New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- May 20, 2021
Acasa, My Home Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2020 | 86 min | Not rated | Apr 06, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.
Documentary / Foreign
Saw 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2004 | 103 min | Unrated | May 11, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer abducts the morally wayward. Once captured, they must face impossible choices in a horrific game of survival. The victims must fight to win their lives back or die trying...
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Tom & Jerry: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2021 | 101 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2021 | Randy Miller III
A beloved rivalry is reignited when Jerry moves into New York's finest hotel on the eve of "the wedding of the century," forcing the event's planner to hire Tom to get rid of him.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family
- May 19, 2021
A Pain in the Ass Blu-ray Movie
L'Emmerdeur
Kino Lorber | 1973 | 85 min | Not rated | Mar 30, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Ralf Milan, a hitman, arrives in Montpellier to kill an important witness. He checks in a hotel without knowing that his neighbour has become neurotic after his wife left him.
Comedy / Crime / Dark humor / Foreign
National Lampoon's Animal House 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1978 | 109 min | Rated R | May 18, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Dean Wormer is determined to expel the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, a motley crew of misfits and sociopaths bent on disrupting the well-starched status quo of Faber College.
Comedy / Romance
National Lampoon's Animal House 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1978 | 109 min | Rated R | May 18, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Dean Wormer is determined to expel the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, a motley crew of misfits and sociopaths bent on disrupting the well-starched status quo of Faber College.
Comedy / Romance
Footsteps in the Fog Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1955 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 30, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
In early 1900's England, a beautiful maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he poisoned his wife to death.
Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
Natsume Yujin-cho The Movie Ephemeral Bond Blu-ray Movie
Aniplex | 2018 | 104 min | Rated 13+ | Nov 26, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Ever since he was little, Takashi Natsume has been able to see what others could not, namely monstrous spirits known as Yokai. Natsume's late grandmother, Reiko, would challenge Yokai to contests and the ones that lost had to sign a contract with her, binding their names to her "Yujin-cho." Ever since Natsume has inherited the book, together with Nyanko Sensei, his self-proclaimed bodyguard, he spends his days trying to return the names within the book to their owners. Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also became acquainted with Yorie Tsumura, a woman in the memories of a Yokai whose name he had returned. Yorie knew much about Reiko, but now lived a peaceful life with her only son, Mukuo. Being with this family was comforting for Natsume, but apparently a mysterious Yokai has been lurking in their town.
Anime / Drama / Comic book / Foreign
Action U.S.A. Blu-ray Movie
MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1989 | 96 min | Not rated | May 11, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After her boyfriend is murdered by the gangsters whose diamonds he stole, a girl is protected by two FBI agents who plan to keep her from sharing the same fate.
Action
- May 18, 2021
Johnny O'Clock Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1947 | 96 min | Rated BBFC: PG | May 17, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Johnny O'Clock (Dick Powell) is a junior partner in a posh casino with Guido Marchettis (Thomas Gomez), but is senior in the eyes of Nelle (Ellen Drew) - Guido's wife and Johnny's ex. The love triangle leads to a web of complications, leaving Police inspector Koch (Lee J. Cobb) to unravel the threads of deceit and a murdered casino employee's sister (Evelyn Keyes) to tug on Johnny's heartstrings. Rookie director Robert Rossen strings together tense vignettes - brought vividly to life by cinematographer Burnett Guffey.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
Raya and the Last Dragon Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 107 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2021 | Martin Liebman
In a land called Kumandra, split into five different regions, a warrior named Raya searches for the last dragon in the world.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Martial arts
Raya and the Last Dragon 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 107 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2021 | Martin Liebman
In a land called Kumandra, split into five different regions, a warrior named Raya searches for the last dragon in the world.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Martial arts
Raya and the Last Dragon 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2021 | 107 min | Rated PG | May 18, 2021 | Martin Liebman
In a land called Kumandra, split into five different regions, a warrior named Raya searches for the last dragon in the world.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Family / Fantasy / Martial arts
One Piece: Episode of Skypiea Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 | 107 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 26, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
The Straw Hats embark on a dangerous trip to the sky where their destination comes straight out of a fairytale. The island of Skypiea and its grand city of gold await among the clouds, but a clash of winged clans and a man who calls himself God won’t make things easy! Only Luffy can resist this God’s mighty power and light the mysteries of the past.
Action / Anime / Comic book / Foreign
Son Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2021 | 98 min | Not rated | May 18, 2021 | Randy Miller III
When a young boy falls ill to a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
Horror / Thriller
One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
FUNimation Entertainment | 2015 | 107 min | Rated TV-14 | Jun 18, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
The Foxy Pirates challenge Luffy’s crew in the New World, but the fun and games go belly-up when the Navy’s most brilliant tactician steps in. Before the Straw Hats even know what hit them, they wind up on the island of Nebulandia—an infamous death trap for Devil Fruit users. Luffy must team up with his Davy Back nemesis for a harrowing rescue mission when Zoro, Sanji, and some Foxy Pirates are held hostage!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Foreign
Santa Sangre 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + CD
Severin Films | 1989 | 123 min | Not rated | May 18, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother. Against his will, he "becomes her arms" and the two undertake a grisly campaign of murder and revenge.
Drama / Horror / Mystery
Santa Sangre Blu-ray Movie
4K Restoration
Severin Films | 1989 | 123 min | Not rated | May 18, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young man is confined in a mental hospital. Through a flashback we see that he was traumatized as a child, when he and his family were circus performers: he saw his father cut off the arms of his mother, a religious fanatic and leader of the heretical church of Santa Sangre ("Holy Blood"), and then commit suicide. Back in the present, he escapes and rejoins his surviving and armless mother. Against his will, he "becomes her arms" and the two undertake a grisly campaign of murder and revenge.
Drama / Horror / Mystery
Akira 4K Blu-ray Movie
アキラ | Special Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
FUNimation Entertainment | 1988 | 124 min | Rated R | Dec 22, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
On July 16, 1988, Tokyo was destroyed by what was believed to be a new type of bomb, triggering World War III. Thirty-one years later, in 2019, Neo-Tokyo has arisen from ashes under Japan's new political system; but the glittering city is built on foundations of poverty, ignorance and despair. Kaneda and his friends, a bunch of juvenile delinquents, rumble with a rival group of bikers. While the police attempt to disperse a riot with tear gas, the rumble continues. Tetsuo takes the lead and, after disposing of his opponents, nearly runs down what looks to be a 100-year-old baby. Tetsuo's bike suddenly explodes and he is taken prisoner by the top-secret Akira Project where he is subjected to a series of tests which unleash his latent psycho-kinetic powers. But he is really more powerful than anyone imagined and breaks out, creating a swathe of destruction across the city as he mutates into another life form.
Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book / Foreign
- May 17, 2021
Trances Blu-ray Movie
Transes
Criterion | 1981 | 89 min | Not rated | May 04, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Storytellers through song, with connections to political theater, the beloved Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane became an international sensation thanks to their political lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on the Moroccan trance music tradition.
Documentary / Music / Foreign