New Blu-ray Reviews

The Kindred Blu-ray Movie  

Limited edition of 3500 / Blu-ray + DVD + CD

Synapse Films | 1987 | 93 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

A geneticist takes his assistants to his old family home to locate the deadly product of his late mother's revolutionary research into rapid human evolution - his monstrous tentacled baby brother, before a mad scientist gets to him first.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Smut Without Smut: Satanic Horror Nite Blu-ray Movie  

Sacrilege / The Devil Inside Her / Satan's Lust + Smut Without Smut: Satanic Horror Nite

AGFA | 1971-1977 | 3 Movies, 4 Cuts | 264 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

No synopsis for this title.

Horror / Erotic / Foreign

Nasty Habits: The Nunsploitation Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Cristiana Devil Nun / Story of a Cloistered Nun / Images in a Convent / The True Story of the Nun of Monza

Severin Films | 1972-1980 | 4 Movies, 5 Cuts | 361 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Erotic / Foreign

Cristiana Devil Nun Blu-ray Movie  

Cristiana monaca indemoniata

Severin Films | 1972 | 92 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

During a plane trip from Athens to Rome, the young Cristiana, daughter of a prostitute, and her friend Luca, join in for wagering in the eyes of other passengers. Continuing their flight, the plane meets a storm and is about to crash . Terrorized, Christian make a promise: If God comes to her rescue, she will dedicate her life to being a nun.

Drama / Foreign

Story of a Cloistered Nun Blu-ray Movie  

Storia di una monaca di clausura

Severin Films | 1973 | 98 min | Not rated | Sep 26, 2023 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A woman who was promised to a powerful family's son at birth falls in love with another man, refuses to renounce him, and is sent to a nunnery by her shocked parents. Once there, she first undergoes degradation to acclimatize her to convent life; then she experiences rampant lesbianism by the repressed nuns, and becomes pregnant by her lover. Finally, her refusal to accede to one nun's lascivious lesbian advances leads to plotting and treachery, and her lover being murdered out of jealousy. Her life now ruined, she further scandalises her family by refusing to take her vows, and leaves the convent, devoting her existence to those in need. Claims to be based on a true story!

Drama / Foreign

Images in a Convent Blu-ray Movie  

Immagini di un convento

Severin Films | 1979 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Locked behind the walls of a convent are an order of beautiful nuns whose vows force them to forget the pleasures of sexual contact. Crazed with lust and desire many of the nuns pleasure themselves and each other in fear of the Mother Superior. One night a wounded man is found on the grounds of the convent and is brought inside to be healed. He becomes the focus of the young nuns' desires as each one tries to visit this young man. But along with him has come the evil force of Satan. A local priest proceeds to exorcise the demon from within the holy building driving the nuns into a delirium of sexual madness.

Drama / Erotic / Foreign

The True Story of the Nun of Monza Blu-ray Movie  

La vera storia della monaca di Monza

Severin Films | 1980 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Foreign

StageFright Blu-ray Movie    

Deliria / Bloody Bird / Sound Stage Massacre / StageFright: Aquarius

Shameless | 1987 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Dec 27, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A group of young dancers rehearsing in an old theatre is accidentally locked-in for the night - but they are not alone. In the shadows, someone is watching, waiting and selecting victims at his demented leisure… tonight, serial killer Irving Wallace has escaped and is about to put on his own real-life horror show!

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Going Berserk Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1983 | 84 min | Rated R | Dec 14, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

A drummer/chauffeur engaged to a congressman's daughter encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters during the days leading up to his wedding.

Comedy

Cartoon Saloon's Irish Folklore Trilogy Blu-ray Movie  

The Secret of Kells / Song of the Sea / Wolfwalkers

Shout Factory | 2009-2020 | 3 Movies | 272 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Magic, fantasy and Celtic mythology come to life in Cartoon Saloon's celebrated Irish Folklore Trilogy, featuring three Academy Award®-nominated* modern animated classics. The studio's first film, The Secret of Kells, which beautifully tells the tale of a master illuminator and his young apprentice, is followed by the breathtakingly gorgeous Song of the Sea, which recounts the adventure of a mythical seal-child and her brother on a quest, and the triumphant Wolfwalkers, which delves into the friendship between a young huntress and a free-spirited wolf-girl. This limited edition set features the exclusive Blu-ray™ presentation of Wolfwalkers and hours of new bonus features exploring the three films in environmentally friendly packaging that reflects each film's loving depiction of the natural world.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Period

Wolfwalkers Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2020 | 103 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf

A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.

