New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 22, 2020
Passport to Pimlico Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1949 | 84 min | Not rated | Dec 20, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Residents of a part of London declare independence, when they discover an old treaty. This leads to the need for a 'Passport to Pimlico'.
Comedy
The Titfield Thunderbolt Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 1953 | 84 min | Not rated | Dec 20, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line, a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company.
Comedy
Long Day's Journey Into Night 3D Blu-ray Movie
地球最后的夜晚 / Dì qiú zuì hòu de yè wǎn / Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 2018 | 139 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled 12 years earlier. As memories of an enigmatic and beautiful woman resurface - a woman he loved and whom he has never been able to forget - Luo Hongwu begins his search for her. Past and present, reality and dream interweave in Bi Gan's stunningly beautiful and highly innovative film noir.
Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Foreign
Chained for Life Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2018 | 91 min | Not rated | Jan 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.
Comedy / Drama
The Whisperers Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1967 | 106 min | Not rated | Jan 14, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
Dame Edith Evans won the Best Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle for her performance as a lonely old woman, alone in a slum apartment, whose "voices" tell her that she is plotted against. The "voices" are right - and no one will believe her.
Drama / Mystery
The Good Fairy Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1935 | 97 min | Not rated | Jan 14, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
When a brash movie theatre owner needs usherettes for his Budapest cinema, he recruits young Luisa Ginglebusher from a nearby orphanage. Encouraged by her kindly guardian to "spread your wings," Lu naively embarks on her quest to live the life of a fairy tale angel. Quickly encountering the debonair wolves that roam the sidewalks of Hungary, Lu randomly chooses a man to play the role of her husband: Dr. Max Sporum, a humble and idealistic lawyer. As Lu's simple ruse grows hopelessly complicated, the dreamy-eyed girl refuses to abandon the charade, determined to evade one suitor's wiley grasp, provide Max the prosperity he so deserves, and allow the opportunity for true love to enter her life.
Comedy / Romance
Gemini Man 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 117 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 14, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The story an older NSA agent who is trying to retire. He’s marked for death and learns that the man out to kill him is a younger cloned version of himself. Native 60fps (60Hz) movie with native 4K.
Action / Drama / Sci-Fi
- January 21, 2020
House by the River Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1950 | 88 min | Not rated | Jan 14, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
A deranged writer murders a maid after she resists his advances. The writer engages his brother's help in hiding the body, and then watches as the brother becomes the prime suspect.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2019 | 119 min | Rated PG | Jan 14, 2020 | Martin Liebman
The complex relationship of Maleficent and Aurora continues to be explored as they face new threats to the magical land of the Moors.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy
Jumanji 4K Blu-ray Movie
20th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1995 | 100 min | Rated PG | Dec 05, 2017 | Martin Liebman
When two kids play an old magic board-game they found, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle / Jumanji Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1995-2017 | 2 Movies | 223 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 04, 2018 | Martin Liebman
Jumanji - When young Alan Parrish discovers a mysterious board game, he doesn't realize its unimaginable powers, until he is magically transported before the eyes of his friend, Sarah, into the untamed jungles of Jumanji! 26 years later, Alan (Robin Wiliams) reunites with Sarah (Bonnie hunt) and, together with Judy (Kirsten Dunst) and Peter (Bradley Pierce), tries to outwit the game's powerful forces! Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Four teenagers in detention discover an old video game console with a game they never heard of. When they decide to play, they are immediately sucked into the jungle world of Jumanji in the bodies of their avatars (Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan). They'll have to complete the adventure of their lives filled with fun, thrills and danger or be stuck in the game forever!
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
Ulzana's Raid Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1972 | 103 min | Rated R | Jan 21, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After fierce war chief Ulzana and a small war party jump the reservation bent on murder and terror, an inexperienced young lieutenant is assigned to track him down.
Adventure / Western
Man in a Suitcase: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
Network | 1967-1968 | 1536 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Oct 14, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Richard Bradford stars as McGill, a discredited ex-CIA agent reduced to working as a private investigator. Now traveling the world as a gun for hire, McGill has an unorthodox approach and a strong sense of personal integrity that often brings him into conflict with both his employers and the authorities – and makes him more enemies than friends.
Action / Crime / Drama
Parasite Blu-ray Movie
기생충 / Gisaengchung / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2019 | 132 min | Rated R | Jan 28, 2020 | Martin Liebman
Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan.
Drama / Thriller / Dark humor / Foreign
Brick Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2005 | 110 min | Rated R | Jan 07, 2020 | Neil Lumbard
High school student Brendan Frye prefers to stay an outsider, until the day that his ex-girlfriend Emily reaches out to him unexpectedly and then vanishes. To find her, Brendan enlists the aid of his only true peer, The Brain, while keeping the assistant vice principal only occasionally informed of what quickly becomes a dangerous investigation.
Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery
Trespassers Blu-ray Movie
Hell Is Where the Home Is
Shout Factory | 2018 | 87 min | Not rated | Jan 07, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
Two dysfunctional couples rent a modern luxury desert home for the weekend hoping to sort out their messed-up lives. Just as they are about to settle in for a fun night, a neighbour turns up at their front door saying she has car trouble. And that's when the murderous trouble really starts.
Thriller
Night Patrol Blu-ray Movie
Scorpion Releasing | 1984 | 85 min | Rated R | Jan 14, 2020 | Brian Orndorf
A hapless police officer is transferred to the night shift even as he clandestinely pursues a career as a stand up comedian.
Comedy
Gags the Clown Blu-ray Movie
Music Box Films | 2018 | 90 min | Not rated | Dec 17, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
It's been eight days since the clown first showed up in Green Bay, WI. Now, over the course of one night, four different groups of people cross paths with the clown everyone calls "Gags" and his true intentions are finally revealed.
Comedy / Horror
- January 20, 2020
The Great McGinty Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1940 | 82 min | Not rated | Jan 14, 2020 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.
Comedy
Seven Days to Noon Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1950 | 94 min | Not rated | Nov 05, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When a scientist threatens to detonate a powerful bomb in the heart of London, Scotland Yard has just seven days to find him before it is too late.
Drama / Thriller