New Blu-ray Reviews

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 115 min | Rated R | Nov 12, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A big-time thief in hiding hooks up with a goofy young drifter. He then gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Heist

The Divine Fury Blu-ray Movie  

사자 / Saja / Blu-ray + DVD

Well Go USA | 2019 | 129 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After losing his father at a young age in a terrible accident, Yong-hu (Park) abandons his Christian faith and chooses to only believe in himself. Now as an adult, Yong-hu is a champion fighter and has everything he has ever wanted, that is until mysterious wounds appear in the palms of his hands. He solicits help from a local priest Father Ahn (Ahn), hoping the priest can help relieve him of the painful markings only to find himself in the middle of a dangerous fight against otherworldly evil forces seeking to wreak havoc on the human world.

Action / Horror / Sport / Thriller / Martial arts / Foreign

Sudden Terror Blu-ray Movie  

Eyewitness

Kino Lorber | 1970 | 92 min | Rated PG | Oct 15, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Witnessing an assassination, a boy claims the assassins are hunting him. With his older sister, the pair escape numerous attacks and are aided by their grandfather and a resourceful young bystander even under the spectre of martial law.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition with Bonus Disc

Disney / Buena Vista | 2010 | 822 min | Rated TV-14 | Aug 24, 2010 | Neil Lumbard

After a somewhat mysterious sequence of events, an oceanic flight from Sydney to LA crashes on what appears to be a deserted island. The chance of being found and rescued is fairly small, so the survivors have to cope with a set of challenges. They have to learn to survive on the island, a mysterious place with enough dangers on its own. Also, they have to learn to live with each other if any success is to be expected. And finally, they have to live with themselves and their pasts. Interwoven with the events on the islands are flashbacks to the pasts of 14 main characters. Step by step, we learn a little more about their diverse and unexpected pasts as the group's quest to survive takes shape.

Action / Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural

Spirited Away Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition | Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi / Blu-ray + CD

Shout Factory | 2001 | 125 min | Rated PG | Nov 12, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

On their way to their new home, a young girl, Chihiro, and her parents stumble into what appears to be an abandoned theme park. But all is not as it seems, as the theme park is a bath-house for the spirits, and not a place where humans are welcome. Chihiro must fend for herself and rescue her parents, as they have been turned to pigs as punishment for eating the food meant for the gods.

Adventure / Anime / Family / Fantasy / Supernatural / Foreign / Surreal

Out of the Blue Blu-ray Movie  

ClassicFlix | 1947 | 85 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

If when the cat’s away the mice will play... then henpecked husband Arthur Earthleigh is due for a real rave-up of a weekend when his domineering wife Mae (Carole Landis) goes out of town to visit her sister. After dropping off his wife at Grand Central Station, Arthur (George Brent) plans to dine alone at a local restaurant, but unexpectedly meets up with tipsy flibbertigibbet Olive Jensen (Ann Dvorak) and later invites her back to his place for a nightcap. It’s all perfectly innocent, of course, but Olive has a tendency to ignore any sign that she’s worn out her welcome. And although she seems to have an iron constitution, Olive soon confesses that she’s subject to fainting spells — a fact Arthur ignores as he later believes he’s killed her when she succumbs to one of her “episodes.” To avoid scandal, Arthur moves the unconscious Olive to the terrace of his neighbor David Galleo (Turhan Bey) and is doubly pleased in doing so because he’s been trying to evict the bohemian artist and his vexing dog Rabelais. But David and girlfriend Deborah (Virginia Mayo) are on to his scheme and think up their own plot to ensure that Arthur won’t be pushing for dispossession any time soon. A delightful comedy that echoes the classic screwball farces of the 1930s, Out of the Blue features Carole Landis in one of her final roles (also playing against type as the disapproving Mae) before her tragic passing in 1948, and both Turhan Bey and Virginia Mayo who make an attractive couple as they’re swept up in the insanity. But it’s Ann Dvorak who steals the show as the delightful Olive… the infuriatingly funny and unstoppable force who turns poor Arthur’s world upside down. Author Vera Caspary, whose works were adapted for such classic films as Laura and A Letter to Three Wives, wrote the story and co-scripted Out of the Blue which was directed by screwball comedy veteran Leigh Jason.

