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Home- July 14, 2023
Small Axe Blu-ray Movie
includes "Uprising" (2021)
Criterion | 2020 | 5 Movies | 427 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 25, 2023 | Randy Miller III
With the five films that make up his Small Axe anthology, director Steve McQueen offers a richly evocative panorama of West Indian life in London from the 1960s through the ’80s—a time defined for the community by the terror of police violence, the empowering awakening of political consciousness, and the ecstatic escape of a vibrant reggae scene. Ranging in tone from the tenderly impressionistic to the devastatingly clear-eyed, these powerfully performed portraits of Black resistance, joy, creativity, and collective action—all sumptuously shot by Shabier Kirchner—form a revolutionary counterhistory of mid-twentieth-century Britain at a transformational moment.
Drama
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge 4K Blu-ray Movie
Puppet Master 3 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Full Moon Features | 1991 | 82 min | Rated R | Feb 24, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set in Berlin during WWII, the Nazi regime is attempting to develop a drug that will animate the dead, in order to use in the war effort. Toulon arouses suspicion as a Nazi dissident, and his secret is discovered. During a Nazi raid on his home, Toulon's beautiful wife is murdered. Toulon vows revenge, with the help of his animated puppets. This movie gives a new perspective on Toulon and his "friends"...
Horror / Thriller
- July 13, 2023
Night Has a Thousand Eyes Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1948 | 81 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 24, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A mind reader discovers he has been cursed with the gift of seeing the future.
Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Undeclared War Blu-ray Movie
Sing chin fung wan / Sheng zhan feng yun / 聖戰風雲 / Vinegar Syndrome Archive
Vinegar Syndrome | 1990 | 107 min | Not rated | Jan 31, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A Hong Kong Special Branch cop and a CIA agent reluctantly team up to bring down a major international terrorist.
Action / Crime / Thriller / Foreign
Crocodile Blu-ray Movie
Chorakhe | Limited Slipcover Edition
Synapse Films | 1979 | 92 min | Rated R | Jun 20, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A giant crocodile is killing and frightening people living nearby rivers. Two men, whose wives and daughter have been killed by the crocodile, decide to chase and eliminate it.
Action / Horror / Foreign
Lupin III: Dead or Alive Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1996 | 102 min | Unrated | Oct 25, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head that many intend to collect.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Comic book / Foreign
Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1978 | 102 min | Unrated | Mar 29, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
The world's most wanted master thief, Lupin the Third is dead! Despite a coroner's report, Interpol Inspector Zenigata is skeptical and discovers that Lupin is actually alive and well and stealing! But who had set up Lupin's death and why? For now, questions are set aside, as Lupin, Jigen and Goemon immediately embark to Egypt to pilfer a stone artifact from a pyramid, with Zenigata in hot pursuit. Fujiko, lured by the promise of eternal youth and beauty by the sinister and enigmatic scientist known as Mamo, doublecrosses Lupin and steals the stone.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Foreign
Alone Blu-ray Movie
Magnolia Pictures | 2020 | 98 min | Rated R | Dec 15, 2020 | Randy Miller III
A recently widowed traveler is kidnapped by a cold-blooded killer, only to escape into the wilderness where she is forced to battle against the elements as her pursuer closes in on her.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie
$10,000 Blood Money / Vengeance is Mine / Find a Place to Die / Matalo! | Limited Edition
Arrow | 1967-1970 | 4 Movies | 376 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the mid-1960's Spaghetti Western was the true sheriff of the town. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of its popularity, all centered around the theme of blood money.
Action / Drama / Western / Foreign
$10,000 Blood Money Blu-ray Movie
10,000 Dollars for a Massacre / 10.000 dollari per un massacro
Arrow | 1967 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Django has become a bounty hunter who is asked to chase a villain who has kidnapped a young girl, but because he is not offered enough money, he decides to join forces with the bandit. But he’s double-crossed by the ruthless villain, who also kills the woman he was about to marry. Once again Django will have to take revenge ...
