New Blu-ray Reviews

On the Beach Blu-ray Movie    

w/ Fallout docu / Imprint #147

Imprint | 1959 | 2 Movies | 134 min | Rated ACB: PG | Aug 31, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the US submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction and radiation. Captain Dwight Towers takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news: the cloud is lethal. With the days and hours dwindling, each person confronts the grim situation in his or her own way.

Drama / Sci-Fi

The Being Blu-ray Movie  

Code Red | 1983 | 82 min | Rated R | Jun 15, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry

Horror / Sci-Fi

World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2015 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 09, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

Welcome to Akane Academy where our unlikely hero, Moroha Haimura, has just enrolled. Moroha quickly learns to harness the magical powers of his two past lives, which he must use to fend off fantastic, evil beasts. His trouble with women might be an understatement, but that won’t stop Moroha from learning the secrets of his former lives to help protect the fate of the world!

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / 幼女戦記 / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2017 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 01, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

A little girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and porcelain skin fights on the front lines of a brutal war set in a fantasy world. What others don’t know is that she’s a reincarnated Japanese office worker who, in his former life, had a ruthless desire to climb the corporate ladder in hopes of retiring to a cushy corner office.

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

MM!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2010 | 300 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 27, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Love can be painful, but Sado seems to like it that way. However, since he knows that's odd for a high school student, Sado decides to join a certain club where he can beat out his masochistic tendencies. Unfortunately, that's like putting out a fire with gasoline, as the club members all have "issues" of their own, and guess who's about to become the new favorite whipping boy? Is even Sado ready for a nurse who forces other people into cosplay and a club president who believes herself to be a goddess? And if that's not complicated enough, toss in man-shy Yuno, the same girl who introduced Sado to his love of negative reinforcement, and Hayama, Sado's best friend and a compulsive cross-dresser who's also the girl that Sado is (unknowingly) infatuated with! Love is about to get really, really weird!

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Teen / Erotic / Foreign

Made for Each Other Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1939 | 92 min | Not rated | Nov 13, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Electra Glide in Blue Blu-ray Movie  

4K Restoration

Kino Lorber | 1973 | 114 min | Rated PG | Aug 16, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An Arizona motorcycle cop gets his wish and is promoted to the homicide unit following the mysterious murder of a hermit. He is forced to confront his illusions about himself and those around him in order to solve the case.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Real Girl: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

３Ｄ彼女　リアルガール

Sentai Filmworks | 2018-2019 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 18, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign

Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Includes Churutto! Shorts

Sentai Filmworks | 2014-2021 | 2 Seasons | 900 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 27, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Lots of people talk about helping others, but Yuna Yuki and her friends Mimori Togo, Fu, and Itsuki have gone a step further, forming a "Hero Club" that people can ask for assistance. Then things go further than they ever expected when they find themselves offered real super powers in exchange for helping defeat the Vertexes, who seek to destroy the Divine Tree and kill all life! It's an easy decision to make, but what they don't know is the price that each of them will have to pay for their new abilities. With great power comes great responsibility, but in this case it also comes with a devastating cost for every girl who enters the Hero System. Get ready for the genre-bending series that changed Magical Girl anime forever in the complete multi-series collection of Yuki Yuna is a Hero!

Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Lucky Star: The Complete Series & OVA Blu-ray Movie  

Essentials / らき☆すた / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2007-2008 | 2 Seasons | 650 min | Rated TV-14 | May 14, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

What’s the best way to eat dessert? Do twins really have a psychic connection? What kind of guys are into moe girls? These are the kinds of questions that float through the inquisitive mind of anime super-fan Konata Izumi. When she’s not lost in her favorite manga or logging hours in one of her online games, she’s debating the mysteries of the universe with the best friends a girl could ask for. And while they might not share Konata’s refined eye for anime tropes and trivia, she doesn’t hold it against them. After all, Miyuki Takara is a precious moe dream girl, and twin sisters Tsukasa and Kagami are always there when she needs a helping hand or a notebook to copy homework from (even if Kagami insists on being totally tsundere about it). At the end of the day, Konata could look far and wide, but she’d never find a better group of girls to get her through the horrors of high school!

Anime / Comedy / Teen / Comic book / Foreign

The Pet Girl of Sakurasou: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

さくら荘のペットな彼女 / Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

Sentai Filmworks | 2012-2013 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 25, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

The first time he saw her, it was love at first sight. Unfortunately for Sorata Kanda, "she" was a cat named Hikari and his school's rules forbid keeping pets in the regular dorms. As a result, Sorata is banished to the infamous Sakura Hall alongside other troublesome and unusual students like Jin, overzealous playboy, Ryunosuke, the reclusive hermit, and Mashiro, a brilliant artist who's so unfocused and clueless about the real world that dorm supervisor Ms. Sengoku assigns Sorata the task of taking care of her along with his ever-growing collection of stray cats! Needless to say, Mashiro's inability to understand the boundaries of propriety (or even when and how to dress herself) is certain to cause trouble and Sorata's friend Nanami is especially unhappy to find herself suddenly competing for Sorata's attention with THE PET GIRL OF SAKURASOU!

