finding a way to revive the planet. But when the husband Granz falls ill it seems their dream of reviving the planet will die. Against her older sister's wishes, Kirie sets off with her childhood friend Iris to seek help from a distant alternate world. They arrive in Japan on Earth to search for the key to their planet's regeneration. There, they meet Nanoha, Fate and Hayate.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time Blu-ray Movie
シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 𝄇 / Shin Evangerion Gekijōban
Shout Factory | 2021 | 154 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
The fourth and final film in the four-part silver-screen remake of sci-fi anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is set immediately after the events of You Can (Not) Redo. After Shinji Ikari almost caused the fourth impact, himself along with Asuka Shikinami Langley and Rei Ayanami walk around Tokyo in search of temporary shelter in order to recover before attempting to prevent Gendo Ikari's plans.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Teen / Foreign
Evangelion: 3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time 4K Blu-ray Movie
シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 𝄇 | Collector's Edition | IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 2021 | 156 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
The fourth and final film in the four-part silver-screen remake of sci-fi anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is set immediately after the events of You Can (Not) Redo. After Shinji Ikari almost caused the fourth impact, himself along with Asuka Shikinami Langley and Rei Ayanami walk around Tokyo in search of temporary shelter in order to recover before attempting to prevent Gendo Ikari's plans.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Teen / Foreign
Gran Turismo 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2023 | 135 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 07, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver. Based on a true story.
Action / Biography / Drama / Sport
Gran Turismo Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2023 | 135 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 07, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
The ultimate wish fulfilment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional race car driver. Based on a true story.
Action / Biography / Drama / Sport
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 4K Blu-ray Movie
Lenticular Cover / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2022 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 21, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Descendants of the Red Ribbon Army's sinister leaders have renewed their quest for world domination. As their two ultra-powerful androids seek their own brand of justice against Earth's heroes, Piccolo and Gohan, must push their powers to new limits!
Action / Anime / Fantasy / Martial arts / Foreign
The J. Geils Band: Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle Blu-ray Movie
Quadio Blu-ray Audio
Rhino Music | 1974 | 41 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle is the fifth studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on September 25, 1974, by Atlantic Records.
Music
Blue Steel Blu-ray Movie
Vestron Collector's Series / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1990 | 102 min | Rated R | Nov 14, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- November 12, 2023
The Nun II Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 110 min | Rated R | Nov 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit The Nun follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak -- The Demon Nun.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
The Nun II 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 110 min | Rated R | Nov 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
1956 - France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit The Nun follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak -- The Demon Nun.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
Irwin Allen: Master of Disaster Collection Blu-ray Movie
Flood! / Fire! / Beyond the Poseidon Adventure / Hanging by a Thread / When Time Ran Out... / Cave-In! / The Night the Bridge Fell Down
Shout Factory | 1976-1983 | 7 Movies, 9 Cuts | 906 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
See individual titles for their synopsis.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Nature / Thriller
Cave-In! Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1983 | 98 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A group of strangers become entrapped in a cave after it collapses. A fugitive among them claims a hostage as leverage for means of escape.
Action / Adventure / Drama
The Night the Bridge Fell Down Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1983 | 194 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A man rushing his infant son to the hospital... a police officer pursuing a suspect... a middle-aged secretary... eloping lovebirds... a soon-to-be nun... a house painter. They have places to go, things to do and the best way to get to those places and do those things is to cross the Madison Bridge. But, just like that, there's a big problem. The bridge partially gives way, stranding nine people and threatening to collapse at any moment. There's another problem, too. A panicked, gun-wielding bank robber using the bridge as his escape route refuses to let rescuers draw near. Hollywood hitmaker Irwin Allen suspensefully spans the hours with the event--packed tale of THE NIGHT THE BRIDGE FELL DOWN!
Action / Drama / Thriller
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Blu-ray Movie
Includes 145m TV cut in SD
Shout Factory | 1979 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Rated PG | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A monstrous tidal wave has left the luxury liner Poseidon capsized mid-ocean and its few survivors struggling to reach safety in an upside-down world. But THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE was only the thrilling start. You must go BEYOND THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE to complete the white-knuckle suspense. Under producer/director Irwin Allen, Michael Caine and Sally Field head an all-star cast caught in the crippled craft's flaming corridors and bursting bulwarks. Tug skipper Caine, first mate Karl Malden and passenger Field enter the foundering vessel hoping for salvage rights, miraculously finding more survivors. But others have come aboard, led by sinister Dr. Stefan Svevo (Telly Savalas). He wants a priceless cargo of plutonium - and will kill for his plunder!
Action / Adventure
When Time Ran Out... Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1980 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Rated PG | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
Action / Adventure / Drama
Hanging by a Thread Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1979 | 196 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A cable car turns into a perilous death trap when an electrical storm stalls the sightseeing tram 7,000 feet in the air. Buffeted by winds that hamper their rescue, eight suspended passengers face a deadly night of terror dangling helplessly while the tram's weakened cable slowly starts snapping, one thin wire at a time.
Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Fire! Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1977 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf
A convict starts a fire in a forest to cover his escape, but the fire goes out of control and threatens to destroy a small mountain community.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Nature
Flood! Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1976 | 98 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
After several weeks of heavy rainfall, the dam above Brownsville is ready to burst, but the town's mayor refuses to open its gates – paving the way for disaster.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Nature
Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies Blu-ray Movie
Quadio Blu-ray Audio
Rhino Music | 1973 | 41 min | Rated M | Jun 23, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Billion Dollar Babies is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper, released in March 1973 by Warner Bros. Records. The album became the best selling Alice Cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album has been retrospectively praised by such critics as Robert Christgau, Greg Prato of AllMusic, and Jason Thompson of PopMatters, but The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004) gave the album only two and a half stars.
Music
- November 11, 2023
Days of Heaven 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1978 | 94 min | Rated PG | Dec 05, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In 1910, a Chicago steelworker accidentally kills his supervisor, and he, his girlfriend, and his little sister flee to the Texas panhandle, where they find work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.
Drama / Romance / Period