New Blu-ray Reviews

After Life Blu-ray Movie  

ワンダフルライフ / Wandafuru raifu

Criterion | 1998 | 119 min | Not rated | Aug 10, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.

Drama / Fantasy / Foreign

Sukkubus Blu-ray Movie    

Edition Deutsche Vita #15 / Cover A - Original Artwork / Limited to 1000 copies / Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib / Blu-ray + DVD

Subkultur Entertainment | 1989 | 80 min | Rated FSK-16 | Oct 29, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a delirious night of drinking, three herdsmen create a female doll from cloth and a strangely formed wooden root. When their creation comes to life in form of an evil and beautiful female demon, they have to fear for their lives.

Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

The Monkey King Reborn Blu-ray Movie  

西游记之再世妖王 / Xīyóu jì zhī zàishì yāo wáng

Well Go USA | 2021 | 95 min | Not rated | Dec 07, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After short-tempered trickster Monkey King is insulted while visiting a temple with his master Tang Monk, he destroys a magical tree and accidentally releases the ancient King of Demons, who kidnaps Tang Monk as revenge for his long imprisonment. Now, Monkey King and his fellow disciples must rescue their master within three days, before the Demon King regains his full power and unleashes his armies to destroy the earth.

Action / Animation / Fantasy / Foreign

Number One Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1969 | 105 min | Not rated | Nov 02, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

The story of Cat Catlan (Heston), a washed up quarterback who turns to drink and women to solve his problems. But he soon discovers that his problems are just beginning.

Drama / Sport

Menace II Society 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

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

Dracula: Dead and Loving It Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1995 | 90 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 23, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Another spoof from the mind of Mel Brooks. This time he's out to poke fun at the Dracula myth. Basically, he took "Bram Stoker's Dracula," gave it a new cast and a new script and made a big joke out of it. The usual, rich English are attacked by Dracula and Dr. Van Helsing is brought in to save the day.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural / Period

Werewolves Within Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2021 | 96 min | Rated R | Dec 07, 2021 | Randy Miller III

A new awkward park ranger arrives in a small town, and murder and havoc soon follows. The paranoid townsfolk soon suspect each other, but a devious, shapeshifting werewolf becomes their prime suspect. But who is it?

Comedy / Horror

The Harry Palmer Collection Blu-ray Movie    

The Ipcress File / Funeral in Berlin / Billion Dollar Brain | Imprint #75 #76 #77

Imprint | 1965-1967 | 3 Movies | 322 min | Rated ACB: M | Oct 27, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Michael Caine gives a stylish and highly acclaimed performance as Harry Palmer, a man caught up in the ferocious high-stakes world of international espionage. For the first time, all three original 1960s films are brought together in one collection, with bonus features worthy of further investigation. THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) Based on Len Deighton’s bestselling novel, the realistic, landmark spy thriller of espionage and counter-espionage centres on Harry Palmer, an intelligence agent assigned to investigate fears over British security. Produced by 007’s Harry Saltzman, with music by John Barry, The Ipcress File provides a downbeat, yet realistic and exciting portrayal of 1960s espionage. FUNERAL IN BERLIN (1966) Harry Palmer is sent to Berlin where he is to extricate a Russian general who wants to defect. Director Guy Hamilton’s follow up to The Ipcress File is the second in the film series based on Len Deighton’s novels. BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN (1967) Harry Palmer is blackmailed into working for MI5 again on his wildest – and most dangerous – assignment yet as he pits hit wits against an insane billionaire and his super computer. From 007 producer Harry Saltzman, and acclaimed director Ken Russell comes the final film in the 1960s Palmer trilogy.

Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

RWBY: Volume 8 Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2020-2021 | 231 min | Not rated | Nov 23, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Supernatural

Billion Dollar Brain Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint | 1967 | 108 min | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Antihero Harry Palmer having left the Secret Service, is now working as a private eye. He is soon sucked into a web of conspiracy involving a far-right American billionaire, General Midwinter, who plans to wipe out the Communist threat in Latvia using his highly sophisticated computer system.

