New Blu-ray Reviews

Back Street Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1961 | 107 min | Not rated | Aug 10, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Back Street, one of the most popular and endearing love stories of all-time, has been brought to the silver screen several times over the years. Based on the bestselling novel by Fannie Hurst (Imitation of Life), Back Street is a quintessential tearjerker in which a couple meets and falls in love but is unable to marry due to impossible circumstances. However, despite their situation, they carry on a lifelong illicit affair until tragedy strikes. For the lush 1961 color version, producer Ross Hunter (All That Heaven Allows) teamed Susan Hayward and John Gavin as the star-crossed lovers with Vera Miles, Charles Drake and Virginia Grey cast in prominent supporting roles. Directed by David Miller (Midnight Lace), this emotional remake garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design.

Drama / Romance

The Tiger Cage Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Tiger Cage / II / III | 特警屠龍 / 洗黑錢 / 冷面狙擊手

Shout Factory | 1988-1991 | 3 Movies | 285 min | Not rated | May 09, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Tiger Cage III Blu-ray Movie  

Lang mien jeu keun sau / Leng mian ju ji shou / 冷面狙擊手

Shout Factory | 1991 | 94 min | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf

James and John are working in the Commercial Crime Bureau. Jointly they look into a case of which the suspect is an influential rich business man called Lee. James has a girl friend called Suki who is working for Wong, Lee's accountant. By first sight John has felt that Suki is an insidious opportunist. One night, in a party holding by Lee, John hears by chance the internal tips on a stock that Lee and his staff are talking about. John thus takes out all his saving and buy that stock. In the meantime, since Wong is murdered and James is also assaulted and seriously burnt, the case is closed under great pressure. On the other hand, the price of the stock which John has invested heavily slides. John is thus deeply depressed. Six months later, James has been much recovered under the care of two old men. At his time, Suki has climbed up to be a senior and important person in Wong's firm. Even Lee becomes a blocking stone in her eyes. Meanwhile, at their great surprise, James and John realized that one behind the scene is Suki. Hence, they decide to give both Lee and Suki a lesson. Confrontation and sacrifice thus become unavoidable.

Action / Foreign

Tiger Cage II Blu-ray Movie  

Sai hak chin / Xi hei qian / 洗黑錢

Shout Factory | 1990 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 96 min | Not rated | May 09, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

An ex-cop and divorce lawyer team up with a gangster to clear their names after getting involved in a dirty money scheme led by a vicious money launderer, who plans to expand his business and wipe out anyone who stands in his way.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Tiger Cage Blu-ray Movie  

Dak ging to lung / Te jing tu long / 特警屠龍

Shout Factory | 1988 | 94 min | Not rated | May 09, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

A team of cops get brutally exposed to violence after raiding a drug operation and discovering a link between few members of the police force and an American crime syndicate dealing with drug trafficking.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Marillion: Holidays in Eden Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Parlophone | 1991 | 180 min | Not rated | Sep 16, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Brand-new 2022 remixed stereo version of the album by Stephen Taylor, as well as a full live show from Hammersmith, London, from 1991, plus B-sides and bonus tracks such as The Moles Club demos. Video content: Brand-new documentary of the band telling the story of the album, HD upgraded promo videos and a live concert from "Marillion: Rockpalast in Concert" from German TV.

Music

Hell Is for Heroes Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1962 | 90 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

It's autumn 1944, and Nazi forces along the Siegfried Line have the numbers, the fortifications and the firepower to break through. And a handful of GIs have little more than a dogged determination and the ingenuity to fool the Germans into thinking they represent a great Allied Task Force. But can they make the ruse last until reinforcements finally arrive?

Action / Drama / War

A Thousand Clowns Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1965 | 118 min | Unrated | May 05, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Fed up with the rat race, Murray quits his job as head writer of TV's popular Chuckles the Chipmunk show and retreats to his cluttered Manhattan apartment, where he carries on a nonconformist, laissez-faire existence with his 12-year-old nephew Nick.

