New Blu-ray Reviews

Sympathy for the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2023 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 26, 2023 | Randy Miller III

After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Action / Thriller

Joy Ride Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 95 min | Rated R | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Four Asian-American women bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through Asia in search of one of their birth mothers.

Comedy

Air Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 112 min | Rated R | Sep 12, 2023 | Randy Miller III

The history of how Sonny Vaccaro, a sneaker salesman, led a shoe company called Nike in its pursuit of the best athlete in the history of sports: Michael Jordan.

Drama / History / Sport

Videodrome 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Unrated Version / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1983 | 89 min | Rated R | Oct 10, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A sleazy TV programmer watches his life and the future of media spin out of control when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Surreal

For the Love of Mary Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1948 | 91 min | Not rated | Sep 07, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1949 | 107 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Bing Crosby stars in this light and lively musical version of Mark Twain's timeless comedy. Der Bingle is a turn-of-the-century blacksmith who is knocked unconscious only to awaken in sixth-century Camelot. But thanks to some American know-how, the crooner is quickly hailed as a wiz of a wizard and granted the right to teach Rhonda Fleming, the King's fetching niece, some decidedly contemporary romantic tricks. Alas, there's trouble afoot when Bing locks "magical" horns with the all-powerful Merlin and is challenged to a joust by Sir Lancelot for the hand of the beautiful princess! Co-starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix, the classic fantasy also features a marvelous score by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke, along with such hits as "Busy Doing Nothing" and "Once and For Always".

Adventure / Comedy / Musical

Welcome Stranger Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1947 | 107 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Academy Award winners Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald re-team in Welcome Stranger - their follow-up film to Best Picture winner Going My Way. Dr. McRory (Fitzgerald) is a crotchety old physician who decides to take his first vacation in years. He requests a substitute doctor and gets Jim Pearson (Crosby), a brash young man who immediately rubs him the wrong way. So Dr. McRory decides to forget the vacation and stay home to protect his practice. This puts the two men at each other’s throats – and the fun begins! Filled with classic Bing Crosby songs, this heartwarming comedy gem is just what the doctor ordered.

Comedy

The Jackie Chan Collection: Volume 2 (1983-1993) Blu-ray Movie  

Winners and Sinners / Wheels On Meals / The Protector / Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars / Armour of God / Armour of God II: Operation Condor / Crime Story / City Hunter

Shout Factory | 1983-1993 | 8 Movies, 12 Cuts | 1215 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Unbeatable. Unstoppable. Undeniable. Jackie Chan stands alone among action heroes thanks to his death-defying stunts, unparalleled fight scenes, and his signature sense of humor. An international superstar, Chan has thrilled fans around the globe for decades. As the standard bearer for martial arts action, Chan has forged a legacy that never has nor will be matched. Presented here are eight classic films which showcase the unique mixture of martial arts, action, and comedy that has made Jackie Chan a cultural icon.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Cobweb Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 88 min | Rated R | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his sinister parents have kept hidden from him.

Horror

The Thomas Crown Affair Blu-ray Movie    

88 Films | 1999 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 28, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Self-made billionaire Thomas Crown can buy anything he wants and is irresistible to women. But there are some things that money can't buy: Crown has run out of challenges. When an alarm sounds at a a world class museum and someone walks out with a priceless Monet, Crown is the last person the New York police suspect. Who would steal something he could easily afford to buy and why would he? But one person suspects him: Catherine Banning, the brilliant insurance investigator hired to retrieve the painting no matter what it takes. Catherine loves the chase as much as he does and she's on to his game...

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Heist

Directed by Sidney J. Furie Blu-ray Movie    

The Lawyer / Little Fauss and Big Haisy / Hit! / Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York / The Boys in Company C

Imprint | 1970-1978 | 5 Movies | 592 min | Rated ACB: M | Jul 26, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / War

Jack Armstrong Blu-ray Movie  

VCI | 1947 | 270 min | Not rated | Aug 15, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Jack Armstrong and his friends attempt to rescue a renowned scientist, the inventor of a revolutionary atomic engine, from the clutches an arch-villain bent on world-dominion by means of a death ray place on board a aircraft capable of flying into the ionosphere. Their quest takes the adventurers to a remote island where they must not only contend with the criminal mastermind's henchmen, but a fierce tribe who have their own reasons for thwarting our heroes.

Drama

The Boys in Company C Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint | 1978 | 127 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This war drama follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their training in boot camp in 1967 through a tour in Vietnam in 1968 that quickly devolves into a hellish nightmare. Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they can defeat a rival soccer team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines. But as they might have predicted, nothing in Vietnam is as simple as it seems.

Drama / War

City Hunter Blu-ray Movie  

Sing si lip yan / Chéng shì liè rén / 城市獵人

Shout Factory | 1993 | 100 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

This film is a live-action version of a popular Japanese comic book and animated series, transformed into a vehicle for international action hero Jackie Chan. Ryu Saeba, a womanizing private detective, is hired to find the runaway daughter of a wealthy businessman. Ryu's pursuit of the girl leads him to a cruise ship. Through coincidence the ocean liner is hijacked, leaving Ryu to contend with the hostage takers as well as the elusive daughter.

Action / Comedy / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Crime Story Blu-ray Movie  

Jung on zo / Zhòng àn zǔ / 重案組

Shout Factory | 1993 | 107 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The infamous Eddie Chan, member of Hong Kong's Crime Squad, is assigned to protect a millionaire real estate developer threatened with kidnapping by a powerful triad of groups.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Armour of God II: Operation Condor Blu-ray Movie  

Fei ying gai wak | Fēi yīng jì huà | 飛鷹計劃 | Extended Cut & Hong Kong Cut

Shout Factory | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 117 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The swashbuckling hero-for-hire "Asian Hawk" is called from the deep of the African forest to lead a mission in search of a huge cache of gold hidden in the desert by German soldiers during World War II.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Armour of God Blu-ray Movie  

Lung hing foo dai | Lóng xiōng hǔ dì | 龍兄虎弟 | Hong Kong Cut & International Cut

Shout Factory | 1986 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 98 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Hard-hitting fortune hunter Jack's ex-girlfriend is kidnapped and held for ransom by an evil cult. Then, things really kick into high gear when her fiance, an old friend of Jack's, turns to him for help in finding and delivering the kidnapper's lone demand: the priceless Armour of God.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Foreign

The Last Time I Saw Paris Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1954 | 116 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

In post-WW II high society Paris, writer and war veteran Charles Wills returns to the Left Bank to reminisce about his life after the liberation of the City of Lights. There he meets wealthy American eccentric James Ellswirth and his daughters, Marion and the beautiful but frivolous Helen. Although Marion loves Charles, he marries Helen instead, and the two begin a family. Their happiness soon spirals into tragedy when Charles gives up writing but they continue to squander money recklessly on their fun-loving lifestyle. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's Babylon Revisited.

Drama / Romance

The Princess Bride 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1987 | 98 min | Rated PG | Sep 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman

In the fairytale adventure 'The Princess Bride', a young boy falls ill and is read a bedtime story by his visiting grandfather. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the odious Prince Humperdinck. Her childhood beau Westley, now known as the Dread Pirate Roberts, attempts to save her. On the way he meets an accomplished swordsman, a super strong giant and a few bad guys to rescue Princess Buttercup.

Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance

The Exorcist 4K Blu-ray Movie  

50th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 132 min | Rated R | Sep 19, 2023 | Randy Miller III

When an innocent young girl is possessed by a demon, a priest struggling with his faith is asked by her mother to perform the ancient rite of exorcism.

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural