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Home- October 13, 2020
The Comic Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1985 | 92 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In a future police state, a stand-up comic murders a competitor for a job, then gets mixed up with a stripper.
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Tax Collector Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2019 | 95 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2020 | Randy Miller III
A "tax collector" for a crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when his boss's old rival shows up in LA and upends his business.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
The Tax Collector 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
RLJ Entertainment | 2019 | 95 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2020 | Randy Miller III
A "tax collector" for a crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when his boss's old rival shows up in LA and upends his business.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
- October 12, 2020
The Beast Must Die Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1974 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 29, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Tom Newcliffe, a rich businessman and expert hunter summons six guests to his huge country estate which he has rigged up with video cameras and a high-tech security system. He tells them and his surprised wife that they are all to stay over a weekend and that all of them will be kept on the estate during that weekend. For each guest, dead bodies have followed in their wake and the way that the dead have been murdered means that one of the guest is a werewolf and Tom has summoned his guests here to discover who it is and to hunt it down... The film has a clip at the beginning asking people in the audience to try to identify the werewolf and near the end there is a 30-second "Werewolf Break" for the audience to think over the evidence...
Horror / Mystery
I Love You to Death Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1990 | 97 min | Rated R | Sep 22, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Joey Boca owns a pizza parlor and has been married to Rosalie for years. She is horrified to discover that Joey has been cheating on her, but refuses to divorce him. So Rosalie decides there's only one other choice...
Comedy / Crime
The Sons of Katie Elder Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1965 | 122 min | Not rated | Sep 15, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Ranch owner Katie Elder's four sons determine to avenge the murder of their father and the swindling of their mother.
Western
Cold Light of Day Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1989 | 81 min | Not rated | Oct 27, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
True story of serial Killer Dennis Nilsen.
Biography / Crime / Horror
- October 11, 2020
P.J. Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1968 | 109 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Down-on-his-luck private investigator P.J. Detweiler is hired by a wealthy businessman to protect his mistress from whomever is sending her death threats. But when P.J. winds up killing his new boss's business partner, he suspects that he was hired to act as a tool for murder.
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery
Broil Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2020 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A listless granddaughter, Chance Sinclair, is sentenced to live with her draconian grandfather, August after a violent incident at school and begins to question the source of her families immense wealth and power. The family's monstrous secrets are revealed over the course of one bloody night.
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller
Big Trouble in Little China Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Shout Factory | 1986 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 03, 2019 | Martin Liebman
A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend's fiance from an ancient sorcerer in a battle beneath Chinatown.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Supernatural / Martial arts
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2018 | 147 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
District 9 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2009 | 112 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- October 10, 2020
The Hard Way Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1991 | 111 min | Rated R | Oct 06, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
To break out of his typecasting, a Hollywood cop actor teams up with a hard-boiled detective to toughen up his image-but then the unlikely duo are assigned to a solve a murder.
Action / Comedy / Crime
Strait-Jacket Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1964 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Lucy Harbin has been in an asylum for 20 years after axing her husband and his mistress during a crime of passion, witnessed by her young daughter, Carol. While trying to renew ties with Carol, who is now a young woman about to be married, heads begin to roll again. Is Lucy repeating her past?
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Berserk! Blu-ray Movie
Circus of Terror
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1967 | 96 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Joan Crawford stars as Monica Rivers, the owner of a traveling circus plagued by a series of mysterious deaths. When a high-wire performer becomes the first victim, he is replaced by Frank Hawkins (Ty Hardin), an even more daring aerialist. But Frank's attentions to Monica make her business manager, Dorando (Michael Gough), jealous. After Dorando becomes the brutal killer's next victim, Police Superintendent Brooks (Robert Hardy) arrives at the scene, but the mystery is not so easy to unravel with a cast of suspects with motives including jealousy and revenge. This campy horror flick with a surprising climax also features Judy Geeson and Diana Dors.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Psycho Biddy Double Feature: Strait-Jacket / Berserk! Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1964-1967 | 2 Movies | 189 min | Not rated | Sep 25, 2018 | Martin Liebman
STRAIT-JACKET Movie queen Joan Crawford (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?) gives a terrific performance in this chiller from pioneer horror movie producer William Castle. Lucy Harbin (Crawford) goes berserk when she finds her husband in bed with another woman. Lucy axes the couple to death and spends twenty years in a mental institution for murder. After she is released, she moves in with family and hopes her nightmare is over... but a string of ax murders suddenly start occurring in the neighborhood and police think Lucy has reverted to her old ways. BERSERK Joan Crawford (Mildred Pierce) stars as Monica Rivers, the owner of a traveling circus plagued by a series of mysterious deaths. When a high-wire performer becomes the first victim, he is replaced by an even more daring aerialist who begins a romance with Monica. Their relationship draws envy from her business manager who is the brutal killer's next victim. As the police begin to investigate, bigger audiences flock to the show. The mystery swirls as a cast of suspects and motives rage with jealousy and revenge.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
The Haunting Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Presents #10 / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1999 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 20, 2020 | Martin Liebman
When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house's ghostly past.
Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural
Vampire in Brooklyn Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1995 | 102 min | Rated R | Sep 15, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending.
Comedy / Horror
Adaptation. Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2002 | 115 min | Rated R | Oct 20, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman is hired to adapt "The Orchid Thief," a nonfiction book by Susan Orlean about an eccentric orchid breeder, John Laroche, but he becomes completely blocked. Meanwhile, Charlie's happy-go-lucky twin brother, Donald, dashes off a potboiler thriller based on multiple personality disorder. As Charlie continues to struggle, we see Laroche and Orlean in flashbacks, but past and present converge, as Charlie "writes himself" into his screenplay, and he and Donald begin to collaborate.
Comedy / Drama / Dark humor / Surreal
The Wonderland Blu-ray Movie
Birthday Wonderland / バースデー・ワンダーランド
Shout Factory | 2019 | 115 min | Not rated | Oct 06, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Akane is a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist named Hippocrates, and his student Pipo. They tell her they're on a mission to save the world. Together, they set out from the basement for "Wonderland," and Akane finds herself labelled Wonderland's savior.
Adventure / Anime / Family / Fantasy / Foreign