New Blu-ray Reviews

Hero Mask Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2018 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 27, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Are a series of bombings and the murder of a high-ranking government official linked to the actions of the huge international pharmaceutical company LIVE? Ordered to investigate, Detective James Blood of the Special Service of Crime quickly discovers far more than just a conspiracy. There's a new technology on the street: masks as thin as paper that completely alter the appearance of the wearer's face while also granting amazing strength and agility… at the cost of years off their users' lives! Together with assistant attorney/murder witness Sarah Sinclair, Blood must unearth the secrets behind the masks and their connection to LIVE's mysterious founder. But the clock is ticking down and James and Sarah may already be living on borrowed time. Because when the ultimate disguise powers the ultimate human killing machines, death can be lurking anywhere in HERO=MASK!

Action / Anime / Crime / Foreign

Dororo: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Jun 29, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Life as an orphan in feudal Japan is brutal, and while street thief Dororo has managed to survive, wile and craft can only go so far in the body of a child. Then, just when it seems that Dororo's luck has run out, he's rescued from a man-eating ghoul by a mysterious young man wearing a doll-like mask and artificial limbs that conceal deadly blades! Born without arms, legs, sight, hearing and even skin after his father crafted a monstrous deal with the forces of darkness, Hyakkimaru now somehow seeks out the demons who cursed him, regaining one of his lost attributes for each monster slain. With deadly secrets from his own past to protect, the young thief joins into an alliance with the impossible warrior, setting forth on a quest to restore Hyakkimaru's stolen humanity and rid Japan of devils!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comic book / Foreign

Fast Charlie... The Moonbeam Rider Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1979 | 99 min | Rated PG | Mar 15, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.

Comedy

Blade of the Immortal Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 19, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Damned to wander the Earth in an endless cycle of carnage and murder, the fallen samurai known as Manji seeks the chance to win back his mortality. To do so, he must first balance the deaths weighing against him by slaying 1000 evil souls, a task that would take even the greatest warriors a lifetime. Manji, however, has all the time in the world to kill, and his lonely quest leaves a trail of bloody bodies in his wake… until his path crosses with that of Rin, who has sworn vengeance against the murderers of her family and school, even though the cost will almost certainly be her own life. Now, the girl who chases death has an unkillable sword master at her side, and the men she seeks will soon learn to fear the Blade of the Immortal!

Action / Anime / Fantasy / Comic book / Foreign

GATE: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2015-2016 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | May 04, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

When a dimensional rift appears in downtown Tokyo and begins spewing an army of monsters and men in medieval armor, 33-year-old JSDF officer Yoji Itami's hobbies of fantasy novels and video games suddenly complement his military training and help rout an invasion from another world! They also make him a natural choice for the first major expeditionary force to be sent into the Gate, and what he and the JSDF find on the other side is both amazing and terrifying. Elves. Dragons. Beast people. But there's a far worse danger to be feared, because while spears, shields and even giant teeth can be countered with modern weapons, nothing is as ruthless, deadly or hard to stop as the treachery of men who will sacrifice anything or anyone in order to control the new world on the other side of the GATE.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Vinland Saga: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

ヴィンランド・サガ

Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 31, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Raised in peace and on fanciful tales of a mythical far-off land without war, young Thorfinn dreams of someday traveling to the fabled Vinland. That dream is shattered when threats from the legendary Jomsvikings put him in the path of a band of Viking mercenaries, forcing Thorfinn's father to sacrifice himself to the band's leader: Askeladd. Alone and far from home, Thorfinn joins the forces of his father's slayer, determined to compel a duel with the mercenary leader and avenge his father. However, Thorfinn quickly finds himself ill prepared for a soldier's life in the long war between Denmark and England...where the opportunistic Vikings earn coin by fighting for both sides. Now he must learn how to fight and survive, even if it means facing friend and clan in battle!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Drama / History / Comic book / Foreign / Period

Nightmare Alley 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 150 min | Rated R | Mar 22, 2022 | Martin Liebman

