New Blu-ray Reviews

Line of Duty Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 100 min | Rated R | Jan 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Frank Penny, a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief’s 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming news channel is broadcasting Frank’s every move. While a city watches, Frank and Ava race against time in this explosive action-thriller.

Action / Thriller

The Hummingbird Project Blu-ray Movie  

The Orchard | 2019 | 111 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

Drama

The Caper of the Golden Bulls Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1967 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails him to help her robbing the Spanish National Bank of Pamplona. He gives in and develops a brilliant plan... Will this be then end of his comfortable life?

Action / Comedy / Crime / Heist

The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Blu-ray Movie    

대호 / Daeho

Eureka Entertainment | 2015 | 139 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 06, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An ex-sharpshooter for the Kingdom of Korea is hunting the country's last tiger. But Japanese forces and vicious local poachers also seek "The Four-Legged Mountain Lord," and will stop at nothing to claim their prey.

Action / Adventure / History / Thriller / Foreign

Resurrected Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1989 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 27, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Presumed dead and given a military funeral with full honors after the Falklands War in 1982, a British soldier surprises many when he returns home alive claiming to be a victim of amnesia. Not believing his story, he is ostracized as a shameful deserter by the military and his community.

Drama / War

Shirley: Visions of Reality Blu-ray Movie    

Montage Pictures / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2013 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 19, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

13 of Edward Hopper's paintings are brought alive by the film, telling the story of a woman, whose thoughts, emotions and contemplations let us observe an era in American history. Shirley is a woman in America in the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and early '60s. A woman who would like to influence the course of history with her professional and socio political involvement.

Documentary

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2020 | 80 min | Rated R | Apr 28, 2020 | Randy Miller III

After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung’s horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament. Prepare to witness all of the bone-crushing action in this riveting Mortal Kombat Legends animated feature!

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Martial arts

The Barefoot Contessa Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1954 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 12, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Melodrama

Man in the Shadow Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1957 | 80 min | Not rated | Mar 17, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Virgil Renchler owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.

Crime / Drama

Disturbing the Peace Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 2020 | 91 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman

A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to do battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.

Action

Bloody Terror: The Shocking Cinema of Norman J Warren, 1976-1987 Blu-ray Movie    

Satan’s Slave / Prey / Terror / Inseminoid / Bloody New Year | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1976-1987 | 5 Movies | 438 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Satan's Slave Blu-ray Movie    

Evil Heritage | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1976 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.

Horror

Prey Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1977 | 85 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

The day after a weird green light is seen in the English sky, a strange young man stops at the country home of two lesbian housemates. It turns out that the man is an alien, and a hungry one.

Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi

Terror Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1978 | 84 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Royal descendants feel the wrath of the curse of condemned witch Mad Dolly, who spews forth her prophecy while she is burned at the stake. The victims suffer death by having their heads removed in various fashions, getting their limbs caught in animal traps, knife wounds, and other methods of medieval torture.

Horror

Inseminoid Blu-ray Movie    

Horror Planet | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1981 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A group of scientists are working in a lab located on a distant planet. One of them, Sandy, is attacked, raped and impregnated by a monstrous creature. She then begins to stalk her colleagues one by one, killing them and drinking their blood.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Bloody New Year Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1987 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

After capsizing their sailboat, five teenagers take refuge in an empty island hotel that is strangely decorated for New Years even though it is only July. Strange occurrences begin to happen to them one-by-one until they finally realize literally anything could happen...

Horror

My Gun Is Quick Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1957 | 91 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A private detective helps a prostitute being assaulted, and notices that she is wearing a very unique ring. She is later found murdered and there is no trace of the ring, which turns out to be part of a cache of jewelry stolen by the Nazis during World War II and smuggled out of France after the wary by an American army colonel. The private eye decides to try to find the ring, is hired by the former colonel to find the rest of the jewels, and runs up against a murderous French gang that is also looking for the jewels.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery

The Courier Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 100 min | Rated R | Jan 21, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

This intense action-thriller unfolds in real time as two embattled souls fight for their lives. Academy Award® winner Gary Oldman stars as a vicious crime boss out to kill Nick, the lone witness set to testify against him. He hires a mysterious female motorcycle courier (Olga Kurylenko) to unknowingly deliver a poison-gas bomb to slay Nick, but after she rescues Nick from certain death, the duo must confront an army of ruthless hired killers in order to survive the night.

Action / Crime / Thriller

Murder in Greenwich Village Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1937 | 68 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer. Now they must keep up the appearance of being engaged as a bumbling detective snoops around, and their initial distaste for each other blossoms into romance.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance

Teenage Hitchhikers Blu-ray Movie  

Dark Force Entertainment | 1974 | 80 min | Rated R | May 12, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Mouse and Bird are a couple of sassy and sexy young hitchhikers who embark on a cross country trip in search of freedom, excitement, and independence. The lovely ladies use their bodies as currency and encounter a diverse array of libidinous folks on their journey.

Comedy / Crime