New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 22, 2020
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 875 min | Not rated | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Enter another dimension with Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg’s modern take on the all-time classic. Hosted by Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Jordan Peele, each of these ten Season One episodes of the CBS All Access Original Series is its own mesmerizing, mind-bending journey into another dimension. Featuring contemporary, socially conscious storytelling, this anthology includes standout cast members like Oscar nominee Kumail Nanjiani in his Emmy nominated role, Seth Rogen, Tracy Morgan, Greg Kinnear, Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott, DeWanda Wise, Zazie Beetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Cho, and others.
Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Color Out of Space 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
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
Solstice Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Restoration
Nitestar Productions | 1993 | 47 min | Unrated | Dec 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
For some people, the coldest, loneliest night of the year falls on Christmas Eve. "Solstice" tells the story of one of those people, Nick Allman, a disillusioned young man who has lost touch with the true spirit of the holidays. Set in Chicago on Christmas Eve, it follows his day from morning till midnight as he encounters a variety of characters who help renew his belief in a season where everyone's expectations run high.
Drama / Holiday
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Blu-ray Movie
Baron Prášil
Criterion | 1961 | 85 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov
The adventures of the legendary, boastful baron, whose whirlwind exploits take him from the moon to eighteenth-century Turkey to the belly of a whale and beyond.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Foreign
Doctor Sleep 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 152 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Years later following the events of "The Shining", now-adult Danny meets a young girl with similar powers as his and tries to protect her from a cult.
Horror / Mystery / Psychological thriller / Supernatural
- February 21, 2020
Breathless Blu-ray Movie
Second Sight | 1983 | 100 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 26, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, stealing a car to drive to L.A. On the way, he shoots a police officer. When he makes it to L.A., he stays with Monica, a girl he has only known for a few days. As the police get closer to him, the crimes escalate.
Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
21 Bridges Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 100 min | Rated R | Feb 18, 2020 | Martin Liebman
A disgraced detective in the NYPD is given a shot at redemption.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Crooklyn Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1994 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 04, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A jazz musician whose career has faded and his wife, a schoolteacher, raise their family and cope with financial hardship in Brooklyn in the 1970s. They have five children: a bright and introspective daughter named Troy and four sons with a habit of causing trouble.
Comedy / Drama / Coming of age
Jungle Fever Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1991 | 132 min | Rated R | Feb 04, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Friends and family of a married black architect react in different ways to his affair with an Italian secretary.
Drama / Romance
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