New Blu-ray Reviews

The Killer Reserved Nine Seats Blu-ray Movie  

L'assassino ha riservato nove poltrone

Arrow | 1974 | 104 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Patrick Davenant invites a group of friends and his daughter to his family-owned theater. Within a short time, the guests realize that they are trapped. A masked killer begins to murder them one by one.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal

The Incredible Melting Man 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1977 | 86 min | Rated R | Sep 27, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

An astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill-fated space voyage.

Horror / Sci-Fi

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2020-2021 | 94 min | Not rated | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman

The misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado. This includes only the Comedy Central episodes, the Paramount+ episodes are not included.

Animation / Comedy / Dark humor

Down to Earth Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2001 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 09, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Stand-up comedian Lance Barton is transported to heaven by a guardian angel, but there's been a huge error: Barton isn't supposed to die for 50 years. To correct the gaffe, Barton is returned to Earth in the body of an elderly white millionaire.

Comedy / Drama

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2022 | 103 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 09, 2022 | Randy Miller III

Cast members from all "Harry Potter" films reunite in a retrospective special to celebrate the anniversary of the first film, including interviews and cast conversations.

Documentary / Family / Fantasy

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2019 | 95 min | Not rated | Jul 15, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the early 1980's, a small group of dedicated Bay Area headbangers shunned the hard rock of MTV and Hollywood hairspray bands in favor of a more dangerous brand of metal that became known as thrash. From the tape trading network to the clubs to the record stores and fanzines, director Adam Dubin reveals how the scene nurtured the music and the music spawned a movement. MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW is told through powerful first person testimony and stunning animation and photography. The film is a social study of a group of young people defying the odds and building something essential for themselves. Featuring interviews with Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Possessed, and many more.

Documentary / Music

Lion of the Desert 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 1980 | 2 Movies | 163 min | Rated PG | Jul 19, 2022 | Martin Liebman

This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWI. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.

Biography / Drama / War

Naked Over the Fence Blu-ray Movie  

Naakt over de schutting / Blu-ray + CD

Cult Epics | 1973 | 92 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Rick, who runs a pinball arcade, lets a room to Penny, a young teacher and karate fan. Penny gets to know Lilly, a singer who has just been hired with her friend Ed to act in a film. But Lilly soon discovers that the movie they are involved in is nothing else but a dirty one. In disgust, she runs away from the set. Shortly afterward, the owner of the film studio is found murdered.

Thriller / Foreign

Superior Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Factory25 | 2021 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

On the run, Marian returns to her hometown to hide out with her identical twin sister, Vivian, altering the trajectory of both their lives.

Drama / Thriller

High Desert Kill Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1989 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 02, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

Like every year, Jim, Ray, Brad and Paul leave town for a week to go hunting in the woods. But this year everything is different: There's not a single animal to be found; the whole forest has fallen quiet. Two female campers they meet have mysteriously disappeared the next day, leaving all of their equipment behind. And then they start to behave weirdly themselves... An alien power is using them for cruel psychological experiments.

Action / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Dog Soldiers 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Shout Factory | 2002 | 105 min | Rated R | Aug 23, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

During a routine training mission in the Scottish Highlands, a small squad of British soldiers find a wounded Special Forces captain and the bloody remains of his team. When the savage attackers return, the men are rescued by a zoologist, who identifies what hunts them as werewolves. Without transport or communications, the group is forced to retreat to a farmhouse to wait for the full moon to disappear at dawn.

Action / Horror

Coneheads Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1993 | 87 min | Rated PG | Aug 16, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Aliens with cone shaped craniums come to Earth to observe everyday life.

Comedy / Sci-Fi

Whore Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #146

Imprint | 1991 | 85 min | Rated ACB: R18+ | Jul 27, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The life of a jaded L.A. prostitute is described in this haunting drama, through flashbacks of her past marriage, brutal, inhumane abuse and her time on the streets.

Drama / Erotic

Sampo Blu-ray Movie  

The Day The Earth Froze / Slipcover in Original Pressing

Deaf Crocodile Films | 1959 | 90 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

The evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.

Adventure / Fantasy / Foreign

Jack Be Nimble Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Altered Innocence | 1993 | 96 min | Rated M | Aug 30, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other after years of adoption. Jack's young life has been spent with a sadistic family. Dora, whose life has been somewhat better, has developed extra-sensory powers which tell her that Jack's in danger and drives her to search for him.

Horror / Thriller

The Hunted Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2003 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 05, 2022 | Martin Liebman

An FBI deep-woods tracker captures a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.

Action / Crime / Thriller / Martial arts

Mid-Century Modern Animation: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Thunderbean Animation | 1948-1963 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 20, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Restored in HD from the materials at the US National Archives, this collection includes: Big Tim (1948), Destination Earth (1956), The Magic Fluke (1949), It's Only the Beginning, The Sailor and the Seagull (1949), Swab Your Choppers (1948), Planet Patrol (1959/60 TV pilot), a reel of Drive-In spots, a section of commercials for Nash, Soundac ‘TV Weatherman’ interstitials, Playhouse Pictures, Koolaid, and more.

Animation / Comedy / Documentary / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Short / Teen

Night Gallery: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1971-1972 | 1164 min | Not rated | Jul 26, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Created and hosted by the master of mystery, The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling, the spellbinding second season of this classic anthology series features a legendary roster of guest stars: David Carradine, John Carradine, Broderick Crawford, Sandra Dee, Patty Duke, Joel Grey, Yaphet Kotto, Elsa Lanchester, Cloris Leachman, Sondra Locke, Patrick Macnee, David McCallum, Ray Milland, Leslie Nielsen, Geraldine Page, Joanna Pettet, Vincent Price, Edward G. Robinson, Cesar Romero, Gale Sondergaard, Orson Welles, Adam West and many, many more. John Badham (Bird on a Wire), Robert Bloch (Psycho), Richard Matheson (The Raven) and Jeannot Szwarc (Jaws 2) are among the talents behind the nightmarish visions of Night Gallery: Season 2—available for the first time in HD, from 2K scans of the interpositives!

Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Exotica Blu-ray Movie  

includes "Calendar" (1993)

Criterion | 1993-1994 | 2 Movies | 177 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The 'Exotica' is a nightclub on the outskirts of Toronto, where Eric, DJ and MC, watches nightly as his ex-girlfriend Christina performs. Watches jealously, especially as far as the extra attentions regular customer Francis garners are concerned. Thomas, meanwhile and erstwhile, goes through a series of, um, interesting situations involving his pet shop, a gruff taxi-sharing stranger, unexpected tickets to the opera and smuggled eggs of a rare bird. Multiple story lines unfold in a splendid tangle of cutbacks, forward and backward references and recurring themes, all woven around the Exotica, its customers and employees. A calm roller-coaster ride of a movie, visually and intriguingly and emotionally moving. O, and the sound track is notable, too.

Drama / Mystery

Murder Made Easy Blu-ray Movie  

Scream Team Releasing | 2017 | 76 min | Unrated | Aug 09, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Pals Joan and Michael host an elaborate dinner party for their best friends on the anniversary of the death of Joan's husband. But as each guest arrives they find their very lives are on the menu to protect a secret that links them all.