New Blu-ray Reviews

Eat, Brains, Love Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Gunpowder & Sky | 2019 | 85 min | Not rated | Mar 28, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Eat, Brains, Love is a laugh-out-loud funny, surprisingly romantic, zombie road trip movie filled with heart - and brains.

Comedy / Horror / Romance

Rick and Morty: Season 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2022 | 222 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Welcome to the world of Rick and Morty, a genius inventor grandfather and his less than genius grandson. Missing for nearly 20 years, Rick arrives at his daughter’s doorstep looking to move in, but her husband isn’t too thrilled. Rick converts the garage into his lab and involves Morty in his insane adventures.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor

Rick and Morty: Season 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2022 | 221 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 28, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Welcome to the world of Rick and Morty, a genius inventor grandfather and his less than genius grandson. Missing for nearly 20 years, Rick arrives at his daughter’s doorstep looking to move in, but her husband isn’t too thrilled. Rick converts the garage into his lab and involves Morty in his insane adventures.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor

Iroduku: The World in Colors Blu-ray Movie  

色づく世界の明日から / Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara

Sentai Filmworks | 2018 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 21, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Hitomi Tsukishiro may be the child of a family of witches, but after losing her ability to see color, she also lost her sense of magic. Nothing has been able to help her regain that gift — nothing until Hitomi’s grandmother, that is, sends Hitomi back in time to the year 2018! There Hitomi meets her grandmother’s younger self. She also discovers fascinating drawings of a young man named Yuito Aoi. The moment Hitomi lays eyes on his work, colors flood back into view. But why do his drawings have this effect on Hitomi, and for what purpose has her grandmother sent her so far back in time? As Hitomi’s feelings for Yuito grow, she finds herself poised on the cusp of personal transformation, color and magic returning as she blossoms into the young woman she’s meant to be.

Anime / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Somali and the Forest Spirit: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | May 24, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

The Golem has encountered many odd beings and animals in the years he has protected the forest. Yet… when he finds the small creature wandering alone, he is affected in an odd way. A young female human! How did she come to be in his forest? The Golem cannot ask. He does not speak. But while there are many things that love humans, it is because they find them tasty, so he must protect this "girl" if she is to survive. That means he must help her find a safe place and other guardians, as the Golem's own days are nearly done. But as he escorts Somali on this quest, a strange thing happens. What is this unusual feeling? Join a journey measured in far more than miles as two unique souls bond!

Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2022 | 524 min | Not rated | Mar 21, 2023 | Martin Liebman

A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.

Adventure / Sci-Fi

A Breed Apart Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1984 | 101 min | Rated R | Jun 26, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, a pair of nesting eagles, believed to be the last of a dying breed, are in danger of extinction. A mysterious recluse, fiercely dedicated to protecting the eagles, and the young woman with whom he has a liaison, meet up with a likable but scheming adventurer who has been hired by a billionaire collector to steal the eggs.

Action / Drama

Revolver Blu-ray Movie    

Eureka Classics

Eureka Entertainment | 1973 | 110 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | May 16, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An Italian official decides to take it upon himself to free his wife after she's taken hostage by ruthless criminals.

Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Seriously Red Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 98 min | Rated R | Mar 21, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After reaching a crossroads in her life, a real estate agent decides to trade in her career for one in the spotlight as a Dolly Parton impersonator.

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance

The Crimson Rivers Blu-ray Movie  

Les Rivières Pourpres

Kino Lorber | 2000 | 106 min | Rated R | Feb 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Veteran cop Pierre Niemans is sent to Guernon to investigate a bizarre murder near a legendary private school isolated in the Alps. And it's no ordinary murder; the killer has been very methodical, leaving twisted inexplicable clues to his motive. Complicating matters are the university administrators who are uncooperative and somewhat defiant to Niemans' questioning. Meanwhile Max Kerkerian, an impetuous young cop and former car thief, arrives at a desecrated grave yard 180 miles away. Someone has disturbed the grave of a child who died twenty years before. These two seemingly random events are about to collide as the separate investigations lead the detectives right to one another. The more experienced Niemans begrudgingly joins forces with the brash Max to track down the killer. Despite his ribbing and constant sarcastic banter, Max respects the older cop.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Sakura Trick: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

