New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- May 14, 2020
The Mask of Zorro 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1998 | 138 min | Rated PG-13 | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife, and his precious daughter.
Action / Adventure / Romance / Western / Period
- May 13, 2020
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Blu-ray Movie
Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse / Masters of Cinema
Eureka Entertainment | 1960 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | May 11, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A reporter is killed in his car on his way to work. Inspector Kras gets a call from his informant Peter Cornelius, a blind fortune-teller, who had a vision of the crime but not the perpetrator. Meanwhile, Henry Travers, a rich American industrialist, checks into the Luxor Hotel, which has been outfitted by the Nazis during World War II to spy on people in every room. He becomes involved with Marian Menil who is being threatened by her evil clubfooted husband. Hieronymus B. Mistelzweig, purportedly a salesman, who is also a guest in the hotel always seems to be lurking about. These disparate characters eventually get together to solve what appears to be the re-emergence of the long-dead Dr. Mabuse.
Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Devils' Line: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2018 | 325 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 27, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Everything you thought you knew about vampires is wrong. They can walk in the daylight and holy water doesn't burn them. In fact, vampires can pass as normal humans so perfectly that even other vampires have trouble spotting them. Until they drink human blood, that is; then they transform into monstrous beasts who mindlessly rape and murder. But not all vampires are evil. The secret task force that patrols Tokyo's vampire population has several fanged operatives, including half-human Yuki Anzai, who believes that his human heritage lets him resist his species' basest cravings. But after Yuki rescues college student Tsukasa Taira from a vampire stalker, he realizes that he's succumbing to urges he's never felt before. And like moths to the flame, he and Tsukasa find themselves being pulled into a potentially fatal attraction in DEVILS' LINE!
Anime / Romance / Thriller / Comic book / Foreign
Criss Cross Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1949 | 88 min | Not rated | Jul 23, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A man tries to save his fickle ex-wife from her criminal lover.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller
War of the Worlds 4K Blu-ray Movie
15th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2005 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | May 19, 2020 | Martin Liebman
An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
- May 12, 2020
Bloodshot Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine - Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Bloodshot 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | May 05, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine - Bloodshot. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2020 | 109 min | Rated R | May 12, 2020 | Randy Miller III
After splitting up with The Joker, Harley Quinn and three other female superheroes - Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya - come together to save the life of a little girl from an evil crime lord.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Comic book
Tone-Deaf Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 88 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A woman goes to the countryside to spend a quiet weekend after losing her job and having her last complicated relationship implode. She rents a country house to an old-fashioned widower, who struggles to hide his pyschopatic tendencies.
Comedy / Horror / Thriller
- May 11, 2020
The Man Between Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1953 | 103 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Englishwoman Susanne Mallinson visits postwar Berlin as the guest of her brother, Major Martin Mallinson, and his wife Bettina, whom he met during his initial stay in Berlin as a British Army doctor. Their union seems content, but Susanne soon notices Bettina has a closely guarded secret, one she is hiding both from her and from Martin. The secret involves a suave former German soldier who was wrongly presumed dead after 1944.
Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller
D-Day: Normandy 1944 4K Blu-ray Movie
75th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Shout Factory | 2014 | 43 min | Rated G | May 05, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
June 6, 1944: The largest Allied operation of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944 brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the first time. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944 pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom… A duty of memory, a duty of gratitude.
Documentary / History / War
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + 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
- May 10, 2020
Maniac 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Blue Underground | 1980 | 87 min | Not rated | May 26, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A deeply disturbed man, prowls the seedy streets of New York City to stalk and slaughter innocent young women.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Hang 'Em High Blu-ray Movie
50th Anniversary Edition | Shout Select #57
Shout Factory | 1968 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 11, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesn't die. He returns to his former profession of lawman to hunt down his lynchers and bring them to justice.
Western
Dolly Dearest Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1991 | 94 min | Rated R | May 26, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.
Horror / Thriller
Pale Blood Blu-ray Movie
Standard Edition / Blu-ray + DVD
Vinegar Syndrome | 1990 | 94 min | Rated R | May 26, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Michael Fury is a vampire. But contrary to myth and legend, he does not stalk innocent victims to drain them of blood - and life - rather he only drinks what he needs to survive. But when a vicious, and very human, killer begins murdering young women in Los Angeles by biting them and draining their blood, sparking fears that a vampire is prowling the city, Michael realizes that it will be up to him to unmask the fiend behind these deaths to save the good name of his vampire brethren.
Horror / Supernatural
Where's My Roy Cohn? Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 17, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump. This thriller-like exposé connects the dots, revealing how a deeply troubled master manipulator shaped our current American nightmare.
Documentary / History
- May 09, 2020
Someone Behind the Door Blu-ray Movie
Quelqu'un derrière la porte
Kino Lorber | 1971 | 97 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe that the cheating wife is his own and to take the "appropriate" action.
Crime / Drama / Psychological thriller / Foreign
Top Gun Blu-ray Movie
Remastered / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 1986 | 109 min | Rated PG | May 19, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School is where the best of the best train to refine their elite flying skills. When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the school, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman. But Maverick isn't only competing to be the top fighter pilot, he's also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor.
Action / Drama / Romance
The Curse of the Werewolf Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1961 | 93 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
In Spain, Leon is born on Christmas day to a mute servant girl who was raped by a beggar. His mother dies giving birth and he is looked after by Don Alfredo and his housekeeper Teresa. As a child, Leon becomes a werewolf after having been taken hunting. As a young man, he works in a wine cellar and falls in love with the owner's daughter Cristina. One full moon, he transforms again and terrorizes the town...
Drama / Horror / Thriller