New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- April 21, 2023
Dark of the Sun Blu-ray Movie
The Mercenaries
Warner Bros. | 1968 | 100 min | Not rated | Dec 18, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through the Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to recover $25 million in uncut diamonds.
Adventure / Drama / War
Ya Boy Kongming!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Paripi Koumei
Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 18, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
In the year 234, a dying Zhuge Kongming's thoughts wander over his life as one of China's greatest military strategists and statesmen, wondering what might have been had he been born in less turbulent times. Inexplicably, Kongming finds himself in a younger body in a very strange land! But why has a master of feudal diplomacy and the art of war been brought to modern Japan? He seems overqualified for flipping burgers, but then destiny calls in the entrancing voice of aspiring singer Eiko Tsukimi. Learning of her troubles in becoming a professional, Kongming's quest is secured: applying his formidable craft, intellect, and bag of ancient Chinese secrets to the task of making Eiko a star! Pity now the executives of the Japanese music industry, for they are but mere men, and they face the promotional assault of a legend reborn!
Anime / Comedy / Music / Comic book / Foreign
Fantasista Doll: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 04, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
At the age of 14, Uzume Uno is an excellent card player who has already won a major tournament. Perhaps that's why fate has chosen to deliver a very special deck of cards to Uzume's hands; a deck that can summon, equip and control five artificial warriors known as Fantasista Dolls! And this is not a game played for fun against other masters. There is a great danger approaching that only the Fantasistas can deal with, a danger that threatens the Earth and everyone on it. And Uzume is far from ready to play her part. Now she must push herself to the utmost, honing her skills and abilities to their sharpest edge, even as other Card Masters challenge for dominance. Because this magical card game is all too real, and she's playing for our future!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- April 20, 2023
Shining Sex Blu-ray Movie
La fille au sexe brillant
Severin Films | 1975 | 105 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Cynthia, an exotic dancer in a upscale resort in Southern France, is seduced by a strange couple: Alpha, a being from another dimension and her human slave, Andros.
Sci-Fi / Erotic / Foreign
Living Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2022 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 11, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson
An English-language adaptation of the script of "Ikiru" (1952), set in London in the 1950s.
Drama
House of 1000 Corpses Blu-ray Movie
20th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2003 | 89 min | Rated R | Apr 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await.
Horror / Thriller / Dark humor
House of 1000 Corpses Blu-ray Movie
20th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2003 | 89 min | Rated R | Apr 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two young couples take a misguided tour onto the back roads of America in search of a local legend known as Dr. Satan. Lost and stranded, they are set upon by a bizarre family of psychotics. Murder, cannibalism and satanic rituals are just a few of the 1000+ horrors that await.
Horror / Thriller / Dark humor
Transfusion Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2023 | 106 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A former Special Forces operative is thrust into the criminal underworld to keep his only son from being taken from him.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
- April 19, 2023
12 Angry Men 4K Blu-ray Movie
+ 1997 version on BD / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1957-1997 | 2 Movies | 213 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A jury holdout attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence.
Crime / Drama / Mystery
Neptune's Daughter Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1949 | 95 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Randy Miller III
A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heart-breaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
Anything Goes Blu-ray Movie
Anything Goes: The Musical
MVD Visual | 2021 | 139 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major new 5-star production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love - proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, a comical disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. This hilarious musical romp across the Atlantic, directed by the multi-award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, features Cole Porter's joyful score, including "I Get A Kick Out of You", "You're the Top" and the show stopping "Anything Goes".
Comedy / Musical
- April 18, 2023
Serpico 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1973 | 130 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An honest New York cop blows the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
Biography / Crime / Drama
Police Story III: Supercop Blu-ray Movie
警察故事３超級警察 / Gíng chaat gu sih sāam: Chīu kāp gíng chaat
88 Films | 1992 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Martial arts / Foreign
Police Story III: Supercop 4K Blu-ray Movie
警察故事３超級警察 / Gíng chaat gu sih sāam: Chīu kāp gíng chaat | Deluxe Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
88 Films | 1992 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Martial arts / Foreign
- April 17, 2023
Secret Admirer Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 98 min | Rated R | Mar 07, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of everyone who come in contact with it.
Comedy / Romance / Teen / Erotic
All Quiet on the Western Front Blu-ray Movie
Im Westen nichts Neues
Capelight Pictures | 2022 | 147 min | Rated R | May 09, 2023 | Randy Miller III
A young German soldier's terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I.
Action / Drama / War / Foreign
Magic Mike's Last Dance Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 112 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
Mike takes to the stage again, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Florida. Mike heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse.
Comedy / Drama
Cat's Eye: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 1984-1985 | 850 min | Unrated | Nov 29, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Together, Hitomi, Rui and Ai are Cat’s Eye, the greatest art thieves Japan has ever known. But they don’t steal for money or fame - they do it in the hopes of finding their father, a great painter who went missing after World War II. While they’re off searching for him in Europe, a new female thief claiming to be Cat’s Eye starts wreaking havoc in Tokyo! She steals anything she can get her hands on, and her brutal methods are putting the lives of the police at risk... It’s time for the real Cat’s Eye to head back to Japan and bring her reign of terror to an end!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign
Crazy People Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1990 | 91 min | Rated R | Mar 21, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
When a stressed-out ad exec (Moore) proposes a "truth in advertising" scheme, he is promptly shipped off to a mental institution.
Comedy
Scenes from a Marriage Blu-ray Movie
Scener ur ett äktenskap / Television and U.S. Theatrical versions
Criterion | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 300 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A chronicle of the many years of love and turmoil that bind Marianne and Johan, tracking their relationship as it progresses through a number of successive stages: matrimony, infidelity, divorce, and subsequent partnerships.
Drama / Foreign