New Blu-ray Reviews

And Life Goes On Blu-ray Movie  

زندگی و دیگر هیچ‎ / Zendegi va digar hich / Life, and Nothing More...

Criterion | 1992 | 95 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

A filmmaker and his son travel to the site of their last movie to see how inhabitants survived an earthquake.

Drama / Foreign

Where Is the Friend's House? Blu-ray Movie  

خانه دوست کجاست / Khane-ye doust kodjast?

Criterion | 1987 | 83 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Neil Lumbard

An Iranian schoolboy scours a neighboring village for a classmate's home to return an important notebook.

Drama / Foreign

NOVA: The Planets Blu-ray Movie  

PBS | 2019 | 300 min | Not rated | Aug 27, 2019 | Randy Miller III

Among the stars in the night sky wander the eight-plus worlds of our own solar system—each home to truly awe-inspiring sights. Volcanoes three times higher than Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, cyclones larger than Earth lasting hundreds of years. Each of our celestial neighbors has a distinct personality and a unique story. In this five-part series, NOVA will explore the awesome beauty of “The Planets,” including Saturn’s 175,000-mile-wide rings, Mars’ ancient waterfalls four times the size of any found on Earth, and Neptune’s winds—12 times stronger than any hurricane felt on our planet. Using unique special effects and extraordinary footage captured by orbiters, landers and rovers, we’ll treat viewers to an up-close look at these faraway worlds. We’ll stand on the dark side of Pluto, lit only by the reflected light of its moons, watch the sun set over an ancient Martian waterfall, and witness a storm twice the size of Earth from high above Saturn. And, we’ll reveal how each of them has affected our own planet: Earth.

Documentary

Mary Magdalene Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2018 | 120 min | Rated R | Sep 03, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

As the free-spirited Mary flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, she finds refuge and purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher Jesus. The sole woman among Jesus' band of disciples, Mary defies the prejudices of a patriarchal society as she undergoes a profound spiritual awakening and finds herself at the center of an earth-shaking historical moment.

Drama / History

I Trapped the Devil Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2019 | 84 min | Not rated | Aug 20, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A man descends into paranoia after trapping what he believes to be the devil in his basement, but things take a dark turn when his family unexpectedly arrive for Christmas.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Holiday

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes Blu-ray Movie  

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2018 | 85 min | Not rated | Sep 06, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A revelatory, thrilling and emotional journey behind the scenes of Blue Note Records, the pioneering label that gave voice to some of the finest jazz artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Documentary / Music

Topper Blu-ray Movie  

VCI | 1937 | 97 min | Not rated | Oct 31, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

For Cosmo and Clara Topper life revolves around being proper and up-standing people in society. However, when the ghosts of fun-loving George and Marion Kerby invade Cosmos perfectly ordered life, mayhem ensues. The Kerbys want to make over Topper so he will be more care free, but can they do it without ruining his life?

Comedy / Fantasy / Romance

The Man in the White Suit Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1951 | 85 min | Not rated | Sep 03, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An altruistic chemist invents a fabric that resists wear and stain as boon to humanity but both capital and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.

Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi

4D Man Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1959 | 85 min | Unrated | Aug 20, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing him to pass through any object. Scott experiments on himself and discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. He begins killing people, sucking out their life energies and regaining his youth as a result. It falls to Tony and Scott's girlfriend, Linda, to try to put a stop to his murderous rampage.

Horror / Romance / Sci-Fi

The People vs. Larry Flynt Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1996 | 130 min | Rated R | Aug 27, 2019 | Martin Liebman

At the twilight of the sexual revolution in the U.S., a sex industry entrepreneur named Larry Flynt leveraged a small string of Ohio strip-clubs into the beginnings of a publishing empire. "Hustler" magazine's publisher, a grade-school dropout and Kentucky redneck, was nobody's hero, but circumstance would cast him as the era's last crusader. It was a role that brought Larry Flynt both ruin and glory. Flynt becomes the unlikely champion of the First Amendment when he takes his fight against the Rev. Jerry Falwell all the way to the Supreme Court.

Biography / Drama / History

Booksmart Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2019 | 102 min | Rated R | Sep 03, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Two academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.

Comedy / Coming of age

The Incident Blu-ray Movie    

Eureka Classics / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1967 | 100 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 12, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Late one night, two young toughs hold hostage the passengers in one car of a New York subway train.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

Hell Comes to Frogtown Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1988 | 87 min | Not rated | Aug 27, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

This film is set in an post-apocalyptic wasteland where few fertile men and women exist due to atomic fallout and, as a result, the government places a high priority on those that can still breed. Shortly before the movie opens, a group of mutant amphibians (who have been exiled to the desert by humans) capture a group of fertile women and are using them as sex slaves.

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor

9 Lives of a Wet Pussy Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1976 | 71 min | Rated X | Aug 27, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Recording and reporting on their various sexual experiences, as well as those of their friends, Pauline and Gypsy each use each other to explore their darkest sexual and emotional recesses.

Erotic

Major League II Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1994 | 105 min | Rated PG | Sep 24, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Those Cleveland Indians are at it again! After losing in the ALCS the year before, the Indians are determined to make it into the World Series this time! First, though, they have to contend with Rachel Phelps again when she buys back the team. Also, has Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn lost his edge? Are Jake's knees strong enough to make it as a catcher another year? These and other questions are answered as the Indians recapture the magic and win the championship "their way".

Comedy / Sport

Leave It to Beaver Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1997 | 88 min | Rated PG | Aug 13, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Cleavers are an all-American family living in Ohio - wise father Ward, loving mother June, teen-age son Wally and 8-year-old "Beaver"

Comedy / Family

It Blu-ray Movie  

Stephen King's It / Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 1990 | 187 min | Not rated | Aug 27, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A malevolent force in a small New England town takes the shape of a clown, but he's not clowning around. Instead, he terrifies youngsters and brings some to their untimely doom - until some wily kids fight back. The evil resurfaces 30 years later: meaner, angrier, deadlier. And friends who vividly remember youthful terrors reunite to battle It. Based on the 1986 novel.

Horror / Supernatural / Coming of age

Far from Heaven Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 2002 | 107 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 19, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy and Frank's struggle to keep their marriage afloat, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives.

Drama / Romance / Melodrama / Period

Braven Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 94 min | Rated R | Apr 10, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.

Action / Crime

The Lavender Hill Mob Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1951 | 81 min | Not rated | Sep 03, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Holland, a shy retiring man, dreams of being rich and living the good life. Faithfully, for 20 years, he has worked as a bank transfer agent for the delivery of gold bullion. One day he befriends Pendlebury, a maker of souvenirs. Holland remarks that, with Pendlebury's smelting equipment, one could forge the gold into harmless-looking toy Eiffel Towers and smuggle the gold from England into France. Soon after, the two plant a story to gain the services of professional criminals Lackery and Shorty. Together, the four plot their crime, leading to unexpected twists and turns.

Comedy / Crime / Heist