New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- May 03, 2020
Beau Geste Blu-ray Movie
Beau Gest
Kino Lorber | 1939 | 112 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their own sadistic commander than from the rebellious Arabs.
Action / Adventure / Drama / War
Trauma Center Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 87 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Alone and trapped in a locked-down hospital isolation ward overnight, an injured young woman must escape a pair of vicious killers who are after the only piece of evidence that can implicate them in a grisly murder - the bullet in her leg. Luckily, a veteran cop is assigned to protect her, and he becomes her protector as the night grows more dangerous.
Action / Thriller
- May 02, 2020
Bad Boys for Life Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 124 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Bad Boys for Life 4K Blu-ray Movie
IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 124 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Bad Boys for Life 4K Blu-ray Movie
IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2020 | 124 min | Rated R | Apr 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett must face off against a mother-and-son pair of drug lords who wreak vengeful havoc on their city.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper’s Daughter Blu-ray Movie
Manina, la fille sans voiles / Manina, the Girl in the Bikini
Eureka Entertainment | 1952 | 86 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Nov 13, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Brigitte Bardot stars as a lighthouse keeper's daughter who believes in a dressing light.
Adventure / Romance / Foreign
Ironweed Blu-ray Movie
Eureka Classics / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1987 | 143 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Dec 02, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An ex-ballplayer returns to his hometown, during the Depression, in the hope of finding peace.
Drama
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + 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
Line of Duty Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 100 min | Rated R | Jan 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Frank Penny, a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief’s 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming news channel is broadcasting Frank’s every move. While a city watches, Frank and Ava race against time in this explosive action-thriller.
Action / Thriller
The Hummingbird Project Blu-ray Movie
The Orchard | 2019 | 111 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Drama
- May 01, 2020
The Caper of the Golden Bulls Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1967 | 102 min | Not rated | Apr 28, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Peter Churchman stopped robbing banks a long time ago and is now living as a wealthy and respected citizen in Pamplona, Spain. But then his former companion Angela appears and blackmails him to help her robbing the Spanish National Bank of Pamplona. He gives in and develops a brilliant plan... Will this be then end of his comfortable life?
Action / Comedy / Crime / Heist
The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale Blu-ray Movie
대호 / Daeho
Eureka Entertainment | 2015 | 139 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 06, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An ex-sharpshooter for the Kingdom of Korea is hunting the country's last tiger. But Japanese forces and vicious local poachers also seek "The Four-Legged Mountain Lord," and will stop at nothing to claim their prey.
Action / Adventure / History / Thriller / Foreign
Resurrected Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1989 | 92 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Jan 27, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Presumed dead and given a military funeral with full honors after the Falklands War in 1982, a British soldier surprises many when he returns home alive claiming to be a victim of amnesia. Not believing his story, he is ostracized as a shameful deserter by the military and his community.
Drama / War
Shirley: Visions of Reality Blu-ray Movie
Montage Pictures / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 2013 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 19, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
13 of Edward Hopper's paintings are brought alive by the film, telling the story of a woman, whose thoughts, emotions and contemplations let us observe an era in American history. Shirley is a woman in America in the 1930s, '40s, '50s, and early '60s. A woman who would like to influence the course of history with her professional and socio political involvement.
Documentary
- April 30, 2020
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + 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
The Barefoot Contessa Blu-ray Movie
Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1954 | 130 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 12, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Romance / Melodrama
- April 29, 2020
Man in the Shadow Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1957 | 80 min | Not rated | Mar 17, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Virgil Renchler owns most of the town providing a thriving economy. When his men go too far and kill one of his migrant workmen, the sheriff goes after him even if it means his job and everyone else's.
Crime / Drama
Disturbing the Peace Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2020 | 91 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to do battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.
Action
Bloody Terror: The Shocking Cinema of Norman J Warren, 1976-1987 Blu-ray Movie
Satan’s Slave / Prey / Terror / Inseminoid / Bloody New Year | Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1976-1987 | 5 Movies | 438 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Satan's Slave Blu-ray Movie
Evil Heritage | Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1976 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 86 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were dead comes back to haunt her.
Horror