New Blu-ray Reviews

Curse of the Fly Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1965 | 86 min | Not rated | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Remember that scientist that was trying to perfect a matter transportation machine but got fused with a fly when one of the little critters got into the transporter with him? Well, this story is about three of his descendents (a son, Henri Delambre, and two grandsons). Seems the son wants to continue and perfect the machine while his two sons want to get out of the scientist business and live "normal" lives. The oldest son, Martin, decides to take a wife. Martin's father is not happy with this intrusion but finally gives in because he understands him son's needs. They all try to be a happy family until humans used in botched experiments are discovered by the new bride and the police nearly discover the lab while looking for Martin's wife. Everyone tries to get out of there via the transporter but things just don't go according to plan...

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

The Roaring West Blu-ray Movie  

VCI | 1935 | 310 min | Not rated | Nov 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

15-episode serial involving the land rush, gold mines, stolen maps, etc.

Action / Adventure / Western

Stick Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1985 | 109 min | Rated R | Dec 10, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Ernest (Stick) Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour. Hired by a rich investor, he tries to walk the line, but trouble follows him throughout as he tries to collect a debt and make up for lost time with his daughter. Stick also finds a new flame with a lady financial wizard (Kyle) and gets set to enjoy a new life, but Chucky and Nestor, the two hoods that owe him the debt, have other plans for Stick.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 and 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2017-2018 | 2 Movies | 198 min | Rated R | Jan 22, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Comedy / Thriller

Best F(r)iends: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 108 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a drifter is taken in by a peculiar mortician, the two hatch an underground enterprise off the back of the mortician's old habits. But greed, hatred, and jealousy soon come in turn, and their efforts unravel, causing the drifter to run off with the spoils and leaving the mortician adrift. An expedition across the South West introduces wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles as both men learn a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty.

Comedy / Thriller

Best F(r)iends: Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 120 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

The dynamic duo of Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero have reunited for a dream project, Best F(r)iends – Volume 2. As Sestero’s drifter makes a run for it, he finds himself on an expedition across the Southwest, where he encounters wild and crazy characters through a series of twisted and dark foibles. While his misadventure teaches him a valuable lesson about friendship and loyalty, Wiseau’s mortician carries the story home with more than a few surprises.

Comedy / Thriller

The Fare Blu-ray Movie  

Epic Pictures | 2018 | 82 min | Not rated | Nov 19, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

When a charming fare named Penny climbs into his taxi cab, Harris, her world-weary driver, finds himself engaged in the only kind of courtship he can have with a passenger -- one that lasts as long as her trip. That is, right up until she disappears from the back seat without a trace. When confusion gives way to reality, he resets his meter and is instantaneously transported back to the moment when she climbed into his cab.

Mystery / Romance / Thriller

Automation Blu-ray Movie  

Epic Pictures | 2019 | 92 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A workplace robot, AUTO, transforms into a killing machine when he discovers he will be replaced by a more efficient model. AUTO fears being terminated and will stop at nothing to prevent his own destruction. The human employees must band together to stop him before it’s too late.

Sci-Fi

A Man for All Seasons Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1966 | 121 min | Rated G | Oct 22, 2019 | Martin Liebman

The story takes place in 16th century England. But men like Sir Thomas More, who love life yet have the moral fiber to lay down their lives for their principles, are found in every century. Concentrating on the last seven years of English chancellor's life, the struggle between More and his King, Henry VIII, hinges on Henry's determination to break with Rome so he can divorce his current wife and wed again, and good Catholic More's inability to go along with such heresy. More resigns as chancellor, hoping to be able to live out his life as a private citizen. But Henry will settle for nothing less than that the much respected More give public approval to his headstrong course.

Biography / Drama / History

Cat's Eye Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1985 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 27, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Three tales: A New York smoker turns to a shady self-help operation. An Atlantic City mobster forces his wife's lover to walk the ledge around his apartment high-rise. A young girl has difficulty sleeping. Though her parents suspect the family cat of wrongdoing, the girl knows better after she spots a foot-high troll coming out of her bedroom wall.

