New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 11, 2023
Lust for Freedom Blu-ray Movie
Troma | 1987 | 94 min | Not rated | May 30, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A former female cop is framed by corrupt police, acting in collusion with the local judge, and has to fight her way out of the pen, alone, against tough inmates, and the people in charge.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Witchtrap Blu-ray Movie
The Presence / The Haunted | MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1989 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 90 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.
Action / Horror / Thriller
- June 10, 2023
Stone Cold Blu-ray Movie
2K Restoration
Kino Lorber | 1991 | 92 min | Rated R | May 09, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Joe Huff is a tough, go-it-alone cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Joe into an undercover operation to convict some extremely violent bikers, who are angry at the capture of their leader.
Action / Crime / Drama
Mononoke: The Complete TV Series Blu-ray Movie
Discotek Media | 2007 | 300 min | Unrated | Mar 28, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
In feudal Japan, evil spirits known as mononoke plague both households and the countryside, leaving a trail of fear in their wake. One mysterious person has the power to slay the mononoke where they stand; he is known only as the Medicine Seller, and he vanquishes the spirits using the power of his Exorcism Sword. However, in order to draw his sword he must first understand the Form, Truth and Reason of the mononoke. Armed with a sharp wit and keen intellect, the Medicine Seller wanders from place to place, striking down the evil spirits in his wake.
Anime / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Violet Evergarden: The Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Crunchyroll, LLC | 2020 | 140 min | Rated TV-14 | May 30, 2023 | Neil Lumbard
After the aftermath of a war, a young girl who was used as a 'tool' for war learned to live. With the scars of burns, she goes back to her past to feel the true feelings of the Major's, "I love you."
Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Bone Cold Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2022 | 109 min | Not rated | Jun 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An experienced Black Ops sniper attempts a nightmarish escape after a failed mission, tracked by enemy soldiers hellbent on revenge, and hunted by something sinister and monstrous, hungry and determined.
Thriller
- June 09, 2023
One False Move 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1992 | 106 min | Rated R | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A small-town police chief (Bill Paxton) concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) who leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams) caught in the middle. The way these desperate lives converge becomes a masterclass in slow-burn tension thanks to the nuanced direction of Carl Franklin, whose haunting film travels a crooked road across America’s most fraught divisions—urban and rural, Black and white—while imbuing noir conventions with a wrenching emotional depth.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
One False Move Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1992 | 105 min | Rated R | Jul 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A small-town police chief (Bill Paxton) concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) who leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams) caught in the middle. The way these desperate lives converge becomes a masterclass in slow-burn tension thanks to the nuanced direction of Carl Franklin, whose haunting film travels a crooked road across America’s most fraught divisions—urban and rural, Black and white—while imbuing noir conventions with a wrenching emotional depth.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Blu-ray Movie
Power Up Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2023 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jun 13, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie
Power Up Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2023 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jun 13, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 4K Blu-ray Movie
Power Up Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2023 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jun 13, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find Mario's brother, Luigi, and to save the world from a ruthless fire-breathing Koopa named Bowser.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
King Solomon's Mines Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1950 | 103 min | Not rated | May 30, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Before there was Indiana Jones, there was Allan Quartermain, the stalwart hero of H. Rider Haggard's classic 1885 novel that's been filmed four times. Stewart Granger portrays Quartermain in this 1950 adaptation that was nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award and won Oscars for Color Cinematography and Film Editing. Deborah Kerr plays the prim Englishwoman who hires Quartermain to lead the hunt for her missing husband, even though no safari has ever returned from the uncharted regions their expedition must cross. Part adventure, part spectacle and filmed amid the awesome splendor and peril of untamed Africa, KING SOLOMON'S MINES is a film fan's treasure.
Action / Adventure / Romance
Marillion: Seasons End Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Rhino Music | 1989 | 180 min | Not rated | May 19, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
The Night of the Hunter 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1955 | 92 min | Not rated | May 30, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A demented preacher relentlessly torments two small children in the Depression-era Bible Belt in order to get at their dead father's stolen fortune.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller / Psychological thriller
The Haunting 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1999 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | May 30, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson
When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house's ghostly past.
Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
- June 08, 2023
Gidget Film Collection Blu-ray Movie
Via Vision Entertainment | 1959-1972 | 4 Movies | 373 min | Rated ACB: G | Apr 19, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy / Music / Romance
The Boy with Green Hair Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1948 | 82 min | Not rated | May 30, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Made in the hopeful post-World War II era that produced such classics of social conscience as GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT, PINKY and HOME OF THE BRAVE, this provocative film is a fable for its time - and ours. It tells the supernatural-tinged story of an orphan who finds a safe haven in small-town America...until the day his hair turns green. Then the townsfolk turn against him, frightened by the change they cannot understand. A call for tolerance, an inspiring statement that "different" doesn't mean "threatening," THE BOY WITH GREEN HAIR boasts a fine cast (Robert Ryan, Pat O'Brien, Dean Stockwell), a popular theme song ("Nature Boy") and the feature-film debut of director Joseph Losey (THE SERVANT, THE GO-BETWEEN).
Drama / Family / Fantasy
Spin Me Round Blu-ray Movie
IFC Films | 2022 | 104 min | Not rated | Jan 17, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A woman wins an all-expenses trip to a company's gorgeous "institute" outside of Florence, and also the chance to meet the restaurant chain's wealthy and charismatic owner. She finds a different adventure than the one she imagined.
Comedy
The Wicked Die Slow Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1968 | 100 min | Not rated | May 16, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
"The Kid," a notorious gunfighter, and his Mexican sidekick Armadillo ride through the post-Civil War West looking for four Indians who raped the Kid's girl friend.
Western
Rain Man Blu-ray Movie
35th Anniversary Edition
MVD Visual | 1988 | 134 min | Rated R | Jun 13, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Self-centred car exporter Charlie Babbitt attends his estranged father's funeral to collect his inheritance. To his surprise, he discovers the money is going to Raymond, the autistic brother he never knew he had. Charlie 'kidnaps' Raymond in an effort to claim some of his inheritance but, as he grows closer to his brother, he realizes there may be more to life than money.
Drama