New Blu-ray Reviews

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1970 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A pastor studying folklore in remote parts of 19th century Lithuania is invited to stay with a young nobleman whose mother, it is whispered, conceived him with a bear.

Horror / Foreign

Clearcut Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1991 | 100 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.

Drama / Thriller / Western

The Demon Blu-ray Movie  

Il demonio

Severin Films | 1963 | 98 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2024 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Purif, a young peasant from South Italy, is suspected of being a witch possessed by a demon.

Drama / Horror / Foreign

Dark Waters Blu-ray Movie  

Temnye vody

Severin Films | 1993 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A girl travels to an island after the death of her father to find out why the father funded a monastery on the island.

Horror / Foreign

A Field in England Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 2013 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

During the English Civil War, a group of deserters are captured by a mysterious alchemist named O'Neil, who forces them to search for a treasure that is believed to be hidden in a field. Feeding on the abundant mushrooms in the English countryside, they descend into psychological turmoil and begin to suspect that the treasure they have been seeking may be something else altogether.

Drama / Horror / Psychological thriller / Surreal / Period

Anchoress Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1993 | 108 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

In fourteenth-century England, peasant girl Christine Carpenter is so attracted to a statue of the Virgin Mary that the local priest (who lusts after her) suggests she be walled up in the church as an anchoress, a holy woman with responsibility for blessing the villagers. But when the priest has Christine's mother tried as a witch, she digs herself out of her cell, a crime for which the punishment is death...

Drama / Horror / Period

Penda's Fen Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1974 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and politics, and comes to terms with his sexuality.

Comedy / Drama

Robin Redbreast Blu-ray Movie  

Severin Films | 1970 | 76 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

After a long-term relationship ends, Norah moves to a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly., if eccentric. She starts a flirtatious relationship with young gamekeeper, Rob. But events at a festival have her feeling manipulated. Only later, do the consequences of that relationship leave her trapped in a nightmare.

Drama / Horror

The Lost Boys 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1987 | 97 min | Rated R | Sep 20, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire. Sam and his older brother Michael are all-American teens with all-American interests. But after they move with their mother to peaceful Santa Carla, California, things mysteriously begin to change. Michael's not himself lately, and Mom's not going to like what he's turning into.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor / Supernatural

The Munsters Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Universal Studios | 2022 | 110 min | Rated PG | Sep 27, 2022 | Martin Liebman

From writer/director Rob Zombie comes the strangest love story ever told. Lily is just your typical 150-year-old, lovelorn vampire looking for the man of her nightmares . . . that is until she lays eyes on Herman, a seven-foot-tall, green experiment with a heart of gold. It's love at first shock as these two ghouls fall fangs over feet in this crazy Transylvanian romance. Unfortunately, it's not all smooth sailing in the cemetery as Lily's father The Count has other plans for his beloved daughter's future, and they don't involve her bumbling beau Herman. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll howl at the moon as The Munsters make their way to Mockingbird Lane!

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror

Rollerball Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1975 | 125 min | Rated R | Sep 13, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

In a futuristic society where corporations have replaced countries, the violent game of Rollerball is used to control the populace by demonstrating the futility of individuality.

Action / Sci-Fi / Sport

The Cornshukker Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

VHSHitfest | 1997 | 60 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Bullfighter and the Lady Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1951 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 124 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 25, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Johnny Regan, a U.S. citizen, goes to Mexico and takes up bullfighting as a lark, hoping to impress a Mexican beauty, Anita de la Vega. His lighthearted studying, under the tutelage of aging matador Manolo Estrada, leads to tragedy.

Drama / Romance

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