An ambitious young carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Sonic the Hedgehog 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Bonus Stage Edition & (Mini Steelbook / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2020 | 99 min | Rated PG | Mar 15, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Sonic tries to navigate the complexities of life on Earth with his newfound best friend -- a human named Tom Wachowski. They must soon join forces to prevent the evil Dr. Robotnik from capturing Sonic and using his powers for world domination.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1984 | 98 min | Not rated | Apr 05, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mongols with the help of an insider, ambush the influential Yang Family, defenders of the dynasty. The Mongols must hunt down all Yang survivors so their insidious plot to overthrow the dynasty will not be uncovered.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign

Magnum, P.I.: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1980-1988 | 8 Seasons | 7813 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 29, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Vietnam veteran Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) leaves the Navy to take up a position as a private eye and security advisor to famous author Robin Masters in the cultural melting pot of 1980's Oahu, Hawaii. He is soon living the high life with Masters' beachfront mansion and Ferrari, but soon the idyll is not all it seems and Magnum is drawn into the island's underworld.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama

Checkered Flag or Crash Blu-ray Movie  

Code Red | 1977 | 93 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden, nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright intends to ride with him in that race. But Walkaway just wants to get rid of her. Fast-talking promoter Bo Cochran wants the race completed by any means necessary.

Action / Adventure / Comedy

Journey to Shiloh Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1968 | 101 min | Not rated | Jan 11, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

At the beginning of the Civil War, seven friends embark on a cross-country journey in order to join the Confederate army.

Drama / War / Western

Basquash! Blu-ray Movie  

Maiden Japan | 2009 | 650 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 18, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

On the planet Earthdash, the infrastructure is crumbling and everyone wants to escape to the technologically advanced lunar city of Mooneyes. Unfortunately for young Dan, who dreams of taking his disabled sister to the moon for medical treatment for her paralyzed legs, only their societies' most elite are allowed to leave the planet. Dan's big chance comes when he crashes a game of Bigfoot Basketball, which is played with giant robots, and accidentally revolutionizes the sport. Taking the game to new heights of mayhem and destruction, he gains fame but not fortune or a trip to the moon. Instead, he'll have to fight his way to the top of a radically changed game while solving a mystery that could affect the future of the entire planet.

Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign

Red Spirit Lake / We Await Blu-ray Movie  

Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 1993-1996 | 2 Movies | 123 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Horror / Erotic

We Await Blu-ray Movie  

Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 1996 | 54 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Horror

Red Spirit Lake Blu-ray Movie  

Saturn's Core Audio & Video | 1993 | 69 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

A girl inherits a house by a lake when a relative is murdered. Her friends show up and start getting killed by some crazies.

Horror / Erotic

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2006 | 148 min | Rated R | Oct 05, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Based on the bestselling novel by Patrick Süskind, 'Perfume' is a story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. Strangely lacking any scent of his own, he becomes obsessed with capturing the irresistible but elusive aroma of young womanhood. As Grenouille's obsession turns deadly, twelve young girls are found murdered. Panic breaks out as people rush to protect their daughters, while an unrepentant and unrelenting Grenouille still lacks the final ingredient to complete his quest.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

To Sleep So as to Dream Blu-ray Movie  

夢みるように眠りたい / Yumemiru yōni nemuritai

Arrow | 1986 | 81 min | Not rated | Mar 22, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.

Fantasy / Mystery / Foreign

For the Love of Money Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2021 | 98 min | Rated R | Mar 22, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.

Drama / Thriller

Chihayafuru: Season 3 Blu-ray Movie  

ちはやふる

Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Jul 27, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Chihaya Ayase's obsession with the card game Karuta has already begun to bear fruit, and the fledgling Mizusawa High School competitive team that she helped form has stunned the karuta playing community by winning the national high school team tournament. That's just the beginning for Chihaya, however, and now the young card mistress has set her sights on an even more impossible task: taking on grand master Wakamiya Shinobu and wresting the title of Queen away for herself. As difficult as everything has been before, it will seem easy compared to the task now ahead of her, and her teammates look to be equally challenged, especially Taichi Mashima, who's finally made it to Class A. Has he finally learned enough to challenge Arata Wataya? Only the cards know the future as Chihaya and Crew hit the decks!

Anime / Romance / Sport / Comic book / Foreign / Coming of age