New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 31, 2019
007: The Daniel Craig Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie
Casino Royale / Quantum of Solace / Skyfall / Spectre / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2006-2015 | 4 Movies, 5 Cuts | 541 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 22, 2019 | Martin Liebman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller
Trilogy of Terror II Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1996 | 90 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Three short tales of terror including: woman's encounter when attempting to rob a grave; the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and tale of an African doll who comes to life.
Horror / Thriller
Parasite 3D Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray
Kino Lorber | 1982 | 85 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find away to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus and his rednecks and an evil government agent named Merchant.
Horror / Sci-Fi
Vikings: Season 5, Volume 2 Blu-ray Movie
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 2018 | 444 min | Unrated | Oct 08, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Vikings follows the adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, a Viking adventurer seeking to fulfill his destiny as a conqueror, alongside his ambitious brother Rollo and loyal wife Lagertha. Throughout his quest, Ragnar faces a path of betrayals and temptations to protect his freedom, family and life.
Action / Adventure / Drama / History / War
- October 30, 2019
Il Postino Blu-ray Movie
The Postman / Blu-ray + DVD
Cult Films | 1994 | 108 min | Rated BBFC: U | Oct 15, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
Biography / Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign
The Return of Martin Guerre Blu-ray Movie
Le retour de Martin Guerre
Cohen Media Group | 1982 | 112 min | Not rated | Oct 22, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
During the middle of the 16th century, Martin Guerre returns to his village in southwestern France, after being away in the war for almost a decade. The villagers who knew him as a young man suspect he is not Martin, but he seems to know all about his friends, his family and his wife, even the most unusual things. Is this man really Martin Guerre?
Biography / Crime / Drama / History / Mystery / Romance / Foreign
Il Divo: Timeless Live in Japan Blu-ray Movie
at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2018 | 135 min | Not rated | Oct 11, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music / Foreign
Burroughs: The Movie Blu-ray Movie
Theatrical Version and Experimental Edit
Criterion | 1983 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 90 min | Not rated | Dec 15, 2015 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A grainy portrait of author William S. Burroughs, stitched together from interviews, clips, and readings of his work.
Biography / Documentary
Rock 'n' Roll High School Blu-ray Movie
40th Anniversary Edition
Shout Factory | 1979 | 93 min | Rated PG | Nov 19, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
Vince Lombardi High School has quite a reputation: it's the wildest, most rockin' high school around! That is, until a thug of a principal, Miss Togar, comes along and tries to make the school a totalitarian state. With the help of the Ramones, the students of Vince Lombardi battle Miss Togar's iron-fisted rule and take their battle to a truly rockin' conclusion!
Comedy / Musical / Teen
The Fan Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1981 | 95 min | Rated R | Nov 19, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
Lauren Bacall returns to the screen in her most exciting, suspenseful role as glamorous celebrity and renowned Broadway actress Sally Ross. She is the object of adoration of countless fans - especially one young man. His impassioned letters are a source of pleasure and amusement, then annoyance, and finally terror, as he tries to realize his ultimate fantasy. When he feels Sally has rejected him, there is no one left to protect her from the fan's twisted adulation, resulting in an edge-of-the-seat thriller.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller
- October 29, 2019
Cold War Blu-ray Movie
Zimna wojna
Criterion | 2018 | 89 min | Rated R | Nov 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatefully mismatched, set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s in Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris.
Drama / History / Music / Romance / Foreign / Period
Thunder and Lightning Blu-ray Movie
Wie Blitz und Donner
Explosive Media | 1977 | 94 min | Rated FSK-12 | Jul 11, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Harley Thomas, a Florida moonshiner challenges Ralph Junior, the father of his girlfriend Nancy Sue Hunnicutt, to a competition to determine who can produce the most moonshine. Ralph Junior takes up the challenge and the two adversaries struggle to get the brew from their home stills to thirsty patrons without the cops or the mob trying to confiscate the firewater.
Action / Adventure / Crime
Red Heat 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 1988 | 104 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A tough Russian policeman is forced to partner up with a cocky Chicago police detective when he is sent to Chicago to apprehend a Georgian drug lord who killed his partner and fled the country.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
The Omen III: The Final Conflict Blu-ray Movie
The Omen Collection Deluxe Edition Version
Shout Factory | 1981 | 108 min | Rated R | Oct 22, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Damien the anti-Christ is now a wealthy and powerful ambassador. When he sees a cosmic sign that may foretell the second coming of the Christ child, he sends out his minions to kill as many babies as possible. Meanwhile, a group of monks is trying to assassinate him with the seven sacred daggers of Megiddo. Will good or evil triumph?
Horror / Thriller
- October 28, 2019
The Wizard of Oz 4K Blu-ray Movie
80th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 1939 | 102 min | Rated G | Oct 29, 2019 | Randy Miller III
Young girl and her dog are swept away by a tornado to the magical land of Oz. They embark on a quest to see the Wizard who can help them return home.
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Musical
Quartet Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 1981 | 101 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Marya finds herself penniless after her art dealer husband, Stephan, is convicted of theft. Marya accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who lets her live in their house.
Drama / Romance
My Samurai Blu-ray Movie
MVD Rewind Collection
MVD Visual | 1992 | 89 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A boy, Peter McCrea, witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park, to help defend him from the gangsters. On the run from both the gang and the police, Peter learns self-defense and the courage to face his fears.
Action
The Devil Rides Out Blu-ray Movie
The Devil's Bride
Shout Factory | 1968 | 96 min | Unrated | Oct 29, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
The Duc de Richleau (Christopher Lee) and Rex Van Ryn (Leon Greene) are concerned when their young friend, Simon Aaron, is absent from their annual reunion. Upon visiting him, their suspicions are confirmed when they learn of Simon's new affiliation with a so-called "astrological society" headed by the malevolent Mocata (Charles Gray). Soon, the two men discover that Mocata's society is really a devil cult taking control of innocent people through hypnotic spells and demonic ceremonies. The Duc realizes that Mocata will stop at nothing to maintain his satanic cult. The only hope lies in the success of a potent ritual that will challenge Mocata and destroy his coven forever.
Horror / Supernatural
- October 27, 2019
Mord und Totschlag Blu-ray Movie
Degree of Murder | Edition Deutsche Vita Nr.10 / Blu-ray + DVD
Subkultur Entertainment | 1967 | 87 min | Rated FSK-16 | Jan 24, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
No synopsis for this title.
Crime / Drama / Foreign
An American Werewolf in London Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition
Arrow | 1981 | 97 min | Rated R | Oct 29, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The tale of a tourist from the U.S. whose stay in London is disrupted when, after being bitten by a wolf, he turns into a werewolf.
Horror / Dark humor / Supernatural