New Blu-ray Reviews

Eli Roth's History of Horror: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2021 | 252 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 13, 2022 | Randy Miller III

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

Documentary / Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror: Season 2 Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2020 | 252 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 14, 2021 | Randy Miller III

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

Documentary / Horror

Ace High Blu-ray Movie  

I quattro dell'Ave Maria

Kino Lorber | 1968 | 123 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 20, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After stealing $300,000, a bandit is caught and given an opportunity to save his neck by joining forces against a murderous desperado.

Comedy / Western

Dead Mountaineer's Hotel Blu-ray Movie    

'Hukkunud Alpinisti' hotell / Blu-ray + DVD

Camera Obscura | 1979 | 84 min | Not rated | Sep 02, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The police get a call-out to a lonely hotel in the Alps. When an officer gets to the hotel everything seems to be alright. Suddenly an avalanche cuts them off from the rest of the world and strange things start happening. The film is based on the 1970 novel Dead Mountaineer's Hotel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, who also wrote the screenplay.

Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2008 | 123 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 20, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Indiana Jones' newest adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 — the height of the Cold War. Indy and his sidekick Mac have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield. Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College — only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt, who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history — the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.

Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1983 | 107 min | Rated R | Sep 13, 2022 | Martin Liebman

The Monty Python group examines the meaning and purpose of life in a series of sketches from conception to death and beyond. In typical Monty Python fashion they satirizes almost everyone.

Comedy / Musical / Dark humor / Surreal

The Reef: Stalked Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2022 | 93 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2022 | Randy Miller III

After her sister's murder, Nic, her younger sister and two friends seek solace through a Pacific island kayaking adventure. Hours into the trip the women are stalked by a shark and must band together, face their fears and save each other.

Horror / Thriller

Cool World Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1992 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 13, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

A comic strip vamp seeks to seduce her cartoonist creator in order to cross over into the real world.

Animation / Comedy / Fantasy

Night of the Living Dead 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Theatrical (UHD/BD) and Workprint (BD) versions / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 1968 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour.

Horror / Supernatural

Breaking News Blu-ray Movie    

大事件 / Dai si gin

Chameleon Films | 2004 | 90 min | Rated ACB: M | Aug 31, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A highly televised police bust of a bank heist results the criminals getting away and a lot of cops getting killed. In an effort to save face with the public, the police arrange to broadcast the pursuit and capture of the crooks. Things get more complicated when the bank robbers contact the media with their own version of events.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Shomin Sample: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2015 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 12, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

When average student, Kimito Kagurazaka, is suddenly kidnapped by a horde of burly men, the last place he expects to end up is at the elite Seikain Girls’ School! Now, surrounded by beautiful, but totally sheltered girls, Kimito must deal with being their ‘Shomin Sample’—an example commoner for the girls to observe and learn from.

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Foreign

Salt and Pepper / One More Time Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1968-1970 | 2 Movies | 194 min | Not rated | Jul 19, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Comedy / Crime / Thriller

Lord Marksman and Vanadis: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2014 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 11, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

After being taken captive by a female general from an enemy country, Count Tigrevurmud Vorn leaves his own lands completely open to attack. Unable to sit by and watch the destruction, Tigre must do what he can to convince his beautiful captor to join him in a fight to save his homeland. Using his skills as an archer and her otherworldly prowess as a war maiden, the pair must work together if they hope to stand a chance against two warring nations and a rogue faction led by power hungry nobleman. Outgunned, outnumbered and branded as a traitor, the valiant Tigre will need to win the favor of the remaining war maidens if he plans to come out on top in this action-packed adventure that blurs the line between fantasy and fan-service.

Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Fatal Attraction 4K Blu-ray Movie  

35th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1987 | 119 min | Rated R | Sep 13, 2022 | Martin Liebman

For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.

Drama / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic

The Funhouse 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1981 | 95 min | Rated R | Sep 06, 2022 | Martin Liebman

The carnival is a place for fun and laughter, but not for Amy and her friends. When their childish dare to stay all night in the spooky funhouse backfires, it leaves a trail of dismembered teenagers a mile long in Tobe Hooper’s classic video nasty era slasher.

Horror

The Addams Family 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1991 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 101 min | Unrated | Sep 13, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book

Magical Girl Site: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2018 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Sep 14, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Bullied by other girls at school and abused by her brother at home, Aya Asagiri's life has become so bleak that she's contemplating killing herself just to escape. Then a strange site on the internet promises to make her a magical girl and the consequences prove beyond terrifying when a toy gun left in Aya's locker kills one of her bullies! Being a murderer isn't the worst part of Aya's new situation, however, as it turns out that there have been other Magical Girls before Aya, and someone has been systematically hunting them down, killing them and taking their magical artifacts! Together with her classmate Tsuyuno, Aya must now track down the other magical girls and discover who is murdering them and why… all before an ominous counter finishes a deadly countdown on the Magical Girl Site!

Action / Anime / Drama / Comic book / Foreign

The Quiet Girl Blu-ray Movie    

An Cailín Ciúin

Curzon Film World | 2022 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Sep 05, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Adapted from Foster, a short story by Claire Keegan, it centres on nine-year-old Cáit, a shy and withdrawn child who receives scant attention or affection from a family ruled by an uncaring patriarch. When she is sent to spend the summer with her aunt Eibhlín (Carrie Crowley) and her husband Seán (Andrew Bennett), she comes out of her shell, blossoming in their care, especially when Seán’s initial aloofness fades. At the end of the summer, difficult decisions and realities must be faced. This is a work of small moments and details, anchored by Catherine Clinch’s remarkable performance as the titular quiet girl, that make for a film of pure artistry, as uplifting as it is heartbreaking.

Drama

Dances with the Dragons: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Apr 02, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

A unique brand of magic dwells in Eridana, where the Dragon Empire and the Seven- City Alliance have come to a head. In this tumultuous city, two bounty hunters set up shop. Gayus is book-smart and will do whatever it takes to keep the lights on. Gigina is a phenomenal fighter who spends his free time with well-crafted chairs. Together, they're nothing but trouble, and when political intrigue puts opposing nations on the brink of war, this dubious duo finds themselves in the thick of it.

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Keijo!!!!!!: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Hip Whip Girl: Keijo!!!!!! / 競女!!!!!!!! / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 20, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

"Keijo" is a popular gambling sport where contestants stand on platforms floating on the water and must use their butts and chests to fight against each other to push each other off the platform. Nozomi Kaminashi, a high school student, aims to join the sport after she graduates. Nozomi was raised in a poor family and hopes to make lots of money by playing Keijo. She grew up training in gymnastics, and she has good balance and flexibility. After high school, Nozomi joins a training boarding school and enters the world of Keijo

Action / Anime / Sport / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign