New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 20, 2019
Häxan Blu-ray Movie
includes 1968's "Witchcraft Through the Ages" version
Criterion | 1922 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 106 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A series of dramatic vignettes exploring the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients.
Documentary / Fantasy / Horror / Supernatural / Foreign
The Fate of Lee Khan Blu-ray Movie
迎春閣之風波 / Yíng chūn gé zhī fēng bō | Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD
Eureka Entertainment | 1973 | 105 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Oct 21, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty (year 1366) procures the battle map of the Chinese rebel Chu Yuan-chang's army. Rebel spies, aided by treachery within Khan's ranks, strive to corner him in an inn.
Action / Drama / Martial arts / Foreign / Period
Ultraman: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
ウルトラマン / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966-1967 | 988 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When the world is threatened by alien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, there is only one agency equipped to handle the situation, The Science Patrol, an ultra-sophisticated police force equipped with high-tech weaponry and spacecrafts. Led by Captain Muramatsu, the team defends the planet from the unknown. Unbeknownst to the team, one of their members, Hayata, has the ability to transform himself into the giant superhero from Nebula M7B, Ultraman, when all their weaponry and skills can't stop their foes.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Ultraman: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
ウルトラマン / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966-1967 | 988 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When the world is threatened by alien invaders and giant prehistoric monsters, there is only one agency equipped to handle the situation, The Science Patrol, an ultra-sophisticated police force equipped with high-tech weaponry and spacecrafts. Led by Captain Muramatsu, the team defends the planet from the unknown. Unbeknownst to the team, one of their members, Hayata, has the ability to transform himself into the giant superhero from Nebula M7B, Ultraman, when all their weaponry and skills can't stop their foes.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Dumbo 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Disney / Buena Vista | 2019 | 112 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Jul 29, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Family / Fantasy
- October 19, 2019
The Blob Blu-ray Movie
Collector's Edition
Shout Factory | 1988 | 95 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi about a deadly blob—which is the spawn of a secret government germ warfare project—that consumes everyone in its path. Teenagers try in vain to warn the townsfolk, who refuse to take them seriously, while government agents try to cover up the evidence and confine the creature...
Horror / Sci-Fi
American Gods: Season Two Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 427 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 20, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Supernatural
Brother Can You Spare a Dime? Blu-ray Movie
VCI | 1975 | 103 min | Rated PG | Aug 27, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A nostalgic look back at the Great Depression with contemporary archival footage and film clips picturing James Cagney as an American Everyman.
Documentary
- October 18, 2019
My Favorite Year Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1982 | 92 min | Rated PG | Sep 17, 2019 | Michael Reuben
Benjy Stone, junior writer on a popular 1950s TV comedy/variety series, is assigned to keep guest star Alan Swann out of trouble during rehearsals and deliver him sober to the live telecast. Swann’s drunken antics make him a handful, and the show has other problems to contend with, including a mercurial star, a fractious writers room and a notorious gangster, Karl Rojeck, who threatens violence if the star doesn’t stop making fun of him on air.
Comedy
Nightmare Beach Blu-ray Movie
Welcome to Spring Break
Kino Lorber | 1989 | 91 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Diablo is a biker gang leader executed for the murder of a young woman. A year after his death, it's time for Spring Break. Football players Skip and Ronnie head to the beach, where Skip meets Gail, the sister of the woman who was murdered a year ago. All the fun and glory of Spring Break, however, is about to turn into a living nightmare when a mysterious person in a biker outfit begins to kill people by electrocution. Could it be that Diablo has returned from the dead?
Horror
American Gangster 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2007 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 176 min | Unrated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
In 1968, loyal driver, bouncer, and collector Frank Lucas witnesses the death of his boss and mentor Bumpy Johnson and realizes that Harlem lost its leadership, leading to him smuggling heroin out of Asia. Meanwhile, detective Richie Roberts is invited to join and head a Federal Investigation Force of Narcotics to bring Lucas down.
Biography / Crime / Drama / History / Thriller
A Simple Twist of Fate Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1994 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 15, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Michael McCann is a man who feels totally betrayed by the world, after his wife revealed to him that their child was not his. A few years after his break-up we find him living alone in a small town. But, everything in his miserable life changes when he adopts a little girl whose mother died outside his house. After several years, the real father returns to claim the girl from Michael, thinking that she will be an advantage for his political career.
Comedy / Drama
Stuber 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2019 | 93 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A detective recruits his Uber driver into an unexpected night of adventure.
Action / Comedy
The Fearless Vampire Killers Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1967 | 107 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Randy Miller III
A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.
Comedy / Horror / Dark humor
Ultra Q: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
ウルトラQ / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966 | 716 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
The first television series produced by Eiji Tsyburaya, the special effects man behind Godzilla. In the vein of The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone except with giant rubber suited monsters. The show revolves around three recurring characters and the situations they get into with said monsters. The show is the precursor to the Ultraman series.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
Ultra Q: The Complete Series Blu-ray Movie
ウルトラQ / Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Mill Creek Entertainment | 1966-1967 | 716 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
The first television series produced by Eiji Tsyburaya, the special effects man behind Godzilla. In the vein of The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone except with giant rubber suited monsters. The show revolves around three recurring characters and the situations they get into with said monsters. The show is the precursor to the Ultraman series.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Supernatural / Foreign
- October 17, 2019
Badge 373 Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1973 | 116 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Oct 28, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A suspended New York City cop goes after the men responsible for killing his partner.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
And Soon the Darkness Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1970 | 99 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Two young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust?
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Night Hunter Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Paramount Pictures | 2018 | 99 min | Rated R | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When police trap online predator Simon Stalls they soon realize the depths of his crimes goes far beyond anything they had anticipated.
Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Dudley Do-Right Blu-ray Movie
Universal Studios | 1999 | 83 min | Rated PG | Oct 08, 2019 | Martin Liebman
Inept Canadian mountie Dudley Do-Right chases after villian Snidely Whiplash and woos girlfriend Nell Fenwick.
Comedy / Family / Romance