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Home- December 15, 2021
The Ten Commandments 4K Blu-ray Movie
65th Anniversary | Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1956 | 2 Movies | 232 min | Rated G | Nov 23, 2021 | Martin Liebman
The life of Moses and his leading of the Israelites to the Promised Land.
Adventure / Drama / History / Epic
Venom: Let There Be Carnage 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2021 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 14, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a lethal vigilante. Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.
Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2021 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 14, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a lethal vigilante. Brock attempts to reignite his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady, who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution.
Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book
- December 14, 2021
The Cheat Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1931 | 68 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Elsa Carlyle is an impulsive and charismatic gambler who has fallen on hard times and owes a large sum of money. A wealthy playboy promises to help her but his price may be more than Elsa is prepared to give. When her devoted husband takes the fall for her passions, Elsa’s loyalties are put to the test. Created during the most decadent era in motion picture history, this daring story explores a woman whose addictions lead her on a path of danger and discovery.
Drama
The Original Christmas Specials Collection Blu-ray Movie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman / The Little Drummer Boy / Cricket on the Hearth
Universal Studios | 1964-1970 | 5 Movies | 205 min | Not rated | Nov 02, 2021 | Randy Miller III
See individual titles for their synopses.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Short / Holiday
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Blu-ray Movie
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 111 min | Not rated | Nov 16, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Frank Marshall, spotlights the legendary band who wrote more than 1,000 songs, including twenty number one hits throughout their career. The film chronicles the rise of the iconic group, consisting of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, their music and its evolution over the years.
Documentary / Music
- December 13, 2021
A Reflection of Fear Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #84
Imprint | 1972 | 89 min | Rated ACB: M | Oct 27, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmother's house with the woman he plans to marry.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
My Stepmother Is an Alien Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1988 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 14, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A sexy extra-terrestrial is sent to seduce a sweet, unsuspecting, recently widowed astrophysicist in order to try to her hands on his research, which may hold the key to saving her planet.
Comedy / Sci-Fi
The Sherlock Holmes Vault Collection Blu-ray Movie
The Film Detective | 1931-1937 | 4 Movies | 306 min | Not rated | Dec 21, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Four classic mysteries, all beautifully restored, with exclusive special features make this Vault Collection a must for any Sherlockian. The Fatal Hour (1931) A Study in Scarlet (1933) The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) Silver Blaze (1937)
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour Blu-ray Movie
The Sleeping Cardinal
The Film Detective | 1931 | 81 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Young foreign diplomat Ronald Adair (Leslie Perrins) becomes the blackmailed pawn of devious criminal Dr. Moriarty, who threatens to expose Ronald's gambling habit if he does not make a delivery of stolen notes to France
Crime / Mystery / Foreign
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray Movie
The Film Detective | 1935 | 83 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to Birlstone Castle to unravel a mysterious murder which leads to a secret American society of coal-miners called the Scowlers.
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Silver Blaze Blu-ray Movie
The Film Detective | 1937 | 70 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Sherlock Holmes takes a vacation and visits his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. His vacation ends when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery. Now he's got to find Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze before the great cup final horse race.
Crime / Mystery
A Study in Scarlet Blu-ray Movie
The Film Detective | 1933 | 72 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides them among the remaining members. Society members start dropping like flies. Sherlock Holmes is approached by member James Murphy's widow, who is miffed at being left penniless by her husband, and the game is afoot.
Crime / Mystery / Thriller
- December 12, 2021
The Bank Dick Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1940 | 72 min | Not rated | Nov 09, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Henpecked Egbert Souse has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard.
Comedy
- December 11, 2021
Midway Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1976 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 131 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Oct 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A dramatic chronicle of the Battle of Midway, considered the turning point of the war against Japan in the Pacific. Released in SENSURROUND
Drama / War
Menace II Society Blu-ray Movie
Director's Cut
Criterion | 1993 | 97 min | Rated R | Nov 23, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Crime / Drama
Tiger Claws Trilogy Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome Archive
Vinegar Syndrome | 1991-2000 | 3 Movies | 275 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Crime / Fantasy / Martial arts
Tiger Claws III Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome | 2000 | 94 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
When a psychotic martial artist called Stryker resurrects the long-dead spirits of three ancient Chinese master assassins in an effort to take over the New York underworld, it's up to supercops Tarek Richards and Linda Masterson to stop him. However, it's not so easy to battle the undead, and though Richards apparently holds within him the key to defeating these "Masters", he will need the guidance of Stryker's former master to aid him... let the battle begin.
Action / Fantasy
Tiger Claws II Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome | 1996 | 89 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
The cops Tarek Richards and Linda Masterson in New York on investigating mysterious murders of martial arts masters, whose bodies have wounds similar to scratches tiger. The evidence seems to lead to Chong, a serial killer on the loose who is thus arrested. Chong, however, is escape done by men of his brother, a wealthy crime lord of San Francisco's Chinatown. Cops Richards and Masterson chase him but are captured by two criminals and their followers. The Masterson is locked in a cell, while Richards is forced to participate in a strange martial arts tournament held in the underground city. The four finalists should, with their mystical powers, open a time portal of the Chinese New Year.
Action
Tiger Claws Blu-ray Movie
Vinegar Syndrome | 1991 | 92 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
The police do not know what to do. They have to deal with a serial killer who aims at martial arts masters. One after another is killed in the same brutal way. This may be a chance for detective Linda Masterson to work on her first murder case. She gets the job and to her side an other martial arts specialist, Sgt. Tarek Richards. Now they need to find a tiger style master, because the killer obviously uses tiger style kung fu. Not a simple task, since tiger is a very ancient and rare style.
Action / Crime / Martial arts