New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- April 04, 2020
Munchhausen Blu-ray Movie
Münchhausen
Kino Lorber | 1943 | 134 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A 1940's descendant (Hans Albers) of an eccentric German Baron recounts some of his ancestor's enhanced, exaggerated, and grandly unrealistic stories as he searches the world for the secret of eternal life.
Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2016 | 134 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. With help from the Rebels, a master swordsman, and non-allied forces, Jyn will be in for something bigger than she thinks.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Blood and Sand Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1922 | 104 min | Not rated | Feb 11, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Juan is the son of a poor widow in Seville. Against his mother's wishes he pursues a career as toreador. He rapidly gains national prominence, and takes his childhood sweetheart Carmen as his bride. He meets the Marquis' daughter Dona Sol, and finds himself in the awkward position of being in love with two women, which threatens the stability of his family and his position in society.
Drama / Romance
Dziga Vertov: The Man with the Movie Camera and Other Newly-Restored Works Blu-ray Movie
Flicker Alley | 1924-1934 | 279 min | Not rated | Jun 02, 2015 | Neil Lumbard
A cameraman travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.
Documentary / History / Short / Foreign
The Bolshevik Trilogy Blu-ray Movie
Mother / The End of St. Petersburg / Storm Over Asia | Мать / Конец Санкт-Петербурга / Потомок Чингиз-хана
Flicker Alley | 1926-1928 | 3 Movies | 291 min | Not rated | Mar 10, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A collection of silent era films by director Vsevolod Pudovkin.
Drama / War
Storm Over Asia Blu-ray Movie
Flicker Alley | 1928 | 114 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
In 1918 a simple Mongolian herdsman escapes to the hills after brawling with a western capitalist fur trader who cheats him. In 1920 he helps the partisans fight for the Soviets against the occupying army. However he is captured when the army tries to requisition cattle from the herdsmen at the same time as the commandant meets with the reincarnated Grand Lama. After being shot, the army discovers an amulet that suggests he was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. They find him still alive, so the army restores his health and plans to use him as the head of a Mongolian puppet regime.
Drama / War / Foreign
The End of St. Petersburg Blu-ray Movie
Flicker Alley | 1927 | 85 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
A peasant comes to St. Petersburg to find work. He unwittingly helps in the arrest of an old village friend who is now a labor leader. The unemployed peasant is also arrested and sent to fight in World War I. After three years, he returns ready for revolution.
Drama / Foreign
Mother Blu-ray Movie
Flicker Alley | 1926 | 89 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard
The Film Version of Gorki's Great Story of the 1905 Revolution.
Drama
- April 03, 2020
Highway Racer Blu-ray Movie
Poliziotto Sprint / IGCC No. 21
Camera Obscura | 1977 | 101 min | Not rated | Feb 17, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A hot-shot police driver has more guts than brains, often landing him in hot water with his middle-aged mentor, who was once a legendary police interceptor responsible for numerous large scale arrests. (IMDB)
Action / Crime / Foreign
The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers Blu-ray Movie
Flicker Alley | 1917-1940 | 17 Movies | 288 min | Not rated | Jul 09, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
What for some audiences may be a delightful introduction, and others a fresh re-discovery, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers offers a rare portal into the imagination of one of the great innovators and creators of early cinema. Featuring new 2K transfers and new discoveries never been seen before, Flicker Alley, in association with Lobster Films and Blackhawk Films®, invite you to experience the genius of cartoonist, animator, director, and comedian Charley Bowers. Beginning as an animator in 1915, Bowers soon turned to mixing live-action with puppet animation, producing a score of mini-masterpieces, often featuring himself (billed in France as Bricolo). Forgotten for decades, a few of these films were miraculously rediscovered in the late 1960s by archivist Raymond Borde of the Toulouse Cinémathèque in France. Over the past ten years, thanks to additional materials from the Library of Congress, Národní filmový archiv, EYE Film Institute, Cinémathèque française, MoMA, and many other archives and collectors throughout the world, the legacy of Charley Bowers has been brought back to life using the most recent restoration technologies. Lobster Films scanned the best available sources with their original intertitles, and performed an extensive digital restoration of each short. Featuring recent additions to the previous 2015 release, The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers includes new scores from Donald Sosin and Neil Brand. This is a gift for comedy lovers and animation enthusiasts of all ages!
