New Blu-ray Reviews

Barfly Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #159

Imprint | 1987 | 2 Movies | 100 min | Rated ACB: MA15+ | Sep 28, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Henry Chinaski never cared for the American dream, the thought of needing to become 'something' and fit into the system disgusts him. He believes that life is free and yours to live like you see fit, and if that in some cases involves copious amounts of whiskey then so be it. Henry spends his days drinking and listening to the radio, and he spends his nights drinking and fighting against Eddy who he thinks personifies shallowness and shameless self promoting. Sometimes in the middle of this he finds the time to jot down a few lines of poetry or a short story. After fighting Eddy and winning for a change Henry is thrown out of his regular bar where Eddy is a bartender.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Sound of Metal Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2019 | 121 min | Rated R | Sep 27, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

Drama / Music

Crawl 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 88 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2022 | Martin Liebman

A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.

Action / Horror / Thriller

Mayor of Kingstown: Season One Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2021-2022 | 528 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2022 | Martin Liebman

The McLusky family - power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. Tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Limey 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1999 | 89 min | Rated R | Oct 11, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Superman & Lois: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2022 | 638 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 27, 2022 | Randy Miller III

Follow the world's most famous super hero and comic books' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

Action / Adventure / Comic book

Mercenary Fighters Blu-ray Movie  

Freedom Fighters

Code Red | 1988 | 93 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

The president of an African country wants to boost his economy with a new dam. He ignores the protests of the tribes in the flooded region, so they declare rebellion. To avoid bad publicity, the president doesn't use his army, but hires four international mercenaries, who shall find tribes leader Kuruba and smother the protest. However after learning about the tribes motivation, the Vietnam veterans T.J. and Cliff realize how they're being used and reconsider.

Action / Adventure / Drama

The Kid Brother Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Canadian International Pictures | 1987 | 96 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

The disruptions caused in the life of 13 year old Kenny born with underdeveloped legs, removed to replace other missing bones at 6 months old when a French film company comes to do a film about his life and family.

The Burned Barns Blu-ray Movie  

Les Granges brûlées

Cohen Media Group | 1973 | 98 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge Larcher is in charge and thinks that the farmers (Rose and Pierre) have a link with the murder.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Foreign

The UFO Incident Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1975 | 98 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the early 1960s, a married couple undergo hypnosis, which unlocks memories of a forgotten event on a lonely road. Soon they believe they were abducted by extraterrestrials.

Drama / History / Sci-Fi

They Crawl Beneath Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2022 | 87 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After an earthquake leaves Danny trapped, he must fight for his life as truly horrifying creatures emerge from the fissures left in the ground.

Horror / Thriller

Mark of the Vampire Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1935 | 60 min | Not rated | Oct 11, 2022 | Randy Miller III

After Sir Karell Borotin is found dead in his study, drained of his blood, the local doctor determines that he was killed by a vampire. The coroner and police Inspector Neumann dismiss the suggestion but a year later, Sir Karell's daughter is attacked and bite marks are found on her throat. Neumann calls in the eminent Professor Zelin who thinks the story of vampires is true. The locals are convinced that Count Mora and his daughter Luna are the perpetrators of the crime, creatures of the night that can turn themselves into bats. There may be another solution however and the Professor sets a trap...

Crime / Horror / Mystery

Bloody Sunday Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #131

Imprint | 2002 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 111 min | Rated ACB: MA15+ | May 25, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A dramatization of the Irish civil-rights protest march and subsequent massacre by British troops on January 30, 1972.

Drama / History / War

Sex and Lucía Blu-ray Movie  

Lucía y el sexo | Unrated Director's Cut

Music Box Films | 2001 | 128 min | Not rated | Oct 04, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Lucía is a waitress who lives and works in Madrid. After what she believes to be the loss of her boyfriend, tortured writer Lorenzo, she flees to a secluded island that he had often told her about. There she meets Carlos and Elena, who have also run away to the island to escape personal tragedy. Unbeknownst to them, all have connections to Lorenzo. Elena met him many years ago on the island and enjoyed beautiful, anonymous love-making with him in the sea by the light of a full-moon. 9 months later, Elena gave birth to Luna, but never managed to find Lorenzo. Carlos was the step-father of Belén, who disappeared after she unwittingly caused the death of Luna. As she hears more about the past of her two new housemates, Lucía is reminded of the book Lorenzo was writing, a tale about a journey into a dark, deep past that brought on his depression. Soon, the lines between fact and fiction begin to fall apart.

Drama / Romance / Erotic / Foreign

Forgotten Gialli: Volume 5 Blu-ray Movie  

A White Dress for Mariale / Tropic of Cancer / Nine Guests for a Crime

Vinegar Syndrome | 1972-1977 | 3 Movies | 277 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

With the giallo at its peak in the early 70s, it seemed that every filmmaker working in Italy was vying to make one and put their unique creative stamp on this highly popular genre. Presented here are a trio of early 70s gialli, all directed by filmmakers who had never made one before - or after - and all presenting wildly different approaches to the genre’s most prevalent trappings, ranging from deliriously sleazy, to high camp, to unwaveringly grim and sombre.

Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Tropic of Cancer Blu-ray Movie  

Al tropico del cancro / Forgotten Gialli: Volume Five

Vinegar Syndrome | 1972 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

While vacationing in Haiti, a married couple meet an old doctor friend who resides there. Dr. Williams has invented a new drug formula, and there are a few unscrupulous parties interested in acquiring it by any means necessary.

Horror / Thriller

A White Dress for Marialé Blu-ray Movie  

Spirits of Death, Un bianco vestito per Marialé / Forgotten Gialli: Volume Five

Vinegar Syndrome | 1972 | 90 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

As a Child Mariale witnesses her father kill her mother. Years later, she spends her life with little contact from the outside world living in a gloomy castle. One day, however Mariale decides to invite some friends over the weekend, but as the decadent party turns into an unbridled orgy the first gruesome murder occurs.

Horror / Thriller / Foreign

Nine Guests for a Crime Blu-ray Movie  

Nove ospiti per un delitto / Forgotten Gialli: Volume Five

Vinegar Syndrome | 1977 | 92 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

While vacationing on a remote Mediterranean Island, nine guests from a bourgeois family are stalked and killed one by one by a mysterious killer.

Thriller / Foreign

Sound of Metal 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Criterion | 2019 | 121 min | Rated R | Sep 27, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

Drama / Music

Scream 2 4K Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 120 min | Rated R | Oct 04, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Away at college, Sidney Prescott thought she'd finally put the shocking murders that shattered her life behind her...until a copycat killer begins acting out a real-life sequel! Now, as history eerily repeats itself, ambitious reporter Gale Weathers, deputy Dewey and other Scream survivors find themselves trapped in a terrifyingly clever plotline where no one is safe--or beyond suspicion!

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen