New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- June 16, 2021
Basic Instinct Blu-ray Movie
Restored
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
Last Train from Gun Hill Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Presents #18 / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1959 | 94 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.
Drama / Romance / Thriller / Western
Rock Dog 2: Rock Around the Park Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2021 | 90 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When Bodi and his band 'True Blue' leave Snow Mountain, to tour with pop sensation, Lil' Foxy, they learn that fame comes at a price.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy
- June 15, 2021
Son of the White Mare Blu-ray Movie
Fehérlófia | Standard Edition
Arbelos | 1981 | 2 Movies | 86 min | Not rated | Jun 08, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The son of a divine horse sets out to avenge injustices and free three captive princesses.
Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Foreign
There Was a Crooked Man... Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1970 | 126 min | Rated R | Jun 08, 2021 | Randy Miller III
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison. He enlists the help of his cell mates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing the loot.
Action / Comedy / Drama / Western
Sweet Liberty Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1986 | 106 min | Rated PG | May 04, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.
Comedy
Battle Hymn Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1957 | 108 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Battle Hymn was inspired by the true story of American minister Dean Hess, played here with rare sensitivity by Rock Hudson. A bomber pilot during World War II, Hess inadvertently releases a bomb which destroys a German orphanage. Tortured by guilt, Hess relocates in Korea after the war to offer his services as a missionary. Combining the best elements of Christianity and Eastern spiritualism, Hess establishes a large home for orphans.
Biography / Drama / History / War
Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1965-2021 | 7 Movies | 638 min | Not rated | May 24, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
FROM THE WILDS OF WISCONSIN HE CAME… Alien Invasions! Haunted Pianos! Sentient Monster Trucks! Arrow Video is proud to present the first ever collection of works by Bill Rebane, the epitome of an independent regional filmmaker who built his own studio in the wilds of Wisconsin. He acted for Hitchcock, he searched for the arms of the Venus De Milo, he turned a VW Beetle into a giant spider and he’s still at work today! Bringing together six films, all new to Blu-ray and in brand new restorations, Weird Wisconsin: The Bill Rebane Collection packs in a mutant astronaut bothering blissful sunbathers (Monster A Go-Go), a contagion apocalypse as seen from the vantage point of a remote mountain cabin (Invasion from Inner Earth), deadly alien spores from the rocks of Mars (The Alpha Incident), rural gothic and outright horror (The Demons of Ludlow), an eccentric ‘body count’ movie (The Game) and a comedy smash-‘em up that pits three hillbilly stooges against a talking Monster Truck with artificial intelligence (Twister’s Revenge). Loaded with new interviews and extras, this is an essential collection of features from one of America’s most tenacious outsider auteurs!
Action / Comedy / Documentary / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Monster a Go-Go Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1965 | 69 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A space capsule crash-lands on Earth, and the astronaut aboard disappears. Is there a connection between the missing man and the monster roaming the area?
Horror / Sci-Fi
Invasion from Inner Earth Blu-ray Movie
They / Hell Fire
Arrow | 1974 | 94 min | Unrated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A group of campers in the Canadian wilderness begins to hear strange reports over their radio. Terrified by what they've been listening to, the campers decide to barricade themselves at their cabin in order to face the danger.
Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
The Alpha Incident Blu-ray Movie
The Alien Incident
Arrow | 1978 | 95 min | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A microorganism from Mars, brought to Earth by a space probe, terrorizes passengers in a railroad office.
Horror / Sci-Fi
The Demons of Ludlow Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1983 | 92 min | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A murderous demon lurks inside an antique piano in a picturesque coastal town.
Horror
The Game Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1984 | 84 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three bored millionaires gather nine people in an old mansion, and give them a proposition--if they can meet and conquer their biggest fears, they'll get one million dollars in cash.
Horror
Twister's Revenge! Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1988 | 89 min | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three bumbling criminals have been trying to get their hands on the computerized control system of Mr. Twister, a talking monster truck with a mind of its own.
Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
Who Is Bill Rebane? Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 2021 | 115 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Exclusive new feature length documentary by historian and critic David Cairns on the life and work of the Wisconsin auteur, featuring historians, critics, filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Bill Rebane.
Documentary / Horror
Typhoon Noruda Blu-ray Movie
Taifuu no Noruda
Sentai Filmworks | 2015 | 26 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 23, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
The film takes place on a certain isolated island, at a certain middle school, and on the eve of the culture festival. A boy quits baseball after playing his whole life and has a fight with his best friend. Then, they suddenly meet a mysterious, red-eyed girl named Noruda, and a huge typhoon hits the middle school.
Anime / Drama / Short / Foreign
Ajin: Demi-Human - The OAD Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2016-2017 | 67 min | Rated TV-MA | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
In the world of AJIN: DEMI HUMAN, a new subspecies of human has been discovered, one capable of creating lethal black "ghosts" and recovering from even the most extreme physical damage… even death itself! Feared and hunted by governments, no one knows how many Ajin exist, let alone who they all are, as many aren't even aware of their own nature until their first death. In this special collection of original stories, you'll follow a motorcyclist who dies in a crash, discovers that he's an Ajin and is tracked by the ruthless Ajin Management Committee (The Nakamura Shinya Incident), witness a US Marine who becomes fixated upon taking the risk of killing himself to find out if he is or isn't an Ajin (Sato: ZERO), and even explore the dark humor of the Ajin condition(Hidden Inn/Secret Den) - all in AJIN: THE OADS!
Action / Anime / Crime / Horror / Mystery / Supernatural / Comic book / Foreign
The Flesh and the Fiends Blu-ray Movie
Mania
Kino Lorber | 1960 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 95 min | Not rated | Jul 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Based on the actual story of Burke and Hare, MANIA is a brutal film in which Edinburgh's Dr. Robert Knox (Peter Cushing), a slightly mad scientist, is in constant need of dead bodies for vivisection to further his studies. Donald Pleasence plays a graverobber who provides the corpses for Knox's experiments, first through the traditional, shady means of theft, but ultimately resorting to murder to meet his demands...
Drama / Horror
- June 14, 2021
Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie
Raiders / Temple of Doom / Last Crusade / Crystal Skull / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1981-2008 | 4 Movies | 483 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 08, 2021 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses. Raiders of the Lost Ark / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom / Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade / Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period
Raiders of the Lost Ark 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1981 | 115 min | Rated PG | Jun 06, 2023 | Martin Liebman
Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Government to find the Ark of the Covenant, which is believed to still hold the ten commandments. Unfortunately, agents of Hitler are also after the Ark. Indy and his ex-flame Marion escape from various close scrapes in a quest that takes them from Nepal to Cairo.
Action / Adventure / Supernatural / Period