New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- March 18, 2020
Hitchcock: British International Pictures Collection Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1927-1931 | 5 Movies | 441 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Thriller
The Skin Game Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1931 | 77 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
An old traditional family and a modern family battle over land in a small English village and almost destroy each other.
Drama
The Manxman Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1929 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Poor fisherman Pete falls in love with Kate, the daughter of a landlord on the Isle of Man. Pete decides to leave on his ship to earn some money and then to marry the girl.
Drama
Champagne Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1928 | 86 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
In this silent film, a wealthy man pretends to be bankrupt to teach his daughter a lesson.
Comedy
The Farmer's Wife Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1928 | 129 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Farmer Sweetland is a lonely old widower. He is determined to marry again and he enlists the help of his housekeeper Minta to pick a wife from the local single women.
Comedy / Romance
The Ring Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1927 | 116 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
Two boxers spar over the affections of one woman.
Drama / Romance / Thriller
The Stalking Moon Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1968 | 109 min | Rated G | Mar 17, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Veteran Army scout Sam Varner (Gregory Peck) agrees to escort a former Apache captive (Eva Marie Saint) and her half-Indian son to safety across a sprawling Southwest of desert wastelands and imposing mountains. But shadowing their path is a renegade killer dead set on getting the boy back.
Western
Escape Plan 2: Hades Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 94 min | Rated R | Jun 29, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Sequel to the 2013 film that featured a security expert named Ray Breslin, who used his skills to test out the reliability of maximum security prisons.
Action / Thriller
Der müde Tod Blu-ray Movie
Destiny / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1921 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 24, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers. In each story, a woman, trying to save her lover from his ultimate tragic fate, fails. The young lady realizes the meaning of the tales and takes the only step she can to reunite herself with her lover...
Fantasy / Mystery / Foreign / Surreal
All the Gods in the Sky Blu-ray Movie
Tous les dieux du ciel / Blu-ray + DVD
Extralucid Films | 2018 | 110 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
30-year-old factory worker Simon lives a solitary existence on a decrepit farm in the remote French countryside. Devoting his time to caring for his sister Estelle, who was left severely disabled when a childhood game went horribly wrong, Simon is plagued by guilt and depression. But he sees a way out, looking to otherworldly forces as a means of liberating both himself and his sister from the corporeal prisons in which they are confined.
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Foreign
Long Day's Journey Into Night Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1962 | 170 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Mar 16, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Author Eugene O'Neill gives an autobiographical account of his explosive homelife, fused by a drug-addicted mother, a father who wallows in drink after realizing he is no longer a famous actor and an older brother who is emotionally unstable and a misfit. The family is reflected by the youngest son, who is a sensitive and aspiring writer.
Drama / Melodrama / Period
Jumanji: The Next Level Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 123 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 17, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
Jumanji: The Next Level 4K Blu-ray Movie
IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 123 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 17, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A team of friends return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own but discover that nothing is as they expect. The players need to brave parts unknown, from arid deserts to snowy mountains, in order to escape the world's most dangerous game.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family
- March 17, 2020
April Fool's Day Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1986 | 89 min | Rated R | Mar 24, 2020 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A girl invites her college friends up to her parents' secluded island home, she just forgot to tell them it just might be the last time of their lives.
Comedy / Horror / Mystery / Teen
The Banana Splits Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 89 min | Rated R | Aug 27, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A boy named Harley and his family (brother Austin, mother Beth, and father Mitch) attends a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn -- and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?
Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Dark humor
Frankenstein: The True Story Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1973 | 186 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A more psychological telling of the Mary Shelley story has a different kind of monster...
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi
The Kill Team Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 87 min | Rated R | Dec 24, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A young American soldier in Afghanistan is disturbed by his commanding officer's behavior and is faced with a moral dilemma.
Action / Drama / Thriller
Project Blue Book: Season 1 Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 435 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 09, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of the real-life, U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena from 1947-70.
History / Mystery
- March 16, 2020
And Hope to Die Blu-ray Movie
La course du lièvre à travers les champs
Kino Lorber | 1972 | 141 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A crook on the run hooks up with a criminal gang to commit a kidnapping. However, things don't go quite as planned.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Super Bowl LIV Champions: Kansas City Chiefs Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Cinedigm | 2020 | 74 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Chiefs Kingdom Rejoice!!!! For the first time in 50 years, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions, capturing the franchise’s second Vince Lombardi Trophy with a 31-20 comeback victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV! All the great moments of the Chiefs’ title run are now yours — from the opening victory in Jacksonville, to winning six straight to end the regular season, to the post-season comebacks over Houston and Tennessee, to the crowning glory of their triumphant victory in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. With sideline sound and in-game wires that put you right in the action, award-winning cinematography and pulse-pounding music, Super Bowl LIV Champions: Kansas City Chiefs is a must-have for every member of Chiefs Kingdom.
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