New Blu-ray Reviews

Pickup on South Street Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1953 | 80 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.

Crime / Film-Noir / Thriller

Best Picture Essentials Blu-ray Movie  

10-Movie Collection / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 1927-2007 | 10 Movies | 1538 min | Rated R | Mar 23, 2021 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Family / Film-Noir / History / Musical / Romance / Thriller / War / Dark humor / Melodrama / Epic / Period / Coming of age

Chaos Walking Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2021 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each others' thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.

Sci-Fi / Coming of age

Nightmare Alley Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1947 | 112 min | Not rated | May 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Stanton Carlisle is a lowlife working in a carnival. Knowing a good con when he sees one, he learns the tricks of a mind-reading act from Zeena, then tosses her aside. In time, he becomes "The Great Stanton," star attraction of swanky nightclubs and the darling of society. But with all his notoriety built on lies, it's only a matter of time before exposure brings Stanton's world crashing down around him.

Drama / Film-Noir

Alamo Bay Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1985 | 98 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Dr. Stephen Larson

A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.

Action / Drama / Romance

All-American Murder Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover in Original Pressing

Vinegar Syndrome | 1991 | 93 min | Not rated | Apr 27, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Artie is the new guy on Campus and he only has one thing on his mind, Tally Fuller, the most popular girl in school. Until she is found dead and Artie becomes the prime suspect. Will he be able to clear his name and find the real killer?

Action / Horror / Mystery / Romance

Shrek 4K Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2001 | 90 min | Rated PG | May 11, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Once upon a time, in a faraway swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home (not to mention his own), Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride, with the help of a wisecracking donkey. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

Speed 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1994 | 116 min | Rated R | May 04, 2021 | Martin Liebman

L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist is sent to defuse a bomb on a bus. But until he does, he and a passenger must keep the bus at more than 50 mph -- or the bomb will explode.

Action / Thriller

Dredd 4K + 3D Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2012 | 96 min | Rated R | Mar 09, 2021 | Martin Liebman

In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

Action / Crime / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Wonder Woman 1984 4K Blu-ray Movie    

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Warner Bros. | 2020 | 151 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Mar 22, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman's next big screen adventure finds her facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and The Cheetah.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Period

Wildcats Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1986 | 106 min | Rated R | May 18, 2021 | Brian Orndorf

Molly is a high school track coach who knows just as much about football as anyone else on the planet. When the football coach's position becomes vacant, she applies for the job, despite expecting sniggers from fellow staff members and her former husband.

Comedy / Sport

Batman 4K Blu-ray Movie    

Titans of Cult / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Warner Bros. | 1989 | 126 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 22, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Adventures of the caped crusader, stressing the relationship between the Batman and his adversary The Joker.

Action / Crime / Fantasy / Thriller / Comic book

The Fast and the Furious 4K Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2001 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | May 11, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance race cars and perfecting the art of computer controlled fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of street car racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realize he's an undercover cop and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking.

Action / Crime / Thriller

The Fast and the Furious 4K Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2001 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | May 11, 2021 | Martin Liebman

Dominic Toretto drives the streets of LA like he owns them. As far as his crew is concerned, he does. He spends his days rebuilding high performance race cars and perfecting the art of computer controlled fuel injection. By night, Dom pockets up to $10,000 each time someone dares to race him in his own earth-bound rocket of a car. Dom lives off of the adrenaline of street car racing and his fans treat him like a rock star. Brian particularly looks up to Dominic and seeks his approval, but to the rest of the crowd, he's white bread. After a blazing encounter with the ruthless Johnny Tran, Dom decides to take Brian under his wing. Dom's sister Mia sees something she likes in Brian, too. Trouble is, neither of them realize he's an undercover cop and Dominic and his rival Johnny Tran are both the leading suspects in a case involving dirty money and big-rig hijacking.

Action / Crime / Thriller

Saw 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2004 | 103 min | Unrated | May 11, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

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

The Kid Detective Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2020 | 100 min | Rated R | Jan 19, 2021 | Martin Liebman

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 31, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity. Until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case, to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

Comedy / Drama

Snow White: A Tale of Terror Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1997 | 101 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2020 | Martin Liebman

Based somewhat more authentically on the Grimm Brothers' story of a young woman who is unliked by her stepmother, the film includes the talking mirror, a poisoned apple, and some ruffian gold miners. It takes place at the time of the Crusades, and depicts the attitudes of the wealthy and the peasant classes toward one another.

Fantasy / Horror

They Won't Believe Me Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1947 | 95 min | Not rated | May 11, 2021 | Randy Miller III

On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.

Drama / Film-Noir / Romance

Clapboard Jungle Blu-ray Movie    

Arrow | 2020 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 12, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Following five years in the life and career of an independent filmmaker, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how does an indie filmmaker survive in the current film business?

Documentary

City of Fear Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series

Powerhouse Films | 1959 | 75 min | Rated BBFC: PG | May 17, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Irving Lerner directs Vince Edwards as a convict who breaks out of prison with a canister of what he thinks is pure heroin, hoping to make a big score. The white powder, however, turns out to be a deadly radioactive substance. As Vince tries to deal away his treasure, he works through his sleazy contacts — all of whom are doomed by their greed and stupidity — as the police desperately try to find him before he contaminates the entire city.

Crime / Drama / Thriller