New Blu-ray Reviews

Scanner Cop II 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Scanners: The Showdown / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1995 | 95 min | Not rated | May 28, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Two deputies stumble across an escaped convict and drag him into the nearest jail. The man is Carl Volkin, a scanner and convicted mass murderer. Blazing a murderous trail out of the desert, Volkin goes looking for revenge against Staziak, the scanner cop who put him in jail. As Volkin's telepathic powers increase with every victim, he a Staziak head towards a deadly confrontation; two scanners in the ultimate showdown!

Crime / Horror / Sci-Fi

Scanner Cop 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Vinegar Syndrome | 1994 | 95 min | Not rated | May 28, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Imagine a cop who can read your mind... then blow it away. A series of cop-killings has the LAPD running scared. They have no clues, no evidence and no leads. Their only hope to stop them - a young rookie with a secret power to read minds... and then blow them away! Samuel Staziak, a graduate of the police academy who follows in the footsteps of his adopted father, is a scanner who never used his own inherited, terrifying powers. Soon after his graduation, cops start to get murdered by seemingly normal citizens. Although he is repelled by the nature of the senseless crimes, Sam is reluctant to call on his special "gift" to stop murders. But when his policeman partner becomes a victim, he turns to his scanner powers which will take him into the bizarre world of a demented neurosurgeon.

Crime / Horror / Sci-Fi

The Howl of the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Standard Edition | El Aullido del Diablo

Mondo Macabro | 1988 | 97 min | Not rated | Jun 08, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Paul Naschy plays several roles in this film about a nowhere actor who likes to pick up prostitutes and play sex games. His nephew resides with him, and is lost in a fantasy world of his own.

Horror / Foreign

The Courier Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 01, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Biography / Drama / History / Thriller / Period

The Night of the Following Day Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1969 | 93 min | Rated R | May 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Four professional criminals kidnap the teenage daughter of a millionaire in order to extort money from him. Keeping her in an isolated location, their plans become derailed when their personal demons and greed lead to a series of betrayals that culminate in a furious and explosive climax.

Crime / Drama

Anything for Jackson Blu-ray Movie  

RLJ Entertainment | 2020 | 98 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2021 | Randy Miller III

After losing their only grandson, Jackson, in a car accident, grief-stricken Audrey and Henry, a doctor, kidnap Henry's pregnant patient with the intention of performing a "reverse exorcism," putting Jackson inside her unborn child. It doesn't take long to figure out Jackson isn't the only ghost the grandparents invited into their home. Now, it's a race against time for the couple, as well as the pregnant woman, to figure a way out of the haunting they've set upon themselves.

Horror / Foreign

The Leather Boys Blu-ray Movie  

AGFA | 1964 | 108 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An immature teenager marries a young biker but becomes disenchanted with the realities of working class marriage and her husband's relationship with his best friend.

Drama

The Outpost 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Screen Media | 2020 | 128 min | Rated R | May 25, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A small team of U.S. soldiers battles against hundreds of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.

Action / Drama / History / War

Tank Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1984 | 113 min | Rated PG | May 11, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Sergeant Major Zack Carey is serving what is his final tour of duty at an Army base somewhere in the South. Zack doesn't like the way the Army keeps the base and the bar is not what he's accustomed to. So he goes off base to get a beer. When he goes to the bar one of the local prostitutes tries to come on to Zack but Zack turns her down. That's when the deputy who appears to be her pimp beats her up. That's when Zack strikes him. Later he learns that the Sheriff is corrupt and takes what happened to the Deputy as an attack on him and tries to get Zack but the Army backs him and Zack is not intimidated.

Action / Comedy / Drama

Dennis Miller: Fake News, Real Jokes Blu-ray Movie  

Screen Media | 2018 | 58 min | Not rated | Jul 16, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Five-time Emmy award winner Dennis Miller takes on the current climate like no other can in Fake News, Real Jokes! From selfies and airline travel to Trump and journalists, he delivers his signature critical assessments in his low key style.

Comedy / Documentary

Flashback Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2021 | 97 min | Rated R | Jun 08, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After a chance encounter with a man forgotten from his youth, Fred literally and metaphorically journeys into his past.

Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Surreal

The Last Days Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1998 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 06, 2021 | Martin Liebman

In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis' "Final Solution," their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity.

Documentary / War

The Bridges at Toko-Ri Blu-ray Movie    

Imprint #30

Imprint | 1954 | 103 min | Rated ACB: G | Feb 24, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Two jet pilots forge a lasting friendship while fighting the Korean War.

Drama / Romance / War

The Hand Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1981 | 105 min | Rated R | May 25, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Jon Lansdale is a comic book artist who loses his right hand in a car accident. The hand was not found at the scene of the accident, but it soon returns by itself to follow Jon around, and murder those who anger him...

Drama / Horror / Thriller

The Prince's Voyage Blu-ray Movie  

Le Voyage du Prince / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2019 | 77 min | Not rated | May 18, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

An old prince runs aground on an unknown shore. Wounded and lost, he is found by young Tom and taken in by his parents, two researchers forced into exile ... The prince, guided by Tom, discovers with enthusiasm and fascination a society that is however frozen and sclerotic.

Animation / Foreign

The Daydreamer Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1966 | 99 min | Not rated | May 18, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Young Hans Christian Anderson dreams about the various characters that would become central to his stories.

Adventure / Animation / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Musical

The Producers Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1967 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 13, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Producers Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom make money by producing a sure-fire flop.

Comedy

Space Ghost and Dino Boy: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1966-1968 | 420 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2020 | Randy Miller III

Showcasing the episodes in the three-segment form as they originally aired, these stellar retro hits soar through space and time to deliver justice! First, intergalactic policeman Space Ghost navigates the cosmos in his tricked-out spaceship, The Phantom Cruiser, battling villains like Brak and Zorak in his legendary suit and powerful wristbands. Then, Dino Boy teams with caveman Ugh and dinosaur Bronty to go primeval on the ancient menaces of their primitive home. And finally, Space Ghost flies again with more extraterrestrial adventures and thrilling takedowns. This dynamite compilation also features the dynamic six-part Space Ghost episode The Council of Doom. It is cosmic entertainment for all!

Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Love After Death / The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful Blu-ray Movie  

AGFA | 1968-1970 | 72 min | Not rated | May 25, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Crime / Drama / Horror

Million Dollar Mystery Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1987 | 95 min | Rated PG | May 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A disparate group of travelers is eating in an isolated restaurant when a man drops dead of a heart attack. Before he dies, they discover that he is wanted for stealing several million dollars, and he tells them that he has hidden a million dollars in each of four different locations, and gives them clues as to where the locations are. They all then take off and try to get to the hidden treasure before any of the others do.

Comedy / Mystery