Comedy / Short
The Pink Panther Cartoon Collection: Volume 6 Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1978-1980 | 160 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
The Pink Panther is a heroic, moral cartoon cat with pink fur and the manners of an English aristocrat. He only becomes flustered or angry at obtuse or offensive humans who try to disrupt his existence, or at troublesome gadgets, rodents, or insects. In most of his cartoons, he stumbles into a difficult situation and stoically endeavors to make the best of it. Episodes of this series feature three theatrical cartoons, two with the Pink Panther, and one featuring the Inspector, a cartoon version of the accident-prone, bumbling French detective, Inspector Clouseau, played in movies by Peter Sellers. The Inspector is often assisted by a Spanish gendarme, Sergeant Deux-Deux, and together they fallibly battle villains of all shapes and sizes in various parts of the world, always on the orders of the long-suffering Surete Commissioner.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Short
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 1994-1995 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Mar 03, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Sensui’s tunnel to the Demon World is on the brink of completion, but Yusuke continues to fight, even after death! The power of an ancestral demon awakens inside the Spirit Detective, bringing him back to finish the battle. Now, the Spirit World is after his head, the Demon World wants him to fulfill his destiny, and an ancient war between three demonic rulers tears Yusuke, Kurama, and Hiei apart. Will order ever be restored to the worlds?
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 1993-1994 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Jan 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
The Dark Tournament has come down to a final grudge match and Yusuke's full wrath is unleashed as a friend's blood stains the arena floor. But there will be no time for rest or recovery as kidnapping follows victory and further intrigue threatens the boundary between worlds. A tunnel is being carved, and when completed it will lay waste to the World of the Living. There are seven who seek an age of destruction and chaos, and hero must battle fallen hero.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 1993 | 700 min | Rated TV-PG | Nov 05, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Survival is the order of the day as Yusuke and his allies face off against the worst of the worst in the Demon World. Locked into the fierce competition of The Dark Tournament, there’s more than the fighters’ lives on the line! Everything turns grim when a demon from the past is reawakened. Plus, the deadly Toguro brothers enter the ring, and a mysterious masked fighter steps in. Who will survive this tournament of suffering?
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
FUNimation Entertainment | 1992-1993 | 660 min | Rated TV-PG | Sep 03, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Yusuke Urameshi is nothing more than a 14-year-old trouble-causing-punk, who's always ready for a fight! But a single, selfless act results in Yusuke sacrificing his life for another person. Now, he's been given a second chance at life, instead of spending time in the afterlife. Put to work as a Spirit Realm Detective with amazing powers, he's tasked with tracking down demons and humans who desire to rule over the three realms of reality.
Action / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Supernatural / Martial arts / Comic book / Foreign
Ip Man 4: The Finale Blu-ray Movie
Yip Man 4 / Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2019 | 105 min | Not rated | Apr 21, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.
Action / Biography / Drama / History / Martial arts / Foreign
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2005 | 140 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The galaxy is weary after three long years of war. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have become legendary heroes in their campaigns against the droid forces of the evil General Grievous. Anakin and his secret wife, Padme Amidala, have been separated for months, and he finally reunites with her to learn that she is pregnant. He is plagued by visions of her dying in childbirth, haunting images of a possible future. Anakin is determined to stop her from dying--no matter the cost. This leads Anakin down a dark path to commit terrible deeds. Obi-Wan Kenobi must face his former apprentice in a ferocious lightsaber duel on the fieryworld of Mustafar.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic
- April 02, 2020
Endless Night Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1972 | 99 min | Not rated | Mar 24, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Based on an Agatha Christie suspense novel; a newly-wed couple are threatened after building their dream home on cursed land.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Kwaidan Blu-ray Movie
怪談 | Kaidan | Masters of Cinema | Limited Edition
Eureka Entertainment | 1965 | 183 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Apr 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2002 | 143 min | Rated PG | Mar 31, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of star systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is made on Senator Padmé Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to investigate while twenty-year-old Jedi apprentice Anakin Skywalker is assigned to protect her. In the course of his mission, Anakin discovers his love for Padmé as well as his own darker side. Soon, Anakin, Padmé, and Obi-Wan Kenobi are drawn into the heart of the Separatist movement and the beginning of the Clone Wars.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Epic