New Blu-ray Reviews

Curse of Chucky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2013 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Unrated | Aug 29, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Nica is grieving over the gruesome suicide of her mother when her domineering older sister Barb arrives with her young family in tow to help settle their mother’s affairs. As the sisters butt heads over Nica’s plans for the future, Barb’s young daughter comforts herself with a grinning, red-haired talking doll named Chucky that recently arrived mysteriously in the mail. A string of brutal murders begins to terrorize the household and Nica suspects the doll may hold the key to the bloodshed. What she doesn’t know is that Chucky has a personal score to settle. He’s determined to finish a job he started more than 20 years earlier, and this time he’s going to see it through to the bloody and shocking end.

Horror / Thriller

Seed of Chucky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2004 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 88 min | Unrated | Aug 29, 2023 | Martin Liebman

The killer doll is back! Glen is the orphan doll offspring of the irrepressible devilish-doll-come-to-life Chucky and his equally twisted bride Tiffany. When production starts on a movie detailing the urban legend of his parents' lethal exploits, Glen heads for Hollywood where he brings his bloodthirsty parents back from the dead. The family dynamics are far from perfect as Chucky and Tiffany go Hollywood and get rolling on a new spree of murderous mayhem--much to gentle Glen's horror. Chucky can't believe that his child doesn't want to walk in his murdering footsteps, and star-struck Tiffany can't believe that the movie will star her favorite actress, Jennifer Tilly, who soon becomes an unwitting hostess to this new family in more ways than one.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller

Fahrenheit 11/9 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 128 min | Rated R | Dec 18, 2018 | Kenneth Brown

Fahrenheit 11/9 is a documentary film by American filmmaker Michael Moore about the 2016 United States presidential election and the subsequent presidency of Donald Trump.

Documentary

The Black Cauldron Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 1985 | 80 min | Rated PG | May 04, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran who dreams of doing heroic deeds. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all. Will he have the courage to succeed? Filmed in Technirama.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Supernatural

Walkabout 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1971 | 101 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Following the suicide of their father, Mary and her younger brother Peter are left stranded in the blistering heat of the vast Australian outback. Facing exhaustion and starvation, their salvation comes when they cross paths with an Aboriginal boy on ‘walkabout’, a ritual in which he must leave his home and learn to survive off the land. He teaches them how to survive in the wilderness, but a clash of cultures leads to terrible and tragic consequences.

Adventure / Drama / Coming of age

Helen of Troy Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1956 | 111 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Arrows rain death. Soldiers clamber up stone walls. Swords clang, fires rage. Yet the waves of combatants storming Troy are repelled. To defeat the undefeatable ultimately requires brains more than brawn. So feigning retreat, the Greeks offer a gift: a mammoth wooden horse secretly housing their fighting men.

Action / Adventure / Drama

Moment to Moment Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1966 | 108 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Kay Stanton, her husband Neil and son Tommy live on the French Riviera. While at the port, when her husband was on a trip she meets an American naval officer, and they begin an affair. Kay knows she loves her husband Neil and tries to end the affair, but she and Mark fight over this and she shoots him accidentally. Her next door neighbor, Daphne, takes Mark's body and throws it in some dump. Later she calls the police to tell them where she dumped him. Neil is called by the police so he can help them with an ensign who is an amnesiac victim recovering from a gunshot wound; this man happens to be Mark. He regains his memory and recognizes Kay, but keeps quiet when Neil introduces them. Neil has a deep feeling that Kay and Mark know each other, but knows Kay really loves him.

Drama / Thriller

Hard Times Blu-ray Movie    

Street Fighter

Imprint | 1975 | 94 min | Rated ACB: M | Aug 23, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During the Great Depression, a down-on-his-luck loner, hops a freight train to New Orleans where, on the seedier side of town, he tries to make some quick money the only way he knows how-with his fists.

Action / Drama / Sport / Period

Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue - The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 24, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

The invention of anti-gravity footwear has opened an innovative world of sports for students across the globe. Dreaming of flight since childhood, Asuka can’t resist the action-packed competitions of Flying Circus. But with her head in the clouds and a clumsy disposition, she’s got a lot to learn before she can go toe to toe with the toughest challengers at other schools.

Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign

WorldEnd: What Are You Doing at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? - The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / 終末なにしてますか？忙しいですか？救ってもらっていいですか？ / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2017 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Five hundred years have passed since humanity went extinct at the hands of the seventeen beasts. Now, the only ones left fighting are the Leprechauns—a group of fairy warriors with the power to wield holy swords. Enduring a life of uncertainty, these girls know only danger. But everything changes when the last human suddenly awakens and takes them in. Can Willem help these girls trapped in a war?

Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign

Wichita Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1955 | 81 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III

In this classic Western about Wyatt Earp, Joel McCrea accepts the dangerous job as law enforcement officer in the wild settlement of Wichita in 1874.

Romance / Western

Unman, Wittering and Zigo Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1971 | 102 min | Not rated | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

John Ebony is the new teacher in a macabre classroom where the boys seem demonically recalcitrant. Just after calling roll (Unman, Wittering and Zigo are the last names on the tally), Ebony is advised by his class that he'd better leave them alone to do as they wish. Ebony's predecessor had not heeded this warning, and ended up dying a rather nasty death.

Action / Drama / Thriller

La Bamba Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1987 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 26, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This is the true story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock-and-roll singer who tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 17. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California, where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. The film also focuses on Richie's friendship and rivalry with his older brother Bob, and his relationship with Donna, his girlfriend.

Biography / Drama / Music

52 Pick-Up Blu-ray Movie  

Reissue

Kino Lorber | 1986 | 110 min | Rated R | Jul 18, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three hooded blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. He's been set up, and they want $100,000. To protect his wife's political ambitions, Harry won't go to the police; instead, he shines them on and then doesn't pay. They up their demands, so he goes on the offensive, tracking them down and trying to turn one against the other. Their sociopathic leader, Alan, responds with violence toward the mistress and menace toward Harry's wife. Will Harry let up and pay off Alan or can he find some other solution?

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

1923: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

A Yellowstone Origin Story

Paramount Pictures | 2022-2023 | 465 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 08, 2023 | Martin Liebman

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Western / Period

Bride of Chucky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1998 | 89 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller

You Hurt My Feelings Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 93 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A novelist whose marriage starts to deteriorate after she overhears her husband offering up a frank assessment of her work.

Comedy

Du Barry Was a Lady Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1943 | 101 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Hapless nightclub hat check boy loves glamorous chanteuse. Handsome hoofer loves her too. And the chanteuse? She loves money. Then the hat check boy mistakenly gulps down a Mickey Finn, dreams he's in 18th century France and before you can powder your wig, he joins a throng of suitors.

Comedy / Musical

It Ain't Over Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2022 | 98 min | Rated PG | Jul 25, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

An intimate portrait of a misunderstood American icon, this emotional and uplifting documentary about Yogi Berra takes us beyond the caricatures and "Yogisms," and into the heart of a sports legend whose unparalleled accomplishments on the baseball diamond were often overshadowed by his off-the-field persona.

Documentary / Sport

Lucky Jordan Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1942 | 84 min | Not rated | Mar 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ladd is a racketeer who gets drafted into the US Army and will do anything to get out of it—even go AWOL. As he tries to escape, he soon finds himself dealing with a backstabbing second-in-command, a patriotic WAC who wants him to change his ways and enemy spies.

Comedy / Crime