New Blu-ray Reviews

Rio Grande Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1950 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: U | Apr 20, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A U.S. Cavalry unit, on the Mexican border in the 1880's, conducts a vain campaign against marauding Indians.

Romance / Western

Ghost Stories Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2017 | 98 min | Not rated | Sep 04, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Professor Phillip Goodman (Andy Nyman), psychologist and arch-skeptic, has his rationality tested to the hilt when he stumbles across a long-lost file containing details of three terrifying 'hauntings'. Shaken by what he reads, Goodman embarks on a mission to find rational explanations for these ghostly stories. As Goodman investigates, he meets three tormented people, each with a tale more frightening, uncanny and inexplicable than the last.

Drama / Horror

The Housemaid Blu-ray Movie    

Cô Hầu Gái / Montage Pictures / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2016 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 19, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the vengeful ghost of his dead wife... who is out for blood.

Horror / Romance / Foreign

Army of Shadows Blu-ray Movie  

L'armée des ombres / Better encode than 2011 release

Criterion | 1969 | 145 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia, and distrust.

Drama / History / War / Foreign

99 River Street Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1953 | 83 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A former boxer turned cab driver has to hide from the police when his badgering wife is murdered by the jewel thief she was having an affair with.

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Re:Born Blu-ray Movie    

リボーン / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2016 | 100 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 12, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

A legend covert soldier with a mysterious past now decides to once again unleash his beast inside of him to stand up for what he cares about.

Action / Crime / Drama / Foreign

We the Animals Blu-ray Movie    

Montage Pictures / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2018 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 16, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.

Drama

Under the Tree Blu-ray Movie    

Undir trénu / Montage Pictures / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2017 | 89 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 14, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

When Baldvin and Inga's next door neighbors complain that a tree in their backyard casts a shadow over their sundeck, what starts off as a typical spat between neighbors in the suburbs unexpectedly and violently spirals out of control.

Drama / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign

Psyche 59 Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1964 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 18, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

In London, the pregnant wife of an industrialist falls down the stairs, loses her sight and has no recollection of the events, but suspects that a mentally traumatic experience prior to the fall caused her accident.

Drama / Mystery / Romance

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2017 | 360 min | Not rated | Sep 11, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Documentary / Music

Michael Blu-ray Movie    

Mikaël / Heart's Desire | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1924 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: U | Feb 12, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Sweet Bean Blu-ray Movie    

あん / An | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2015 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Aug 22, 2016 | Neil Lumbard

Struggling street food vendor Sentaro finds himself confronted with Tokue (Kirin Kiki), an odd but sympathetic elderly lady looking for work. When he reluctantly accepts, it's not long before Tokue proves to have an extraordinary gift when it comes to making "an" - the sweet red bean paste filling used in his dorayakis - which starts a relationship that is about much more than just street food. Opened the prestigious Un Certain Regard strain of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.

Drama / Foreign

The Mourning Forest Blu-ray Movie    

殯の森 / Mogari no mori | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2007 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 21, 2017 | Neil Lumbard

A care-giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

Drama / Foreign

Cure Blu-ray Movie    

キュア / Kyua | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1997 | 112 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 23, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist Sakuma are called in to figure out the connection, but their investigation goes nowhere. An odd young man is arrested near the scene of the latest murder, who has a strange effect on everyone who comes into contact with him. Detective Takabe starts a series of interrogations to determine the man's connection with the killings.

Crime / Horror / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Foreign

Journey to the Shore Blu-ray Movie    

岸辺の旅 / Kishibe no tabi | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 2015 | 128 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | May 23, 2016 | Neil Lumbard

Mizuki's husband (Yusuke) drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey.

Drama / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign

Vox Lux Blu-ray Movie    

Artificial Eye | 2018 | 115 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 01, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a pop star.

Drama / Music

Early Hou Hsiao-hsien: Three Films 1980-1983 Blu-ray Movie    

Cute Girl / The Green, Green Grass of Home / The Boys from Fengkuei | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1980-1983 | 3 Movies | 282 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Apr 16, 2018 | Neil Lumbard

See individual titles for their synopses.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Cute Girl Blu-ray Movie    

就是溜溜的她 / Jiù shì liū liū de tā / Lovable You | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1980 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

The daughter of a wealthy man takes French lessons so she can go to France with her fiancée, but ends up falling for a poor man who studies civil engineering.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

The Green, Green Grass of Home Blu-ray Movie    

在那河畔青草青 / Zài nà hé pàn qīng cǎo qīng | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1982 | 90 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Da-Nian is a young man from Taipei. He goes to a remote village and works as a substitute teacher. He and Su-Yun, another teacher at the school, fall in love. There are several students in his class who are like the naughty "three musketeers", and a sad, silent boy Xiang-Wang, who's parents are divorced. Besides, in order to support the family, Xian-Wang's father kills the fish in the river with electricity, which is against the law and causes a lot of damage to the natural resources. Because of this, Xian-Wang has been teased by other school children. At last, he becomes so upset and runs away from home.

Drama / Foreign

The Boys from Fengkuei Blu-ray Movie    

風櫃來的人 / Fēng guì lái de rén / All the Youthful Days | Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1983 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.

Drama / Foreign