New Blu-ray Reviews

Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Plutonium Case Collector’s Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Universal Studios | 1985-1990 | 3 Movies | 343 min | Rated BBFC: PG | May 31, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

When teenager Marty McFly is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc Brown, he finds himself mixed up in a time-shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future - and leave him trapped in the past.

Adventure / Comedy / Family / Sci-Fi / Western / Teen / Period / Coming of age

It Happened at the World's Fair Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1963 | 105 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Mike and Danny fly a crop duster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff seizes it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle. While Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl, Sue-Lin, whose Uncle Walter has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse, Diane.

Comedy / Musical / Romance

Step by Step Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1946 | 62 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Johnny, an ex-Marine, and Evelyn, a chance acquaintance, find themselves caught up in a plot involving Nazi spies in California.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Original Cast Album: "Company" Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1970 | 53 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A chronicle of the intense 18-hour recording session of celebrated composer Stephen Sondheim's landmark musical "Company," which features the original 1970 Broadway cast members.

Documentary / Music / Musical

One Dark Night Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Rewind Collection

MVD Visual | 1982 | 89 min | Rated PG | Aug 24, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.

Horror / Supernatural

Crossed Swords Blu-ray Movie  

The Prince and the Pauper | + the 121-Minute International Cut from SD

Kino Lorber | 1977 | 108 min | Rated PG | Mar 23, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

This star-studded twist on Mark Twain's classic social satire is a great flick for the whole family. When a commoner bumps into the Prince (and future King) of Wales and they decide to make a switch of clothes as a practical joke, they are unexpectedly separated and forced to take on the other's life.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama

Scars of War: Vietnam 4-Movie Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Casualties of War / Alamo Bay / Birdy / Summertree

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1971-1989 | 4 Movies | 421 min | Rated R | May 04, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Casualties of War - During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager. Birdy - After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird. Alamo Bay - A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town. Summertree – An aspiring musician tries to be a role model to a troubled youngster and has an affair with a nurse whose husband is fighting in the Vietnam War. When he is called up for military service himself, he decides to flee to Canada, creating tension with his father.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / War

A Return to Salem's Lot Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1987 | 101 min | Rated R | Aug 24, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

The terrifying tale of Salem's Lot continues in the shocking and satirical A Return To Salem's Lot! Beneath the quaint, picture-perfect exterior of a small New England community lurks an unsettling, undead evil: vampires. When fresh blood comes to town in the form of amoral anthropologist Joe Weber and his son Jeremy, the vampires employ the father to document their story. But when the stakes are raised, Joe must take on the hellish horde or lose his son ... and his soul.

Horror

Havoc Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2005 | 92 min | Not rated | Aug 10, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

They were done with playing it safe. When Allison (Anne Hathaway) and Emily (Bijou Phillips) leave their rich, affluent neighbourhood for a joyride through East L.A they gain a glimpse of a dangerous landscape involving drugs, sex and gang brutality. As their fear quickly turns to infatuation, Allison and Emily find themselves seduced by a dark and dangerous world and in a situation they may not be able to get out of.

Crime / Drama / Coming of age

Casualties of War Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1989 | 113 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Dr. Stephen Larson

The true story of a group of U.S. soldiers, and their battle-scarred sergeant who takes his problems out on a new squad member during the war in Vietnam.

Adventure / Drama / War

Midnight Diner Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2019 | 103 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Set in a little restaurant in an inconspicuous lane of Shanghai, which opens at midnight everyday. The owner is a man of about fifty, makes a set of special food for each guest who visits the restaurant, and listens everyone's story.

Drama / Foreign

The Fortune Cookie Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1966 | 126 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Powered by Walter Matthau's Oscar-winning performance as the quintessential All-American chiseler, THE FORTUNE COOKIE is a hysterically funny comedy that showcases filmmaker Billy Wilder at his uproarious best. Harry Hinkle (Jack Lemmon) is one lucky guy! When he's accidentally clobbered by a 220-pound halfback, all Harry suffers is a slight concussion. All, that is, until Whiplash Willie (Matthau) — a legal scoundrel of the first order — arrives on the scene! For if Harry follows shyster Willie's advice and feigns a crippling injury, the two charlatans can split a cool million in phony insurance claims. But can Willie's world-class finagling dispel those ominous words that lie within the fortune cookie on Harry's hospital plate: You can't fool all of the people all of the time?

Comedy / Romance

The Valdez Horses Blu-ray Movie  

Chino

Kino Lorber | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Rated PG | Aug 03, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly because, being a 'half-breed', he finds himself unwelcome almost everywhere he goes. One day, a young runaway named Jimmy shows up at his door looking for work and a roof over his head. Reluctantly, Chino agrees to take him in and teach him the art of raising, breaking and breeding horses, until the pair finally begin to accept each other.

Action / Drama / Western

Little Q Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2019 | 107 min | Not rated | Aug 17, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Hong Kong, China, grumpy pastry chef Lee is losing his sight because of eye disease. A guide dog named Little Q comes to him.

Drama / Foreign

Cattle Annie and Little Britches Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1981 | 97 min | Rated PG | Apr 14, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In 19th century Oklahoma two teen girls, fans of stories of outlaws, are on a quest to meet and join up with them. They find a shadow of a former gang and although disappointed, still try to help them escape from a vigorous marshal.

Drama / Western

Blind Beast Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1969 | 86 min | Not rated | Aug 24, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A blind sculptor and his mother kidnap a young model.

Drama / Horror / Foreign

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1948 | 71 min | Not rated | Jul 20, 2021 | Randy Miller III

A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Holiday

Rough Night in Jericho Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1967 | 104 min | Not rated | Jan 05, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A former deputy and a strong-willed widow determine to stop a ruthless town boss.

Romance / Western

The Saint Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 1997 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A rich and sophisticated criminal, who is also a master of disguises, falls for a pretty young scientist whose life is in terrible danger. She has discovered the key to a Russian billionaire's overwhelming ambition--to crown himself the first Czar of the new Russian Empire--and he will stop at nothing to neutralize the danger that she represents.

Action / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Tuxedo Blu-ray Movie  

Paramount Pictures | 2002 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2021 | Martin Liebman

New York City cab driver Jimmy Tong is hired as a chauffeur for a mysterious man named Clark Devlin. When Devlin is hospitalized, Tong unwillingly takes over Devlin's role as a spy for the government -- with the aid of Devlin's computerized tuxedo. The suit gives its wearer supernatural powers, which Jimmy uses while paired with a sexy but inexperienced consort.

Action / Comedy / Martial arts