New Blu-ray Reviews

Deep Impact 4K Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1998 | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | May 02, 2023 | Martin Liebman

A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Safe in Hell Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1931 | 73 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Gilda thought she had fallen as far as a woman could fall when she got a call telling her a client was requesting her “services.” But when the client turns out to be the man responsible for her fall from grace, Gilda flies into a murderous rage. Taking it on the lam, Gilda finds shelter in the arms of a sailor boyfriend who smuggles her to sanctuary and safety, or so he thinks. In reality he has booked her a bridal suite in hell.

Crime / Drama

Secret Defense Blu-ray Movie  

Secret défense

Cohen Media Group | 1998 | 170 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Sylvie, a 30-year-old scientist, has to dig deeper and deeper into her own background.

Crime / Drama

The Tenth Man Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1988 | 99 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel, who while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange for his life when condemned to the firing squad. At the end of the war, Chavel, posing as one of the other prisoners, returns to his house, which is now occupied by Therese, the sister of the prisoner, to whom he traded his possessions, and who bitterly awaits the return of the man who had indirectly caused the death of her brother. His real identity unknown to Therese, Chavel is invited to stay as a caretaker, and to identify Chavel should he return to the house. The relationship between Chavel and Therese develops until one night, someone calling himself Chavel turns up at their doorstep.

Drama / War

Three Women Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1924 | 70 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving the young boyfriend crushed.

Drama

Come Back, Little Sheba Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #175

Imprint | 1952 | 99 min | Rated ACB: M | Oct 26, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.

Drama

Unwelcome Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2022 | 104 min | Rated R | May 09, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Londoners Maya and Jamie who escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent, murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.

Horror

A Lion Is in the Streets Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1953 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Randy Miller III

A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics.

Drama

Whitesnake: Still Good to Be Bad Blu-ray Movie  

Super Deluxe Edition / Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Music | 2008 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Blu-ray delivers a variety of Whitesnake video footage, including live tracks from the band’s 2008 European tour, acoustic performances from the era, and an interview by Eddie Trunk. New songs like “Best Years,” “A Fool In Love,” and “Can You Hear The Wind Blow” come to life in these incredible live performances. The Blu-ray also features promo videos for “Ready To Rock” and “Lay Down Your Love.”

Music

Die Spalte Blu-ray Movie    

The Making of a Prostitute | Edition Deutsche Vita #17 / Blu-ray + DVD

Subkultur Entertainment | 1971 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Rated FSK-16 | Mar 20, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A teenager lays a small bundle on the tracks, but before the oncoming train can cross it, an older woman saves the baby from certain death. She keeps little Sophie with her and raises her to be a well-behaved girl.

Drama / Erotic / Foreign

Clash by Night Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1952 | 105 min | Not rated | May 02, 2023 | Randy Miller III

Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.

Drama / Film-Noir

Dreamchild Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1985 | 94 min | Rated PG | Sep 20, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old.

Biography / Drama / Fantasy

Hold Me Tight Blu-ray Movie  

Serre moi fort

Kino Lorber | 2021 | 97 min | Not rated | Nov 22, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

A woman one day simply walks out on her family. Or does she?

Drama / Foreign

The Cat Creeps Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Exclusive Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1946 | 58 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

A black cat is suspected of being possessed by the spirit of a elderly murdered woman.

Mystery

Vacation of Terror 1 & 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Vacaciones de Terror 1 & 2 / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1989-1991 | 2 Movies | 167 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural / Foreign

Vacation of Terror 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Vacaciones de Terror 2 / Pesadilla Sangrienta

Vinegar Syndrome | 1991 | 86 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Vacation of Terror Blu-ray Movie  

Vacaciones de Terror

Vinegar Syndrome | 1989 | 81 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

An evil witch gets burned at the stake, but not before vowing to return and get her revenge. A hundred years later a family arrived to spend their vacation at a summer home located in the same immediate countryside area where the witch was killed. Trouble ensues when little girl daughter Gaby finds an ugly doll that's possessed by the lethal spirit of the malevolent witch.

Drama / Horror / Supernatural / Foreign

Yakuza Graveyard Blu-ray Movie  

Yakuza no hakaba: Kuchinashi no hana | Limited Edition

Radiance Films | 1976 | 97 min | Not rated | May 16, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a cop is transferred to a new precinct it is obvious that the area's yakuza mob are not dealing with just another policeman. The cop is bent on results and is not immune to becoming rough in order to get results. Matters take a different turn, however, as the policeman juxtaposes the nature of his targets with his own colleagues, examines their actions more closely and becomes acquainted with a woman on the fringe of the criminal underworld.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Thelma & Louise 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1991 | 130 min | Rated R | May 30, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Thelma and Louise are accidental outlaws on a desperate flight across the Southwest after a tragic incident at a roadside bar. With a determined detective on their trail, a sweet-talking hitchhiker in their path and a string of crimes in their wake, a high-speed thrill ride and empowering personal odyssey follows even as the law closes in.

Crime / Drama

Knock at the Cabin Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2023 | 100 min | Rated R | May 09, 2023 | Martin Liebman

While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller