New Blu-ray Reviews

Destry Rides Again Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1939 | 94 min | Not rated | Apr 14, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The small town of Bottleneck is under the control of Kent, a power-hungry boss who gets control over the local cattle ranchers by winning a rigged game of cards. When the local sheriff questions the legitimacy of the game, Kent has him killed and names the town drunk, Dimsdale, as sheriff. What Kent doesn't know is that Dimsdale knows legendary lawman Tom Destry, who in turns sends his daring son Tom Destry Jr. to Bottleneck to save the day.

Comedy / Western

Cries of Pleasure Blu-ray Movie  

Gemidos de placer

Severin Films | 1983 | 86 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A Man invites a Woman to his house to live with him, just before the arrival of his wife who is coming back from the insane asylum.

Thriller / Erotic / Foreign

They Might Be Giants Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1971 | 91 min | Rated G | Jun 11, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

They Might be Giants chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in modern-day New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point. Dr. Watson follows Holmes across Manhattan and is, against her better judgment, drawn into the master detective's world of intrigue and danger. This is a sweet, goofy and fairly romantic film that asks the questions "Whose reality is right...and does it really matter?"

Comedy / Mystery / Romance

The Hellbenders Blu-ray Movie  

The Cruel Ones / I Crudeli

Kino Lorber | 1967 | 92 min | Not rated | Jan 07, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Following the Civil War, a Confederate colonel refuses to accept the South’s defeat and attempts to form an army to continue the war. Together with his sons, he steals a large war chest, which they then try to escort hidden in the coffin of an officer back to the South.

Action / Drama / Western / Foreign / Heist

Enigma Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 1982 | 102 min | Rated PG | Apr 09, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A CIA agent tries to infiltrate Soviet intelligence to stop a murderous diabolical plot.

Drama / Thriller

Paris Is Burning Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1990 | 77 min | Not rated | Feb 25, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing, and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.

Documentary

Salesman Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1968 | 91 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Four relentless door-to-door salesmen deal with constant rejection, homesickness, and inevitable burnout as they go across the country selling very expensive bibles to low-income Catholic families.

Documentary

Reflections in a Golden Eye Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1967 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 108 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Randy Miller III

"An army post in peacetime is a dull place.” But beneath the smooth surface of military routine, a deadly tension mounts between the Pendertons: he a hidebound career officer wrestling with inner demons, she a caged lioness needful of love, whatever the source. Their off-kilter relationship plays out under the voyeuristic gaze of a soldier soon to become the focal point of tragedy.

Drama / Romance / Thriller

Swift Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2019 | 89 min | Not rated | Apr 07, 2020 | Brian Orndorf

Thinking he is a seagull, a bird named Manou discovers that he is actually a swift who was adopted. When tragedy strikes, Manou sets off on a quest to learn his true identity -- and save his friends and family along the way.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family

The Big White Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2005 | 105 min | Rated R | May 14, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A black comedy centered on Paul Barnell, a down on his luck Alaska travel agent who's on the brink of bankruptcy and whose beloved wife, Margaret, is on the brink of insanity. So what's a nice guy with good intentions but bad business sense to do? The answer lies frozen in a dumpster outside of Barnell Great Escapes - a dead body Paul hopes to pass off as his long-lost brother Raymond and then collect on the life insurance. Unfortunately, investigator Ted Watters who's anxious to transfer back to the lower 48 with his girlfriend, isn't about to let Barnell walk away with a million bucks. Adding to Paul's avalanche of problems are two aspiring hit men-turned-kidnappers and the stunning return of the supposedly dead Raymond, who now has an ax to grind with his brother. Desperation is running high in the "big white," and if Paul is smart, he'll blow the snow, take the money and run...to South America.

Comedy / Crime / Drama

The Grudge Blu-ray Movie  

The Untold Chapter / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2019 | 94 min | Rated R | Mar 24, 2020 | Martin Liebman

A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that curses those who enter it with a violent death.

Horror / Thriller / Supernatural

Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Blu-ray Movie  

Anniversary Edition

Disney / Buena Vista | 1997 | 76 min | Rated G | Jul 17, 2018 | Martin Liebman

The original Disney classic inspired by the books of A.A. Milne is now available to own for the very first time on DVD. Once upon the last day of a golden summer, Christopher Robin prepares for an exciting event: his very first day of school! But he hasn't yet had a chance to tell Pooh, and when Christopher Robin doesn't show up to play at the usual time, Pooh sets off with Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and Rabbit on a brave quest across the Hundred Acre Wood to find him.

Adventure / Animation / Family

Alastair Sim's School for Laughter: 4 Classic Comedies Blu-ray Movie  

The Belles of St. Trinian's / School for Scoundrels / Laughter in Paradise / Hue and Cry

Film Movement | 1947-1960 | 4 Movies | 363 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Adventure / Comedy / Crime

The Belles of St. Trinian's Blu-ray Movie  

Film Movement | 1954 | 91 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

First in the series of films based on the cartoon creations of Ronald Searle. Miss Millicent Fritton, headmistress of St Trinian's School for Girls, attempts to stave off her creditors by 'looking after' the pocket money of a wealthy sheikh's daughter currently enrolled at the school, and investing it on the sheikh's horse, Arab Boy, in the local derby. Unfortunately, Miss Fritton's bookmaking brother Clarence has backed another horse, and kidnaps Arab Boy to ensure his own sizeable win. Miss Fritton enlists the help of disreputable boot boy Flash Harry, the teaching staff and the Old Girls in rescuing Arab Boy and returning him to the race.

Comedy / Comic book

School for Scoundrels Blu-ray Movie  

Film Movement | 1960 | 94 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Endlessly finding himself on the wrong end of a situation, businessman Henry Palfrey seeks help at the College of Lifemanship run by the cunning Mr. Potter. An ideal pupil, it doesn't take long before Henry's picked up a few good tricks and sets out to show the world he's a winner. Taking aim at everyone who beat him in the past, he ultimately focuses on the ultra-charming bachelor who stole his girlfriend. As he discovers revenge can be quite enjoyable, the much improved Henry will soon learn what it really means to be a success.

Comedy

Laughter in Paradise Blu-ray Movie  

Film Movement | 1951 | 93 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a millionaire practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs who must carry out his zany instructions to cash in.

Comedy

Hue and Cry Blu-ray Movie  

Film Movement | 1947 | 82 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A bunch of crooks use a comic paper, featuring stories penned by Felix H. Wilkinson (Alastair Sim), to pass on coded messages for robberies. When the comic's readership, a bunch of East End boys, discover what's going on they go to the police. The local constabulary, however, are no help, and so the plucky lads set out to foil the robbers themselves.

Adventure / Comedy / Crime

Mirror Mirror Blu-ray Movie  

Dark Force Entertainment | 1990 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Shy teenager Megan moves to a new town with her widowed mother and quickly becomes the most unpopular girl in high school. But when she starts to communicate with a mysterious mirror, her tormentors begin to meet with a horrifying series of 'accidents'. Is the mirror a reflection of Megan's own inner demons... or has she unwittingly opened the doorway of the damned?

Horror / Thriller

George of the Jungle Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 1997 | 92 min | Rated PG | Aug 13, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of human relationships, while Ursula's lover Lyle is looking for her and the one who took her. After they are found, Ursula takes George to the USA.

Adventure / Comedy / Family

The Current War Blu-ray Movie  

Director's Cut / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2017 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman

Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.

Biography / Drama / History