New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 13, 2022
Ema Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2019 | 102 min | Not rated | Jan 11, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.
Drama / Music / Foreign
- January 12, 2022
No Way to Treat a Lady Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1968 | 108 min | Not rated | Dec 21, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A crafty serial killer plays a game of cat-and-mouse with a harried police detective trying to track him down.
Crime / Thriller / Dark humor
Final Justice Blu-ray Movie
MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1985 | 90 min | Rated R | Dec 21, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Geronimo is the sheriff of a little Texas town. One night two brothers from Palermo kill the sheriff's coworker and pal so he chases them. The chase takes him across the border down to Mexico where he kills one of the brothers and takes the other one back to the USA to stand trial. The surviving brother vows revenge on the sheriff, but the criminal is handed over to the Italian police and the sheriff is sent over to Europe with the prisoner.
Action / Crime / Drama
- January 11, 2022
Citizen Kane Blu-ray Movie
Second Pressing with corrected BD1 / UPC sticker: 715515270212
Criterion | 1941 | 120 min | Not rated | Jan 12, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Chronicling the stormy life of an influential publishing tycoon, when he dies news reporters scramble to discover the meaning of his final utterance.
Drama / Mystery / Period
Black Friday Blu-ray Movie
Screen Media | 2021 | 84 min | Not rated | Jan 04, 2022 | Martin Liebman
A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.
Comedy / Horror / Holiday
Sleep Blu-ray Movie
Schlaf
Arrow | 2020 | 101 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The idyllic village of Stainbach is being haunted by a mysterious demon. It turns out that the nightmares of Marlene are responsible for the dark events. She is driving some of the inhabitants of the village insane during her terrible dreams. When she discovers her nightmares are about a real place, she tracks down the village of Stainbach to get to the bottom of the mystery. There, she learns about the consequence of her dreams and suffers a nervous breakdown. Soon after, she is admitted to a psychiatric ward. Her daughter Mona journeys to Stainbach to find out the reason for her mother's breakdown and the demonic nightmares she suffered from. She comes into contact with the peculiar villagers and discovers the dark history hidden within the quiet village. Perhaps the nightmare isn't the demon that threatens the town after all, but rather - the past.
Horror / Foreign
The Addams Family 2 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2021 | 93 min | Rated PG | Jan 18, 2022 | Martin Liebman
Everyone's favorite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, "The Addams Family 2." In this all-new movie, we find Morticia and Gomez distraught that their children are growing up, skipping family dinners, and totally consumed with "scream time." To reclaim their bond, they decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. Their adventure across America takes them out of their element and into hilarious run-ins with their iconic cousin, It, as well as many new kooky characters. What could possibly go wrong?
Animation / Comedy / Comic book
- January 10, 2022
A Hard Day's Night 4K Blu-ray Movie
now comes with UPC sticker 715515272612 / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Criterion | 1964 | 88 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The year is 1964 and four young lads from Liverpool are about to change the world—if only the madcap world will let them out of their hotel room. This boldly contemporary rock 'n' roll comedy unleashes the fledgling Beatles into a maelstrom of screaming fans, paranoid producers, rabid press, and troublesome family members, and reveals the secret of their survival and success: an insatiable lust for mischief and a life-affirming addiction to joy.
Comedy / Music / Musical
The Blockhouse Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Jan 17, 2022 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
During D-day several people become trapped while hiding in a bunker, when heavy shelling collapses it. They have plenty of food and water so they decide to wait for rescuers. And so they wait year, after year, after year.
Drama / War
Resident Alien: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2021 | 452 min | Not rated | Sep 21, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A comedic sci-fi drama based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name, Resident Alien follows a crash-landed alien (Alan Tudyk) who must take on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and somehow find a way to fit in with the local human population. While attempting to complete his secret mission on Earth, he is forced to consider the possibility that humans might be worth saving after all.
Comedy / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Underworld: 5-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2003-2016 | 5 Movies, 6 Cuts | 513 min | Not rated | Oct 26, 2021 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
Underworld 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Sony Pictures | 2003 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 134 min | Unrated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
In the Underworld, Vampires are a secret clan of modern aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. No one knows the origin of their bitter blood feud, but the balance of power between them turns even bloodier when a beautiful young Vampire warrior and a newly-turned Lycan with a mysterious past fall in love. Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman star in this modern-day, action-packed tale of ruthless intrigue and forbidden passion all set against the dazzling backdrop of a timeless, Gothic metropolis.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Underworld: Evolution 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2006 | 106 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Underworld: Evolution continues the saga of war between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene, the vampire heroine, and her love Michael, the lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. The tale of action, intrigue and forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Underworld: Blood Wars 4K Blu-ray Movie
5-Movie Collection / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2016 | 91 min | Rated R | Oct 26, 2021 | Martin Liebman
The epic struggle between the Lycan werewolf clan and the Vampire clan that has vowed to eradicate them continues in this stylish and moody fifth installment.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 4K Blu-ray Movie
5-Movie Collection / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 26, 2021 | Martin Liebman
'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans' explores the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
Underworld: Awakening 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Sony Pictures | 2012 | 89 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural
Party Girl Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1958 | 99 min | Not rated | Nov 30, 2021 | Randy Miller III
Party Girl follows a bum-legged mouthpiece for the mob and a gorgeous, wised-up vamp who fall in love, try to go straight, and head straight for trouble.
Film-Noir
Escape from Mogadishu Blu-ray Movie
모가디슈 / Mogadisyu
Well Go USA | 2021 | 123 min | Not rated | Jan 18, 2022 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Based on a true story: as civil war rages in Mogadishu, rival North and South Korean diplomats are left trapped. With no aid from either government, their only shot at survival may require uniting with bitter adversaries to escape.
Action / Drama / Thriller / Foreign
The Vampire Lovers Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1970 | 91 min | Rated R | Dec 21, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
Marcilla Karnstein from time to time comes back from her death sleep, and under a different name, such as Carmilla or, now, Mircalla, spreads terror in a village with her vampire powers. General Von Spielsdorf loses his nubile daughter to Mircalla, and swears revenge, with the help of expert vampire-killer Baron Hartog and their Doctor. Eventually, they will kill the female vampire, but not before she traps a number of female lovers/victims...
Horror
Arrebato Blu-ray Movie
Rapture
Altered Innocence | 1980 | 115 min | Not rated | Jan 25, 2022 | Brian Orndorf
A low budget horror filmmaker gets in touch with an eccentric who is trying to film his consciousness during drug abuse.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign