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Home- September 15, 2020
Early Man 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Studio Canal | 2018 | 89 min | Rated BBFC: PG | May 28, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, Early Man tells the story of Dug, along with sidekick Hognob as they unite his tribe against a mighty enemy Lord Nooth and his Bronze Age City to save their home.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Period
47 Ronin 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2013 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 08, 2020 | Martin Liebman
In this fictional version of 18th-century Japan's most enduring tale, an outcast named Kai joins a group of samurai, led by Oishi Kuranosuke. Together they exact vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who shamed their late master, pushing him to suicide.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Martial arts / Period
The Goonies 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1985 | 114 min | Rated PG | Sep 01, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A band of young boys find a treasure map and embark on a magical adventure.
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Mystery / Coming of age
Coma Blu-ray Movie
Кома / Koma
Capelight Pictures | 2019 | 112 min | Not rated | Aug 04, 2020 | Randy Miller III
After a colossal and mysterious accident a young talented architect comes back to his senses in a very odd world that only resembles the reality. This world is based on the memories of the ones who live in it - people who are currently finding themselves in a deep coma. Human memory is spotty, chaotic and unstable. The same is the COMA - odd collection of memories and recollections - cities, glaciers and rivers can all be found in one room. All the laws of physics can be broken. The architect must find out the exact laws and regulations of COMA as he fights for his life, meets the love of his life and keeps on looking for the exit to the real world which he will have to get acquainted with all over again after the experience of COMA.
Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Coma Blu-ray Movie
Кома / Koma
Capelight Pictures | 2019 | 112 min | Not rated | Aug 04, 2020 | Randy Miller III
After a colossal and mysterious accident a young talented architect comes back to his senses in a very odd world that only resembles the reality. This world is based on the memories of the ones who live in it - people who are currently finding themselves in a deep coma. Human memory is spotty, chaotic and unstable. The same is the COMA - odd collection of memories and recollections - cities, glaciers and rivers can all be found in one room. All the laws of physics can be broken. The architect must find out the exact laws and regulations of COMA as he fights for his life, meets the love of his life and keeps on looking for the exit to the real world which he will have to get acquainted with all over again after the experience of COMA.
Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign
Beetlejuice 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1988 | 92 min | Rated PG | Sep 01, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After Adam and Barbara Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the Deetzes and teen daughter Lydia buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice, a rambunctious spirit whose "help" quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.
Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural / Surreal
The Invisible Man 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2020 | 124 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2020 | Martin Liebman
When a woman's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax.
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Vampire Hunter D Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 1985 | 80 min | Rated TV-MA | May 12, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
10,000 years in the future, the world has become a very different place; monsters roam the land freely, and people, although equiped with high tech weapons and cybernetic horses, live a humble life more suited to centuries past. The story focuses on a small hamlet plagued by monster attacks and living under the shadow of rule by Count Magnus Lee, a powerful vampire lord who has ruled the land for thousands of years. When a young girl is bitten by the Count and chosen as his current plaything, she seeks out help of a quiet wandering stranger, D. It so happens that D is one of the world`s best vampire hunters, and he takes it upon himself to cut through Magnus Lee`s many minions, and put an end to the Count`s rule.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Blu-ray Movie
風の谷のナウシカ / Kaze no tani no Naushika / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1984 | 117 min | Rated PG | Aug 25, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
In the post-apocalyptic future, large parts of the world have been swallowed up by forests of poisonous fungi. The remaining humans live near the fungus and its monstrous insectoid inhabitants, trying to prevent its spread. One of the human kingdoms, the peaceful Valley of Wind, loves its gentle Princess Nausicaä and her father the king, but their peace is about to be broken, as they are swallowed up in the machinations of their larger, warmongering neighbours. However, Nausicaä has hidden potential, and may yet change the fate of the world.
Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Foreign / Epic
Dahmer Blu-ray Movie
MVD Marquee Collection
MVD Visual | 2002 | 101 min | Rated R | Sep 15, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
One of America's most notorious serial killers was Jeffrey Dahmer, a Wisconsin sex offender whose exploits included murdering and dismembering 15 boys and storing their body parts in his freezer. Dahmer, in turn, was later murdered by an inmate during his incarceration. Jeremy Renner stars in this biographical drama that humanizes the killer to a surprising degree and explores the mental state that caused him to commit such horrific acts.
Biography / Crime / Drama / Horror
The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie
Rear Window / Vertigo / Psycho / The Birds / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1954-1963 | 4 Movies, 5 Cuts | 473 min | Not rated | Sep 08, 2020 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Crime / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller
The Birds 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Universal Studios | 1963 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | May 25, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Horror / Mystery / Romance / Psychological thriller
Vertigo 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1958 | 128 min | Rated PG | Sep 07, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's much-younger wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Crime / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Rear Window 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1954 | 112 min | Rated PG | Sep 07, 2021 | Martin Liebman
A wheelchair-bound photographer, becomes voyeur on his neighbors and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Crime / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-ray Movie
魔女の宅急便 / Majo no Takkyûbin / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 1989 | 103 min | Rated G | Aug 25, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
When an apprentice witch turns thirteen, she must leave her home in order to hone her craft. Although Kiki's sole talent is broom-flying, she sets out for adventure with her cat Jiji. They settle in a charming seaside town, where Kiki establishes her own delivery service. As Kiki learns to balance independence with responsibility, her kind heart wins her many new friends in this coming-of-age tale.
Adventure / Anime / Family / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign / Coming of age
Psycho 4K Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1960 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000. On the run she checks into the remote Bates Motel, run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Psycho Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Edition / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1960 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Unrated | Sep 08, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000. On the run she checks into the remote Bates Motel, run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Psycho 4K Blu-ray Movie
60th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 1960 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 109 min | Unrated | Sep 08, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000. On the run she checks into the remote Bates Motel, run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller
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Weathering with You Blu-ray Movie
天気の子 / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2019 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 15, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
High school freshman Hodaka Morishima leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he quickly finds himself in financial trouble. Living his days in isolation, he eventually lands a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. Then one day in an alley, Hodaka meets a young girl named Hina Amano, bright and strong-willed, who possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.
Anime / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
The Sign of the Cross Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1932 | 126 min | Not rated | Aug 25, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A Roman soldier becomes torn between his love for a Christian woman and his loyalty to Emperor Nero.
Drama / History