Horror / Thriller

Now, Voyager Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1942 | 118 min | Not rated | Nov 26, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The love story of Charolette Vale, a middle-aged spinstress who suffers a nervous breakdown because of her domineering mother and is finally freed after a brief love affair with Jerry, a man she meets while on a cruise after spending time in a sanitarium...

Drama / Romance

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don't Know Me Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2018 | 106 min | Not rated | Aug 23, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary singer, Teddy Pendergrass, the man poised to be the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life forever. The unforgettable voice of hits Don't Leave Me This Way, If You Don't Know Me By Now, Love T.K.O and Close the Door, Teddy was the first male African American artist to record five consecutive platinum albums in the US, but his career was struck by tragedy in 1982 when a car accident left him paralysed at the age of just 31. He later made a triumphant comeback in front of a global audience of 1.9 billion at Live Aid. Featuring revealing interviews with his family, friends and colleagues alongside industry legends, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, rarely seen archive footage and a soulful soundtrack, this insightful and moving documentary captures Teddy's rise to fame against the complex backdrop of 1960s America and his victorious comeback after his life-changing accident.

Biography / Documentary / Music

The Comedian Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2016 | 119 min | Rated R | Jul 04, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A look at the life of an aging insult comic.

Comedy

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 1996 | 89 min | Rated R | Nov 25, 2014 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A parody of a lot of Afro-American movies, for instance "Boyz N the Hood", "South Central", "Menace II Society", "Higher Learning" and "Juice". We follow Ashtray as he returns to the place he grew up in and meet his father and his basket-case friends. A lot of crazy stuff happens, for example, Ashtray is older than his father and his best friend Loc Dog's grandmother is a trigger-happy old lady who blames her eccentric-looking kid for not being tough enough.

Comedy / Crime

Mega Time Squad Blu-ray Movie  

MPI Media Group | 2018 | 80 min | Rated R | Apr 09, 2019 | Randy Miller III

A small-town crim finds an ancient Chinese time-travel device that can help him pull off a heist and start a new life-but he may not survive the consequences of tampering with time. The Castle meets Looper, Mega Time Squad is a study in high-meets-low, combining elements of the sci-fi, the crime thriller and the comedy to make a comedy heist film with a time-traveling twist.

Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi

2019 World Series Champions: Washington Nationals Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2019 | 94 min | Not rated | Dec 03, 2019 | Martin Liebman

The 2019 World Series was loaded with surprises, comebacks, superstars, and a few new records. Home field advantage belonged to the 105-win Houston Astros, who were looking to take back a title they had won in 2017. The white-hot Washington Nationals were fighting for the first championship in franchise history. The Washington Nationals beat the Houston Astros in a most unpredictable Fall Classic, winning Game 7 with one last rally in a season full of rallies. For the first time in MLB history, the road team won all seven games in the World Series. These Nationals began their season on the brink, starting 19-31 before shifting into high gear with a baseball-best record of 74-38 down the stretch. Manager Dave Martinez battled a health scare while leading a roster balanced with experience and youthfulness that was tweaked for October by Mike Rizzo, General Manager & President of Baseball Operations. The National League Wild Card game and NLDS looked much like the regular season for the Nationals – down early, but coming back to win elimination games. Then they swept the surprising but outmatched St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS to setup a showdown with the Astros. Willie Mays World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer, and Patrick Corbin combined to win all four games played on the road. Superstars Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto delivered crushing blows throughout the series. Big plays and even bigger hits continuously poured in from veterans Kurt Suzuki, Adam Eaton, Howie Kendrick, and Nationals first-ever draft pick Ryan Zimmerman, who helped return Major League Baseball to Washington, D.C. in 2005. Fight finished.

Sport

Annabelle Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2014 | 99 min | Rated R | Aug 27, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists.

Horror / Supernatural / Period

The Cable Guy Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1996 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 17, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences.

Comedy / Dark humor

Blinded by the Light Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2019 | 118 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 19, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

In 1987 during the austere days of Thatcher's Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Biography / Comedy / Drama / Music / Foreign

Red Letter Day Blu-ray Movie  

Epic Pictures | 2019 | 76 min | Unrated | Nov 05, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

While adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed. As the bloodshed begins, they find themselves in a race against time to protect the ones they love from the people they thought they knew.

Comedy / Thriller