New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- November 10, 2020
Twins Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1988 | 107 min | Rated PG | Nov 17, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks when Julius discovers that he has a brother and begins looking for him.
Comedy / Family
Love Express: The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk Blu-ray Movie
Altered Innocence | 2018 | 76 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.
Documentary
A Rainy Day in New York Blu-ray Movie
MPI Media Group | 2019 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 10, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Two young people arrive in New York for a weekend where they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.
Comedy
Silent Running Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1972 | 89 min | Rated G | Nov 17, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany.
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2019 | 89 min | Not rated | Nov 17, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin's passion for the nomadic life.
Biography / Comedy / Documentary
- November 09, 2020
Joe Kidd Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1972 | 88 min | Rated PG | Oct 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An ex-bounty hunter reluctantly helps a wealthy landowner and his henchmen track down a Mexican revolutionary leader.
Western
Fahrenheit 9/11 Blu-ray Movie
MVD Visual | 2004 | 122 min | Rated R | Oct 13, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Documentary
The Untold Story Blu-ray Movie
Unearthed Films | 1993 | 96 min | Unrated | Oct 20, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In 1978 in Hong Kong, a grisly murder takes place. Eight years later, on a Macao beach, kids discover the severed hands of a fresh victim. A squadron of coarse, happy-go-lucky cops investigate, and suspicion falls on Wong Chi Hang, the new owner of Eight Immortals Restaurant, which serves delicious pork bao. The hands belong to the missing mother of the restaurant's former owner; he and his family have disappeared; staff at the restaurant continue to go missing; and, Wong can't produce a signed bill of sale: but there's no evidence. The police arrest Wong and try to torture him into a confession. Can they make him talk? And what was in those pork bao?
Crime / Horror / Dark humor / Foreign
- November 08, 2020
Valley Girl Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 103 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 06, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Set to a new wave '80s soundtrack, a pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together. A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
Marona's Fantastic Tale Blu-ray Movie
L'extraordinaire voyage de Marona / Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2019 | 92 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
After an accident, a little dog remembers all the different masters she's had successively and loved unconditionally.
Animation / Drama / Family / Foreign
Guest House Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2020 | 84 min | Rated R | Nov 10, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A newly engaged couple finds the home of their dreams and it quickly becomes a nightmare when the previous owner's friend continues squatting in their guest house. It leads to a turf war that ultimately ruins their house, their marriage and their lives.
Comedy
- November 07, 2020
S.O.S. Titanic Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 145 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
On April 14, 1912 the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage. Over 1500 people were lost. This docudrama follows the personal stories of some of the passengers and crew aboard on that fateful night. John Jacob Astor and his new bride Madeline, Laurence Beesley, Molly Brown, a group of Irish emigrants, the wireless operators and the stewards are among the characters.
Drama / History
Bill & Ted Face the Music Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 92 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 10, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California, were once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, but find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
Adventure / Comedy / Music / Sci-Fi / Supernatural
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
Mephisto Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1981 | 146 min | Not rated | Jul 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Drama / Foreign / Melodrama / Period
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Acorn Media | 2012-2020 | 4 Seasons | 1881 min | Not rated | Nov 03, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period
- November 06, 2020
Drive a Crooked Road Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1954 | 83 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Eddie Shannon is a top-flight mechanic and budding racecar driver who is socially inept. When the beautiful Barbara enters his life, he experiences his first chance at love. But Barbara has other plans, wanting him to help Steve and Harold by driving a getaway car in a bank robbery. What looks like a simple business proposition is not as easy as it seems, however, leading Eddie to fend for his life.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 122 min | Not rated | Oct 13, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil.
Action / Crime / Drama
Sweet Charity Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1969 | 1 Movie, 3 Cuts | 157 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 02, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Shirley Maclaine stars as dance hall hostess Charity Hope Valentine, a woman whose faith in the virtues of old-fashioned romance is knocked by a string of disastrous romances. Robbed of her earnings by her absconding boyfriend, she suffers further heartbreaks at the hands of an Italian movie star and a nervy insurance clerk. Bob Fosse's musical comedy features songs like 'Big Spender,' 'If My Friends Could See Me Now,' 'Rhythm of Life' and 'There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This'.
Comedy / Drama / Music / Musical / Romance
- November 05, 2020
Death Laid an Egg Blu-ray Movie
La morte ha fatto l'uovo | Special Edition | 2K Restoration
Cult Epics | 1968 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 104 min | Not rated | Nov 10, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A love triangle develops between three people who run a high tech chicken farm. It involves Anna (who owns the farm), her husband Marco (who kills prostitutes in his spare time) and Gabriella (the very beautiful secretary). Marco continues to kill as jealousy becomes more prevalent on the farm.
Thriller / Foreign