New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 25, 2023
Detective Knight: Redemption Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 97 min | Rated R | Jan 17, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just...and merciless justice for all the rest.
Action / Thriller
Twittering Birds Never Fly - The Clouds Gather Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 85 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 02, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Yakuza bosses are supposed to be tough, ruthless, and treat their men like cogs in a callous criminal machine. When former cop and ex-con Chikara Doumeki accepts his latest bodyguard assignment, however, he realizes that there’s something different about his new boss, Yashiro. Because while Yashiro may seem as emotionally distant as his counterparts, he’s also a closet masochist who enjoys receiving pain as much as his job involves bringing it. Yashiro’s feelings for a least a few of his men also extends far beyond what’s normally extended to other members of the same crime family… a group that now includes Chikara. Of course, Chikara’s got his own issues, and nobody can beat an ex-cop when it comes to putting the lockdown on a relationship. Except, possibly, a true King of Pain in Twittering birds never fly ~ The clouds gather.
Anime / Crime / Drama / Comic book / Foreign
Laughing Under the Clouds: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 04, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?
Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign
- January 24, 2023
Romeo and Juliet Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1968 | 138 min | Rated PG | Feb 14, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When the now famous "star crossed lovers" of two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues.
Drama / Romance
Spider Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2002 | 99 min | Rated R | Dec 13, 2022 | Martin Liebman
A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.
Drama
Violent Night Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 112 min | Rated R | Jan 24, 2023 | Martin Liebman
A group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve, and Santa must save Christmas.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller / Dark humor / Holiday
The Vagrant Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1992 | 91 min | Rated R | Feb 07, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A business man buys a house, but he has a hard time trying to get of it's previous tenant, a dirty bum.
Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Dark humor / Psychological thriller
Sky Wizards Academy: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2015 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 09, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Once known as the Black Master Swordsman,¯ Kanata Age has fallen in favor with the people of Misutogan after a harrowed battle against the Devil Beetles. Deemed a traitor, he has earned the scorn of his peers and classmates. Kanata is happy enough to fade into the background, until one day he is asked to become the teacher of Fireteam E601 aka the F'ed up Fireteam. Rico Flamel, Lecty Eisenach, and Misora Whitale make up E601 and have yet to see a single victory. But it's hard to work together when your team is made up of a self-proclaimed goddess, a coward, and an incapable leader. Not to mention when they mistake him for a pervert. But, Kanata must take these three failures and turn them into winners. Will they trust the man known as a traitor? Or is there more to his story that he just forgot to mention?
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign
Castlevania: Season Four Blu-ray Movie
Viz Media | 2021 | 270 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 19, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Wallachia collapses into chaos as factions clash: some attempting to take control, others attempting to bring Dracula back from the dead. Nobody is who they seem and nobody can be trusted. These are the end times.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural / Period
- January 23, 2023
Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 90 min | Rated PG | Jan 24, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the young performers on a music contest show admit they have never heard of Angus Scattergood, Bodi is compelled to join the show to restore the Rock Legend's good name.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy
Dazed and Confused 4K Blu-ray Movie
Director's Cut / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1993 | 102 min | Rated R | Feb 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.
Comedy / Period / Coming of age
Jurassic World: Dominion 3D Blu-ray Movie
Import / Random Space Media Exclusive / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | 2022 | 147 min | Rated ACB: M | Dec 24, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- January 22, 2023
Lucifer: The Sixth & Final Season Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 2022 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 13, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
After spending an eternity in Hell, Lucifer makes a tumultuous return to Los Angeles. So why isn't he acting like his charming, mischievous self? Detective Chloe Decker senses there's something different about this handsome devil, but there are mysteries to solve: a nun's untimely demise, a noir detective story from 1946, and why people are randomly breaking into song and dance. Amenadiel adjusts to the whole fatherhood thing, Linda learns the truth about their child, Dan has an oddly invigorating odyssey in Mexico, and Lucifer's father – aka God – comes to Earth for an extended visit. The stakes are higher than ever in all 16 fiendishly enticing Season Five episodes.
Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural / Comic book
World in My Corner Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1956 | 82 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Up and coming ambitious boxer Tommy Shea must choose between making dishonest money with crooked promoter Harry Cram or honestly winning a title, as advised by his manager Dave Bernstein
Drama / Film-Noir / Sport
Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 97 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An oil worker and his buddies crash-land their plane on an uncharted island inhabited only by a tribe of warrior-like women.
Adventure
Privilege Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1967 | 103 min | Not rated | Feb 08, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Steven Shorter, the biggest pop star of his day, is loved by millions; his approval or endorsement can guide the choices and actions of the masses. But, in reality he is a puppet whose popularity is carefully managed by government-backed handlers keen to keep the country's youth under control. Only an act of complete rebellion can set him free.
Comedy / Drama / Music
Wrath of Man 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 2021 | 118 min | Rated R | Jan 17, 2023 | Randy Miller III
The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist
Death Magic Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Culture Shock Releasing | 1992 | 93 min | Not rated | Jan 31, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
A group of five magicians perform a spell that brings a soldier from the Civil War back to life, who then goes on a killing spree against the descendants of the people who convicted him of murder in 1875.
Horror
Goodbye, Don Glees! Blu-ray Movie
グッバイ、ドン・グリーズ！ / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2022 | 96 min | Rated PG | Dec 27, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their innocence. As disaster strikes their expedition, tensions flare between the friends as they realize that growing up has taken them on wildly different paths in life.
Adventure / Anime / Teen / Foreign / Coming of age
Mindcage Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 97 min | Rated R | Jan 24, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.
Drama / Thriller