New Blu-ray Reviews

North Shore Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1987 | 96 min | Rated PG | Apr 13, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Before entering art school next autumn, Rick sets out to spend the summer surfing at Hawaii. He knows nothing about the local habits, what causes him some starting problems, but by chance he gets a room in the house of guru Chandler. He teaches him the difference between 'soul surfers' and those who surf for fame and money. Also he manages to get the attention of a beautiful young native. (Features special appearances by real-life champions like Shaun Tompson, Derek Ho and others in many surfing scenes.)

Action / Drama / Romance / Sport

Bill & Ted Face the Music 4K Blu-ray Movie    

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Warner Bros. | 2020 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jan 25, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California, were once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, but find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.

Adventure / Comedy / Music / Sci-Fi / Supernatural

In the Line of Fire 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1993 | 129 min | Rated R | Jun 15, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Aging Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan, on duty the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated, is still unable to forget his failure on that fateful day, even as he nears retirement 30 years later. When a psychotic man calling himself Booth threatens to kill the current president, Horrigan discovers that the man knows far more about him than he knows about the man. Booth dares Horrigan to catch him, taunting the troubled agent with his past disappointments, as Horrigan desperately tries to protect the President and regain his self-respect at the same time.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Like Father Like Son Blu-ray Movie  

Remastered

Sony Pictures | 1987 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 08, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Chris Hammond is a typical school senior pursuing his general education: girls, cars and music. His father, Dr. Jack Hammond, is a successful heart surgeon, on the verge of being named Chief of Staff at a leading hospital. They're about as close as a father and son can get...but they're about to come even closer. In one split second, father and son accidentally change bodies, resulting in a chaotic change-of-lifestyle for both of them. The son gets the Jaguar, the Gold card and the boss' wife. His father gets the allowance, the biology final and the fake ID!

Comedy / Fantasy

Rasputin: The Mad Monk Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1966 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 92 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Hammer Films' dual reputation for screen shock and flamboyant costume adventure meld in this tale of the real-life "holy man" whose evil charm held the fate of an entire nation in its grip. In early 20th century Czarist Russia, Rasputin (Christopher Lee), a wild-eyed peasant monk, mysteriously demonstrates his healing powers by saving a woman's life and asking only for wine and Bacchanalian celebration in return. Soon Rasputin uses his evil charm and powers to become increasingly manipulative and violent. Ferocious, devious, sensuous and other-worldly, this uncouth peasant ingratiated himself into the lives of the sophisticated royal class. Christopher Lee's multi-layered performance as the monk rates as one of the best portrayals in any film.

Biography / Drama / History / Horror

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000

Twilight Time | 1957 | 93 min | Not rated | Feb 19, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In this spoof of the TV advertising industry, Rockwell Hunter is the low man on the totem pole at the advertising company where he works. That is, until he finds the perfect spokes model for Stay-Put lipstick, the famous actress with the oh-so-kissable lips, Rita Marlowe. Unfortunately, in exchange, Rock has to act publicly as Rita's "Loverdoll", and Rock's fiancée Jenny isn't too happy about it either.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Regarding Henry Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #36

Imprint | 1991 | 108 min | Rated ACB: M | Apr 28, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Henry Turner is a despicable and ruthless trial lawyer whose life is turned upside down when he is shot in the head during a robbery. He survives the injury with significant brain damage and must re-learn how to speak, walk, and function normally. He has also lost most of the memory of his personal life, and must adjust to life with the family that he does not remember.

Drama / Dark humor

Dead Again Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #23

Imprint | 1991 | 108 min | Rated ACB: M | Dec 30, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Mike Church is a policeman turned private detective in Los Angeles. He specializes in finding missing persons and agrees to investigate a mysterious woman called Grace. She has amnesia and no memories of her own. Her troubled life may be connected to a sensational 1949 trial in which a respected composer was found guilty of murdering his wife.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

The Last Married Couple in America Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1980 | 103 min | Rated R | May 04, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Mari and Jeff Thompson start to doubt their own marriage when every couple they know separate.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Melodrama

The Time Travelers Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1964 | 84 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

In 1964, a team of scientists are trying to develop a view screen into the future. What they in fact get is a portal and they soon find themselves on the other side, 127 years into the future when the portal collapses. The Earth of the future is barren and they are soon attacked by mutated humans but rescued by a group of scientists who are building a spaceship to take them to a new planet. They learn that much of Earth was destroyed as the result of a nuclear war. When it's determined that the visitors from the past cannot be included in the planned voyage, they work furiously to rebuild the portal and return to their own time before departure day. Meanwhile, always under the threat of attack from the mutants , friendships are formed and they learn of life in the future including the use of robots for menial tasks.

Sci-Fi

Contraband / Fear Blu-ray Movie  

Double Feature

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1996-2012 | 2 Movies | 207 min | Rated R | Jun 08, 2021 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Contraband Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2012 | 110 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law botches a drug deal, Chris is forced back into running contraband. Things quickly fall apart, and Chris must use his skills to navigate a treacherous criminal network of brutal drug lords, cops, and hit men before his wife and sons become their target.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Fear Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1996 | 97 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.

Drama / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller

Madame Rosa Blu-ray Movie  

La vie devant soi

Kino Lorber | 1977 | 105 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2021 | Neil Lumbard

Madame Rosa, an ex-prostitute of Jewish origin, lives in a dilapidated old building in Belleville. Tired and worn out by life, she looks after young children, placed in her care by the social welfare people.

Drama / Foreign

Mai Mai Miracle Blu-ray Movie  

Maimai Shinko to sennen no mahô

Right Stuf | 2009 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 03, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Shinko is a third grade elementary school student with a magically active imagination. She spends a lot of her time listening to her grandfather's history lessons, imagining what her town was like 1,000 years earlier. One day, a sad and somber girl called Kiiko transfers to Shinko's school from Tokyo. A strong friendship soon grows between the two girls as Shinko helps Kiiko come out of her shell and deal with her loss - all thanks to their adventures, both imagined and real.

Anime / Foreign

Just a Gigolo Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1978 | 106 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

After World War I, a war hero returns to Berlin to find that there's no place for him--he has no skills other than what he learned in the army, and can only find menial, low-paying jobs. He decides to become a gigolo to lonely rich women.

Drama

Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement Blu-ray Movie  

Passion River | 2019 | 89 min | Not rated | Jun 08, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Explore why the sounds and ideas from this influential music continue to inspire around the world. Featuring bands such as Bad Brains, it creates a movement that redefined a genre and became a model for social and political engagement.

Documentary

Batman: The Long Halloween - Part One Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2021 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 22, 2021 | Randy Miller III

Batman, Lieutenant Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent race against the calendar as it advances toward the next ill-fated holiday.

Animation / Mystery / Comic book

Irezumi Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1966 | 86 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A beautiful and strong-headed young woman from a middle-class merchant family is abducted into geisha work and forcibly tattooed with the image of a fearsome spider. Hell-bent on avenging herself on every man who makes a play for her, she takes advantage of her situation to wreak bloody vengeance… Garish and perverse and gleefully proud of it, and striking in its linking of sexuality and violence, the film is also infused with wonderful black humour and a visual style and beauty that is astonishing.

Drama / Foreign

Basic Instinct 4K Blu-ray Movie    

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

Studio Canal | 1992 | 128 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jun 14, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A manipulative novelist snares a San Francisco detective with her insatiable sexual appetite during the investigation of her boyfriend's murder.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic