New Blu-ray Reviews

Extreme Prejudice Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1987 | 105 min | Rated R | May 17, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries....

Action / Crime / Drama / Western

Time Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2020 | 81 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Fox Rich fights for the release of her husband, Rob, who is serving a 60-year sentence in prison.

Documentary

Rugrats: 3-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie  

The Rugrats Movie / Rugrats in Paris / Rugrats Go Wild / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1998-2003 | 3 Movies | 239 min | Rated G | Mar 08, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

See individual titles for their synopses.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical

Rugrats Go Wild Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2003 | 81 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The Rugrats get tangled in an exotic adventure, where they're helped by the Thornberrys, a family that travels the world making nature documentaries.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2000 | 79 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

While on a family vacation in Paris, the Rugrats attempt to help Chuckie find a new mom while stopping his dad from marrying a conniving businesswoman who hates kids.

Animation / Comedy / Family

The Rugrats Movie Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1998 | 80 min | Rated G | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Annoyed by the responsibility of being an older brother to Dil, Tommy sets out with Chuckie, Phil, and Lil to return his baby brother to the hospital. However, they inadvertently get lost in the woods during their trip.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical

The Wicker Man Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #116 / Blu-ray + CD

Imprint | 1973 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 100 min | Rated ACB: M | Apr 27, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A Police sergeant travels to a remote Scottish island in search of a missing girl whom the townsfolk claim never existed. Stranger still are the rites that take place there.

Drama / Horror / Musical / Mystery / Thriller

A Journal for Jordan Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2021 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 08, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.

Drama

Treasure of the Four Crowns 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Anaglyph 3D

Kino Lorber | 1983 | 101 min | Rated PG | May 10, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A group of adventurers are gathered together to retrieve some mystical gems which are in the possession of a deadly cult.

Adventure

Ane Log: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2014-2015 | 75 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 11, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

When Moyako and Akira were little, he promised that someday he would marry her. Which sounds sweet, but since he's her younger brother, it's never going to happen. Except now they're both in their teens and Moyako still can't get that memory out of her head. Was he serious? Does he still feel that way? And with that idea stuck in her brain, she keeps thinking that she hears hints of it in everything that he says and does. Or is she imagining it? Of course, it's her duty to proactively discourage that sort of thinking on his part, right? Unfortunately, the results always seem to end up making HER look like the pervert, not him! And that's not fair since he's the one with the problem… or are the issues really just in HER mind alone?

Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign

Happy-Go-Lucky Days Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2020 | 55 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 14, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Love is love. Someday, the pain of being in love will be an endearing memory. No matter who the feelings are towards, no matter what form it takes, all love and lifestyles have the same value. An omnibus anime tells the stories of "The wedding of an ex", "a student and a teacher at an all-boys' school" and "childhood friends whose bodies and hearts change with adolescence."

Anime / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Desire Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1936 | 95 min | Unrated | Aug 10, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.

Comedy / Crime

Francis the Talking Mule 7 Film Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Francis / Francis Goes to the Races / Francis Goes to West Point / Francis Covers the Big Town / Francis Joins the WACS / Francis in the Navy / Francis in the Haunted House

Kino Lorber | 1950-1956 | 601 min | Not rated | May 03, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A dimwitted lieutenant is labeled a lunatic when he insists a talking mule helped him on his military ventures.

Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / War

Francis Blu-ray Movie  

Francis the Talking Mule

Kino Lorber | 1950 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A dimwitted lieutenant is labeled a lunatic when he insists a talking mule helped him on his military ventures.

Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / War

Francis Goes to the Races Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1951 | 88 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Francis and Peter (Donald O'Connor) get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch and end up saving it from financial ruin when Francis, who has the inside track with the racehorses, provides Peter with names of the winners before the races are run. Sure enough Peter finds himself with a fistful of cash and uses it to buy a racehorse for the farm. Unfortunately, the mare he chooses is suffering from a debilitating lack of confidence. Fortunately, Francis is around to perk her up.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Francis Goes to West Point Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1952 | 81 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Peter Sterling (Donald O'Connor), who with the garrulous Francis' helps prevent the destruction of an atomic energy plant. As a reward, Peter is given a scholarship to West Point, where he quickly distinguishes himself as the military academy's biggest foul-up. Peter's future as an officer and a gentleman is saved by the timely arrival of Francis, who functions as the West Point football team's mascot.

Comedy / Crime / Family / Fantasy

Francis Covers the Big Town Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1953 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) becomes a reporter for a big city newspaper. His greatest source of news tips is his talking mule Francis, who has become friendly with all the police horses. When Peter is brought to court on a homicide charge, Francis breaks his self-imposed rule of talking only to Peter and testifies on his master's behalf. With Francis' aid, Peter cracks the murder case and is graduated to star reporter.

Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Family / Fantasy / Romance

Francis Joins the WACS Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1954 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A computer error assigns junior officer Peter Stirling (Donald O'Connor) by mistake to the Women's Army Corps. Peter's old friend Francis once again helps him through his various military and personal problems, including several familiar stays (once again) in the base's psychiatric ward.

Comedy / Fantasy / War

Francis in the Navy Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1955 | 80 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

U. S. Army officer Lt. Peter Sterling (Donald O'Connor) gets mistaken for his lookalike in the U. S. Navy, Bosun's Mate 'Slicker' Donevan (Donald O'Connor), and as a result gets promptly shipped to Donevan's base. With his old pal Francis, Sterling continues his misadventures, this time in the Navy.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Francis in the Haunted House Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1956 | 80 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Francis witnesses a murder and then befriends bumbling reporter David Prescott (Mickey Rooney), who may be next in line. With Francis' help and guidance, Prescott uncovers a mystery involving murder, an inheritance, and a spooky old mansion on the edge of town.

Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror