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Home- February 03, 2023
Armored Trooper Votoms: Chirico's Return Blu-ray Movie
Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone Again
Maiden Japan | 2011 | 50 min | Rated TV-MA | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
The fight with the Martial Church had dire consequences, and Chirico now finds himself a wanderer. An encounter with a woman called Stevia leads to a reunion with old friends, but the homecoming must wait since war refuses to leave Chirico alone.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Short / War / Foreign
Votoms Finder Blu-ray Movie
Armored Trooper Votoms: Votoms Finder
Maiden Japan | 2010 | 40 min | Rated TV-MA | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Set in an alternate universe, VOTOMS Finder follows the exploits of Aki Renso, a Bottomer who daydreams of living in the utopian city of Top — and his dreams might become reality if he can rescue a Topper chairman’s daughter from her kidnappers!
Action / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Short / War / Foreign
Bergman Island Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 2021 | 113 min | Rated R | Jan 31, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An American filmmaking couple retreat to the island for the summer to each write screenplays for their upcoming films in an act of pilgrimage to the place that inspired Bergman. As the summer and their screenplays advance, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur against the backdrop of the Island's wild landscape.
Drama
- February 02, 2023
The Razor's Edge Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1984 | 129 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 18, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
When Larry Darrell returns from World War I disillusioned with Jazz Age values, he undertakes a quest which leads him to reject his rich fiancée and his superficial lifestyle to go search for truth in the Himalayas. But Larry learns that the path to enlightenment is as difficult as treading "the sharp edge of a razor" and returns to civilization, where he tastes life's dark side when he tries to save a hometown girl turned prostitute.
Drama / Romance / War
The Rainbow Boys Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Canadian International Pictures | 1973 | 90 min | Not rated | Dec 27, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
A grizzled old prospector, his occasional girlfriend, and a young transplant from Brooklyn head into the mountains of British Columbia on a three-wheeled motorcycle in order to find a long-lost stash of gold left there by the prospector's father decades earlier.
Adventure / Comedy / Drama
Armored Trooper Votoms: Case;Irvine Blu-ray Movie
Maiden Japan | 2010 | 50 min | Rated TV-MA | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
In another corner of the VOTOMS universe, Irvine is an AT mechanic who moonlights as a Battling pilot. Although he’s content with throwing matches for money, his talents draw the attention of the Battling agent Ishruna, and the sadistic pilot Paygun.
Action / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Short / War / Foreign
Armored Trooper Votoms: Phantom Chapter Blu-ray Movie
Maiden Japan | 2010 | 150 min | Rated TV-MA | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
For their silver anniversary, Vanilla and Coconna return to Uoodo along with Gotho in the hopes of reuniting with Chirico. Once there they find a red shouldered AT at the Battling arena.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / War / Foreign
Magnificent Warriors Blu-ray Movie
Dynamite Fighters / Zhōng huā zhàn shì / 中華戰士
88 Films | 1987 | 92 min | Not rated | Feb 21, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set in 1938 against a backdrop of brewing conflict between Japan and China, Yeoh plays daring aviatrix and mercenary solider Fok Ming-ming who comes to the rescue of a Chinese spy sent to gather intelligence about Japanese Army plans as they infiltrate mainland China. With their sights set on future conflict with the Chinese forces, a group of ruthless Japanese generals harbor plans to manufacture poison gas in a remote mountain village. After a forced landing, Fok Ming-ming enters the township to locate the agent but soon becomes embroiled in the conflict where spectacularly choreographed fighting scene demonstrate Yeoh's martial arts mastery and culminate in a hard-hitting, action-packed battle to oust the Japanese forces.
Action / Drama / Foreign
Legion of Super-Heroes Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 83 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 07, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Kara, devastated by loss of Krypton struggles to adjust her new life on Earth. Superman mentors her. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle who searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy's vault.
Action / Animation / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Legion of Super-Heroes 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2023 | 83 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 07, 2023 | Randy Miller III
Kara, devastated by loss of Krypton struggles to adjust her new life on Earth. Superman mentors her. Meanwhile, she must contend with a mysterious group called the Dark Circle who searches for a powerful weapon held in the Academy's vault.
Action / Animation / Sci-Fi / Comic book
- February 01, 2023
Ghost Warrior Blu-ray Movie
Swordkill
Kino Lorber | 1984 | 81 min | Rated R | Jan 17, 2023 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A deep-frozen 400-year-old samurai is shipped to Los Angeles, where he comes back to life.
Action / Sci-Fi
Val X Love: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 17, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Takuma Akutsu is not an attractive guy. In fact, his hulking size and ugly face have earned him the nickname "demon", which is ironic since all he really wants is to be left alone. But you know who never pays attention to what people want? The King of the Gods, Odin, who decides that Takuma is the one person who can save Earth from complete destruction. As a result, Takuma finds his school, class and home all infiltrated by Odin's nine luscious Valkyrie daughters and, in order to become the Army of One that Odin seeks, Takuma has to use love to forge the Valkyrie's maidenly powers into the ultimate force for saving the world. Yeah, no pressure there, right? Can Takuma man up and ride all nine Valkyries to save the Earth?
Anime / Comedy / Romance / Foreign
OBSOLETE: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 | 156 min | Rated TV-14 | May 03, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Sci-fi drama series. Aliens arrive at Earth and offer an exo-skeleton with telepathic neuro interface for each metric ton of limestone. Each stand-alone episode looks at the socio-economic and military impact of that encounter over the years up to and including the 25th century. Early episodes focus on the decades after the arrival and have an over-arching storyline about the effect that an unknown terrorist organization has that utilizes the exo-skeletons for warfare in various conflict arenas on different continents (they have been banned from battlefields internationally by the so-called Sankt-Gallen-Treaty).
Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Inbetween Girl Blu-ray Movie
Slipcover in Original Pressing
Utopia Distribution | 2021 | 90 min | Not rated | Feb 28, 2023 | Brian Orndorf
After being blindsided by her parents’ sudden divorce, 16-year-old artistic, sardonic Angie Chen turns to secret hookups with popular jock Liam behind the back of his adored social media influencer girlfriend Sheryl. As Angie contends with her parents’ divorce and her secret fling with Liam, she comes to discover what she wants – and who she wants to be.
Comedy
Vengeance Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 108 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
A radio host from New York City attempts to solve the murder of his girlfriend and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Armageddon Time Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2022 | 114 min | Rated R | Jan 03, 2023 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
Coming of age
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 4K Blu-ray Movie
Deluxe Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Arrow | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 155 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 28, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 155 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 28, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Arrow | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 155 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 28, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / Romance
- January 31, 2023
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #189
Imprint | 1982 | 87 min | Rated ACB: MA15+ | Nov 30, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Recently orphaned Corinne "Third Degree" Burns (Diane Lane) enlists her sister (Marin Kanter) and cousin (Laura Dern) to launch a punk rock band, The Stains. Three rehearsals later, The Stains score the opening slot on a cross-country tour with aging metal act The Metal Corpses and British punk rockers The Looters.
Comedy / Drama / Music / Teen / Coming of age