Anime / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Cursed Films: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2021-2022 | 214 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2022 | Randy Miller III

Cursed Films is a five part documentary series which explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood's notoriously "cursed" horror film productions.

Documentary

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 24, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

High school is coming to an end and a huge portion of Hachiman, Yukino and Yui's world is about to change, whether they like it or not. With that realization comes another epiphany: even though they've spent so much time helping others, the three Service Club members still have issues of their own that need working out. But even as Yukino decides to move back in with her parents and attempt to put that part of her life in order, she accepts the major task of helping plan the graduation prom. Trying to accomplish such a major goal will be one of the hardest jobs the Service Club has ever taken on, but as long as they have each other to rely upon, they're determined to see it through in the third and final season of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU!

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Teen / Foreign

My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU: Seasons 1 & 2 Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2013-2015 | 2 Seasons | 675 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 05, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: "They're a bunch of liars." When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, "Not working." A teacher gets Hachiman to join the "Volunteer Service" club, which happens to have the school's prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.

Anime / Comedy / Romance / Teen / Foreign

Apples Blu-ray Movie  

Μήλα / Míla

Cohen Media Group | 2020 | 90 min | Not rated | Aug 02, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Amidst a worldwide pandemic that causes sudden amnesia, middle-aged Aris finds himself enrolled in a recovery program designed to help unclaimed patients build new identities.

Comedy / Drama / Foreign

Halloween Kills 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Universal Studios | 2021 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Rated R | Sep 06, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Minutes after Laurie Strode, her daughter Karen, and granddaughter Allyson left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie's trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster.

Horror / Thriller

Girls und Panzer der Film Blu-ray Movie  

ガールズ&パンツァー 劇場版

Sentai Filmworks | 2015 | 120 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 11, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Sometime after the 63rd sensha-dou tournament, the Japanese Ministry of Education decides to move forward with its plan to decommission Ooarai Girls High School despite their recent triumph in the championship. In order to keep the school open, Miho and her team must win a match against a university sensha-dou team. For this difficult battle, Miho and the others count with the help of their friends from the other schools they previously faced, as well as assistance from new friends from the Chihatan Academy and Keizoku High School. Together, they will join forces to save Ooarai.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

Girls und Panzer: das Finale - Part 3 Blu-ray Movie  

『ガールズ＆パンツァー 最終章』第3話

Sentai Filmworks | 2021 | 48 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 20, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Amateurs study strategy, but professionals study logistics, because it doesn't matter how many tanks you can get into position if you don't have enough ammo to keep firing! Firepower and constantly evolving strategies are the name of the game as not two, not four, but six more schools square off on three additional battlegrounds! As Oarai's tank team continues their brutal face off against Chi-Ha-Tan, the firefights also rage between Anzio and St. Gloriana, Kuromorimine and Pravda, and Jatkosota and Saunders! Six teams enter and only the survivors will advance! Also, in the weirdest side trip yet, the ladies of Team Anglerfish suddenly find themselves as cow… er, radishgirls in the wild, wild west.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Foreign

Exiled Blu-ray Movie    

放‧逐 / Fong juk | Spine #003

Chameleon Films | 2006 | 109 min | Rated M | Aug 31, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When former gangster Johnnie Wo returns to raise a family on his old boss's territory, four assassins are sent by the boss to despatch him. However, all four are Wo's childhood friends, and their loyalty to him, though tested, is strong. Yet if they side with him, all five will be in danger.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Foreign

Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma - The Fifth Plate Blu-ray Movie  

Season 5

Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 12, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

The first semester of the second year is coming to a close, and finals have begun! It seems that Soma and his classmates have been dealt a recipe for disaster: in just three days, they must make at least 3 million yen (approximately 27 thousand dollars) at the restaurant they've been assigned. However, while other teams have been placed in restaurants that are already in operation, Soma's team receives a dilapidated property that must be restored first! But that's only a minor challenge compared to what comes next, as the top students from all levels of Totsuki compete to become one of the school's three representatives at BLUE, one of the world's most legendary culinary competitions! Tempers flare, surprise ingredients abound, and someone's sure to get burned in most heated cook off of all in the fifth and possibly final season of Food Wars!

Anime / Comedy / Teen / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign