New Blu-ray Reviews

Madeleine Blu-ray Movie  

Madeleine, anatomia di un incubo

Vinegar Syndrome | 1974 | 103 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

A young woman is tormented by nightmares of her miscarriage. She becomes unfaithful to her husband and meets various lovers. Eventually, reality begins to unfurl around her.

Mystery / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign

Sex of the Witch Blu-ray Movie  

Il sesso della strega

Vinegar Syndrome | 1973 | 95 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Sir Thomas Hilton, a rich cynical wine-grower gathers all his descendants around his death bed, tells his life and declares that he wants to bring with him the terrible family secret only he knows: the power to transform human cells. He curses all his family, in particular his children whom he loathed for their material greed. After his death and burial, the notary proceeds to read his testament: the patrimony must remain intact and equally divided among all, with the exception of his sister, Evelyn who deserved to be disinherited for the hatred professed towards relatives. The heirs, who remained in common accord with the castle, enjoy the inheritance and indulge in a search for pleasure without inhibitions. But Evelyn knows the secret that Thomas believed he had brought with him to the grave. Shortly after his burial, one by one, Thomas' relatives, are dying of unnatural causes. Soon, the police is investigating Evelyn who is said to be a modern witch with supernatural powers.

Horror / Mystery / Erotic / Foreign

Tragic Ceremony Blu-ray Movie  

Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea

Vinegar Syndrome | 1972 | 87 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Four young people witness a black mass at a remote English estate, and find themselves terrorized while they attempt to make sense of what they witnessed.

Horror / Foreign

Liar Liar Blu-ray Movie  

Remastered | 25th Anniversary Edition

Shout Factory | 1997 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 18, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

A pathologically lying lawyer desperately tries to grant his son's wish that he tell the truth for a 24-hour period.

Comedy / Imaginary

Planes, Trains & Automobiles Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1987 | 92 min | Rated R | Nov 23, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving, with an obnoxious slob of a shower ring salesman his only companion.

Comedy / Drama / Holiday

Disciples of Shaolin Blu-ray Movie  

88 Films | 1975 | 106 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Impetuous young martial arts master Kuan takes a job at a textile factory where another disciple of the revered Shaolin discipline warns him about the rival Manchu clan, who run another nearby mill.

Action / Drama / Foreign

The Card Counter Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2021 | 111 min | Rated R | Dec 14, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Gaining backing from mysterious gambling financier La Linda, Tell takes Cirk with him on the road, going from casino to casino until the unlikely trio set their sights on winning the World Series of poker in Las Vegas. But keeping Cirk on the straight-and-narrow proves impossible, dragging Tell back into the darkness of his past.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Blu-ray Movie  

偶然と想像 / Gûzen to sôzô

Film Movement | 2021 | 121 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction trap and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Juice 4K Blu-ray Movie  

30th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1992 | 95 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2022 | Martin Liebman

Bishop, Q, Raheem, and Steel are Harlem friends who spend their days skipping school, getting in fights, and casually shoplifting. The only member of the group who has plans for the future is Q, who dreams of becoming a deejay. But one day Bishop happens to see James Cagney in White Heat and the film inspires him to buy a gun. His plan is to rob a corner store and split the money. Everyone goes along with the plan except for Q. They look for a way to get the power and respect they call Juice.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Broadcast Signal Intrusion Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2021 | 103 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2021 | Randy Miller III

In the late 90s, a video archivist unearths a series of sinister pirate broadcasts and becomes obsessed with uncovering the dark conspiracy behind them.

Crime / Drama / Horror

Christmas Lights 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Bigger Dazzling Displays

Borderline Media Group | 2011 | 60 min | Not rated | Sep 27, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Get into the spirit of Christmas in an even BIGGER way with the Christmas Lights Volume 2! This new installment of The Christmas Lights DVD Series brings you even bigger and more spectacular home Christmas light displays and all new holiday tunes that are certain to put you in the spirit of the most festive time of year. The Christmas Lights DVD Volume 2 will captivate Christmas light lovers young or old and is perfect to be part of the celebrations in your home each and every year.

Other

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema V Blu-ray Movie  

Because of You / Outside the Law / The Midnight Story

Kino Lorber | 1952-1957 | 3 Movies | 266 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

See individual titles for their synopses.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance

Outside the Law Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1956 | 81 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An ex-con is given the chance to redeem himself, and revenge the murder of an old army buddy, by going undercover in Germany and helping the authorities break up a ring of international counterfeiters who will stop at nothing, including murder, to protect their operation.

Crime / Drama

My Salinger Year Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2020 | 101 min | Rated R | Nov 09, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Drama

Red Angel Blu-ray Movie  

赤い天使 / Akai tenshi

Arrow | 1966 | 95 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When Sakura Nishi is dispatched in 1939 to a ramshackle field hospital in Tientsin, the frontline of Japan's war with China, she and her colleagues find themselves fighting a losing battle tending to the war-wounded and emotionally shellshocked soldiers while assisting head surgeon Dr. Okabe conduct an unending series of amputations. As the Chinese troops close in, she finds herself increasingly drawn to Okabe who, impotent to stall the mounting piles of cadavers, has retreated into his own private hell of morphine addiction.

Drama / Romance / War / Foreign

Her Smell Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcase & Slipcover Edition Limited to 2,000

Gunpowder & Sky | 2018 | 136 min | Rated R | Dec 28, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.

Drama / Music

Spencer Blu-ray Movie  

Decal Releasing | 2021 | 117 min | Rated R | Jan 11, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles has long since grown cold. Though rumors of affairs and a divorce abound, peace is ordained for the Christmas festivities at the Queen's Sandringham Estate. There's eating and drinking, shooting and hunting. Diana knows the game. But this year, things will be profoundly different.

Biography / Drama / History

Because of You Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1952 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.

Drama / Film-Noir / Romance

Shock Blu-ray Movie  

Schock / Beyond the Door II

Arrow | 1977 | 93 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.

Horror

2021 World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2021 | 89 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Martin Liebman

For Hank Aaron. For Phil Niekro. For Braves Country. The Atlanta Braves are 2021 World Series champions, proving that it is anyone's game once the Postseason begins by taking down the Houston Astros in a 6-game Fall Classic. The official World Series from Major League Baseball.

Documentary / Sport