New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- July 03, 2020
The Mad Fox Blu-ray Movie
恋や恋なすな恋 / Koi ya koi nasuna koi
Arrow | 1962 | 109 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Amidst a mythically-depicted medieval Japan, a court astrologer foretells a great disturbance that threatens to split the realm in two. His bitter and treacherous wife conspires to have the astrologer killed, as well as their adopted daughter, Sakaki. The astrologer’s master apprentice, Yasuna, who was in love with Sakaki, is driven mad with grief and escapes to the countryside. There, he encounters Sakiki’s long-lost twin, Kuzunoha, and the pair meet a pack of ancient fox spirits in the woods, whose presence may be the key to restoring Yasuna’s sanity, and in turn bringing peace to the fracturing nation.
Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
- July 02, 2020
Force 10 from Navarone Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition | Indicator Series
Powerhouse Films | 1978 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 126 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jun 29, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A group of allied commandos, infiltrate Yugoslavia on a secret mission against the Third Reich.
Action / Drama / War
Enter the Fat Dragon Blu-ray Movie
肥龍過江 / Fei lung gwoh gong
Well Go USA | 2020 | 97 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A cop is assigned to a case of escorting a criminal to Japan while dealing with relationship problems, and his enormous change in appearance as a result of being dumped.
Action / Comedy / Martial arts / Foreign
The Lodge Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 108 min | Rated R | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A soon-to-be-stepmom is snowed in with her fiance's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations finally begin to thaw between the trio, strange and frightening events threaten to summon psychological demons from her strict religious childhood
Drama / Horror / Psychological thriller
- July 01, 2020
Brian's Song Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1971 | 75 min | Rated G | Jun 09, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Gale Sayers joins the Chicago Bears and is befriended by Brian Piccolo, an over-achieving running back. Although they compete for the same spot on the team, and despite the fact that Sayers is black and Piccolo white, they become roommates on the road and very close friends, especially when Sayers is injured and Piccolo helps his recovery. Later, they and their wives must both deal with the harsh reality of Piccolo's cancer.
Biography / Drama / Sport
KJV: The Making of the King James Bible Blu-ray Movie
FilmRise | 2010 | 46 min | Not rated | Aug 31, 2016 | Martin Liebman
Award-winning director Jerry Griffith brings to life the fascinating history of this great work, along with its impact for us today.
Documentary / History
Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1971-1981 | 6 Movies, 7 Cuts | 508 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign
You Don't Nomi Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2019 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
Documentary
- June 30, 2020
Game of Death II Blu-ray Movie
死亡塔 / Si wang ta / Tower of Death
Criterion | 1981 | 97 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Billy Lo, famed martial arts star is murdered. His brother, Bobby goes to Korea, and in an underground pagoda finds his brother's killers and exacts revenge. Featuring archived footage of the legendary Bruce Lee.
Action / Mystery / Foreign
Enter the Dragon Blu-ray Movie
龍爭虎鬥 | Special Edition
Criterion | 1973 | 103 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A martial-arts expert is determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Martial arts
Strike Up the Band Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1940 | 120 min | Not rated | Jun 23, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Hey, gang! Let's put on a swell show and call it Strike Up the Band! Yes, it's the irrepressible Mickey Rooney, teamed up again with Judy Garland to show the grownups how to do things right. This time, Rooney wants to organize a high-school band. He hopes to enter a competition being held in Chicago by the great orchestra leader Paul Whiteman; all he needs is two hundred dollars for train fare. To raise the money, Rooney, Garland and company stage a student "mellerdrammer" that in real life would have cost the equivalent of a third-world-nation annual budget. They get the dough, but soft-hearted Rooney turns over the money to the mother of student musician Larry Nunn, who is in desperate need of emergency surgery. It looks hopeless until, luck of luck, Paul Whiteman arrives in Rooney's town.
Comedy / Musical / Romance
The Kiss of the Vampire Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1963 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 88 min | Not rated | Jul 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Gerald and Marianne Harcourt, are a honeymooning couple in early 20th-century Bavaria who become caught up in a vampire cult led by Dr. Ravna and his two children Carl and Sabena. The cult abducts Marianne, and contrive to make it appear that Harcourt was traveling alone and that his wife never existed. Harcourt gets help from hard-drinking savant Professor Zimmer, who lost his daughter to the cult and who finally destroys the vampires through an arcane ritual that releases a swarm of bats from hell...
Horror
Torpedo U-235 Blu-ray Movie
Epic Pictures | 2019 | 102 min | Not rated | May 26, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
World War II. A gang of rebels tough as nails, terrorizing the Nazi's in the woods of Flanders, gets a dangerous, secret mission: travel to the Belgian Congo to embark on a stolen German U-Boat carrying an extremely important cargo to the United States.
Action / Adventure / History / Foreign
Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + CD
Columbia | 2018 | 83 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
This documentary film, directed by Anton Corbijn, takes a deeper look into how their music and shows have been woven into the fabric of six fans’ lives. Also included is a live performance BluRay & 2x CDs. Filmed on location at the Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany on July 23rd and 25th, 2018
Documentary / Music
Africa Screams Blu-ray Movie
Special Limited Edition of 2,500 Units
ClassicFlix | 1949 | 79 min | Not rated | Oct 27, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Abbott and Costello pass themselves off as safari hunters and unwittingly get caught up in a web of diamond thieves.
Adventure / Comedy
- June 29, 2020
The Chicken Chronicles Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1977 | 95 min | Rated PG | May 26, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
David is a high school student who will go to any lengths to impress a pretty cheerleader and lose his virginity, while attempting to juggle his job at a chicken joint and trying not to get thrown out of Beverly Hills High School - a fate that could get him sent to Vietnam.
Comedy
INXS: Live Baby Live Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1991 | 98 min | Not rated | Jun 26, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
INXS, one of the world's most revered and iconic bands, delivered the gig of their lives at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 13th July 1991 to 74,000 ecstatic fans. After a decade and a half on the road, the band were at the peak of their live powers. The performance filmed that day shows that they were not only a world-class stadium band, but the only band that ever had the guts to walk onto the stage at Wembley in front of 74,000 people and jam their own intro.
Documentary / Music
Anne Frank Remembered Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1995 | 123 min | Rated PG | Jun 09, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Oscar-winning account of the real girl behind the famous diary, including vintage newsreels, photographs, a rare home movie and emotional interviews with Anne's family, friends and protector Miep Gies.
Documentary / War
- June 28, 2020
Murder by Decree Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1979 | 124 min | Rated PG | Jun 23, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Sherlock Holmes is drawn into the case of Jack the Ripper who is killing prostitutes in London's East End. Assisted by Dr. Watson, and using information provided by a renowned psychic, Robert Lees, Holmes finds that the murders may have its roots in a Royal indiscretion and that a cover-up is being managed by politicians at the highest level, all of whom happen to be Masons. Holmes races to save the life of Annie Crook who has been forcibly incarcerated in an insane asylum and that of her friend Mary Kelly, in whom she has entrusted her secret.
Crime / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Period
Laurel & Hardy - The Definitive Restorations Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie
Kit Parker Films | 1927-1943 | 21 Movies, 23 Cuts | 511 min | Not rated | Jun 30, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
STAN AND OLLIE LOOK AND SOUND BETTER THAN EVER! New 2K and 4K digital restorations from original 35mm nitrate, Laurel and Hardy's classic comedies are here in the best quality since their first release! Two features and 17 shorts, including the legendary pie-fight silent film "The Battle of the Century," making its video debut and nearly complete for the first time in over 90 years!
Comedy / Family / Short / Western