桜Trick

Sentai Filmworks | 2014 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 15, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

After sitting next to each other all through junior high, Haruka and Yuu were really upset to find that the seating plan in high school had them on opposite sides of the class! So, to show that they were still the very best of friends, they decided it would be cute to kiss. It had seemed so cute and innocent… until, maybe, it wasn't. Because suddenly everything they thought they knew about their feelings for each other felt... different. But since they've kissed once, what's the harm in doing it again? And learning that some of their classmates are similarly occupied only increases the inclination! Are they still just girls who are friends, or are they becoming girlfriends? They really don't know. Not yet. But the answer may be right at the tips of their tongues!

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Teen / Comic book / Foreign

Amnesia: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 05, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

The Heroine has no memory of who she is or where she was. Like a broken record skipping, she keeps waking up in the same place at the same time: in a hospital bed on August 1st. And then there's the ghost-the spirit only she can see who calls himself Orion. He says not to trust anyone and to never reveal what she can't remember. But… does that mean she shouldn't trust him as well? So she runs through flaming buildings, struggles desperately not to drown, and continues to wake up in the same hospital bed. Again, and again, and again. Somehow, somewhere, there must be a clue to her identity in this moebius loop of existence. But how can you know what you're looking for when you can't even remember who you are? Welcome to the ultimate nightmare of Amnesia.

Anime / Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Hunter Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1980 | 97 min | Rated PG | Feb 21, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Steve McQueen's last movie shows the dynamic talent of the late, great actor in one of his most memorable roles: The true story of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern day bounty hunter. Thorson's exploits are detailed as he pursues a number of fugitives who have skipped bail. The chase comes full circle when he becomes the quarry of a vengeful psychopath. McQueen's multi-dimensional performance as Thorson, a man born in the wrong age, is counterpoint to the explosive action in The Hunter.

Action / Biography / Drama

Cannon for Cordoba Blu-ray Movie  

Dragon Master

Kino Lorber | 1970 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In 1916, a Mexican rebel named Cordoba steals six cannons from the forces of General Pershing who's been sent to bring order to the Texas-Mexico border. Pershing assigns a soldier named Rod Douglas to retrieve the cannons. Douglas recruits a trio of misfits and they, along with a Mexican officer and an enigmatic woman, travel 200 miles south to Cordoba's mountain fortress. Explosions and gun battles soon erupt.

Action / War / Western

Bio Zombie Blu-ray Movie  

Sang faa sau see / Sheng hua shou shi / 生化壽屍 / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1998 | 95 min | Not rated | Feb 14, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

Woody and Bee are a pair of young punks working at a DVD store. Out for a joy ride, the two hit a pedestrian and end up with a dead body in their trunk. Unfortunately for Woody and Bee, this is just the beginning. The dead body is infected with a strange biochemical formula, which transforms the hapless mall goers into an army of blood-hungry zombies.

Comedy / Horror / Foreign

Massage Parlor Murders 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1973 | 81 min | Rated R | Feb 14, 2023 | Brian Orndorf

A deranged and ferocious killer terrorizes the red-light district of Times Square in New York City.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Erotic

Operation Seawolf Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2022 | 87 min | Not rated | Dec 06, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

In the last days of WWII, Germany, desperate for any last grasp to defeat the allied powers, formed together the German Navy and the last remaining U-Boats, for one last mission, to attack the United States Homeland.

Action / Adventure / History / War

The Lost Symbol: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2021 | 451 min | Not rated | Mar 14, 2023 | Martin Liebman

Based on Dan Brown’s international bestselling thriller “The Lost Symbol,” the series follows the early adventures of young Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who must solve a series of deadly puzzles to save his kidnapped mentor and thwart a chilling global conspiracy.

Action / Adventure

Welcome to the Dollhouse Blu-ray Movie    

Limited Edition

Radiance Films | 1995 | 87 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 06, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with un-attentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities.

Comedy / Drama / Teen / Coming of age

Mandy Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

RLJ Entertainment | 2018 | 121 min | Not rated | May 19, 2020 | Randy Miller III

Mandy is set in 1983 in the primal wilderness where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man, hunts an unhinged religious sect who brutally attacked the love of his life.

Horror / Thriller / Surreal / Period