New Blu-ray Reviews

The Prodigy Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2019 | 92 min | Rated R | May 07, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

Horror / Thriller

The Major and the Minor Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow Academy

Arrow | 1942 | 100 min | Not rated | Sep 24, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A woman disguises herself as a child to save on a train fare and is taken in charge by an army man who doesn't notice the truth.

Comedy / Romance

Anna 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 119 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

Action / Thriller

The New Kids Blu-ray Movie  

Retro VHS Collection

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1985 | 89 min | Rated R | Aug 13, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A brother and sister arrive in a small town to help their relatives run an amusement park, and they find the town is terrorized by a local street gang.

Drama / Horror / Thriller

Starship Troopers 4K Blu-ray Movie  

20th Anniversary / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 1997 | 129 min | Rated R | Sep 19, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / War

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray

Sony Pictures | 2017 | 88 min | Rated R | Sep 19, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.

Action / Anime / Sci-Fi

X-Men: Dark Phoenix 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2019 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 17, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.

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

Anna Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 119 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

Action / Thriller

John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2018 | 118 min | Not rated | Sep 13, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The documentary tells the untold story of John Lennon's iconic Imagine album. It's also a story about Yoko meeting John and East meeting West. Two artistic minds connecting and inspiring each other both personally and professionally, ultimately co-authoring a radical worldview. Director Michael Epstein gained access to the extensive Lennon video, audio and photo archive, including much previously unseen material, and the film features never before seen or heard footage such as the first demo of Imagine (discovered by their audio archivist in an unmarked eight-track box) as well as unheard audio interviews with John and film footage of the couple working together in the studio. The film also features new interviews with those closest to the couple during the period of creating the Imagine album.

Documentary / Music

Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators: Living the Dream Tour Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2019 | 137 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

The Case of Hana & Alice Blu-ray Movie  

花とアリス殺人事件

Shout Factory | 2015 | 99 min | Not rated | Sep 17, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Alice, a transfer student to Ishinomori Middle School, hears a strange rumour that one year ago, "Judas was killed by four other Judas" in Class 1. While investigating, Alice discovers that the only person who may know the truth, Alice's classmate Hana, lives next door to her in the "Flower House" that everyone is scared of... Eager to know more about the "Judas" murder, Alice sneaks into the Flower House to ask the reclusive Hana for more information about the Judas murder and why shes a recluse. The chance meeting of Hana and Alice sets them off on an adventure to solve the mystery of the "smallest murder in the world."

Anime / Foreign

Skatetown, U.S.A. Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1979 | 94 min | Rated PG | Sep 24, 2019 | Martin Liebman

The short-lived roller-disco craze of the late 1970s served as inspiration for this dated comedy, which follows the patrons of a popular roller-disco palace as they prepare for a major race. Naturally, the climactic showdown features a wholesome, upright hero (Greg Bradford) facing the fearsome challenge of a leather-clad villain (a pre-fame Patrick Swayze).

Comedy

Vampires Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1998 | 108 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Bitter, tough-as-nails vampire hunter Jack Crow leads a specialized team, funded by no less than the Vatican, that is dedicated to destroying the race of vampires that inhabit the earth. The team is successful, and becomes lazy in its success, eventually falling victim to an elaborate ambush set up by a powerful master vampire. Crow and two others of his team are the only survivors, and are determined to get revenge for the massacre. Based on the book by John Steakley.

Action / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

The Miracle Worker Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1962 | 106 min | Not rated | Oct 31, 2017 | Neil Lumbard

The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate.

Biography / Drama

Summer Holiday Blu-ray Movie    

Vintage Classics | Remastered

Studio Canal | 1963 | 107 min | Rated BBFC: U | Aug 26, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Borrowing a double decker bus for a mobile home, four young mechanics search for fun in the sun from London to Athens. Bachelor Boy Cliff Richard dons his dancing shoes and brings a beat to the beach in the breeziest Summer Holiday on record!

Comedy / Musical

Support Your Local Gunfighter Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1971 | 91 min | Rated G | Sep 17, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Gigolo con man Latigo Smith (Garner) needs to get something off his chest - the tattooed name of his most recent ex-fiancé. But while he's waiting for the local doctor to sober up and perform the operation, Smith overhears that local mining baron Taylor Barton (Harry Morgan) is looking to shut down his mining competition by hiring the notorious gunman, Swifty Morgan. Seizing the opportunity for an easy con, Smith passes off a reprobate cowhand (Jack Elam) as the dreaded Swifty and pockets the cash. Bankroll in hand, he plans to head for the hills until he falls for Barton's pistol-packin' daughter, Patience (Suzanne Pleshette). But when the real Swifty shows up looking for blood, Smith comes up with an outrageous scheme to save his hide, stop the mining feud and win over Patience and it might just work if it doesn't blow up the entire town!

Comedy / Western

The Letter Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1940 | 95 min | Not rated | Sep 24, 2019 | Randy Miller III

The wife of a rubber plantation administrator shoots a man to death and claims it was self-defense; a letter in her own hand may prove her undoing.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery

Kung Fu League Blu-ray Movie  

功夫聯盟 / Blu-ray + DVD

Well Go USA | 2018 | 102 min | Not rated | Sep 17, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Fei Ying Xiong, an indigent comic book artist, is romantically interested in Bao'er, but the head manager of their company, who also has a interest in Bao'er, prevents that from happening. So, he summons four legendary Kung Fu masters to learn the highest level of martial arts and help him get his girl.

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Blue Blu-ray Movie  

Zeitgeist Films | 1993 | 79 min | Rated R | Aug 27, 2019 | Neil Lumbard

Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman's experiences with AIDS, both literally and allegorically, together with an exploration of the meanings associated with the colour blue.

Biography / Drama

Support Your Local Sheriff Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1969 | 92 min | Rated G | Sep 17, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the old west, a man becomes a sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough. In the end, he uses ingenuity instead.

Comedy / Western