Action / Western / Foreign
Vengeance Is Mine Blu-ray Movie
Per 100.000 dollari t'ammazzo
Arrow | 1967 | 95 min | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Johnny Forest, bounty hunter, attempts to carry out his mother's dying wish that he bring in his outlaw brother, Clint, alive. On the run from Jurago, a former partner he has crossed, Clint accepts Johnny's help, and agrees to surrender ..... for now.
Action / Western / Foreign
Find a Place to Die Blu-ray Movie
Joe... cercati un posto per morire!
Arrow | 1968 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
An outcast Confederate soldier redeems himself, by defending a woman against bandits, willing to kill, for her goldmine claim.
Action / Drama / Western / Foreign
Matalo! Blu-ray Movie
¡Mátalo!
Arrow | 1970 | 94 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Outlaw Bart is about to be hanged when a gang of Mexican bandidos ride into town and rescue him, only for him to shoot them and then ride away to his hideout where he and his gang plan to rob a stage. But Bart is shot, leaving the sadistic gang members to deal with the loot, a mysterious stranger, a woman who has lost her husband in an accident and their ghost town hideout's only inhabitant.
Action / Western / Foreign
- July 12, 2023
Bus Riley's Back in Town Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #223
Imprint | 1965 | 93 min | Rated ACB: PG | May 31, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young man returns home after a three year tour of duty in the navy only to find things are somewhat different from when he left. His kid sister has grown into a young woman, the job he thought was waiting for him turns out to have some unique conditions, and perhaps most importantly his former sweetheart has married a wealthy and much older man. Disillusioned, he drifts from job to job while trying hard to avoid the advances of his former girlfriend, who is unhappy in her marriage and longs for something extra. While all he wants to do is make something of his life, his will power will be put to the ultimate test.
Drama
Land of the Pharaohs Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1955 | 104 min | Not rated | Jul 18, 2023 | Randy Miller III
A captured architect, working to secure the freedom of his people, designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the pyramid tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Adventure / Drama / History
Vermeil in Gold: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
金装のヴェルメイユ
Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 01, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Magic student Alto Goldfield isn't having much luck at summoning, but it's required to advance to the next grade. Then he chances upon an old grimoire and summons a lot more than he anticipated - a very beautiful and naked demon girl named Vermeil! The good news: she's willing to become his familiar! Unfortunately, she also wants to "bond" in another way, live off his mana, and isn't crazy about wearing clothes. This is probably going to get awkward, but in a school where the bullies have dragons, could it hurt to have a familiar who can kick a dragon's tail? Welcome to Demon keeping 101, where, with any luck, Alto will hopefully survive summoning VERMEIL IN GOLD!
Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign
Medaka Box: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2012 | 2 Seasons | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 18, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
Medaka Kurokami seems impossibly perfect. Not only is she one of the best in her class in most academics and sports, she's also beautiful, sweet, and caring, so no one is particularly surprised when one of her first acts as the newly elected Student Council President is to create a suggestion box for odd problems that need to be addressed. However, what no one expects is for the box's submissions to start revealing evidence of a sinister conspiracy… one that directly targets the students of Hakoniwa Academy! As what seemed like a simple way to help others continues to expose new and shocking revelations, Medaka, her self-appointed protector Zenkichi, and their recruits find themselves left with no other option: it's time to start laying down some serious smackdown in the ultimate Student Council-endorsed battle royale!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Romance / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
- July 11, 2023
Therapy Dogs Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Utopia Distribution | 2022 | 84 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Therapy Dogs chronicles the last year of high school for best friends Ethan and Justin. In an attempt to memorialize their remaining teenage years, the high schoolers create the ultimate senior video. Shot in a real high school over the course of a year, Ethan and Justin embark on a no-brakes adventure through the wastelands of the Toronto suburbs. But as the school year unfolds and pressures on their friendship begin to weigh, questions arise about whether there’s more to life than simply growing up.
Comedy / Drama
- July 10, 2023
Lawman Blu-ray Movie
Sandpiper Pictures | 1971 | 99 min | Rated R | Jun 13, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A lawman from Bannock arrives in Sabbath to arrest all the cattlemen whose wild celebration the year before resulted in the accidental death of an old man.
Western
Motel Hell 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1980 | 102 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead.
Horror / Dark humor