New Blu-ray Reviews

Chain Lightning Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1950 | 95 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Matt Brennan knows how to open eyes to the potential of the experimental jet, the JA-3. He'll pilot it from Nome over the North Pole to Washington, DC and land it on the Pentagon's lap. The distance is beyond the JA-3's tested range. Nor can the craft provide the pressurization needed for flight at 80,000 feet. But Brennan has some modifications in mind. And the courage to put them to the test. Humphrey Bogart plays Brennan in Chain Lightning's lofty mix of adventure and romance. Eleanor Parker, as a World War II flame who reenters Brennan's life, fuels the romance. And the adventure takes wing with a story that, like Breaking the Sound Barrier, The McConnell Story and other postwar films, taps into the era's fascination with jet aviation. Cleared for takeoff.

Action / Adventure / Romance

6:45 Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2021 | 96 min | Rated R | Mar 22, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

What if one of the best days of your life suddenly turned into your very worst nightmare? And what if you were forced to relive that same day again and again?

Thriller

Phenomena 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Synapse Films | 1985 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 116 min | Not rated | Mar 08, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

A young girl at a boarding school has telepathic power to control insects. Can her unusual capability help solve a string of murders?

Horror / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Foreign

The Apartment 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 1960 | 125 min | Not rated | Mar 08, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Bud Baxter is a struggling clerk in a huge New York insurance company. He's discovered a quick way to climb the corporate ladder—by lending out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. He often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, and one night, he's left with a major problem to solve.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Berlin Alexanderplatz Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2020 | 183 min | Not rated | Aug 31, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

A man from Guinea-Bissau moves to Germany, where he is befriended by a drug dealer and two women.

Drama / Foreign

Haikyu!!: Season 4 Blu-ray Movie  

Complete Collection / Includes OVA 1 & 2

Sentai Filmworks | 2019-2020 | 675 min | Rated TV-14 | Mar 29, 2022 | Neil Lumbard

Once again, determination and teamwork have helped the Karasuno High School volleyball team to qualify for the upcoming Nationals. Then, just as everything is starting to gel, the team is temporarily broken apart as two members are asked to attend special training camps, with Kageyama attending the prestigious All-Japan camp and Tsukishima invited to a special camp for first-years in Miyagi. While the rest of the Karasuno team doggedly continues their own practice matches, Hinata feels that he's being left behind. His audacious solution, crashing the rookie training camp, catches everyone off guard, yet he somehow manages to talk his way into being allowed to stay… even if it is only watching from the sidelines. And that change of perspective may be just what Hinata needs to advance his game up to the next level!

Anime / Comedy / Drama / Sport / Comic book / Foreign

Shenandoah Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1965 | 105 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In Shenandoah, Virginia, the widower farmer Charlie Anderson, who has vowed to remain neutral during the Civil War, is spurred into action when his youngest son is taken by Union soldiers.

Drama / War / Western

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