New Blu-ray Reviews

The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers Blu-ray Movie  

Flicker Alley | 1917-1940 | 17 Movies | 288 min | Not rated | Jul 09, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

What for some audiences may be a delightful introduction, and others a fresh re-discovery, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers offers a rare portal into the imagination of one of the great innovators and creators of early cinema. Featuring new 2K transfers and new discoveries never been seen before, Flicker Alley, in association with Lobster Films and Blackhawk Films®, invite you to experience the genius of cartoonist, animator, director, and comedian Charley Bowers. Beginning as an animator in 1915, Bowers soon turned to mixing live-action with puppet animation, producing a score of mini-masterpieces, often featuring himself (billed in France as Bricolo). Forgotten for decades, a few of these films were miraculously rediscovered in the late 1960s by archivist Raymond Borde of the Toulouse Cinémathèque in France. Over the past ten years, thanks to additional materials from the Library of Congress, Národní filmový archiv, EYE Film Institute, Cinémathèque française, MoMA, and many other archives and collectors throughout the world, the legacy of Charley Bowers has been brought back to life using the most recent restoration technologies. Lobster Films scanned the best available sources with their original intertitles, and performed an extensive digital restoration of each short. Featuring recent additions to the previous 2015 release, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers includes new scores from Donald Sosin and Neil Brand. This is a gift for comedy lovers and animation enthusiasts of all ages!

Comedy / Short

The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1978-1980 | 160 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

The Pink Panther is a heroic, moral cartoon cat with pink fur and the manners of an English aristocrat. He only becomes flustered or angry at obtuse or offensive humans who try to disrupt his existence, or at troublesome gadgets, rodents, or insects. In most of his cartoons, he stumbles into a difficult situation and stoically endeavors to make the best of it. Episodes of this series feature three theatrical cartoons, two with the Pink Panther, and one featuring the Inspector, a cartoon version of the accident-prone, bumbling French detective, Inspector Clouseau, played in movies by Peter Sellers. The Inspector is often assisted by a Spanish gendarme, Sergeant Deux-Deux, and together they fallibly battle villains of all shapes and sizes in various parts of the world, always on the orders of the long-suffering Surete Commissioner.

Animation / Comedy / Family / Short

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 1994-1995 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 03, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

Sensui’s tunnel to the Demon World is on the brink of completion, but Yusuke continues to fight, even after death! The power of an ancestral demon awakens inside the Spirit Detective, bringing him back to finish the battle. Now, the Spirit World is after his head, the Demon World wants him to fulfill his destiny, and an ancient war between three demonic rulers tears Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei apart. Will order ever be restored to the worlds?

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 1993-1994 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard

The Dark Tournament has come down to a final grudge match and Yusuke's full wrath is unleashed as a friend's blood stains the arena floor. But there will be no time for rest or recovery as kidnapping follows victory and further intrigue threatens the boundary between worlds. A tunnel is being carved, and when completed it will lay waste to the World of the Living. There are seven who seek an age of destruction and chaos, and hero must battle fallen hero.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 1993 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 05, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Survival is the order of the day as Yusuke and his allies face off against the worst of the worst in the Demon World. Locked into the fierce competition of The Dark Tournament, there’s more than the fighters’ lives on the line! Everything turns grim when a demon from the past is reawakened. Plus, the deadly Toguro brothers enter the ring, and a mysterious masked fighter steps in. Who will survive this tournament of suffering?

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 1992-1993 | 660 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 03, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Yusuke Urameshi is nothing more than a 14-year-old trouble-causing-punk, who's always ready for a fight! But a single, selfless act results in Yusuke sacrificing his life for another person. Now, he's been given a second chance at life, instead of spending time in the afterlife. Put to work as a Spirit Realm Detective with amazing powers, he's tasked with tracking down demons and humans who desire to rule over the three realms of reality.

Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign

Ip Man 4: The Finale Blu-ray Movie  

Yip Man 4 / Blu-ray + DVD

Well Go USA | 2019 | 105 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.

Action / Biography / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 140 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman

The galaxy is weary after three long years of war. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become legendary heroes in their campaigns against the droid forces of the evil General Grievous. Anakin and his secret wife, Padme Amidala, have been separated for months, and he finally reunites with her to learn that she is pregnant. He is plagued by visions of her dying in childbirth, haunting images of a possible future. Anakin is determined to stop her from dying--no matter the cost. This leads Anakin down a dark path to commit terrible deeds. Obi-Wan Kenobi must face his former apprentice in a ferocious lightsaber duel on the fieryworld of Mustafar.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

Endless Night Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1972 | 99 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Based on an Agatha Christie suspense novel; a newly-wed couple are threatened after building their dream home on cursed land.

Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Kwaidan Blu-ray Movie    

怪談 | Kaidan | Masters of Cinema | Limited Edition

Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 183 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Apr 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2002 | 143 min | Rated PG | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman

Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of star systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to investigate while twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course of his mission, Anakin discovers his love for Padmé as well as his own darker side. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

Shooting the Mafia Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2019 | 98 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia spends her career documenting the life and crimes of the Mafia.

Biography / Documentary / Foreign

Terminal Velocity Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1994 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A maverick skydiver and a former KGB agent team up to stop the Russian mafia from stealing gold.

Action / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Tin Cup Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1996 | 135 min | Rated R | Apr 14, 2020 | Randy Miller III

A self-destructive driving-range-pro has one more chance of love and golfing glory. The only problem is his main rival for the girl of his dreams and the US Open is the PGA Tours hottest player!

Comedy / Romance / Sport

Deadline Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1980 | 90 min | Rated R | Apr 28, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

A screenwriter begins to lose the ability to distinguish between his fantasies and reality, with disastrous results. As he thinks about what this could mean, his wife and his children begin to worry if he's become insane.

Horror / Thriller

Bad Manners Blu-ray Movie  

Growing Pains

Scorpion Releasing | 1984 | 86 min | Rated R | Mar 03, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.

Comedy

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1999 | 136 min | Rated PG | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman

After rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending Trade Federation invasion of her home planet of Naboo, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi get stranded on the desert planet of Tatooine where they discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic

Hammer Volume Three: Blood & Terror Blu-ray Movie    

The Camp on Blood Island / Yesterday's Enemy / The Stranglers of Bombay / The Terror of the Tongs | Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1958-1961 | 4 Movies | 332 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / War / Foreign

The Camp on Blood Island Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series

Powerhouse Films | 1958 | 81 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jul 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Deep in Malaya, as World War II is rapidly coming to an end, men, women and children, trapped by the Japanese invasion, are held captive in the Blood Island prison camp. Knowing that Yamamitsu, the sadistic commandant, will murder them all when he learns of his country's defeat, Dutch, a Dutch planter, smashes the camp radio. British officer Lambert and, in the women's prison, the recently-widowed Kate, join Dutch in arming the prisoners.

Drama / History / War

Yesterday's Enemy Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series

Powerhouse Films | 1959 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In World War II, during the Japanese invasion of Burma, the lost remnant of a British Army Brigade HQ, led by the ruthless Captain Alan Langford, escapes through the jungle toward the British lines.

Drama / War