New Blu-ray Reviews

Cheers: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1982-1993 | 11 Seasons | 6626 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Martin Liebman

The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name.

Comedy / Drama

The Servant Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1963 | 116 min | Not rated | Jun 20, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The Servant depicts the story of Barrett, a seductive and subtle manservant hired by foppish aristocrat Tony to manage his new townhouse. Barrett’s awe-inspiring efficiency gives way to a suspicious and insidious control, where the roles of master and servant are subtly reversed.

Drama

Night Gallery: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1972-1973 | 389 min | Not rated | Nov 22, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Rod Serling presents tales of horror illustrated in various paintings.

Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Counterpoint Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1968 | 107 min | Not rated | Nov 02, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Famous orchestra conductor is captured by the Germans in WW2, is forced to put on private concerts for the Nazi generals.

Drama / War

Creed III Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | May 23, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Drama / Sport

Creed III 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | May 23, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Adonis has been thriving in both his career and family life, but when a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, the face-off is more than just a fight.

Drama / Sport

The People Under the Stairs 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Shout Factory | 1991 | 102 min | Rated R | May 30, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two adults and a juvenile burglar break into a house occupied by a homicidal couple and their captives.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor

Aim for the Ace!: The Complete TV Series Blu-ray Movie  

Discotek Media | 1973-1974 | 600 min | Unrated | Feb 28, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Eager freshman Hiromi Oka decides to join Nishi High’s tennis club after meeting the team’s gorgeous star player, Reika “Madam Butterfly” Ryuzaki. But Hiromi quickly finds herself in over her head as she gains the attention of the new “Demon” Coach Munakata, who mysteriously selects her for the Varsity team as a total newbie! All of her teammates’ ire and jealousy tempt her to quit the club, but support from her friends, her coach, and her rivalry with Reika push her to become her best self, and Aim for the Ace!

Action / Anime / Drama / Romance / Sport / Comic book / Foreign

Treasure Island Blu-ray Movie  

Takarajima / 宝島

Discotek Media | 1978-1979 | 600 min | Unrated | Mar 28, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Jim Hawkins is an average 13-year-old boy living near the small town of Black Hill Cove, spending his days tending to the Admiral Benbow Inn with his mother, Karen. This quiet life is interrupted one stormy night as the brusque Billy Bones comes knocking for a room. His arrival will send Jim to sea on a wild and harrowing adventure in search of “Treasure Island” and the legendary piles of namesake riches it is rumored to hold.

Adventure / Anime / Mystery / Foreign / Period

Terminal Invasion Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2002 | 84 min | Rated R | Apr 25, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Aliens in human disguise commandeer a rural airport during a snowstorm. To survive, the people trapped inside must determine which of their own is not of this Earth.

Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Gorgeous Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition | 玻璃樽 | Boh lei chun

88 Films | 1999 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Young and beautiful Bu finds a romantic message in a bottle near her family restaurant in Taiwan. On a whim, she flies to Hong Kong to meet her potential soul mate, who turns out to be Albert, a gay beautician pining for his ex. Taking pity on the girl, he brings her to his workplace, where she falls for the wealthy and lonely C.N. Chan. But when Chan's lifelong enemy, Lo, discovers Chan has a new love, he decides to ruin their happiness.

Action / Comedy / Romance / Foreign

The Last Starfighter 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Arrow | 1984 | 101 min | Rated PG | May 30, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An alien recruits a young video game expert into a real live-or-die battle in outer space.

Action / Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi / War

Dracula: The Dirty Old Man / Tales of a Salesman Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Exclusive Pressing

AGFA | 1965-1969 | 2 Movies | 65 min | Not rated | May 30, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Dracula enslaves Dr. Irving Jekyll, turning him into the lycanthropic JackalMan, demanding that he lure female blood donors to his L. A. cabin retreat.

Comedy / Horror

Irreversible Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Altered Innocence | 2002 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 94 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Alex and Marcus are a couple whose story is told over the course of a fateful day. The odyssey begins with a brutal killing then unspools in reverse to reveal the horrifying events that lead to the gut-wrenching, violent climax of the opening scene. Shot at 25fps.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Teasing Master Takagi-san 3: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

からかい上手の高木さん3

Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 20, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Nishikata has become a very confused middle school student. That bothersome girl Takagi has been teasing and pulling tricks on him for what seems like forever now! Nishikata’s initial response of fighting fire with fire by taunting and pranking her back hasn’t been working so well. In fact, it’s been working horribly, because she almost always seems to outthink him. And the really disturbing part? He seems to be getting used to it! No, it’s worse than that! He seems to be getting used to HER! Like she’s worming her sneaky way into his brain! And is he… gasp... starting to care about her sometimes? Is that what their classmates think? Is that what SHE thinks? Exactly what is going on in her mysterious and calculating mind in TEASING MASTER TAKAGI-SAN3?

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign

The Demon Girl Next Door 2: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2022 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | May 09, 2023 | Neil Lumbard

Yuko thought that her life had been turned completely upside down when she learned that she and her entire family were demons, but it seems the universe has only begun to mess with her now horned head. For example, what's a succubus supposed to do when she challenges one of the local Magical Girls to a duel, but they misinterpret it to be an invitation to hang out instead? Then there's questions like what kind of restrictions should you put on ancestors who borrow your body? And let's not even get into the issues of proper etiquette when the other local Magical Girl moves into one's apartment complex or inheriting stupidly powerful magical artifacts! Basically, Yoko's life is going to be hell as it's just one bedeviling problem after another!

Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign

Raiders of Atlantis Blu-ray Movie  

Atlantis Interceptors / I predatori di Atlantide

Severin Films | 1983 | 92 min | Not rated | Jun 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and bring in an expert to make some sense of it. But while attempting to raise the sub, radioactive leakage from its missles triggers the re-emergence of Atlantis, and the resulting tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a small group of survivors. Rescued by two Vietnamvets-turned-heavies who are out relaxing after their latest job, their boat eventually runs aground on a Carribean island nearby where, upon going ashore, it is discovered that everything has been destroyed and everybody killed. The culprits, a vicious group of well-armed raiders, and their leader, Crystal Skull, are descendants of Atlantis' original race who set about reclaiming the world and adding the survivors to the list of victims as they struggle to stay alive and defeat the raiders and send Atlantis back to the ocean floor.

Action / Sci-Fi

Virtual Reality Blu-ray Movie  

Realidad Virtual

Artsploitation Films | 2021 | 84 min | Not rated | Apr 04, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson

The director of a horror film invites the cast and crew to watch the first cut; things take a dark turn as they begin to notice some scenes that were never filmed. What happens on screen has consequences in the real world.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign

Shazam! Fury of the Gods Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | May 23, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book

Shazam! Fury of the Gods 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2023 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | May 23, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Comic book