New Blu-ray Reviews

GinRei: The Complete OVA Series Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1994-1995 | 90 min | Unrated | Dec 29, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Three gigantic, glittering, gargantuan Giant Robo side stories starring IPO agent Ginrei! The International Police Organization's fetching and formidable secret agent Ginrei returns in three astonishing adventures! First, the IPO and Big Fire clash over one of the world's most dangerous weapons - Ginrei's little white dress! Then, the world is rocked by a fierce battle between Daisaku Kusama's all-new mechanical weapon and a towering, mighty robot version of Ginrei herself. The IPO and Big Fire take a break from their global power struggle to tackle the secret of the Shizuma Drink - er, Drive, and then we follow Ginrei and Tetsugyu in the field, investigating the disappearance of an IPO squad and the actions of a mysterious scientist.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

The Little Mermaid Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2023 | 135 min | Rated PG | Sep 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch, to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

The Little Mermaid 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2023 | 135 min | Rated PG | Sep 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch, to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

The Pied Piper Blu-ray Movie  

The Pied Piper of Hamelin / The Rat Catcher / Krysař / Krysar / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Deaf Crocodile Films | 1986 | 56 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

"The Pied Piper" is set in a dark and twisted medieval village of narrow streets and weird Gothic arches inspired by German Expression. A savage portrait of greed run amok and one of the great masterpieces of stop-motion animation.

Animation / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign

Pretty Baby Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1978 | 110 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A pre-teen girl grows up in a house of prostitution in the Storyville section of New Orleans in 1917.

Drama / Romance / Erotic / Period

Black Circle Blu-ray Movie  

Svart Cirkel / Blu-ray + CD

Synapse Films | 2018 | 103 min | Not rated | Sep 05, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

The lives of two sisters change dramatically, since they were hypnotized by a mystical vinyl record from the 1970s.

Horror / Foreign

What Women Want Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2000 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 16, 2022 | Kenneth Brown

Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive, gets a whole new outlook on life when a fluke accident gives him the ability to read women's minds. At first, this "gift" provides Nick with way too much information, but he begins to realize that he can use it to good effect, especially when it comes to outwitting his new boss, Darcy Maguire. In spite of his best efforts to finesse Darcy, he soon finds himself falling in love and truly understanding what women want.

Comedy / Romance / Imaginary

Boomerang Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1992 | 117 min | Rated R | Jun 28, 2022 | Kenneth Brown

Marcus Graham (Eddie Murphy) is a successful young marketing executive who has never lacked for attention from women. The cocky ladies' man views each new conquest as another notch on the holster of his oversized ego. But one day the tables are turned, and he falls for a high-powered female executive who treats him the same way he's been treating women for the last 15 years. Marcus realizes that it's not so fun to be on the other side of objectification and rejection, and he soon finds himself becoming a quivering bundle of insecurities. The question is whether he will learn enough from the experience to see that true love has been right under his nose all along.

Comedy / Romance

Kiss the Girls 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 116 min | Rated R | Sep 12, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Police hunting for a serial killer are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Fast & Furious 10-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2001-2023 | 10 Movies, 13 Cuts | 1500 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 08, 2023 | Martin Liebman

From the L.A. underground to the catacombs of Rome, from Rio to Tokyo, and from Europe all the way to Antarctica, the Fast & Furious 10-Movie Collection puts you in the driver’s seat for a high-speed thrill ride that only cinema’s most explosive franchise can deliver. Join Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Momoa, and an all-star cast on an incredible worldwide journey filled with unforgettable characters and endless suspense as Dom Toretto leads his outlaw crew into dangerous face-offs with deadly enemies before finally facing a foe whose devious plot could be the beginning of the end for the Fast & Furious family.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller / Heist

Sleepy Hollow 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1999 | 106 min | Rated R | Sep 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman

An enchanting version of this classic tale of horror. Ichabod Crane, an eccentric investigator determined to stop the murderous Headless Horseman and Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful and mysterious girl with secret ties to the supernatural terror.

Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural / Period

Magnum Cop Blu-ray Movie  

Fearless Fuzz / Fatal Charm / The Private Detective / Poliziotto senza paura

RaroVideo U.S. | 1978 | 93 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An Italian private investigator tries to get to the bottom of a suspicious kidnapping case with the help of an exotic dancer.

Action / Crime / Foreign

Hardcore Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition

Kino Lorber | 1979 | 108 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A deeply religious Midwestern businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in California to look for his runaway teenage daughter who is making porno films.

Crime / Drama

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