New Blu-ray Reviews

Moment to Moment Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1966 | 108 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Kay Stanton, her husband Neil and son Tommy live on the French Riviera. While at the port, when her husband was on a trip she meets an American naval officer, and they begin an affair. Kay knows she loves her husband Neil and tries to end the affair, but she and Mark fight over this and she shoots him accidentally. Her next door neighbor, Daphne, takes Mark's body and throws it in some dump. Later she calls the police to tell them where she dumped him. Neil is called by the police so he can help them with an ensign who is an amnesiac victim recovering from a gunshot wound; this man happens to be Mark. He regains his memory and recognizes Kay, but keeps quiet when Neil introduces them. Neil has a deep feeling that Kay and Mark know each other, but knows Kay really loves him.

Drama / Thriller

Hard Times Blu-ray Movie    

Street Fighter

Imprint | 1975 | 94 min | Rated ACB: M | Aug 23, 2024 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During the Great Depression, a down-on-his-luck loner, hops a freight train to New Orleans where, on the seedier side of town, he tries to make some quick money the only way he knows how-with his fists.

Action / Drama / Sport / Period

Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue - The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 24, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

The invention of anti-gravity footwear has opened an innovative world of sports for students across the globe. Dreaming of flight since childhood, Asuka can’t resist the action-packed competitions of Flying Circus. But with her head in the clouds and a clumsy disposition, she’s got a lot to learn before she can go toe to toe with the toughest challengers at other schools.

Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign

WorldEnd: What Are You Doing at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? - The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / 終末なにしてますか？忙しいですか？救ってもらっていいですか？ / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2017 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Five hundred years have passed since humanity went extinct at the hands of the seventeen beasts. Now, the only ones left fighting are the Leprechauns—a group of fairy warriors with the power to wield holy swords. Enduring a life of uncertainty, these girls know only danger. But everything changes when the last human suddenly awakens and takes them in. Can Willem help these girls trapped in a war?

Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign

Wichita Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1955 | 81 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2023 | Randy Miller III

In this classic Western about Wyatt Earp, Joel McCrea accepts the dangerous job as law enforcement officer in the wild settlement of Wichita in 1874.

Romance / Western

Unman, Wittering and Zigo Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1971 | 102 min | Not rated | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

John Ebony is the new teacher in a macabre classroom where the boys seem demonically recalcitrant. Just after calling roll (Unman, Wittering and Zigo are the last names on the tally), Ebony is advised by his class that he'd better leave them alone to do as they wish. Ebony's predecessor had not heeded this warning, and ended up dying a rather nasty death.

Action / Drama / Thriller

La Bamba Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1987 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 26, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This is the true story of Ritchie Valens, a young rock-and-roll singer who tragically died in a plane crash at the age of 17. The film follows Ritchie from his days in Pacoima, California, where he and his family make a meager living working on farms to his rise as a star. The film also focuses on Richie's friendship and rivalry with his older brother Bob, and his relationship with Donna, his girlfriend.

Biography / Drama / Music

52 Pick-Up Blu-ray Movie  

Reissue

Kino Lorber | 1986 | 110 min | Rated R | Jul 18, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three hooded blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. He's been set up, and they want $100,000. To protect his wife's political ambitions, Harry won't go to the police; instead, he shines them on and then doesn't pay. They up their demands, so he goes on the offensive, tracking them down and trying to turn one against the other. Their sociopathic leader, Alan, responds with violence toward the mistress and menace toward Harry's wife. Will Harry let up and pay off Alan or can he find some other solution?

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

1923: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

A Yellowstone Origin Story

Paramount Pictures | 2022-2023 | 465 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 08, 2023 | Martin Liebman

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Western / Period

Bride of Chucky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Shout Factory | 1998 | 89 min | Rated R | Aug 29, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Chucky hooks up with another murderous doll, the bridal gown-clad Tiffany, for a Route 66 murder spree with their unwitting hosts, two eloping high-school graduates.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller

You Hurt My Feelings Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 93 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A novelist whose marriage starts to deteriorate after she overhears her husband offering up a frank assessment of her work.

Comedy

Du Barry Was a Lady Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1943 | 101 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Hapless nightclub hat check boy loves glamorous chanteuse. Handsome hoofer loves her too. And the chanteuse? She loves money. Then the hat check boy mistakenly gulps down a Mickey Finn, dreams he's in 18th century France and before you can powder your wig, he joins a throng of suitors.

Comedy / Musical

It Ain't Over Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2022 | 98 min | Rated PG | Jul 25, 2023 | Kenneth Brown

An intimate portrait of a misunderstood American icon, this emotional and uplifting documentary about Yogi Berra takes us beyond the caricatures and "Yogisms," and into the heart of a sports legend whose unparalleled accomplishments on the baseball diamond were often overshadowed by his off-the-field persona.

Documentary / Sport

Lucky Jordan Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1942 | 84 min | Not rated | Mar 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ladd is a racketeer who gets drafted into the US Army and will do anything to get out of it—even go AWOL. As he tries to escape, he soon finds himself dealing with a backstabbing second-in-command, a patriotic WAC who wants him to change his ways and enemy spies.

Comedy / Crime

Force of Evil Blu-ray Movie  

4K Restoration

Kino Lorber | 1948 | 78 min | Not rated | Aug 01, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A crooked lawyer tries to protect his numbers running brother from a ruthless crime boss.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

The Blackening Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 97 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Seven black friends who go away for the weekend only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.

Comedy / Horror

The Blackening 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 96 min | Rated R | Aug 22, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Seven black friends who go away for the weekend only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies help them stay alive? Probably not.

Comedy / Horror

Lupin III: Return of Pycal Blu-ray Movie  

Lupin III: Ikiteita Majutsushi

Discotek Media | 2002 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 57 min | Unrated | Jul 27, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Lupin steals an extraordinary gem from a Mediterranean party, only to be interrupted by Pycal, the trickster "magician" who had apparently died fighting Lupin early in his career. Pycal, now armed with real magical abilities, is determined to take revenge.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1985 | 100 min | Unrated | Nov 27, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

International thief Lupin the Third must contend with two mafia families and his old rival Inspector Zenigata as he searches for a legendary horde of gold.

Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Foreign

Needful Things 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Theatrical Cut 4K / TV Cut BD / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 1993 | 120 min | Rated R | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Welcome to Castle Rock, Maine, a lovely place to live if you don't mind selling your soul! Sheriff Alan Pangborn has a devil of a problem: Suddenly all the residents of his sleepy little town are dying'to kill each other. But at least business is still booming, especially at a new antique store. The store's owner has something for everyone, and his prices are always reasonable: just one small favor oh, and, of course, eternal damnation!

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural