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DARLING in the FRANXX: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 | 600 min | Rated TV-14 | Sep 28, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
In a battle against the klaxosaurs only the children, classified as parasites, are humanity’s hope in this dying world. Fighting in mechanized suits known as FRANXX, parasites are grouped up in male and female pairs to face the monstrous creatures. Hiro was once a prodigy FRANXX pilot. But when he gives up the fight, he meets Zero Two, the girl with the horns, and finds a new reason to keep going.
Action / Anime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Crazy Nights Blu-ray Movie
Follie di notte
Full Moon Features | 1978 | 100 min | Not rated | Sep 07, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Somewhat crazy semi-documentary by porn director Joe D'Amato is a strange series of Burlesque performances from around the globe. Actress and dancer Amanda Lear hosts these mostly musical numbers designed to get people naked on stage.
Documentary / Musical / Foreign
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - Season 1, Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Hanyō no Yashahime
Viz Media | 2020 | 288 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 15, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
In Feudal Japan, Half-Demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi's brother, Sota, and his family. Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a Demon Slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa's shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister. Joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, the three young women travel between the two eras on an adventure to regain their missing past.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign / Period
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - Season 1, Part 1 Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Viz Media | 2020 | 288 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 15, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
In Feudal Japan, Half-Demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi's brother, Sota, and his family. Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a Demon Slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa's shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister. Joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, the three young women travel between the two eras on an adventure to regain their missing past.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign / Period
Young Rock: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2021 | 240 min | Not rated | Mar 29, 2022 | Martin Liebman
As Dwayne Johnson runs for president in 2032, he takes a comedic look back at his extraordinary life through the outrageous stories of his family and youth that shaped him into the man he is today. He explores his childhood years living amid influential wrestling icons while his dad rose to fame in the business, his rebellious teenage years attending high school in Pennsylvania, and his football years teamed up with powerhouse players at the University of Miami. In his telling, Johnson explains that while his experiences have been larger than life, he remains a down-to-earth guy who still relates to the American people.
Comedy
Parallel Mothers Blu-ray Movie
Madres paralelas
Sony Pictures | 2021 | 123 min | Rated R | Apr 05, 2022 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Janis and Ana are two expectant single mothers who meet in a maternity ward as they prepare to give birth. Despite a significant age gap between them, and differing views on their impending accidental births, they bond over the experience as they move like sleepwalkers along the hospital corridors, and find their lives irrevocably connected as a result.
Foreign / Melodrama
Communion Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1989 | 109 min | Rated R | Jun 09, 2026 | Brian Orndorf
Christopher Walken stars as novelist Whitley Strieber in this tense alien abduction thriller. Vacationing at his family's home in the woods, Whitley is awakened one night by bright lights outside his window. The next morning he believes he dreamed of being taken by aliens to a spaceship. As the frequency of these "dreams" increase he wonders: are these encounters just hallucinations, or is this really happening? In desperation he seeks out a therapist who believes hypnosis may expose the truth. Based on Strieber's own experiences, this eerie precursor to the "X-Files" delivers some genuine chills and adds fuel to the debate about whether we are alone in the universe.
Biography / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Last Looks Blu-ray Movie
Waldo
RLJ Entertainment | 2022 | 111 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2022 | Randy Miller III
A disgraced ex-cop seeks solace by moving to the woods, but his quiet life comes to an end when a private eye recruits him to investigate a murder.
Action / Thriller
Negima! + Negima!? Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2005-2007 | 2 Seasons | 1355 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 20, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Few fantasy characters have become as popular or been adapted into so many mediums as quickly as boy wizard Negima Springfield, and now both of the world's foremost 10-year old magical teacher's animated series are collected in one doubly entertaining collection! In NEGIMA!, Negi is assigned to teach a class at the exclusive Mahora Academy, where all the students have unusual skills and secrets and some aren't even human! They're also all teenage girls, which becomes a bit of a problem when some start to develop romantic feelings towards him! Then, in NEGIMA!?, a mysterious artifact known as the Star Crystal disappears and Negi and his all-girl regiment of gifted students find themselves trapped in the middle of the mystery! Get ready for ghosts, vampires, ninjas, time travelers and cheerleaders on the prowl in the NEGIMA! + NEGIMA!? Animated Collections!
Action / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance / Teen / Erotic / Comic book / Foreign
Girl on a Chain Gang Blu-ray Movie
The Film Detective | 1966 | 99 min | Not rated | Apr 19, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three young people are framed, arrested, and thrown into prison by corrupt Southern police.