Adventure / Drama / Thriller

Once Upon a Time in China: The Complete Films Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1991-1997 | 6 Movies | 664 min | Not rated | Nov 16, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / Western / Martial arts / Foreign / Period

Once Upon a Time in China Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻 / Wong fei hung

Criterion | 1991 | 135 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in late 19th-century Canton, legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-hung fights against foreign forces (English, French and U.S.) who are plundering China.

Action / Adventure / Biography / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign

Once Upon a Time in China II Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻之二男兒當自強 / Wong fei hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung

Criterion | 1992 | 113 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.

Action / Adventure / Biography / History / Romance / Martial arts / Foreign / Period

Once Upon a Time in China III Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻之三獅王爭霸 / Wong fei hung III: Si wong jaang ba

Criterion | 1993 | 112 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

When Wong Fei-Hung and sidekick Chung arrives in Peking, they're just in time for the Empress-sponsored Lion King martial arts contest. But first, Wong-Fei Hung must win back his secret love Yee, his young, Westernized aunt-by-adoption from the nefarious Russian diplot-turned spy Tumanovsky, who has a secret plan to assassinate the President. Wong-Fei-Hung will try to foil the assassination attempt, defeat his awesome rival, Thunder Foot, triumph over the untrustworthy Leung Fun and win the Lion King contest.

Action / History / Martial arts / Foreign

Once Upon a Time in China IV Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻之四王者之風 / Wong fei hung IV: Wong je ji fung

Criterion | 1993 | 102 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Once Upon a Time in China IV introduces a new director, action choreographer Yuen Bun, and star, Vincent Zhao, who takes over the role of Wong Fei-hung from Jet Li. Once again, foreign skulduggery and a violent nationalist group—in the form of the fierce women warriors known as the Red Lantern Sect—swirl around a magnificent lion-dance competition, with Wong caught in the fray. Toning down the comedic and romantic elements of the first three films in favor of almost wall-to-wall kung-fu action, the fourth entry is the leanest and meanest of the series, highlighted by a gravity-defying fight atop a field of collapsing, domino-like planks.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

Once Upon a Time in China V Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸 / Wong Fei Hung chi neung: Lung shing chim pa

Criterion | 1994 | 102 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Indomitable hero Wong Fei-hung (Vincent Zhao) tangles with a band of ruthless, finger-removing pirates who are exploiting the political chaos created by the invasion of foreigners in order to terrorize the Chinese coast.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

Once Upon a Time in China and America Blu-ray Movie  

黃飛鴻之西域雄獅 / Wong fei hung VI: Sai wik hung see

Criterion | 1997 | 100 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hong Kong action comes West as Wong Fei-hung does battle with cowboys and Indians.

Action / Adventure / History / Western / Foreign

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Kino Lorber | 1978 | 115 min | Rated PG | Nov 23, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

San Francisco residents are slowly being replaced by replicas, and it's up to a handful of humans to stop the invasion!

Horror / Sci-Fi

Steel and Lace Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1991 | 94 min | Rated R | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

After her attackers go free, Gaily Morton, the victim of a vicious assault, commits suicide. Her vengeful brother, brilliant robotics engineer and scientist, Dr. Albert Morton, decides to use his skills to exact vengeance, transplanting his sisters's brain into a humanoid cyborg. With bone-crushing strength and an array of built-in torture devices, Albert begins sending Gaily on a series of missions to violently do away with the men who wronged her.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

TC 2000 Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome Archive / Sold Out

Vinegar Syndrome | 1993 | 95 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Somewhere in the future the environmental overkill had come. Many people had died. The rich were able to build the underworld, the poor had to stay on the surface building gangs to survive. Jason Storm, an underworld guard gets knowledge of a conspiracy to kill all people on the surface. He needs to flee to the surface, and wins Sumai, a respected martial arts master, as his ally to stop the dirty plot.

Action / Sci-Fi