Comedy / Drama

The Emperor Waltz Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1948 | 106 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Just imagine: Viennese royalty, elegantly dressed ladies, dashing courtiers, and Bing Crosby in his old straw hat sharing the Danube and the court of Emperor Franz Joseph. Bing plays Virgil Smith, an American phonograph salesman whose fox terrier companion takes a fancy to the persnickety poodle of countess Johanna Augusta (Joan Fontaine). While some may call it puppy love, it turns out that romance is not just going to the dogs. Virgil's openness and congeniality start to melt the icy coolness of the Viennese royal, who struggles with whether or not to defy convention in her tradition-oriented homeland. The lush scenery provides a gorgeous backdrop for the wooing and canoeing that take place in the land of blue rivers and Strauss waltzes. Add an element of good old American humor and Bing's smooth sounds, and it's a delightfully entertaining trip to the musical wonders of old Vienna, Hollywood-style.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Disney100 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1977 | 125 min | Rated PG | May 02, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Nineteen years after the formation of the Galactic Empire, young Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle of the Rebel Alliance when he meets Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training as Luke joins him on a daring mission to rescue the beautiful Rebel leader Princess Leia from the clutches of the evil Galactic Empire.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Disney100 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1980 | 127 min | Rated PG | May 02, 2023 | Martin Liebman

After the destruction of the Death Star, the Galactic Empire continues to pursue the Rebel Alliance. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet of Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Disney100 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1983 | 135 min | Rated PG | May 02, 2023 | Martin Liebman

After rescuing Han Solo from the palace of Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance must attack the second Death Star orbiting above the remote forest moon of Endor. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader and the Emperor, convinced that he can bring Vader back to the good side.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

In the Cut Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Uncut Director's Edition

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2003 | 119 min | Unrated | May 16, 2023 | Martin Liebman

In Manhattan, Frannie Avery, an English teacher studying colloquial urban language, witnesses by chance a sexual situation involving a suspected murderer. When a charismatic detective comes to her apartment to interview her regarding a recent neighborhood murder, she finds herself drawn toward him. Although they are not sure if they can trust one another, she and the detective become lovers. Meanwhile, the mysterious murderer remains on the loose.

Crime / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Erotic

Max Fleischer's Superman Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 1941-1943 | 146 min | Not rated | May 16, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Make them exciting and visually bold, make them in brilliantly saturated Technicolor: This is a job for Superman! From their signature bullet-paced prologues to their muscular style to their stories steeped in heroics and wartime topicality, these 17 animated theatrical shorts produced by Max Fleischer (with the first nine directed by his brother Dave) set the tone for future screen versions of the Man of Steel's exploits, inspired animators for decades to come and, best of all, continue to pack a thrilling punch for fans. Superman's adventures in comic books were scarcely three years old when the Academy Award-nominated debut cartoon, Superman, burst onto the screen with its breakthrough look and vitality. The excitement still soars.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Short / Comic book

Accattone Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1961 | 117 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Sloven, narcisstic and brutal, Vittorio is a small time pimp whose world is thrown into crisis when his meal-ticket is sent to jail. He re-establishes his usual business model by seducing Stella, at first just another innocent peasant girl. But this time Accattone finds himself instead seduced by Stella's angelic innocence and determines to go straight.

Drama / Foreign

O.S.S. Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1946 | 108 min | Not rated | Aug 10, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Set during World War II, Ladd and Fitzgerald play members of an American spy ring who are sent into France with the objective of destroying the French railway system. But as their mission gets more complicated, Ladd must decide between obeying his commands and being a hero.

War

The Shiver of the Vampires Blu-ray Movie  

Le frisson des vampires / Strange Things Happen at Night | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1971 | 95 min | Not rated | May 09, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A young honeymooning couple stop for the night at an ancient castle. Unbeknownst to them, the castle is home to a horde of vampires, who have their own plans for the couple.

Horror / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal / Period

Broken Lullaby Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1932 | 77 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

Drama

Up, Down, Fragile Blu-ray Movie  

Haut bas fragile

Cohen Media Group | 1995 | 169 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Adventures of three young women in a hot and lazy Paris in summer.

Comedy / Musical / Mystery

Children of the Corn Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2020 | 93 min | Rated R | May 09, 2023 | Randy Miller III

The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults' irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children's future.

Horror