New Blu-ray Reviews

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: The Motion Picture Blu-ray Movie  

50th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Home Video | 1979 | 90 min | Rated PG | Aug 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The July 3rd, 1973 historic concert of the 'leper Messiah'. This was to be David Bowie's last concert with the the Ziggy persona and the Spiders from Mars. A great medley of 'Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud'/'All The Young Dudes'/'Oh! You Pretty Things', a Lou Reed cover, and a Rolling Stones cover are but some of the highlights

Music

Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2022 | 258 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Created by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty,” “Solar Opposites”), season three of STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS challenges the U.S.S. Cerritos ensigns in (hilarious) ways they could never imagine, starting with a shocking resolution for season two’s epic cliffhanger finale. The Starfleet crew residing in the “lower decks” of the U.S.S. Cerritos includes Ensign Beckett Mariner, voiced by Tawny Newsome; Ensign Brad Boimler, voiced by Jack Quaid; Ensign Tendi, voiced by Noël Wells; and Ensign Rutherford, voiced by Eugene Cordero. The Starfleet characters that comprise the U.S.S. Cerritos’ bridge crew include Captain Carol Freeman, voiced by Dawnn Lewis; Commander Jack Ransom, voiced by Jerry O’Connell; Lieutenant Shaxs, voiced by Fred Tatasciore; and Doctor T’Ana, voiced by Gillian Vigman.?

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi

Sierra Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1950 | 83 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ring Hassard (Audie Murphy) and his father Jeff (Dean Jagger) live in a hidden valley in the mountains where they capture and tame wild horses. When Ring comes to the rescue of Riley Martin (Wanda Hendrix), a woman lawyer who has lost her way on the trail, it leads to a romance between them but also opens an investigation into Jeff's shadowy past and accusations of murder. The Hassards encounter more trouble when a gang of horse thieves led by Big Matt Ringo (Richard Rober) who steal from them and then plot to kill them before justice is served.

Western

The Boogeyman 4K Blu-ray Movie  

The Boogey Man / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1980 | 82 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Willy and Lacey face off with a boogeyman from their past: their mother's abusive boyfriend who spirit lives on in the mirror that witnessed his murder.

Horror / Supernatural

Delirium Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1972 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 102 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Criminal psychologist Dr. Herbert Lyutak (Mickey Hargitay of BLOODY PIT OF HORROR and THE WILD, WILD WORLD OF JAYNE MANSFIELD) is a deranged sex maniac who murders young women. His beautiful wife (the luscious Rita Calderoni of NUDE FOR SATAN and THE REINCARNATION OF ISABEL) is tormented by visions of medieval torture and lesbian orgies. But as their madness grows more twisted, they will descend even deeper into a nightmare of dementia, depravity and most of all, DELIRIUM!

Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

New Fist of Fury Blu-ray Movie  

新精武門 / Xīn jīng wǔ mén

Arrow | 1976 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 120 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young man sets out to avenge his grandfather's death and prove his martial arts mastery.

Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Goodbye Monster Blu-ray Movie  

Shan Hai Jing zhi zai jian guai shou / 山海经之再见怪兽

Well Go USA | 2022 | 100 min | Rated PG | Sep 05, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In order to cure Hei Ling, a terminal illness, the Kunlun healer, Bai Ze, was banished after accidentally destroying an island. Seven years later, he returns to the island to seek redemption.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Martial arts / Foreign

Smiling Friends: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2020-2022 | 102 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Pim and Charlie work for Smiling Friends Inc, a company whose only goal is to help people smile who are struggling to.

Animation / Comedy / Dark humor / Surreal

The Complete Story of Film Blu-ray Movie  

An Odyssey / A New Generation

Music Box Films | 2011-2021 | 2 Movies | 1123 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Documentary

The Story of Film: An Odyssey Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2011 | 956 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.

Documentary

The Story of Film: A New Generation Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2021 | 167 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mark Cousins offers hope and optimism while he explores different movies and talks about how technology is changing the course of cinema in a new century and how Covid continues the process.

Documentary

Gay Purr-ee Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1962 | 85 min | Rated G | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Mouser Jaune-Tom & housecat Mewsette are living in the French countryside, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement & excitement of Paris living. But upon arrival, she falls into the clutches of Meowrice. Jaune-Tom & his friend Robespierre set off to Paris to find her.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical / Romance

Destry Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1954 | 96 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A dishonest mayor and powerful criminal dominate a small western town. But when the town's sheriff dies under mysterious circumstances, Tom Destry, son of a famed gunman, is called in to put an end to the corruption.

Comedy / Drama / Western

Nefarious Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2023 | 98 min | Rated R | Aug 15, 2023 | Martin Liebman

On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a last minute court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. The killer surprises the psychiatrist with his claim that instead of trying to avoid his fate, he is in fact a demon who wants the execution to go forward... and further claims that before their brief time together is over, the doctor will commit three murders of his own.

Horror / Psychological thriller / Supernatural

The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle Blu-ray Movie  

Black Emanuelle / Black Emanuelle 2 / Emanuelle in Bangkok / Emanuelle in America / Emanuelle Around the World / Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals / Porno Nights of the World / Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World / Sister Emanuelle / Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade / Violence in a Women's Prison / Emanuelle in Prison / Black Cobra / Black Velvet / Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst / Porno Esotic Love / Divine Emanuelle / Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert / Amore Libero - Free Love / Emanuelle - A Woman From a Hot Country / Black Deep Throat / Porno Nights of the World N.2 / Inferno Rosso: Joe D'amato on the Road of Excess / Scandalous Emanuelle / Blu-ray + CD

Severin Films | 1974-2021 | 24 Movies, 27 Cuts | 2162 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Documentary / Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign

Black Emanuelle Blu-ray Movie  

Emanuelle nera

Severin Films | 1975 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

In her first onscreen adventure, journalist/photographer Mae Jordan (known to her readers as "Emanuelle") travels to Africa on assignment. Questions of her own racial and sexual identity come to a head as she observes the troubled marriage of her hosts, Ann and Gianni Danieli. Matters are complicated further when Emanuelle finds herself in affairs with both of them, after which she flees Africa, only to be persued by Gianni, who had earlier rejected her and ridiculed her advances.

Drama / Erotic

Black Emanuelle nº 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle

Severin Films | 1976 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

An international supermodel is in a mental hospital, and her psychiatrist tries to draw out what traumatic experiences in her past contributed to put her there.

Drama / Erotic

Emanuelle in Bangkok Blu-ray Movie  

Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage

Severin Films | 1976 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Emmanuelle is sent to Bangkok on a journalism assignment. While there, she embarks on her own exploration of the secrets of sensual pleasure. While learning much, she also reveals several secrets of her own.

Drama

Emanuelle in America Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1977 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

An American journalist travels throughout the world in search of a good story by joining a modern-day harem and traveling to Venice to see what really goes on at diplomatic parties. While trying to expose a corrupt government official, Emanuelle stumbles upon a group that uses kidnapped girls to make and sell snuff films. A brush with death leaves Emanuelle wondering if it is perhaps time to hang up her camera for good.

Erotic / Foreign

Emanuelle Around the World Blu-ray Movie  

Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle

Severin Films | 1977 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Famous undercover journalist Emanuelle teams with her friend Cora Norman to uncover a white slave ring that traffics in women kidnapped from various locales around the world. Her investigations leaves plenty of time, however, for globe-trotting and bed-hopping. As each lead turns up bad, Emanuelle begins to wonder if she can ever put an end to this horrible slavery ring.

Adventure / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Erotic