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Home- August 28, 2023
Kansas Raiders Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1950 | 80 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Kansas Raiders weds two popular Western subjects: the James gang and Quantrill's Raiders. The film's story tracks the arrival and disillusionment of Jesse and Frank James (and the Younger brothers) into the service of Rebel agitator William Quantrill (Brian Donlevy).
War / Western
- August 27, 2023
The Flash Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 144 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Worlds collide when the Flash uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change the events of the past. However, when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, he becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation. With no other superheroes to turn to, the Flash looks to coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian—albeit not the one he's looking for.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
The Flash 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 144 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Worlds collide when the Flash uses his superpowers to travel back in time to change the events of the past. However, when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, he becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation. With no other superheroes to turn to, the Flash looks to coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian—albeit not the one he's looking for.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
The Demon Rat Blu-ray Movie
La Rata Maldita / Mutantes del Ańo 2000
Vinegar Syndrome | 1992 | 97 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A teacher in the middle of a messy divorce discovers that her husband has been recklessly dumping nuclear waste and wreaking havoc on the nearby wildlife. Now, she must contend with a feral, mutated rat in her home, and her soon-to-be ex who will do anything to keep his secrets.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Foreign
A Blade in the Dark 4K Blu-ray Movie
La casa con la scala nel buio / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Vinegar Syndrome | 1983 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 107 min | Unrated | Sep 26, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Bruno is hired to compose the music for a new horror movie and rents an isolated villa to concentrate on his work. But when several beautiful young women are brutally murdered within the house, Bruno becomes obsessed with solving the savage crimes. Is a clue to the killer's identity hidden within the film itself, or is there a more horrifying secret lurking deep in the dark?
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
- August 26, 2023
She Shoots Straight Blu-ray Movie
皇家女將 / Huáng jiā nǚ jiāng / Lethal Lady | Eureka Classics
Eureka Entertainment | 1990 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Sep 18, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Working in a police precinct full of her in-laws, inspector Mina Kao and her colleagues are assigned a dangerous case involving Vietnamese criminal refugees, right after getting married to her fellow inspector Huang.
Action / Crime / Foreign
The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K Blu-ray Movie
Disney100 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 1993 | 76 min | Rated PG | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, gets bored of his job preparing for Halloween every year, he discovers Christmas Town and is inspired to take control of Christmas season for a change. Unfortunately his ghoulish subjects have difficulty getting the festive holiday quite right. Meanwhile, Sally, a pretty maid who takes care of her creator, Dr. Finklestein, is trying to escape from her confines. She worries for Jack and foresees his plans will end in ruin.
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Holiday
The Nightmare Before Christmas 4K Blu-ray Movie
Ultimate Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 1993 | 77 min | Rated PG | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, gets bored of his job preparing for Halloween every year, he discovers Christmas Town and is inspired to take control of Christmas season for a change. Unfortunately his ghoulish subjects have difficulty getting the festive holiday quite right. Meanwhile, Sally, a pretty maid who takes care of her creator, Dr. Finklestein, is trying to escape from her confines. She worries for Jack and foresees his plans will end in ruin.
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Holiday
- August 25, 2023
The Driver Blu-ray Movie
Imprint | 1978 | 92 min | Rated ACB: M | Aug 23, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In Los Angeles, a mysterious getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Legend of Zorro 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2005 | 130 min | Rated PG | Aug 22, 2023 | Kenneth Brown
After fighting to help California become the 31st state of the Union, Zorro must live up to the promise he made his wife Elena — to give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro de la Vega. When he hesitates, it threatens to tear them apart. Now, the same forces that conspired to keep California from becoming part of the United States are plotting to unleash a threat that has been 500 years in the making, a threat that could change the course of history forever. And only Zorro can stop it.
Action / Adventure / Western
Saludos Amigos / The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie
2-Movie Collection | 75th Anniversary Edition
Disney / Buena Vista | 1942-1944 | 2 Movies | 114 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Saludos Amigos Blu-ray Movie
Disney / Buena Vista | 1942 | 42 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Disney animators tour South America and present four animated shorts inspired by their trip.
Animation / Family
The Three Caballeros Blu-ray Movie
Los Tres Caballeros
Disney / Buena Vista | 1944 | 72 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical
- August 24, 2023
The Driver 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Via Vision Entertainment | 1978 | 92 min | Rated ACB: M | Sep 04, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In Los Angeles, a mysterious getaway driver becomes the latest assignment for a tenacious detective.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
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
- August 23, 2023
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