Comedy

Batman Beyond: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1999-2001 | 4 Movies | 1171 min | Rated TV-Y7-FV | Oct 29, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Crime / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book

Deep Space Blu-ray Movie  

SOLD OUT

Scorpion Releasing | 1988 | 91 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

An American satellite with a new biological weapon gets out of control and crashes onto US territory. A slimy monster emerges and manages to escape, killing everyone who crosses his path. Police Lieutenant McLemore gets the job to stop the killing machine.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Conduct Unbecoming Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1975 | 107 min | Rated PG | May 14, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Based on a play by Barry England, the British Conduct Unbecoming revolves around a sexual violation--which may or may not have occurred. In British India, highborn Mrs. Scarlett (Susannah York) accuses 2nd Lt. Millington, a Bengal Lancer officer (James Faulkner) of raping her. Lieutenant Arthur Drake (Michael York) is assigned to defend Lt. Millington in a trial held behind closed doors to avoid scandal. Colonel Strang (Trevor Howard.) is a martinet judge who presses for a conviction, only to have his determination shaken by the introduction of new evidence. Conduct Unbecoming has the look and feel of a decades-old stage production, but the dialogue and performances provide a strictly contemporary slant.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

When We Were Kings Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1996 | 87 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The true story of the "Rumble in the Jungle" fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire.

Documentary / Sport

Scorpio Films: The Dutch Sex Wave Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Cult Epics | 1969-1975 | 4 Movies | 362 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

No synopsis for this title.

Drama / Horror / Romance / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign

The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Buenos Aires Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1998 | 141 min | Not rated | Nov 08, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Humble Pie: Life and Times of Steve Marriott Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + CD

Cleopatra | 2000 | 66 min | Not rated | Nov 08, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Life and Times of Steve Marriott is a compelling documentary about one of rock's most dynamic, exciting, and sadly; unsung heroes of rock and roll. Showcasing revelatory interviews with Humble Pie's Peter Frampton, Jerry Shirley, and Greg Ridley, the Black Crowes's Chris Robinson, Rick Nielsen and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, John Waite, Bad Company/Free drummer Simon Kirke, Quiet Riot's Kevin Dubrow, Ricky Byrd and Marriott historian John Heller among others, the documentary vividly tells the tale of Steve's tragically short life via the use of previously unseen photos, memorabilia, and home movies. Rare fiery performance footage of The Small Faces and Humble Pie frames the action, drawing the viewer closer to this wonderful and underrated artist.

Documentary / Music

Snow Falling on Cedars Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1999 | 127 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 05, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

A murder trial has upset the quiet community of San Piedro, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy.

Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller

The Blue Knight Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1973 | 188 min | Not rated | Dec 18, 2018 | Randy Miller III

Bumper Morgan is a veteran Los Angeles Police Dept. street cop. He is due to retire after 20 years on the job, but is not letting up on the criminal element on his beat.

Action / Crime / Drama

Yesterday Was a Lie Blu-ray Movie  

IndiePix Films | 2008 | 89 min | Rated PG | Nov 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hoyle, a girl with a sharp mind and a weakness for bourbon, finds herself on the trail of a reclusive genius. But her work takes a series of unforeseen twists as events around her grow increasingly fragmented... disconnected... surreal. With an ethereal lounge singer and her loyal partner as her only allies, Hoyle is plunged into a dark world of intrigue and earth-shattering cosmological secrets. Haunted by an ever-present shadow whom she is destined to face, Hoyle discovers that the most powerful force in the universe -- the power to bend reality, the power to know the truth -- lies within the depths of the human heart.

Drama / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi

Amityville: The Cursed Collection Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1989-1996 | 4 Movies | 379 min | Not rated | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

One of the most popular horror franchises of the 80s and 90s, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR series was given new life by producer Steve White who moved the narrative from dreary Long Island to sunny California, with his four ‘cursed objects' themed installments, collected here on home video for the very first time in Amityville: The Cursed Collection!

Horror

Amityville Dollhouse Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1996 | 97 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

When they stumbled upon it, abandoned in a shed in their new home, both Bill and Claire Martin agreed it was the perfect gift for their little girl Jessica - a beautiful Victorian dollhouse. The dollhouse is a chilling replica of the original Amityville house.

Horror

Amityville: A New Generation Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1993 | 92 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A homeless person gives an old mirror that used to reside in the Amityville Horror house to a photographer whose friends start dying in a manner first displayed in the mirror.

Horror

Amityville: It's About Time Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1992 | 95 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Architect Jake Sterling returns home with an antique clock found in the rubble of an Amityville construction project. This is no ordinary clock; it is haunted by an evil spirit tied to the legend of Amityville.

Horror