New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 23, 2021
Continental Divide Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1981 | 103 min | Rated PG | Dec 01, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Ernie Souchak (John Belushi) is a celebrated Chicago Sun-Times columnist famous for his blistering political exposes. While his controversial reporting has earned him the respect of his editor, Howard McDermott (Allen Goorwitz) and the admiration of a legion of fans, it also earns him a trip to the hospital following a run-in with some disgruntled thugs. Suggesting he leave the city for a while, McDermott sends Ernie to the Rockies to interview renowned ornithologist Nell Porter (Blair Brown) who studies the habits of the endangered American bald eagle. It's a case of loathe at first sight when the chain-smoking, big city Souchak meets the reclusive nature-lover Porter! But despite their differences, Souchak's trip west soon turns into a fun-filled romantic adventure as these two trek through the mountains at the top of the world along the Continental Divide!
Comedy / Romance
Alice Guy Blaché Vol. 2: The Solax Years Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1911-1914 | 251 min | Not rated | Mar 17, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A collection of short films from filmmaker Alice Guy-Blaché produced during the Solax years.
Drama
The Return of the Musketeers Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1989 | 103 min | Rated PG | Dec 08, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
Action / Adventure
Diary of a Mad Housewife Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1970 | 95 min | Rated R | Dec 15, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
Comedy / Drama
- February 22, 2021
Days of Being Wild Blu-ray Movie
阿飛正傳 / Ah fei zing zyun / Theatrical and Alternate versions
Criterion | 1990 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A band of wayward twenty-somethings—including a disaffected playboy searching for his birth mother, a lovelorn woman hopelessly enamored with him, and a policeman caught in the middle of their turbulent relationship—pull together and push apart in a cycle of frustrated desire.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
The River Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1984 | 124 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Farming family battles severe storms, a bank threatening to reposses their farm, and other hard times in a battle to save and hold on to their farm.
Drama
The Train Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1964 | 133 min | Not rated | Jan 05, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.
Action / Drama / Thriller / War
The Blue Dahlia Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1946 | 100 min | Not rated | Nov 13, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
When Johnny (Alan Ladd) comes home from the navy he finds his wife Helen kissing her substitute boyfriend Eddie, the owner of the Blue Dahlia nightclub. Helen admits her drunkenness caused their son's death. He pulls a gun on her but decides she's not worth it. Later, Helen is found dead and Johnny is the prime suspect.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller
Sky Sharks Blu-ray Movie
MPI Media Group | 2020 | 110 min | Not rated | Feb 02, 2021 | Randy Miller III
Deep in the ice of the antarctic, a team of geologists uncover an old nazi laboratory still intact where dark experiments had occurred. In order to conquer the world, the Nazis created modified sharks who were able to fly and whose riders are genetically mutated, undead super-humans. A miltary task force called "Dead Flesh Four" - reanimated US soldiers who fell in Vietnam - is put together to prevent world downfall.
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Stargate Universe: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Visual Entertainment Inc. | 2009-2011 | 1720 min | Not rated | Jan 15, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A band of soldiers, scientists and civilians must fend for themselves when their hidden base comes under attack and they are forced through a Stargate. The survivors emerge aboard an Ancient ship, the Destiny, which is locked on an unknown course and unable to return to Earth. Together, the group must unlock the secrets of the ship’s Stargate to survive, but the danger, adventure and hope they find on board will reveal the heroes and villains among them. Robert Carlyle stars!
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Wander Darkly Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 97 min | Rated R | Feb 09, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their uncertain future.
Drama
Fruits Basket: Season Two, Part One Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2020 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 12, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
It’s been a year since Tohru joined the Soma household — and the transformations that have taken place transcend the Zodiac. Now, more changes are coming, and an invitation to spend summer at the beach might just bring them to the surface sooner than later.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
Fruits Basket: Season Two, Part One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2020 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 12, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
It’s been a year since Tohru joined the Soma household — and the transformations that have taken place transcend the Zodiac. Now, more changes are coming, and an invitation to spend summer at the beach might just bring them to the surface sooner than later.
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
Fruits Basket: Season One, Part Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2019 | 300 min | Rated TV-14 | Feb 11, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
Fruits Basket: Season One, Part One Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 2019 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Nov 19, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Tohru Honda thought her life was headed for misfortune when a family tragedy left her living in a tent. When her small home is discovered by the mysterious Soma clan, she suddenly finds herself living with Yuki, Kyo, and Shigure Soma. But she quickly learns their family has a bizarre secret of their own: when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Zodiac!
Anime / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Comic book / Foreign
- February 21, 2021
Double Team Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
88 Films | 1997 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Feb 15, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Counter-terrorist Jack Quinn misses his target, Stavros, on the eve of his final mission. From there, he is sent to "The Colony", a rebirth for presumed-dead assassins. He breaks free from there, and seeks the aid of Yaz, a weapons dealer, for his final battle with Stavros.
Action
Fatale Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 102 min | Rated R | Mar 02, 2021 | Jeffrey Kauffman
After a one-night stand, a successful married man finds himself entangled in a cunning police detective's latest investigation.
Crime / Thriller
- February 20, 2021
The War Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1994 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 16, 2021 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
With the help of their friends, Stu and Lidia Simmons are determined to build the ultimate treehouse, a place of wonder and magic. The father Stephen, a newly returned Vietnam vet, has equally high hopes to rebuild his life and fulfill his family's dreams.
Drama / Period / Coming of age
Happy Times Blu-ray Movie
Artsploitation Films | 2019 | 102 min | Rated PG | Feb 09, 2021 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A seemingly friendly dinner party erupts into a night of violence and terror at a lush Hollywood estate.
Action / Comedy / Horror / Foreign
Dragon Ball Z: Season 7 Blu-ray Movie
FUNimation Entertainment | 1993-1994 | 565 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 19, 2021 | Neil Lumbard
Seven years after Cell’s defeat, life on Earth has returned to normal. But now, the time has come for a new World Martial Arts Tournament. Goku returns from Other World to challenge Mr. Satan for his title —and to guard against the arrival of a new evil!
Action / Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign