New Blu-ray Reviews

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance Blu-ray Movie  

71 Fragmente einer Chronologie des Zufall

Criterion | 1994 | 99 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Randy Miller III

71 scenes revolving around a recent immigrant, a couple that has just adopted a daughter, a college student, and a lonely old man.

Drama / Foreign

Benny's Video Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1992 | 110 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Randy Miller III

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

The Seventh Continent Blu-ray Movie  

Der siebente Kontinent

Criterion | 1989 | 109 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Randy Miller III

Georg and Anna are a bourgeois couple who quietly live with their daughter in Austria, though they dream of moving to Australia. Day by day, month by month, they are enervated by the dull and tedious nature of their existence before resolving to end their lives entirely.

Drama / Foreign

Michael Haneke: Trilogy Blu-ray Movie  

The Seventh Continent / Benny's Video / 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

Criterion | 1989-1994 | 3 Movies | 317 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2022 | Randy Miller III

See individual titles for their synopses.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

The Manchurian Candidate 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 1962 | 126 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 20, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A U.S. Army hero returns to New York from Korea but has been mysteriously programmed by Communists to assassinate a presidential nominee. When his Army buddy becomes suspicious of the goings-on, he is on the trail to stop him.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Gunbuster: The Complete OVA Series Blu-ray Movie  

トップをねらえ! / Aim for the Top! GUNBUSTER

Discotek Media | 1988-1989 | 179 min | Unrated | May 30, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

2015: Earth's first faster-than-light ship, the Luxion, is lost, attacked by unidentified space monsters in the Perseus Arm. Six years later, Noriko Takaya, daughter of the Luxion's commander, enters the Okinawa Girls' Space Pilot High School, vowing to be a pilot and follow her father's trail to the stars. But is she prepared for the intense training to become a member of the elite Top Squadron? Noriko's fight has just begun and the fate of all humanity depends on her meeting the challenge!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / War / Foreign

Angel Cop: Complete OVA Series Blu-ray Movie  

エンゼルコップ | Remastered Version

Discotek Media | 1989-1994 | 176 min | Unrated | Feb 22, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Japan is under attack. A group of violent terrorists, known as the Red May, have launched a wave of bombings and murder across Tokyo, threatening the stability of the entire country. In response, the government calls in the Special Security Force, an elite law enforcement division with the authorization to use any methods necessary to protect public safety. As the Red May continue their assault, the SSF unleash their deadliest weapon: Angel, a woman whose beauty is matched only by her skill in combat. But Angel soon learns that the situation is far more complex and dangerous than she first thought. The terrorists are dying before she can get to them, ripped apart by some ferocious and inexplicable force... someone else is after the Red May, someone with the power to destroy anything or anyone in their way - including Angel and her team! As the mystery deepens and the body count rises, a lethal government conspiracy is brought to light. What is the mysterious "H-file"? And will Angel live long enough to find out?

Action / Anime / Crime / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Le Mepris 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Contempt / Vintage World Cinema / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Studio Canal | 1963 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 26, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A screenwriter finds his marriage falling apart as he attempts to start a film version of the "The Odyssey."

Drama / Foreign

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Drama

I Am Weekender Blu-ray Movie    

Films by WIZ and Chloé Raunet

BFI Video | 1992 | 75 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 19, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Mickey & Friends: 10 Classic Shorts - Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Disney100 / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1935-1952 | 82 min | Not rated | Apr 04, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Celebrate 100 magical years of Disney with this collectible compilation of animated shorts! Mickey and his friends embark on 10 hilarious, madcap adventures that include Mr. Duck Steps Out, Winter Storage, Pluto's Party, Pluto and the Gopher, Mickey's Trailer, Pluto's Sweater, Boat Builders, Tugboat Mickey, The Band Concert and Lonesome Ghosts.

