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Home- June 22, 2021
Mobile Suit Gundam: NT Blu-ray Movie
Special Edition
Right Stuf | 2018 | 89 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 06, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
One year has passed since the events of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn and the Laplace's Box was opened. Following the conflict called the "Laplace Incident", the Neo Zeon remnant force known as the Sleeves is destroyed. Both the Banshee and Unicorn Gundam are sealed away from public consciousness, locked in secrecy and meant to be forgotten by history. However, sightings of another Gundam are suddenly being reported. The Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex, thought to be lost since two years ago, has reappeared.
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2016 | 105 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 09, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
The alien Wulgaru’s last assault against humanity was foiled by the heroic actions of the genetically enhanced humans known as the Evolved Children in their advanced AHSMB battle armor, but now a new attack has been launched against Earth under an even deadlier champion, Diorna, created from the fusion of DNA from two Wulgaru Royals. Unfortunately, Izuru Hitachi, the leader of Team Rabbits who defeated the Wulgaru Royal Jiart, is still out of action and recovering, so the task of marshalling the Majestic Princes and stopping Diorna falls upon the unready shoulders of Toshikazu Asagi. Together with the remaining members of Team Rabbits and the recently created Team Fawn, it’s up to Asagi to hold the line against the most ruthless adversary yet in MAJESTIC PRINCE: GENETIC AWAKENING!
Action / Anime / Sci-Fi / Foreign
The Unholy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2021 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 22, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A struggling journalist stumbles upon a series of strange events in a small New England town and uses them to salvage his career.
Horror
Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell Gatchaman My Friend Blu-ray Movie
Viz Media | 2018 | 91 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 05, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
The ultimate spacetime travelers are back and facing down an unthinkable danger! In an eerily parallel Shibuya, Gatchaman stares down his own death and encounters his former mentor, Dr. Nambu. Luckily he has some backup from the legendary Joe the Condor.
Action / Anime / Foreign
Ponette Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1996 | 97 min | Not rated | May 25, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
An extremely captivating movie on how a little girl copes with her mother's death. She withdraws from all the people around her, waiting for her mother to come back. She tries waiting, and when her mother still doesn't appear, tries magic chants, praying to God, and then becoming a child of God, to have some power over Him.
Drama / Foreign
The Railway Children Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1970 | 109 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Set during the early part of the 20th century, "Railway Children" tells the emotional stories of a father wrongfully imprisoned, a mother who demonstrates bravery and a cheerful disposition for the sake of her three children, and ultimately, a man in search of his wife and family. Based on the novel by E. Nesbit.
Adventure / Family / Period / Coming of age
Above Suspicion Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 105 min | Rated R | May 18, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them. This scandal shook the foundations of the nation's top law enforcement agency, ending in the first ever conviction of an FBI agent for murder.
Action / Crime / Thriller
Guns for San Sebastian Blu-ray Movie
La bataille de San Sebastian / Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1968 | 111 min | Rated G | Jun 15, 2021 | Randy Miller III
When fugitive Leon Alastray (Anthony Quinn) meets Father Joseph, a Franciscan priest, while on the run, the two form a friendship. Joseph helps Alastray avoid the law, and Alastray disguises himself to travel with Joseph. As they reach a ghost town, Joseph is shot dead from afar. Alastray then meets half-Indian Telco (Charles Bronson), who explains that the inhabitants are in hiding from a band of violent Yaqui Indians. Mistaken for the priest, Alastray helps the villagers fight back.
Action / Adventure / Western
Ziegfeld Follies Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1945 | 110 min | Not rated | Jun 15, 2021 | Randy Miller III
This MGM spectacular features many of the greatest stars of the theater and screen. A lavish salute to Broadway's most opulent producer.
Comedy / Musical
- June 21, 2021
Body Slam Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1986 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jun 15, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kick. When making arrangements for a campaign fundraiser, he mistakes Rick Roberts, a professional wrestler, for a musician and hires him. At that moment he becomes a wrestling manager and starts to book matches for him and his teammate Tonga Tom. The team is a success, and Harry decides to take his wrestlers and his band on a "Rock n' Wrestling" tour. The tour is a success, and Harry feels what it is like to be a winner again.
Comedy / Music / Sport
December Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1991 | 91 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Set in a New England prep school on the day after Pearl Harbor, five close friends must choose whether to stay in school or go to war. Their decisions shock themselves and each other as they must grow up faster than they ever imagined.
Drama
Toy Soldiers Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1991 | 111 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
When terrorists seize control of a boarding school, a group of troublemaking boys decide to resist them.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Teen
Toy Soldiers / December Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1991 | 202 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2021 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Teen
Siberia Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 92 min | Rated R | Jun 22, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Clint is a dead man who lives alone in a frozen tundra. However, this isolation cannot bring either evasion or peace. One night, he begins a journey where he must confront his dreams, memories, and visions, crossing the darkness into the light.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller / Foreign
The Paper Tigers Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2020 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
Action / Comedy
Adoration Blu-ray Movie
Standard Edition
Altered Innocence | 2019 | 99 min | Not rated | Jun 29, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
12-year-old Paul lives an isolated existence with his mother, who works at a private psychiatric hospital in the woods near their house. One day, Paul encounters a young teen named Gloria, a mysterious new patient with whom he quickly becomes infatuated. As the fledgling pair forge a tentative friendship, Gloria convinces Paul to help her escape. But when they embark on a perilous journey together, his devotion is put to the test as Gloria's dangerous unpredictability gradually starts to surface.
Drama / Thriller / Foreign
Crestone Blu-ray Movie
Utopia Distribution | 2020 | 74 min | Not rated | Apr 20, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
In the desert of Crestone, Colorado, a group of SoundCloud rappers live in solitude, growing weed and making music for the internet. When an old friend arrives to make a movie, reality and fiction begin to blur.
Drama / Music
- June 20, 2021
Merrily We Go to Hell Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1932 | 83 min | Not rated | May 11, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An heiress marries a reporter with a weakness for booze and a blonde.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
- June 19, 2021
Laidbackers Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 60 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 13, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
A funny thing happened to Kumi when she moved to Kyoto to take over her grandmother's sweet shop. While she does find a store that sells cheap snacks, the supposedly empty adjoining residence is instead inhabited by three other girls: Harami, Mai, and K, plus a dog, who claim to be legendary heroes reincarnated into our world! However, that's not as exciting as it sounds, as the Demon Lord they were seeking never showed up, so they've just been hanging out, waiting for something interesting to happen. That's when ANOTHER cute young girl, Ran, shows up, and it seems that she WAS the Demon Lord, but botched up her own resurrection and now wants to make amends for the things that she did in the past. But in order to do that, she's going to need a little demon-hunting help from the Laidbackers!
Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign
Years of Lead: Five Classic Italian Crime Thrillers Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1973-1977 | 5 Movies | 479 min | Not rated | Jun 22, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Foreign