New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 20, 2023
Singapore Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1947 | 79 min | Rated BBFC: PG | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An American pearl smuggler (Fred MacMurray) finds his amnesiac bride (Ava Gardner) married to another man (Roland Culver) in postwar Singapore
Action / Adventure / Crime / Film-Noir / Romance
Lupin Zero: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2022-2023 | 150 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 26, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
The exploding megalopolis of 1968 Tokyo is a wonderland filled with constant innovations, tempting opportunities, and beautiful girls! Unfortunately for young Arsene Lupin (the Third), his father, Arsene Lupin II, insists that young Lupin stay on the right side of the law and avoid those temptations… even though Lupin III's Granddad, Arsene Lupin I, the world's greatest thief, has stuffed young Lupin's head with the tricks of his nefarious trade! Then Lupin III encounters similarly trouble-prone schoolmate Daisuke Jigen, and when bad boy meets bad boy, what do you think they're going to do? It's the start of a beautiful friendship and the wildest crime spree of all time!
Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
The Familiar of Zero: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2006-2012 | 4 Seasons | 1250 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 07, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière's name is longer than her list of positive accomplishments at the Tristain Academy of Magic. Cursed by her fellow students with the horrible nickname "Louise the Zero", she hopes that summoning a surprisingly strong Familiar will turn her luck around… but instead of some cool mythical creature, Louise summons a normal human from Japan! Now Sato Hiraga is magically bound to an incompetent sorceress, but there may be more to her seemingly mediocre magical powers than meets the eye!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Phantom of the Idol: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 250 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 31, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Asahi loved performing so much that she still haunts her old talent agency… even after she died in an accident! Yuya, meanwhile, only became an Idol for the money, and practically sleepwalks through his performances. Just when he's about to be fired, Yuya encounters Asahi's ghost and they realize that they're the solutions to each other's problems: Asahi can possess Yuya's body when he's onstage! Sure, the fact that she was a girl and he's not does make things a bit strange, and no one knows what to make of Yuya's "spirited" new performing style. Still, this IS showbiz and if the fans are happy, that's all that matters!
Anime / Comedy / Music / Comic book / Foreign
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Season 4 Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 21, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
How low can someone go in the mammoth Dungeon of Orario and still return? With Bell recovering from his last fight, the Hestia Familia receives a mission that they can't refuse: traveling deeper into the Dungeon than they ever have before! Fortunately, missions are what friends are for, and Hestia manages to borrow a few of the Miach and Takemikazuchi Familias' heaviest hitters. Unfortunately, no one listens to Cassandra's warnings once again and things immediately start to go wrong. Now the team is split, Ryu's accused of a horrible crime, and Bell charges ahead to try clearing her name as everyone races to the lower floors.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Yellowjackets: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Showtime Entertainment | 2023 | 520 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 10, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves -- Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Yellowjackets: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Showtime Entertainment | 2021 | 576 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 19, 2022 | Kenneth Brown
A team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Pennywise: The Story of IT Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Cinedigm | 2022 | 126 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 22, 2022 | Kenneth Brown
"Pennywise: The Story of IT" is a feature-length documentary from the makers of "RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop" and "You’re so cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night." Featuring over 40 interviews with the cast and crew (including Tim Curry) of Tommy Lee Wallace’s 1990 TV classic "Stephen King’s IT," this documentary will explore the legacy of the show as well as the cultural impact that Pennywise has had on a generation of fans. With hours of never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes footage and exclusive photos, "Pennywise" will be the ultimate celebration of this much-loved classic and will also be a lasting tribute to the remarkable work of the one of cinema’s greatest character actors, Mr. Tim Curry.
Documentary / Horror
Impuratus Blu-ray Movie
Impuratus 1863
Gravitas Ventures | 2022 | 134 min | Not rated | Oct 10, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Police detective Clayton Douglas is summoned to witness a mysterious Civil War veteran's outrageous death-bed confession at a remote hospital and may be forced to accept the existence of the supernatural.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie: Pyramid of Light
Cinedigm | 2004 | 89 min | Rated PG | Jul 25, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
Underneath the sands of Egypt, Anubis, an ancient evil spirit, has awakened. It's up to Yugi, who defeated Anubis centuries ago, to use his skill and determination to rid the world of evil once again.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign
Spookley the Square Pumpkin Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Cinedigm | 2004 | 45 min | Rated G | Sep 05, 2017 | Kenneth Brown
In a world where the only good pumpkins are round pumpkins, Spookley the Square Pumpkin is teased because of his unusual shape. But when a mighty storm threatens the patch, Spookley begins the adventure of a lifetime and discovers that sometimes being different can make all the difference in the world.
Animation
3 Days in Malay Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2023 | 99 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A small group must defend an airfield for three days against the Japanese assault during the fight for Malay in World War 2.
Action / War
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 75 min | Rated PG | Oct 31, 2023 | Randy Miller III
On the heels of successfully escaping a deadly digital trap, the members of the Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm, ravenous creatures from Remnant, have overtaken Earth! In order to defeat the monsters, they must call on their new friends – Team RWBY – for help!
Animation / Comic book
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 75 min | Rated PG | Oct 31, 2023 | Randy Miller III
On the heels of successfully escaping a deadly digital trap, the members of the Justice League emerge in their own world to discover that Grimm, ravenous creatures from Remnant, have overtaken Earth! In order to defeat the monsters, they must call on their new friends – Team RWBY – for help!
Animation / Comic book
- October 19, 2023
The Best of Times Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1986 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 17, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Haunted his whole life by losing the big game in high school, Jack "Butterfingers" Dundee gets together the now middle-aged and out-of-shape teams for one last chance to change history.
Comedy / Drama / Sport
China Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1943 | 79 min | Not rated | Jan 04, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
During the Japanese invasion of China, a cynical, macho profiteer meets a compassionate, beautiful schoolteacher.
Drama / War
Fatal Femmes: Neige / The Bitch Blu-ray Movie
Fun City Editions | 1981-1984 | 2 Movies | 184 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Drama / Thriller / Foreign
La Garce Blu-ray Movie
Fun City Editions | 1984 | 93 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Lucien Sabatier is a police inspector. One night, while he is on his round, he retrieves a young girl ejected from a car. This meeting with Aline, a 17-year-old orphan, will be decisive for the rest of her life
Thriller / Foreign
Neige Blu-ray Movie
Fun City Editions | 1981 | 91 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
An illustration of the more or less weird people in the nightlife of the revel region of a French town. In the center of the (almost non-existing) plot are barmaid Anita and a reverend. Anita cares for the Caribbean dealer Bobby like a mother, but he's too cool to listen to her warnings. When he's caught by the police, Anita has pity for her friends who are without "neige" (snow, probably cocaine) now, and tries to help them out.
Drama / Foreign
Poker Face: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 549 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Charlie has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but solve.
Comedy / Drama / Mystery