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Home- November 02, 2023
Padre Pio Blu-ray Movie
Gravitas Ventures | 2022 | 104 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2023 | Martin Liebman
WWI has ended but events surrounding the first free election in Italy threaten to tear the village apart. Padre Pio struggles with his own personal demons, ultimately emerging to become one of Catholicism's most venerated figures.
Drama
Astrakan Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Altered Innocence | 2022 | 105 min | Not rated | Nov 28, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
When Samuel, a young orphan, is sent to live with foster parents, he is gradually forced to face the demons he's holding on to internally, as well as those that exist within his new family leading to a stunning and transcendent final act.
Drama / Foreign
Bloodfeast!: The Adventures of Sgt. Lunch Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 1992 | 63 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
When wrongdoers and lawbreakers are on the prowl, there’s only one man for the job. Meet Sgt. Al T. Lunch; IOU1 PD’s most diligent and decorated officer. With over 300 arrests under his belt, Sgt. Lunch is revered by his peers, beloved by his community, and a prominent subject of interest for local ace reporter Mary Lowdown of the Daily Tattletale. That is until Lunch’s vengeful and envious twin brother Feast constructs the ultimate killing machine: a super human, Terminator-esque cyborg known as The Annihilator who marauds through the city maiming and mutilating innocent citizens. To make matters worse, Feast has disguised himself as his do-gooding twin and committed acts of robbery and murder in order to sully Lunch’s good name. With his reputation tarnished and his job on the line, Lunch must do battle with The Annihilator and put an end to Feast’s reign of terror once and for all.
Action / Comedy / Horror
East End Hustle 4K Blu-ray Movie
Cindy | 4K Restoration | Slipcover in Original Pressing / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Canadian International Pictures | 1976 | 91 min | Not rated | Nov 28, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
An ex-prostitute rescues one of her pimp's potential new recruits, beginning a deadly rivalry.
Drama
- November 01, 2023
American Ninja Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 96 min | Rated R | Oct 31, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In American Ninja, Michael Dudikoff plays American "GI Joe" who, based in the Philippines, gets hip to a crooked arms racket involving none other than the military itself. There's no end to the rib-cracking opportunities Dudikoff encounters as he knee-knocks his way through a host of bad guys, rescues a lady in distress, and ventures to thwart the thieving arms vendors.
Action / Crime / Drama / Martial arts
You, Me & The Christmas Trees Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2021 | 84 min | Not rated | Oct 25, 2022 | Martin Liebman
Olivia is Connecticut’s resident expert on evergreens who, just days before the holiday, agrees to help Jack, a fourth generation Christmas tree farmer in Avon. A mysterious illness has befallen their firs, causing them to die out and threatening his family’s 100-year business. As Olivia tries to get to the root of the problem and extends her stay in town, she and Jack spend more time together and feelings begin to develop
Romance / Holiday
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 97 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Justin Dekker
A love story that took 50 years to tell, "The Lost Weekend: A Love Story" explores the 18-month romantic relationship between John Lennon and his Chinese-American assistant May Pang.
Biography / Documentary
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 163 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 163 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2023 | 163 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Le Mépris 4K Blu-ray Movie
Contempt / 60th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1963 | 103 min | Not rated | Oct 24, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A screenwriter finds his marriage falling apart as he attempts to start a film version of the "The Odyssey."
Drama / Foreign
The Last Voyage of the Demeter Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2023 | 119 min | Rated R | Oct 17, 2023 | Justin Dekker
Based on a single chapter, the Captain's Log, from Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel "Dracula," the story is set aboard the Russian schooner, Demeter, which was chartered to carry private cargo—twenty-four unmarked wooden crates—from Carpathia to London. The film details the strange events that befell the doomed crew as they attempt to survive the ocean voyage, stalked each night by a terrifying presence on board the ship. When it finally arrived near Whitby Harbour, it was a derelict. There was no trace of the crew.
Horror
- October 31, 2023
Dr. Caligari Blu-ray Movie
Mondo Macabro | 1989 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 88 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The granddaughter of an infamous doctor experiments with hormone and shock therapies at her asylum for the insane.
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Dive Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2023 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Drylongso Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1998 | 81 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Observing the alarming rate at which the young Black men around her are dying—indeed, "becoming extinct," as she sees it—brash Oakland art student Pica begins preserving their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a gender nonconforming young woman, experiencing love and loss, and being drawn into the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.
Drama
Witness Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1985 | 112 min | Rated R | Oct 31, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young Amish boy, visiting Philadelphia with his widowed mother, witnesses a murder. When the detective on the case discovers a police cover up, he realizes his, the boy's and the mother's lives are in jeopardy. He hides out in Amish country, living amongst the community and having to abide by their peaceful customs. Things get more complicated when he falls in love with the young widow. But, soon the idyllic life is shattered when the villains discover his whereabouts.
Drama / Romance / Thriller
Witness 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Arrow | 1985 | 112 min | Rated R | Nov 07, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young Amish boy, visiting Philadelphia with his widowed mother, witnesses a murder. When the detective on the case discovers a police cover up, he realizes his, the boy's and the mother's lives are in jeopardy. He hides out in Amish country, living amongst the community and having to abide by their peaceful customs. Things get more complicated when he falls in love with the young widow. But, soon the idyllic life is shattered when the villains discover his whereabouts.
Drama / Romance / Thriller
- October 30, 2023
Mad City Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1997 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Sam Baily, upset over losing his job, takes a natural history museum hostage. Max Brackett, journalist, is in the museum when this occurs, and gets the scoop. The story spreads nation wide, and soon it is all anyone talks about. The story itself is the news, not the reason why or the real people behind it.
Crime / Drama
Richard Wright: Wet Dream Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray Audio / 2023 Remix by Steven Wilson
Parlophone | 1978 | 47 min | Not rated | Sep 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music / Foreign
- October 29, 2023
Silent Rage Blu-ray Movie
88 Films | 1982 | 100 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 27, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dan Stevens is the sheriff of a small Texas town who checks out a disturbance which turns to murder. The killer is still in the house and he tries to kill Dan, but Dan stops him and arrests him. The killer attempts to flee, but is shot and killed and is taken to a medical institute. Three doctors, led by Dr. Philip Spires, operates on the killer and brings him back to life using a formula that the three doctors made and the killer is made indestructable. Dr. Tom Halman tries to terminate the killer, but he and his wife are killed. After the two remaining doctors are killed, the killer goes after Dr. Halman's sister Alison, and it's up to Sheriff Dan Stevens to stop him.
Action / Horror / Thriller