New Blu-ray Reviews

Shogun's Shadow Blu-ray Movie  

Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu / 将軍家光の乱心 激突

Shout Factory | 1989 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Tachechiyo embarks on a journey to Edo to participate in an initiation ritual that will mark his passage to manhood. Accompanying him on the journey are seven master samurai charged with the task of getting him there safely. During the journey, they must combat the advancing army of the Shogunate who doesn’t want the young master to reach his destination.

2001: A Space Odyssey 4K Blu-ray Movie    

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

The Film Vault | 1968 | 149 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Oct 02, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A mysterious black monolith appears on Earth in prehistoric times, changing the course of human evolution. When it reappears on the Moon in 2001, astronauts embark on an ill-fated interplanetary voyage to discover.

Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Epic

L' immensità Blu-ray Movie  

Music Box Films | 2022 | 97 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The story of love between Clara and her children, set in Rome in the '70s.

Drama / Foreign

The Innocent Blu-ray Movie  

L'innocent

Criterion | 2022 | 98 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When Abel learns that his mother is about to marry a man in prison he freaks out. With the help of his best friend, he will do whatever it takes to protect her. But meeting his new stepfather may well offer him a new perspective.

Comedy / Foreign

Elemental 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2023 | 103 min | Rated PG | Sep 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: How much they have in common.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance

Loki: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 286 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' the mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Loki: The Complete First Season 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 287 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Marvel Studios' 'Loki,' the mercurial villain Loki resumes his role as the God of Mischief in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Vice Versa Blu-ray Movie    

Network | 1948 | 111 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 05, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Classic body swap comedy, based on the Victorian novel by F. Anstey and adapted and directed by Peter Ustinov. When stuffy businessman Paul Bultitude (Roger Livesey) and his son Dick (Anthony Newley) are having a rare heart-to-heart talk, both surprise the other by confessing how dissatisfied they are with their lives. Unfortunately, they have this conversation while in view of a magical stone idol brought back from India by the disreputable Uncle Marmaduke (David Hutcheson), and before they know it the Bultitudes have swapped bodies. While Dick poses as his father, shocking the household staff with wild parties and agreeing to a shady business deal with Uncle Marmaduke, Mr Bultitude surprises his headmaster Dr Grimstone (James Robertson Justice) and his daughter Dulcie (Petula Clark) with his boring, conservative habits.

Comedy

Cats Don't Dance Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1997 | 75 min | Rated G | Sep 26, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Music / Musical / Romance / Period

Gangnam Zombie Blu-ray Movie  

강남좀비 / Gangnamjombi

Well Go USA | 2023 | 81 min | Not rated | Sep 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Citizens from upscale Gangnam in Seoul start experiencing unusual and terrifying symptoms, devolving into inhuman creatures, leaving only a few survivors with the possibility to make it out alive.

Action / Horror / Foreign

Bodyguard Kiba 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Karate Killer / Bodigâdo Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi / ボディガード牙　必殺三角飛び

Shout Factory | 1973 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Kiba is back again, but this time he has fallen from grace and sent to prison for all the violent acts he has committed. Once he's out, he begins working as a bodyguard in a club that is crawling with gangsters.

Action / Crime / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Bodyguard Kiba Blu-ray Movie  

Bodigâdo Kiba / ボディガード牙

Shout Factory | 1973 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Karate master and anti-drug vigilante Kiba returns to his home in Japan, where he aims to wipe out the nation's drug industry.

Action / Crime / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Yakuza Wolf 2: Extend My Condolences Blu-ray Movie  

Ôkami yakuza: Tomurai ha ore ga dasu / 狼やくざ　葬いは俺が出す

Shout Factory | 1972 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

In this sequel, Chiba is sent to prison after being betrayed by a yakuza underboss. Once out, he looks to get his revenge. Directed by Buichi Saito (Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril).

Action / Crime / Foreign

Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder Blu-ray Movie  

Ôkami yakuza: Koroshi wa ore ga yaru / 狼やくざ　殺しは俺がやる

Shout Factory | 1972 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The son of a murder crime boss exacts his revenge by pitting two rival clans against each other.

Action / Crime / Foreign

Ringu 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Ring / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1998 | 96 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.

Horror / Mystery / Supernatural / Foreign

The Replacement Killers Blu-ray Movie  

Retro VHS Collection

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1998 | 87 min | Rated R | Oct 04, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Hitman John Lee must go on the run after he betrays Mr. Wei, the ruthless crime boss who hired him to avenge his son's death. Enlisting the aid of beautiful document forger Meg Coburn, Lee attempts to return to his family in China before they are victimized by his betrayal. But Wei's army of "replacement killers" is hot on his trail, and now both he and Meg are targets of their impressive firepower.

Action / Crime / Thriller

The Lighthouse Blu-ray Movie    

Limited Edition

Arrow | 2019 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror

The Lighthouse 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 2019 | 109 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror

Blood and Black Lace Blu-ray Movie    

Sei donne per l'assassino | Limited Edition

Arrow | 1964 | 88 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 18, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Isabella, a young model is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a boarding house run by Max Morlacchi and his lover Countess Cristiana Como. When Isabella's boyfriend is suspected of the killing, her diary, which apparently has some incriminating evidence linking her to the killer, dissapears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find the diary...

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Blood and Black Lace 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Sei donne per l'assassino | Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1964 | 89 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 18, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Isabella, a young model is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a boarding house run by Max Morlacchi and his lover Countess Cristiana Como. When Isabella's boyfriend is suspected of the killing, her diary, which apparently has some incriminating evidence linking her to the killer, dissapears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find the diary...

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign