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Home- January 08, 2021
The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1968 | 99 min | Not rated | Jul 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Jayne takes us on a review of her last world tour. She takes us through Rome, shares a fantasy about Roman athletes, and then is off to Cannes. She takes a trip to the nudist colony on the Isle of Levant, where she almost kind of joins in. Then it's off to Paris, where she gets a beauty treatment from Fernand Aubrey, and attends some racy dance revues. In New York and Los Angeles, she visits some topless clubs and listens to a topless all-girl pop band. The film wraps up with some posthumous footage of her family in mourning.
Comedy / Documentary
Crossroads Blu-ray Movie
Retro VHS Collection
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1986 | 99 min | Rated R | Jan 12, 2021 | Martin Liebman
In search of a long-forgotten blues song, classical guitarist Eugene befriends legendary bluesman Willie Brown after meeting him in a Harlem nursing home. Brown convinces Eugene to break him out of the home and travel to Mississippi to meet the Devil, to whom the old bluesman sold his soul.
Adventure / Drama / Music
Spell Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2020 | 91 min | Rated R | Jan 12, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.
Horror / Thriller
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2018 | 95 min | Rated TV-14 | Dec 08, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
The climactic finals are over, and U.A. is getting ready for the summer training camp. Deku and All Might receive an invitation from a certain person to go overseas to a giant artificial moving city called I-Island. This island, a kind of “science Hollywood” that gathers the knowledge of scientists from around the world, is holding an exhibition called I-Expo showcasing the results of Quirk and hero item research. In the midst of all this, Deku meets a Quirkless girl named Melissa and remembers his own Quirkless past. Out of the blue, the impregnable security system the island boasts is hacked by villains, and all the people on the island are taken as hostages. Now, a plan that could shake hero society has been put into motion. The man who holds the key to it all is the number one hero and Symbol of Peace, All Might.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Teen / Comic book / Foreign
Ishirō Honda Double Feature: The H-Man & Battle in Outer Space Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1958-1959 | 2 Movies | 347 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 16, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In Tokyo, a mysterious radioactive liquid is dissolving people into slimy, sentient, seemingly indestructible, blobs of destruction! Part-Japanese gangster noir, part-gooey body melting horror, The H-Man is one of the most unique sci-fi films of the 1950s. A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing the world’s scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking Earth, and the world must unite to defend itself in a gigantic battle in outer space! In Tokyo, a mysterious radioactive liquid is dissolving people into slimy, sentient, seemingly indestructible, blobs of destruction! Part-Japanese gangster noir, part-gooey body melting horror, The H-Man (Bijo to Ekitai-ningen – ‘Beauty and the Liquid People’) is one of the most unique sci-fi films of the 1950s. A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing the world’s scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking Earth, and the world must unite to defend itself in a gigantic battle in outer space! With wonderful special effects sequences by Eiji Tsuburaya (Godzilla, Ultraman), Battle in Outer Space is a glorious sci-fi extravaganza.
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
The H-Man Blu-ray Movie
美女と液体人間 / Bijo to ekitai ningen | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1958 | 79 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Tokyo sewer system is an oozing mess after a radioactive liquid turns people into slimy blobs that float down the drains following a rainstorm. To add to the havoc, the gelatinous masses then begin to reproduce. The blobs are ultimately destroyed in a fire that lights up the city.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Battle in Outer Space Blu-ray Movie
宇宙大戦争 / Uchū dai sensō | Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1959 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A series of mysterious catastrophes sweep the globe, causing world's scientists to conclude that beings from another planet are attacking earth. Two earth space ships damage attackers, giving the world time to prepare for gigantic battle in outer space.
Action / Sci-Fi / Foreign
American Rickshaw Blu-ray Movie
Standard Edition
Cauldron Films | 1989 | 97 min | Rated R | Dec 15, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A Miami college student finds himself framed for the murder of an evangelist's son. He hooks up with an Asian witch and a stripper to find the real killer and clear his name.
Action / Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
Abrakadabra Blu-ray Movie
Standard Edition / Blu-ray + CD
Cauldron Films | 2018 | 70 min | Unrated | Dec 15, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
In the tradition of giallos of the early 70s a magician finds himself the target of a sadistic serial killer.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Quiz Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2020 | 152 min | Unrated | Oct 20, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Quiz tells the story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major, who caused a major scandal after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'
Crime / Drama / History
- January 07, 2021
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Blu-ray Movie
Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
Criterion | 1972 | 102 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Dark humor / Foreign / Surreal
The Last Shift Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 91 min | Rated R | Dec 29, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Stanley's last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn.
Comedy
Like Father Like Son Blu-ray Movie
Retro VHS Collection
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1987 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 12, 2021 | Martin Liebman
Chris Hammond is a typical school senior pursuing his general education: girls, cars and music. His father, Dr. Jack Hammond, is a successful heart surgeon, on the verge of being named Chief of Staff at a leading hospital. They're about as close as a father and son can get...but they're about to come even closer. In one split second, father and son accidentally change bodies, resulting in a chaotic change-of-lifestyle for both of them. The son gets the Jaguar, the Gold card and the boss' wife. His father gets the allowance, the biology final and the fake ID!
Comedy / Fantasy
Mothra Blu-ray Movie
モスラ / Mosura | Masters of Cinema | Limited Edition
Eureka Entertainment | 1961 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 101 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 16, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two six-inch twins, kept captive by an evil sideshow owner, pray to their god Mothra to save them. What comes out is a giant mothlike creature which inadvertently weaves a path of destruction over Tokyo on the way to its rescue mission.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
- January 06, 2021
That Obscure Object of Desire Blu-ray Movie
Cet obscur objet du désir
Criterion | 1977 | 104 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The story of the romance between Mathieu Faber, a wealthy businessman, and Conchita, his young maid. Consumed by his obsessive desire to possess her, his feelings progressively change from overflowing passion to a self-destructive hatred.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Dark humor / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal
Redneck Blu-ray Movie
Senza ragione
Dark Force Entertainment | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Rated R | Oct 01, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Terror and violence dominate this fast-paced film centering around a trackdown of jewel thieves, kidnappers and murderers.
Action / Crime / Drama
Honest Thief Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2020 | 99 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 29, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A bank robber tries to turn himself in because he's falling in love and wants to live an honest life...but when he realizes the Feds are more corrupt than him, he must fight back to clear his name.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Craft: Legacy Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 22, 2020 | Martin Liebman
In Blumhouse’s continuation of the cult hit The Craft, an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror
Synchronic Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2019 | 102 min | Rated R | Jan 26, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
- January 05, 2021
Fisherman's Friends Blu-ray Movie
Samuel Goldwyn Films | 2019 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 15, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Ten fishermen from Cornwall are signed by Universal Records and achieve a top ten hit with their debut album of Sea Shanties.
Comedy / Drama / Musical