New Blu-ray Reviews

No Hard Feelings Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2023 | 103 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

A delivery driver desperate for cash accepts a Craigslist ad from a couple seeking someone to date their painfully awkward teenage son.

Comedy / Drama / Coming of age

The Machine Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2023 | 112 min | Rated R | Aug 15, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

Bert's drunken past catches up with him 20 years down the road when he and his father are kidnapped by those Bert wronged 20 years ago while drunk on a college semester abroad in Russia.

Action / Comedy

River Wild Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2023 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 01, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.

Thriller

Ghoulies Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Rewind Collection

MVD Visual | 1984 | 81 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Upon returning to his family's abandoned mansion, Jonathan realizes he has inherited his father's powers of sorcery, which he uses to unwittingly unleash a handful of demons known as The GHOULIES! The tiny terrors run amok, getting into mischief and killing their unfortunate hosts before Jonathan summons the strength to defeat them...

Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor

Ghoulies 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

MVD Visual | 1984 | 81 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Upon returning to his family's abandoned mansion, Jonathan realizes he has inherited his father's powers of sorcery, which he uses to unwittingly unleash a handful of demons known as The GHOULIES! The tiny terrors run amok, getting into mischief and killing their unfortunate hosts before Jonathan summons the strength to defeat them...

Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor

Father's Little Dividend Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1951 | 82 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III

In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin Blu-ray Movie  

Se hok baat bou | She he ba bu | 蛇鶴八步 | 2K Restoration

Shout Factory | 1978 | 101 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.

Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

To Kill with Intrigue Blu-ray Movie  

劍花煙雨江南 / Jian hua yan yu jiang nan

Shout Factory | 1977 | 107 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Young master Cao Le chases his pregnant girlfriend away from the family castle. He does it in order to save her from vicious bandits who are going to murder his family.

Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Shaolin Wooden Men Blu-ray Movie  

少林木人巷 / Shao Lin mu ren xiang

Shout Factory | 1976 | 108 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Jackie witnesses his father's death by the skilled hands of a martial arts master with an unknown killing technique. Jackie vows to become a Shaolin monk and avenge his death (not very Buddhist of him...), but soon finds that he's the chump of the class. After befriending a variety of shaolin masters, each of whom teach Jackie a particular style of kung fu (drunken, killing, slippery snake, etc.), Jackie suddenly finds himself good enough to go give the beats to the 100 "wooden men" whom all shaolin (in this flick anyways) have to beat to get the funky haircut. Jackie then proceeds to go around laying the beats on everyone, but shows his humility and compassion at the end.

Action / Foreign

The Killer Meteors Blu-ray Movie  

風雨雙流星 / Fung yu seung lau sing

Shout Factory | 1976 | 104 min | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Mi Wey is a local hero named after "Killer Meteors", his secret weapon which makes him invincible. However, when "Immortal" Wa Wu Bin, another powerful local character seeks his assistance, "Killer meteor" will face the greatest and the deadliest challenge of his life.

Action / Thriller

If I Had a Million Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1932 | 88 min | Not rated | Mar 28, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Disappointed with his family and friends, a dying tycoon decides to give away his fortune in $1 million increments to strangers he randomly finds in the city directory.

Comedy / Drama

Matilda 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1996 | 98 min | Rated PG | Sep 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman

See The world from a kid's-eye view with Matilda, a modern fairy tale that mixes hilarious humor with the magical message of love.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy

The Last House on the Left Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 2009 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Unrated | Aug 29, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari's only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to the Last House on the Left.

Horror

The Last House on the Left 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 2009 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 104 min | Rated R | Sep 12, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The night she arrives at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, Mari and her friend are kidnapped by a prison escapee and his crew. Terrified and left for dead, Mari's only hope is to make it back to parents John and Emma. Unfortunately, her attackers unknowingly seek shelter at the one place she could be safe. And when her family learns the horrifying story, they will make three strangers curse the day they came to the Last House on the Left.

Horror

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2023 | 140 min | Rated PG | Sep 05, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Comic book

The Oslo Trilogy: Three Films by Joachim Trier Blu-ray Movie    

Reprise / Oslo, August 31st / The Worst Person in the World

MUBI | 2006-2021 | 3 Movies | 330 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 15, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Foreign

The Worst Person in the World Blu-ray Movie    

Verdens verste menneske

MUBI | 2021 | 127 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 20, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Foreign

Oslo, 31st August Blu-ray Movie    

Oslo, August 31st / Oslo, 31. august

MUBI | 2011 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

One day in the life of Anders, a young recovering drug addict, who takes a brief leave from his treatment center to interview for a job and catch up with old friends in Oslo.

Drama / Foreign

Reprise Blu-ray Movie    

MUBI | 2006 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.

Drama / Foreign

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint | 1975 | 113 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Sheila is not one of life's golden people: she's not especially good-looking, charming, charismatic, or smart. As a result, she has to struggle constantly. For some reason, she decides to move from the suburbs to New York City. Now she has a roommate, a job with a record company, and a self-imposed obligation to try to meet some men. One night she goes out to a singles bar and meets Sam, a nice-looking doctor. They have what is for him a one-night stand, but Sheila is smitten. She hasn't had all that much luck with men, and this one she would like to keep. Embarrassed, Sam tries as gently as he can to ignore her. This becomes much more difficult when he starts dating Sheila's personable roommate.

Comedy