Adventure / Animation / Family

Song of the Sea Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2014 | 93 min | Rated PG | Apr 12, 2022 | Brian Orndorf

Saoirse is a child who is the last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother's home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world.

Animation / Family / Fantasy

The Secret of Kells Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2009 | 76 min | Not rated | Dec 14, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Twelve-year-old Brendan lives a quiet life at the Kells monastery with his uncle, Abbott Cellach, but this changes with the arrival of the charismatic Brother Aidan, a master illuminator who takes Brendan under his wing and teaches him his ancient art. In order to finish the magnificent book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a journey that will take him beyond the abbey walls for the first time. In the enchanted forest beyond, he meets the good fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl who rescues him from wolves and helps him to complete his dangerous and top-secret quest, even as the Viking hordes close in around them.

Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Period

Sparrows Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

VCI | 1926 | 94 min | Not rated | Dec 21, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Molly is the eldest resident of a prison-like orphanage run by the abusive Mr. Grimes, his neglectful wife and their diabolical son, Ambrose. When Mr. Grimes becomes involved in a kidnapping plot, Molly realizes she must somehow escape, and struggles to lead the younger children to freedom through the treacherous swamps that surround the orphanage where they have all been enslaved.

Drama

Superman & Lois: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2021 | 671 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 19, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Follow the world's most famous super hero and comic books' most famous journalist as they deal with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.

Action / Adventure / Comic book

Knights of Sidonia: Complete Series Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2014-2015 | 742 min | Rated TV-MA | Jul 06, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

The alien Gauna may have destroyed Mankind's original home, but aboard the asteroid-based spaceship Sidonia, the human race has found ways to adapt, change and survive in the endless depths of space. Now the former people of Earth can photosynthesize like plants, a third gender has been created, and military service is mandatory. Because what could be man's last battle is about to begin, and the survival of our species will require every resource humanity has left. That includes Nagate Tanikaze, who carries a secret buried in his past that could change the course of destiny. Unfortunately, the Guana have their own new tricks as well, and not all of Nagate's allies are who he thinks they are! The ultimate war of the worlds is about to be waged!

Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign

Vera Cruz Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1954 | 94 min | Not rated | Oct 12, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of adventurers from the US are hired by the forces of Emperor Maximiliano to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.

Adventure / Western

A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1968 | 99 min | Rated R | Aug 28, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

McLord is a wanted criminal. He frequently suffers with fits which hinder him to defend himself. His condition seems to deteriorate continuously. Seeking shelter he enters the lawless town Escondido although it is currently under siege by a high-ranked law enforcement officer. There he gets to know the young Laurinda and finds a doctor who discovers the reason for his fits. Unlike he feared he's not epileptic and can be cured for good. Yet he's still an outlaw and that is in the end his downfall.

Action / Crime / Drama / Western

Kaiji: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Sentai Filmworks | 2007-2011 | 2 Seasons | 1250 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 20, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Unemployed degenerate Kaiji Ito spent his time drinking, gambling, and racking up bills, and was sure that his life had hit rock bottom. Then that bottom fell out when Endo the Loan Shark arrived to inform him of a friend's default on a loan that Kaiji foolishly co-signed, making Kaiji responsible for a soul crushing 3,000,000 yen! But there is one possible way out; if Kaiji goes to a secret gambling ship and plays successfully for one night, his debt could be absolved. It's a trick, of course, but what choice does Kaiji have? Trapped into playing a series of increasingly ruthless contests that are hopelessly rigged against the players, Kaiji finds himself a pawn in a competition where the game pieces aren't expected to survive… and the real players are all actively betting against Kaiji!

Anime / Drama / Psychological thriller / Comic book / Foreign

Without Love Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1945 | 111 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Every rental is rented, every sublet is let in crowded Washington, D.C. So Jamie Rowan does her part for the wartime lodging crunch by sharing her home with military inventor Pat Jamieson. There are a few conditions, natch. First, for appearances, they must get married. Second, theres plenty of room for each other...but no room for love. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn team for the third time in Without Love, played for laughs and, above all, with love. Donald Ogden Stewart adapts Philip Barrys play (five years earlier, both helped shape Hepburns comeback movie, The Philadelphia Story). And Keenan Wynns bibulous bon vivant, Lucille Balls wisecracking girl Friday and Gloria Grahames flower girl add to the movies urbane wit and warmth.

Comedy / Romance