New Blu-ray Reviews

The Last of Sheila Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1973 | 119 min | Rated PG | Nov 09, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Composer Stephen Sondheim (SWEENEY TODD, INTO THE WOODS) and actor Anthony Perkins (PSYCHO) wrote this witty, complex thriller directed by Herbert Ross (STEEL MAGNOLIAS, THE GOODBY GIRL). A movie kingpin (James Coburn), whose wife Sheila was killed by a hit-and-run driver a year before, hosts a cruise aboard his sleek yacht. His guests are all friends (and some lovers) who may know more about Sheila's death than they're letting on (James Mason, Raquel Welch, Dyan Cannon, Richard Benjamin, Joan Hackett and Ian McShane). An elaborate murder game with Mediterranean ports-of-call is the itinerary. What unfolds is a mystery so intriguing, so cleverly plotted, even the title is a clue!

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor / Psychological thriller

Love & Basketball Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2000 | 126 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 21, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Monica and Quincy spent their lives bonding over their mutual love of basketball, but something always got in the way of them being together. This time, Monica's not letting go so easily. It's just the two of them, one on one, and the stakes have never been higher.

Drama / Romance / Sport / Teen

Ragtime Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Presents #28 / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1981 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 174 min | Rated PG | Nov 16, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A proud black musician rebels against racism in turn-of-the-century New York.

Drama / Music / Period

Prisoners of the Ghostland 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

RLJ Entertainment | 2021 | 100 min | Not rated | Nov 16, 2021 | Randy Miller III

A notorious criminal must break an evil curse in order to rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared.

Action / Horror / Thriller

Hacksaw Ridge 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 139 min | Rated R | Nov 02, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

World War II American Army Medic becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Action / Biography / Drama / History / War

The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1981 | 101 min | Rated PG | Oct 26, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains, has Cooper following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop.

Adventure / Crime / Thriller

Killer Party Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1986 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 26, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

It's April Fool's Day and the sisters of Sigma Alpha Pi have found the perfect place to throw a party: the abandoned fraternity house where a guillotined pledge lost his head in a hazing gone slightly awry.

Comedy / Horror

Who You Think I Am Blu-ray Movie  

Celle que vous croyez

Cohen Media Group | 2019 | 102 min | Not rated | Nov 02, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Claire, a 50-year-old divorced teacher, creates a fake Facebook profile of a 24-year-old woman. She finds a photo of a pretty young brunette and uses it. She has created an entirely fictional character, but why?

Comedy / Drama / Foreign

Shanghai Triad Blu-ray Movie    

Yáo ā yáo, yáo dào wài pó qiáo / 摇啊摇，摇到外婆桥 / Imprint Collection #72

Imprint | 1995 | 108 min | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Shanghai, 1930. Mr. Tang, the godfather chief of the Tang family-run underground Green dynasty, controls the city's lucrative opium and prostitution trade. He has also acquired the services of Xiao Jinbao, the most beautiful prostitute-singer in Shanghai. Fourteen-year-old Tang Shuisheng has been recruited by his uncle to watch Xiao Jinbao. Ultimately, Shuisheng becomes the only person to whom she can talk openly and whose relationship with her is not motivated by power or greed. In secret, Xiao Jinbao has become the mistress of Song, the Greens' number two man, and together they conspire against Mr. Tang.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Steel Dawn Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Series / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1987 | 101 min | Rated R | Oct 26, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Nomad (Patrick Swayze), a new breed of warrior trained in the arts of swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat, roams the vast desert wastelands in a post-nuclear age.

Action

The Laughing Dead Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1989 | 92 min | Unrated | Oct 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Zombies, demons, and a mad doctor await a bus-load of folks looking for a tour of Aztec ruins. Father O'Sullivan is a Catholic priest who has lost his faith in God and who cannot forget the nun with whom he once had an affair (and a son). O'Sullivan serves as tour guide for archaeological student Cal, New Agers Wilbur and Clarisse Lemming, runaway Laurie, and tourists Dozois and Frost on a bus trip to Mexico. No one is more surprised than O'Sullivan when his love, Tessie, also boards the bus with her bratty son Ivan. In Mexico, Cal reveals his knowledge of a crucial ancient text, just in time for the Day of the Dead festivities. Meanwhile, evil Dr. Um-tzec is planning an apotheosis for himself that will culminate in his incarnation as the Death God, and what he needs to accomplish this is the hearts of sacrificial children ... lots and lots of hearts. While Father O'Sullivan grapples with the emotions of seeing Tessie again, he is approached by Dr. Um-tzec to perform an exorcism; but ...