Drama
Chucky: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2021 | 364 min | Not rated | Apr 12, 2022 | Martin Liebman
The notorious Chucky slashes his way to television in a killer new series written and executive produced by creator Don Mancini, who penned the iconic film franchise. After teenage loner Jake Webber (Zackary Arthur) discovers a vintage 'Good Guy' doll at a suburban yard sale, a quiet American town soon erupts into mayhem as a blood-chilling murder spree begins to spill everyone’s deepest and darkest secrets. While Chucky (voiced by Brad Dourif) unleashes havoc, familiar faces from his past return and threaten to reveal his shadowy origins as a seemingly ordinary child who somehow became the legendary murderous doll.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor
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Tentacles Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1977 | 102 min | Rated PG | Apr 12, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Several people disappear from and at the sea. Their bodies are found gnawed to the skeleton, even the marrow is missing. The scientists have no idea which animal could do such things. Dr. Turner begins to suspect that the company which builds a tunnel beneath the bay might have poisoned the environment and caused an octopus to mutate to giant dimensions. Just at the same time a great sailing regatta with many children is started - among them Turner's nephew Tommy.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro Graduation Blu-ray Movie
2 OVA Specials
Sentai Filmworks | 2013 | 50 min | Rated TV-PG | Feb 08, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
Sometimes, even when you thought you've found the most perfect place and the best friends you'll ever make, you still have to say goodbye in order to take the next step in your own personal journey. This is the crossroad at which best friends Sae and Hiro find themselves. As their senior year comes to a close and the grueling task of taking college entrance exams begins, they find their memories drifting back to the wonderful times they've had, both with each other and with all the other residents of the Hidamari Apartments. But they put on their bravest faces and carry on, as they know that it's hard on the other girls as well, especially young Yuno, to whom they've become like sisters. Because someday, she'll have to find the strength to move on as well.
Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
Hidamari Sketch: Picture Perfect Collection Blu-ray Movie
ひだまりスケッチ
Sentai Filmworks | 2007-2012 | 5 Seasons | 1450 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 19, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Yuno has dreamed of attending Yamabuki Arts High School for years, but while it's an incredible opportunity, it also means moving away from her home and family. Fortunately, her new neighbors at the eclectic Hidamari (Sunshine) Apartments, most of whom are fellow students, will be there to help her through the transition! Soon Yuno's not only no longer feeling homesick, but she's gained a second family in second-year students Hiro and Sae, who do their best to play the role of older sisters, and her hyperactive new best friend and classmate Miyako. Add in a cosplay-obsessed homeroom teacher, her rather masculine landlady and all of the other odd denizens who inhabit Yuno's new world and there's always something fun and interesting going when new friends get creative!
Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
Nana: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2006-2007 | 1250 min | Rated TV-MA | May 17, 2022 | Neil Lumbard
It was an accidental meeting. Two strangers on a train, with nothing in common. Besides being girls of a similar age, both journeying to start new phases in their lives, and sharing the same given name, that is. Nana Komatsu, moving to be closer to her boyfriend, may be too innocent to make it on her own. Aspiring musician Nana Osaki is well-versed in scrabbling her way back up after life kicks her in the teeth. But Osaki has never experienced the warmth of family that Komatsu exudes, so while they seem as different as the symbols for Yin and Yang, they also balance each other. That's what the best of friendships do. Through good times and bad, this is the story of that friendship, and of two girls who discover that they share far more than just the same name.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
Dirty O'Neil Blu-ray Movie
The Love Life of a Cop
Code Red | 1974 | 89 min | Rated R | Mar 15, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
Morgan Paull is Dirty O'Neil, a small-town policeman with a big-time libido. On the rare occasions when his pants are on, he patrols the neighborhood and coaches the girls' basketball team. But when three nasty hoodlums appear in his peaceful California town, Dirty wastes no time dispensing justice.
Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Hellaware Blu-ray Movie
Factory25 | 2013 | 73 min | Not rated | Apr 26, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
Jaded by the "incestuous, New York, socialite sh_t" that sells at prominent art galleries, Nate embarks on a quest for a more authentic brand of contemporary art. When a coked-up YouTube search leads to a music video from Delawarean Goth rappers Young Torture Killers, an Insane Clown Posse knock-off, Nate knows he's found his subjects. He soon drags his friend-with-benefits Bernadette to rural Delaware to shoot the group playing in their parents' basement. To "immerse himself" in the group's culture and add an extra layer of realism to his work, Nate befriends the rappers and makes return trips to get to know them. But as his relationship with group develops, he becomes increasingly aware that, while you can take the boy out of the art world, you can't take the art world out of the boy.
Comedy
Moonfall Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 26, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the moon is knocked off of its orbit, an unlikely team is sent to find out what happened, only to find out that the moon is not what it seems to be.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Moonfall 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2022 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 26, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When the moon is knocked off of its orbit, an unlikely team is sent to find out what happened, only to find out that the moon is not what it seems to be.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Turning Red Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2022 | 100 min | Rated PG | May 03, 2022 | Martin Liebman
A 13-year-old girl turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Coming of age