New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 21, 2020
Color Out of Space Blu-ray Movie
RLJ Entertainment | 2019 | 110 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Randy Miller III
After a meteorite lands in the front yard of their farm, a family find themselves battling a mutant extraterrestrial organism.
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
Midway 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 138 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 18, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of the battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the soldiers who fought it.
Action / Drama / History / War
The Anne Bancroft Collection Blu-ray Movie
Don't Bother to Knock / The Miracle Worker / The Pumpkin Eater / The Graduate / Fatso / To Be or Not to Be / Agnes of God / 84 Charing Cross Road
Shout Factory | 1952-1987 | 8 Movies | 804 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Featuring a wealth of bonus features and a 20-page booklet Celebrate the extraordinary film career of Anne Bancroft in this first-ever collection of some of her most iconic performances. From Annie Sullivan to Mrs. Robinson, and from Helen Hanff to Anna Bronski, this Oscar-winning (1962: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Miracle Worker) and profoundly versatile actress delivered some of the most poignant and sharply comic characters in modern film. The Anne Bancroft Collection pays homage to one of the greatest talents of her generation.
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Family / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / War / Dark humor / Coming of age
The Miracle Worker Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1962 | 106 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.
Biography / Drama
- February 20, 2020
Accident Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1967 | 105 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two Oxford students, William and Anna, crash their car outside their professor Stephen's house. The lecturer finds William dead and Anna in shock, and the horrifying spectacle in front of him triggers memories of their previous meetings. It transpires that Anna had been having an affair with one of the professor's colleagues, and, in a flashback to a Sunday dinner party, it is revealed what part Stephen had to play in the fall-out from the relationship. Harold Pinter provides the script for Joseph Losey's examination of emotional tumult amongst the dreaming spires.
Drama / Romance
Dragonfly Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 2002 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman
After his wife is killed while performing relief work in Central America, a doctor's patients begin delivering messages from her from the afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost soul mate wants, the doctor is forced to accept the impossible.
Drama / Mystery / Supernatural
Wild Child / Life Happens Blu-ray Movie
Comedy Double Feature
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2008-2011 | 2 Movies | 199 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2020 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
Wild Child Blu-ray Movie
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2008 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Teen
L!fe Happens Blu-ray Movie
Life Happens
Mill Creek Entertainment | 2011 | 101 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman
Unabashed party girl, Kim, is in for a rush of reality after a one night stand results in unexpected motherhood. Clearly not ready for the dating "buzz kill" that having a baby can bring, Kim eventually comes to realize that being a good parent to a precious little boy has its own rewards...
Comedy
Summer of Sam Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1999 | 142 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller / Period
Midway Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 138 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 18, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The story of the battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the soldiers who fought it.
Action / Drama / History / War
Mo' Better Blues Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1990 | 129 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic life.
Drama / Music
- February 19, 2020
The Crew Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2000 | 88 min | Rated PG-13 | May 15, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Back in the days when mobsters were larger than life, none lived bigger than Bobby, "Bats", "The Brick" and "Mouth". But now well into retirement, the old crew find themselves suddenly facing eviction from their run-down Miami Beach hotel - The Raj Mahal. That's when they decided there's only one thing left to do - turn back the clock and pull one last "hit" in order to save their home.
Comedy / Crime
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 109 min | Rated PG | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The story of Fred Rogers, the honored host and creator of the popular children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968).
Biography / Drama
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 4K Blu-ray Movie
IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2019 | 109 min | Rated PG | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The story of Fred Rogers, the honored host and creator of the popular children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968).
Biography / Drama
Swamp Thing: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 489 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 11, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Abby Arcane returns home to Marais, Louisiana, to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, where she develops a bond with disgraced scientist Alec Holland. After Holland tragically dies, Abby discovers the mysteries of the swamp and that Holland may not be dead after all.
Action / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2016 | 101 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 25, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Coming of age
To Be or Not to Be Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1983 | 107 min | Rated PG | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when what should intrude but World War II in the form of an invasion. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes back on a Secret Mission, the actor takes charge and comes up with a plan for them to escape.
Comedy / Drama / War
- February 18, 2020
The Criminal Blu-ray Movie
Concrete Jungle
Kino Lorber | 1960 | 97 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
No synopsis for this title.
Crime / Drama
The Sting II Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1983 | 102 min | Rated PG | Feb 11, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Get ready for the next Sting! Those incredible con men are at it again and setting their next scheme in motion. The Depression is over and everybody wants an even bigger piece of the action. It's twist after twist as Gondorff (Jackie Gleason), Hooker (Mac Davis) and Countess Veronique (Teri Garr) try to out sting both Doyle Lonnegan (Oliver Reed), the notorious gangster previously stung by this group and now out for revenge and profit, and Macalinski (Karl Malden), a local racketeer. It's the con to outdo all cons, and someone's finally going to get stung... but who?
Comedy / Crime