Horror

Black Widow 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie    

ブラック・ウィドウ / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 134 min | Not rated | Oct 20, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Action / Adventure / Comic book

Black Widow 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie    

ブラック・ウィドウ / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 134 min | Not rated | Sep 15, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Action / Adventure / Comic book

Trick or Treats Blu-ray Movie  

Code Red | 1982 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 05, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's deranged father has escaped from an asylum and is planning on making a visit.

Horror / Dark humor

K-ON!: Ultimate Collection Blu-ray Movie  

けいおん!

Sentai Filmworks | 2009-2011 | 2 Seasons | 1135 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 03, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

The Sakuragoaka Girls' Academy curriculum traditionally focuses on the three "R"s of reading, writing and arithmetic, but Ritsu Tainaka wants to add two more "R"s: Rock and Roll! To do that, however, Ritsu has to save the Light Music Club from being shut down due to little problems like not having any other members or a faculty advisor. After strong-arming her best friend Mio into joining and convincing Tsumugi Kotobuki to make it a trio, Ritsu's would-be rockers are soon only one talented guitarist short of the quartet they need for school approval. What they get, unfortunately, is Yui Hirasawa, who's never held a guitar in her life, but she's determined to learn! Will the school halls come alive with the sound of music? Find out as four outrageous girls band together in K-ON! THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION!

Anime / Comedy / Music / Teen / Comic book / Foreign

K-ON!: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Premium Box Set | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + CD

Sentai Filmworks | 2009-2011 | 2 Seasons | 1135 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 19, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Set contains anime episodes 1-14 of Season 1, episodes 1-27 of Season 2, and K-ON! the Movie. When Yui Hirasawa enters high school, she wants to join a club but can't decide which one is right for her. Fortunately, the Light Music Club is desperate to find another member or else they'll be disbanded! With the enticement of delicious snacks and assurances that no musical experience is necessary, Yui joins up, becoming the guitarist in this all-girl high school rock band. Together with Mio Akiyama on bass, Tsumugi Kotobuki on keyboard, and Ritsu Tainaka on drums, they're going to rock the school and someday make it to the Budokan! Now, if only they can just put down the snacks long enough to practice...

Anime / Comedy / Music / Teen / Comic book / Foreign

Eye of the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1966 | 96 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Workers employed at a French vineyard quietly follow old pagan rituals that call for the life of the marquis owner to save his crops during dry seasons.

Crime / Horror / Mystery

The Outsiders: The Complete Novel 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1983 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 09, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Coming-of-age drama about teenagers growing up in 1950s Oklahoma. The youngest of three orphaned brothers gets into trouble with the law after he and his "greaser" friend are attacked at a park by the rich "socs."

Crime / Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age

The Outsiders: The Complete Novel 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD

Studio Canal | 1983 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 115 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 08, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Coming-of-age drama about teenagers growing up in 1950s Oklahoma. The youngest of three orphaned brothers gets into trouble with the law after he and his "greaser" friend are attacked at a park by the rich "socs."

Crime / Drama / Romance / Teen / Coming of age

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Box Set 2 Blu-ray Movie  

鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Aniplex | 2009-2010 | 810 min | Rated 13+ | Nov 20, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood faithfully recreates the story from the classic manga - see Fullmetal Alchemist the way the creator intended! Edward and Alphonse Elric's reckless disregard for alchemy's fundamental laws ripped half of Ed's limbs from his body and left Al's soul clinging to a cold suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers scour a war-torn land for the Philosopher's Stone: a fabled relic which grants the ability to perform alchemy in impossible ways. The Elrics are not alone in their search; the corrupt State Military is eager to harness the artifact s power. So too are the strange Homunculi and their shadowy creator. The mythical Stone lures exotic alchemists from distant kingdoms, scarring some deeply enough to inspire murder. As the Elrics find their course altered by these enemies and allies, their purpose remains unchanged and their bond unbreakable.

Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign