New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 29, 2020
First Men in the Moon Blu-ray Movie
Umbrella Entertainment | 1964 | 103 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
H.G. Wells’ fantastic account of life on the moon is vividly brought to the screen by special effects master Ray Harryhausen in this amazing sci-fi epic featuring extraterrestrial creatures. The film begins with a team of United Nations astronauts planning an upcoming moon mission. The astronauts are both confused and intrigued by a man (Edward Judd) who claims he, his fiancée and a scientist journeyed to the moon 65 years ago and were attacked by "Selenites," grotesque, human-like ant forms that live in immense crystal caverns. Now it’s up to the U.N. team to attempt a lunar landing that could be more horrifying than ever believed possible. Directed by Nathan Juran (Attack of the 50-Foot Woman), First Men In The Moon also stars Martha Hyer and Lionel Jeffries.
Adventure / Sci-Fi
20 Million Miles to Earth Blu-ray Movie
Umbrella Entertainment | 1957 | 83 min | Rated PG | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
When an American spaceship crash-lands off the coast of Sicily, a rescue team discovers that the crew has brought back a gelatinous mass that soon hatches and evolves into a strange bi-ped creature which increases in size rapidly. Soon 20-feet tall, the creature rampages through Rome before being destroyed as it seeks refuge in the Colosseum.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Playing with Fire Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 96 min | Rated PG | Feb 04, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A crew of rugged fighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
Comedy
- January 28, 2020
Secret Friends Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1991 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Feb 24, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
Drama / Fantasy
Matewan Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1987 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 29, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Drama / History
Heist Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 2001 | 109 min | Rated R | Dec 17, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A career thief and his team plan a complex robbery of a shipment of Swiss gold bullion from a cargo plane, but their fence insists that his cocky nephew join the team to keep an eye on the job—and possibly to steal the gold for his uncle.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Heist
- January 27, 2020
Orphans Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1998 | 101 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 27, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Four grown up children come together the night before the funeral of their mother in Glasgow. While Thomas sings a tribute in the local pub, a fight breaks out and Michael is stabbed. John wants to avenge his brother, while Thomas goes to chapel with his sister Sheila for an all-night vigil. Even here, though, is not safe, as a storm tears the roof from the church. Each sibling must find their own way to come to terms with their grief during a turbulent long, dark night of mishaps and misunderstandings. After an emotional and traumatic night, the siblings eventually reunite in grief.
Comedy / Drama
Krypton: The Complete Second & Final Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 420 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 14, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Set two generations before the destruction of the legendary Man of Steel’s home planet, Krypton follows Superman’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized and shamed — as he fights to redeem his family’s honor and save his beloved world from chaos.
Action / Drama / Comic book
The Immortal Story Blu-ray Movie
Une histoire immortelle / English and French versions
Criterion | 1968 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 58 min | Not rated | Aug 30, 2016 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A sailor bets he can seduce a wealthy man's wife, not knowing the man has hired a woman to play the role.
Drama / Romance / Foreign
- January 26, 2020
Museo Blu-ray Movie
Museum
Kino Lorber | 2018 | 126 min | Not rated | Jan 21, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
In 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
Motherless Brooklyn Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 144 min | Rated R | Jan 28, 2020 | Randy Miller III
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, Motherless Brooklyn follows Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Period
- January 25, 2020
Harriet Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 28, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Based on the story of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity.
Biography / Drama / History
High-Ballin' Blu-ray Movie
Death Toll
Kino Lorber | 1978 | 100 min | Rated PG | Jan 21, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Two truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business.
Action / Comedy / Drama
Countdown Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 21, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A young nurse downloads an app that claims to predict exactly when a person is going to die. It tells her she only has three days to live, and she also feels a mysterious figure haunting her.
Horror / Thriller
Speed 2: Cruise Control Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 1997 | 125 min | Rated PG-13 | May 06, 2014 | Martin Liebman
A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Romance / Thriller
My Bloody Valentine Blu-ray Movie
Remastered | Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1981 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 93 min | Rated R | Feb 11, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Twenty years ago in a sleepy mining town, a fatal mining disaster occurred on Valentine's Day. Now a deranged murderer is killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Rabid Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2019 | 108 min | Not rated | Feb 04, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
After a young woman, Rose, suffers a disfiguring traffic accident, she undergoes an experimental stem-cell treatment that leads to unintended consequences.
Horror / Sci-Fi
- January 24, 2020
Young People's Concerts Vol. 2 Blu-ray Movie
New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
C MAJOR | 1958-1972 | 945 min | Rated G | Jan 24, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Young Peoples Concerts Vol. 2 comprises 17 episodes of the legendary series.
Music
- January 23, 2020
The Jungle Book 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2016 | 105 min | Rated PG | Jan 14, 2020 | Martin Liebman
An orphan boy is raised in the Jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear and a black panther.
Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy
The Battle of Jangsari Blu-ray Movie
장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들 / Blu-ray + DVD
Well Go USA | 2019 | 108 min | Not rated | Jan 28, 2020 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A depiction of the Battle of Incheon during the Korean War in 1950.
Action / Drama / War / Foreign