New Blu-ray Reviews

The Gentlemen Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2019 | 114 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman

A very British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.

Action / Crime

The Gentlemen 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2019 | 113 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman

A very British drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire to a dynasty of Oklahoma billionaires.

Action / Crime

Sweet Bird of Youth Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1962 | 120 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Randy Miller III

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown after many years of trying to make it in the movies. With him is a faded film star he picked up along the way, Alexandra Del Lago. While trying to get her help to make a screen test, he also finds the time to meet his former girlfriend Heavenly, the daughter of the local politician Tom 'Boss' Finley, who more or less forced him to leave the town many years ago.

Drama

The Salt of the Earth Blu-ray Movie    

Le Sel de la Terre / O Sal da Terra

Artificial Eye | 2014 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 14, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.

Biography / Documentary

Me and You and Everyone We Know Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2005 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Christine Jesperson is a struggling artist and cab driver who uses her talents and imagination to draw her dreams and objects of desire. One such object is Richard Swersey, a newly-single father of two boys who is hoping for amazing things, yet panics upon meeting the captivating Christine. But in a world where the mundane is transcendent and people seek meaningful connections despite the risk, anything magical can happen.

Comedy / Drama

Downtown 81 Blu-ray Movie  

Metrograph Pictures | 2000 | 72 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.

Comedy / Drama / Musical

The Flame of New Orleans Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1941 | 79 min | Not rated | Mar 31, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Countess Claire Ledoux has only one thing on her mind – to marry a man of means. Ledoux's engagement to Charles Giraud appears to be smooth seas ahead… until Captain Robert Latour storms into town and takes the wind out of her sails. Though it takes fainting spells and double identities to delay and disguise the truth, the Countess discovers that the greatest treasure of all – a heart of gold – is worth more than a pot of it.

Adventure / Comedy

The Ugly Duckling Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1959 | 84 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Henry Jeckle was always the outsider, a bungling and awkward buffoon, relegated to waiting for his invitation to participate in life that never arrived: until he discovers a medical formula developed by a dead uncle, which claimed to turn 'a man of timid disposition into a bold, fearless dragon'. Taking a draught of the elixir Henry is transformed into suave, sophisticated and highly desirable Teddy Hyde. Armed with his new persona, Teddy is ready to face the world; but is Henry ready for the consequences?

Comedy / Crime

Knives and Skin Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2019 | 112 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

"Knives and Skin" is a mystical teen noir that follows a young girl's disappearance in the rural Midwest and its effect on teens and parents.

Drama

Gardens of Stone Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1987 | 111 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 21, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A poignant look at stateside military life during the Vietnam War.

Drama / Romance / War

First Name: Carmen Blu-ray Movie  

Prénom Carmen

Kino Lorber | 1983 | 85 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

First Name: Carmen tells the parallel stories of a quartet rehearsing Beethoven and a group of young people robbing a bank, supposedly to get the funds to make a film.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Music / Romance / Foreign

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1938 | 85 min | Not rated | Mar 31, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Screen legends Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper star in the classic screwball comedy Bluebeard's Eighth Wife directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Set on the French Riviera, the charming daughter (Colbert) of a destitute aristocrat (Edward Everett Horton) catches the eye of a dashing millionaire (Gary Cooper). After a brief courtship, she accepts his marriage proposal, only to find out on their wedding day that he has been down the aisle before - seven times! Determined to teach him a lesson, she makes a mockery of their matrimony in a variety of side-splitting situations.

Comedy / Romance

Vengeance: A Love Story Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2017 | 100 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Walking home with her 12-year-old daughter after midnight on the Fourth of July, Teena crosses paths with some local losers to be brutally gang raped with her daughter Bethie watching. Bethie is able to identify the rapists, but when the rapists hire a hot shot attorney who attacks Teena's character, Dromoor, a local police officer who was first on the scene when police were called, starts to take matters into his own hands.

Action / Thriller

Beer League Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2006 | 86 min | Rated R | May 14, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Beer, broads and baseball combine with hilarious results in Artie Lange's Beer League...an over-the-top comedy about a group of misfits whose weekly softball games seem to have a lot more to do with getting into fights for macho dominance than hitting home runs. Artie is an unemployed and unmotivated drunk that is predictably still living with his mother. He is on a losing softball team, and he and his teammates are facing the end of softball as they know it if they can't pull it together. When love enters his life, it unexpectedly alters Artie's low self- esteem, and the odds for winning, not only the league trophy, but a new life, are certainly looking up. He and his teammates will have to go for the win, and survive all the comedy and chaos along the way.

Comedy / Sport

Godspell Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1973 | 102 min | Rated G | Mar 24, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

The international hit musical sensation GODSPELL comes to life in this screen adaptation. An updated interpretation of the Gospel's lessons filled with unforgettable song and dance numbers, GODSPELL is rousing entertainment in the tradition of the classic rock operas HAIR, TOMMY and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. John the Baptist gathers a diverse band of youthful disciples to follow and learn from the teachings of Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the Parables through the streets and landmarks of contemporary New York City.

Musical

Homeboy Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1988 | 116 min | Rated R | Apr 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Johnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with Ruby, but he cannot tell her. He is also a bit old to keep on boxing, but its the only thing he does well.

Drama / Romance / Sport

Blood on the Moon Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1948 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Randy Miller III

When a shady-looking stranger rides into town to join his old friend it is assumed he is a hired gun. But as the new man comes to realize the unlawful nature of his buddy's business and the way the homesteaders are being used, the two men draw apart to become sworn enemies.

Action / Drama / Romance / Western

Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis Blu-ray Movie  

Our Friends

Shout Factory | 2017 | 84 min | Not rated | Dec 01, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A little over a year ago, nine terrorists drove into Paris with guns, grenades, and suicide belts. They were there to perpetrate a coordinated, calculated mass murder on behalf of ISIL and, more symbolically, to launch an assault on culture itself, by turning the city's houses of mirth - soccer stadiums, cafés, restaurants, and of course, the Bataclan concert hall - into monuments to death and fear. They wanted to spill blood, to shut the West up.

Documentary / Music

Cry Freedom Blu-ray Movie    

Umbrella Entertainment | 1987 | 157 min | Rated PG | Feb 06, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend the black activist Steve Biko.

Biography / Drama

Cargo Blu-ray Movie    

Umbrella Entertainment | 2017 | 105 min | Rated MA15+ | Sep 05, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In a desperate bid to outrun a violent pandemic, Andy and Kay have holed up on a houseboat with their one-year-old daughter, Rosie. Their protected river existence is shattered by a violent attack, which sees Kay tragically die and Andy infected. Left with only 48 hours before he transforms into one of the creatures they have fought so long to evade, Andy sets out on a precarious journey to find a new guardian for his child. A flourishing Aboriginal tribe are Rosie's best chance of survival - but with their merciless attitude toward the afflicted, they also pose a grave threat. A young Indigenous girl becomes Andy's only chance of safe passage into this sacred community. But unfortunately the girl has no desire to return to her people - she is on a quest to cure her own infected father by returning his stolen soul. Each in their own way is seeking salvation... but they will need to work together if they hope to achieve it.

Drama / Horror / Thriller