New Blu-ray Reviews

Alias Nick Beal Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1949 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 13, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal.

Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #38

Imprint | 1979 | 96 min | Rated ACB: PG | Apr 28, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Lindsay Wagner stars in this romantic drama filled with plot twists and suspense. Hoping to repair their marriage, Jennie Logan (Wagner) and her husband (Alan Feinstein) move into a beautiful Victorian manor. When Jennie tries on an antique dress she finds in the attic, she is transported back one hundred years, where she meets the house’s previous owner, David (Marc Singer). As her feelings for David grow, it becomes clear that Jennie is not only torn between two men and two times, but she also faces danger in both worlds.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Paramount Pictures | 2020 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jul 13, 2021 | Martin Liebman

After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to the Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

So Long Billie Blu-ray Movie  

Pompéi | Standard Edition

Altered Innocence | 2019 | 91 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Abandoned by their father, Victor and his little brother, Jimmy, join a community of wandering children and steal items they find at archaeological sites, but the arrival of a charming girl full of ambition disturbs Victor and the whole group.

Drama / Foreign

The Awakening Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1980 | 101 min | Rated R | Jun 15, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

An archaeologist from the US is in Egypt with his pregnant wife, searching for the tomb of a long-lost Egyptian queen. At the same moment he discovers the tomb and opens it's accursed seal, his wife gives birth to his daughter. Years later it transpires that the malevolent spirit of the Egyptian queen left the tomb just as he was entering, and possessed his baby girl. As the truth becomes clear, the archaeologist realizes that he must destroy his daughter in a ceremonial ritual, before she uses her awesome powers to threaten the safety of mankind.

Horror / Thriller

42nd Street: The Musical Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2019 | 135 min | Not rated | Jul 06, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Peggy Sawyer is from small-town America and just a face in the chorus line of 'Pretty Lady', the new show from legendary director Julian Marsh. But when leading lady, Dorothy Brock is injured, Peggy's dreams of stardom just may come true.

Musical

Baseball Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 1994-2010 | 1364 min | Not rated | Jun 08, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A documentary on the history of the sport with major topics including Afro-American players, player/team owner relations and the resilience of the game.

Documentary / History / Sport

Sphinx Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1981 | 118 min | Rated PG | Jun 15, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

A determined young anthropologist has come across a clue leading to a long-forgotten royal tomb. And pays no mind to the notion that Egypt’s last undiscovered treasure may carry a curse – and perhaps that there may be some black marketeers eager to sustain the illusion of such a curse…in a fashion as terrifying as any scary ancient legend.

Adventure / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 88 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 16, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Paul Hogan just wants a quiet life, and is happy with retirement in Brentwood, California, but can’t seem to stay out of the headlines. When his granddaughter Lucy finds out he’s been offered a knighthood for services to comedy and tells all her friends, he reluctantly accepts the offer and has six weeks to stay out of trouble before the ceremony. But where Paul goes, trouble follows, and we see Paul’s reputation hilariously destroyed the closer we get to his important meeting with his biggest Royal fan.

Comedy

Big Bad Mama / Big Bad Mama II Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1974-1987 | 2 Movies | 168 min | Rated R | May 16, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

BIG BAD MAMA: When Wilma (Angie Dickinson) finds there is no money to be made in bootlegging, a chance meeting with bank robber Fred Diller (Tom Skerritt) leads to a new career. Along with her daughters, Wilma joins Fred on his next big heist. After meeting slick gambler William J. Baxter (William Shatner), Wilma recruits him and the rest of her gang to kidnap a millionaire's daughter in the hopes of collecting a big pay day. BIG BAD MAMA II: Angie Dickinson returns to her role as Wilma "Big Bad Mama" McClatchie in the sequel BIG BAD MAMA II. She's still out to steal a better life for her two teenage daughters. This time the sexy trio sets their gunsights on revenge against a crooked politician by taking down his banks and kidnapping his son. Danielle Brisebois (Archie's Place) and Playboy Playmate Julie McCullough also star.

Action / Comedy / Crime

Big Bad Mama II Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1987 | 84 min | Rated R | May 16, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

It's 1934, and the evil local land baron forecloses on Angie's place, and she and her two daughters must leave and continue their life of crime.

Action / Comedy / Crime

Big Bad Mama Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1974 | 84 min | Rated R | May 16, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.

Action / Comedy / Crime

Deadlock 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Edition Deutsche Vita No. 14 | 50-year Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Subkultur Entertainment | 1970 | 93 min | Not rated | May 14, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Thriller / Western

Wrath of Man Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2021 | 119 min | Rated R | Jul 13, 2021 | Randy Miller III

The plot follows H, a cold and mysterious character working at a cash truck company responsible for moving hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist

Treasure of the Ninja Blu-ray Movie  

and the Films of William Lee

AGFA | 1987 | 2 Movies | 106 min | Not rated | Jul 27, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

William Lee wrote, produced, directed and starred in this film, which concerns a secret agent guiding an adventurous female professor on a search for the Treasure of the Ninja.

Action / Martial arts

Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee: Complete Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 1971 | 760 min | Not rated | Jun 01, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1963 an old fashioned Police Call Box sat in a junk yard at 76 Totters Lane. An old man out and about exploring. A young girl wise beyond her years attending Coal Hill School. Two teachers become suspicious. Barbara and Ian suspect the girl is in trouble. They follow her home. The girl, Susan Foreman, vanishes into the junkyard. Barbara and Ian investigate. They discovered the Police Box. "It's alive!" says Ian, he feels a faint vibration coming from within. The girls grandfather returns. He confronts the two teachers who accuse him of holding the girl inside the Police Box. They hear her call out to him from inside. Barbara and Ian push their way in and discover a world they never thought possible.

Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi

Howard the Duck 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1986 | 110 min | Rated PG | Jul 06, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.

Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor / Comic book

Howard the Duck 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 1986 | 110 min | Rated PG | Jul 06, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invader.

Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor / Comic book

Baxter Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1989 | 83 min | Rated R | May 18, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Baxter, a sociopathic bull terrier, stars in this chilling French horror film that blends thrills and black comedy into a truly original tale. The inner thoughts of the brooding Baxter reveal that he is quite unhappy with his situation — living with an elderly woman who is afraid of him. In search of his ideal master, he successfully plots how to do away with her — and attempts a similar plan when he becomes dissatisfied with his next owner. It is not long before the ingenious Baxter finds the perfect guardian — a lonely, introverted boy whose macabre interest in Hitler's personal life helps turn the all-too-willing canine into a thoroughbred killing machine.

Comedy / Horror / Dark humor / Foreign

Stone Blu-ray Movie    

Ozploitation Classics #02 / Blu-ray + CD

Umbrella Entertainment | 1974 | 99 min | Rated ACB: R18+ | Apr 07, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Members of the Grave Diggers Motorcycle Club are being knocked off one by one, and someone needs to find out why! Sandy Harbutt's timeless Australian cult film about a bunch of renegades riding Kawasaki 900s.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery