New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 19, 2021
Unhinged Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 90 min | Rated R | Nov 17, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The story of a mother who leans on her horn at the wrong time, to the wrong guy. "Road rage" doesn't begin to describe what he's about to do to her and everyone she knows.
Action / Thriller
Clara's Heart Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1988 | 108 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 18, 2020 | Randy Miller III
David Hart is a wealthy, spoiled Baltimore teen who is left in the care of Jamaica-born domestic Clara Mayfield. His mother Leona and father Bill vacation in the tropics after the death of their infant daughter, and they bring Clara home with them. David first resents Clara but soon finds comfort in her arms after his parents eventually separate. Dora is Clara's old nemesis from Jamaica who urges the family to look into her past.
Drama / Coming of age
Little Monsters Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Series / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1989 | 101 min | Rated PG | Sep 15, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After moving to the neighborhood, Brian Arthur Stevenson (FRED SAVAGE - TV's "The Wonder Years") and his family are looking forward to a new life in the suburbs. But it isn't long before Brian meets up with his first real best friend that of all people (or things) turns out to be a monster named Maurice (HOWIE MANDEL - TV's "Bobby's World"), a monster who lives to have fun playing jokes and all the things that a kid can't do under an adult's supervision.
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy
They Live 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1988 | 94 min | Rated R | Jan 19, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- January 18, 2021
Blind Date Blu-ray Movie
88 Films | 1984 | 106 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 25, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A man goes blind when remembering his lost girlfriend, but the doctors can't find anything wrong with his eyes. They fit him with an experimental device which allows him to see with the aid of a computer interface and brain electrodes. Meanwhile, a taxi driver is taking young women up to their apartments, giving them gas, and performing a little fatal amateur surgery on them. Their paths inevitably converge, and the blind man must try to stop the psychopath.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
American Gigolo Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1980 | 117 min | Rated R | Oct 10, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
Snowpiercer: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 440 min | Rated TV-MA | Jan 26, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book
The War with Grandpa Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2020 | 95 min | Rated PG | Dec 22, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Upset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.
Comedy / Family
Massacre at Central High Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Synapse Films | 1976 | 88 min | Rated R | Nov 18, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Patrick Blu-ray Movie
Screen Media | 2018 | 95 min | Not rated | Apr 02, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Sarah is a young woman whose life is in a bit of a mess. The last thing she needs is someone else to look after. Yet, like it or not, her Grandmother has bequeathed her a very spoiled pug - Patrick. Surely she must have had her reasons?
Comedy / Family
Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy and Collected Shorts Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1988 | 307 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Sweet Sal the street hustler tries to make it big in Tony's movies.
Documentary
Prince of Darkness 4K Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 1987 | 102 min | Rated R | Jan 19, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
A research team finds a mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean the end of the world.
Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
Skylines Blu-ray Movie
Skylin3s
Vertical Entertainment | 2020 | 113 min | Not rated | Jan 12, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien world in order to save what's left of humanity.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Foreign
- January 17, 2021
Fire in the Sky Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #26
Imprint | 1993 | 109 min | Rated ACB: M | Dec 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A group of men who were clearing bush for the government arrive back in town, claiming that their friend was abducted by aliens.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi
Blade: The Iron Cross Blu-ray Movie
Full Moon Features | 2020 | 70 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Charles Band's PUPPET MASTER series continues as an unspeakable evil from Blade's past emerges in the form of a murderous Nazi scientist named Dr. Hauser.
Fantasy / Horror / War / Period
- January 16, 2021
Thursday Blu-ray Movie
Unrated Version
Kino Lorber | 1998 | 88 min | Unrated | Jan 12, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A former shakedown artist from the mean streets of L.A., has gone straight- or so he thought. When his ex-partner-in-crime appears one day with a mysterious suitcase, his comfortable suburban life is turned upside down.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Dark humor
Bartender Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2006 | 253 min | Not rated | Jan 19, 2021 | Brian Orndorf
Buried deep within the back streets of Japan’s Ginza district is a small, intimate bar named Eden Hall. Pay it a visit and you’ll find yourself served by Ryu Sasakura, a bartending prodigy who legend has it can mix the best cocktails anybody has ever tasted, and who always knows the ideal cocktail for any patron. However, Eden Hall isn’t the kind of establishment that just anyone can wander into - instead, it plays home exclusively to those whose lives are plagued with problems and find themselves searching for solace and guidance. Once you find your way to the bar, Ryu’s expertise will find the perfect cocktail to soothe your soul, and provide exactly what you need to console and assist you. Take a trip to Eden Hall, meet its varied patrons, and listen to their troubles while you sit back and relax. But remember: drink - and watch - responsibly.
Anime / Drama / Foreign
Year of the Dragon Blu-ray Movie
Imprint #24
Imprint | 1985 | 134 min | Rated ACB: M | Dec 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A Vietnam war veteran who is the most decorated cop in New York, has a chip on his shoulder dealing with an emerging blood feud in Chinatown.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller
Nelson Algren Live Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 2016 | 88 min | Not rated | Dec 15, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Willem Dafoe stars in NELSON ALGREN LIVE, a performance of some of Nelson Algren's greatest and least known works, performed live at the Steppenwolf theatre in Algren's hometown, Chicago.
Stevie Nicks: Live in Concert - The 24 Karat Gold Tour Blu-ray Movie
BMG/Arista | 2020 | 141 min | Not rated | Jan 15, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Recorded over two nights during her sold-out 24 Karat Gold Tour, the film features a set-list of fan favorites and rare gems from Stevie's multi-platinum selling catalog.
Music