New Blu-ray Reviews

Peter Grill and the Philosopher's Time: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

ピーター・グリルと賢者の時間 / Pītā Guriru to Kenja no Jikan

Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 180 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 18, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Peter Grill may be the most powerful warrior in the world, but in a culture where strength is everything, there are lots of ambitious young women who will do anything to "acquire" Peter's superior genes in order to bear powerful offspring! So, even though Peter just wants to marry his fiancée, he's instead being beset by a bodacious bevy of Peter-obsessed females fiercely determined to get into his bed and/or ironclad pants! That would be a sticky situation even if the bawdy belligerents were merely human, but with elves, trolls and orcs all craving a little private Peter action, can even Peter stand up to this wave of pulchritudinous force? His flesh may be strong but his will may not hold up quite as rigidly when comely babe after babe keeps coming to test this poor Peter's mettle!

Anime / Comedy / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign

Babylon: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | May 11, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Everything can be connected to something else if you dig hard enough, and when you're investigating a crime, it usually doesn't take too long before you start finding the clues you need, if you know where to look. When Public Prosecutor Zen Seizaki starts investigating a case of apparent fraud by a major pharmaceutical company, however, he quickly finds himself entangled in a nightmarish web of lies, intrigue and murder on a global scale. And even worse, how can he fight a foe without a face, one that's protected by members of the highest echelons of society and government, and seems to be able to convince its own victims to kill themselves? The nightmares of modern science are powered by old-fashioned corruption and greed, and one man may be the only force that can stop them.

Anime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2022 | 97 min | Rated PG | Oct 18, 2022 | Martin Liebman

The story revolves around a scrappy young dog who fights to save a town from becoming the litter box of a nefarious feline warlord.

Action / Animation / Comedy

Tár 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2022 | 158 min | Rated R | Dec 20, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Set in the international world of classical music, the film centers on Lydia Tár. Widely considered one of the greatest living composer/conductors and first-ever female chief conductor of a major German orchestra.

Drama / Music

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

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

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

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