Animation / Comedy / Short

Dangerous When Wet Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1953 | 95 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Randy Miller III

A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

Castle Town Dandelion: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2015 | 300 min | Rated TV-PG | Apr 02, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Akane, a princess with the power to control gravity, competes against her eight super powered siblings for a spot on the throne. The catch? Each would-be ruler will be monitored 24/7 by hundreds of video cameras that broadcast their every move nationwide. As the royal siblings live their lives, their subjects will watch and eventually vote for a winner. But with privacy out the window, will the camera-shy Akane be able to keep her cool?

Anime / Comedy / Drama / Comic book / Foreign

Onipan!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 150 min | Rated TV-14 | May 16, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Remember those cartoon character-based undergarments that kids used to wear? How many of those brightly colored sets were sold in the hope that they might actually grant someone super powers? And what if they actually could? Three young Japanese Oni are about to answer that question when they're transformed into human girls and transferred into a normal high school as part of a plan to ease relations between humans and demons! How? Because when extra-large problems arise, they can don special tiger-striped underpants… Oni-Pants… that let them transform and use special Oni abilities to make brief work of the issue! Of course, with great underwear comes great responsibilities (and the danger of accidental Mooning while in senshi mode), but if someone has to wear the big girl undies, then the future's foundation will hopefully be fundamentally secure!

Anime / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Requiem for a Heavyweight Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1962 | 95 min | Not rated | Feb 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After suffering a knockout against Cassius Clay, it´s the final bell for Mountain Rivera. A fight doctor confirms one more punch for the washed-up heavyweight and he could become permanently disabled. Reluctantly but with but with the support of his faithful trainer and a kindly employment counselor Rivera tries to land a job outside the ring. But his calculating manager Maish has other plans for Rivera.

Drama / Sport

Day Zero Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2022 | 82 min | Unrated | Jul 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When society breaks down due to a violent outbreak that turns victims into undead monsters, a former elite soldier breaks out of jail to find his family.

Action / Horror

Jaws 2 4K Blu-ray Movie  

45th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1978 | 116 min | Rated PG | Jul 04, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Another giant Great White Shark terrorizes beach goers in this sequel to Steven Spielberg's summer blockbuster.

Action / Adventure / Horror / Thriller

Caged! Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1950 | 96 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Randy Miller III

A naive nineteen year old widow becomes coarsened and cynical when she is sent to a woman's prison and is exposed to hardened criminals and sadistic guards.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Super Dimension Century Orguss: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1983-1984 | 800 min | Unrated | Sep 28, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Today, Kei Katsuragi's only concern is the love of his life. It doesn't really matter to him that he has more than one love - after all, as a pilot for the Freedom Space Corps, he might be dead tomorrow! In the future, war has changed, and Kei is all too familiar with the horrors it can bring. Atomic, biological, and chemical weapons are all in use, but even worse than those are the dimensional weapons, ordnance capable of tearing apart even time and space! As it happens, his next mission involves one of these terrifying weapons, the latest risky gambit in the war over the space elevator on Earth. Fleeing from the warmth of his lover (and her father's gun) to the coldness of space, Kei fights to protect a team of engineers as they arm the dimensional weapon on-site. But when they get orders to pull out without detonating the bomb, Kei disobeys, unwilling to make the sacrifices of the day meaningless. His brash actions have dire consequences beyond just a big kaboom, as that explosion flings him into the future! There, Kei finds himself caught in an entirely different struggle between the militaristic Chiram and the mercantile Emaan - with himself as the prize! Will this womanizing hot shot pilot make it back to his own time, or is there something more to Kei being the "singularity"?

Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Lupin the 3rd: Part III - The Pink Jacket Adventures Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1984-1985 | 1150 min | Unrated | Aug 31, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Everyones favorite master thief Lupin returns! And this time he’s sporting an exceptionally fashionable pink jacket. Join Lupin and his gang as he goes on 50 zany, colorful adventures across the globe as they vie for hidden treasures and face deadly foes. Topped with some wild animation and classic Lupin antics, each episode is an exciting rollercoaster ride!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Crime / Comic book / Foreign