New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 10, 2019
Addams Family Values Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 1993 | 94 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 01, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson
A comical Gothic horror-movie-type family tries to rescue their beloved uncle from his gold-digging new love.
Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Supernatural / Comic book
- October 09, 2019
Hellboy 4K Blu-ray Movie
15th Anniversary Edition | Theatrical & Directors cuts / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2004 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 132 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
A demon raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Guardians of the Galaxy 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2014 | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 01, 2019 | Martin Liebman
An Earth-born outlaw who came of age in space, Peter "Star-Lord" Quill joins with four idiosyncratic aliens, including a bounty-hunting raccoon and a living tree, to recover a coveted infinity stone and fight an intergalactic evil.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Guardians of the Galaxy 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
Disney / Buena Vista | 2014 | 121 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 01, 2019 | Martin Liebman
An Earth-born outlaw who came of age in space, Peter "Star-Lord" Quill joins with four idiosyncratic aliens, including a bounty-hunting raccoon and a living tree, to recover a coveted infinity stone and fight an intergalactic evil.
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
My Boyfriend's Back Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1993 | 85 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 08, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Teenager Johnny Dingle will do anything to keep his date with the hottest girl in school - even come back from the grave.
Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Romance
Chernobyl Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + Digital Copy
HBO | 2019 | 322 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 01, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In April 1986 an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the USSR becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.
Drama / History / Thriller / Psychological thriller
The Haunting of Hill House Blu-ray Movie
Extended Director's Cut
Paramount Pictures | 2018 | 570 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Martin Liebman
The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson's legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America. Now adults, they're reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their own pasts...some which lurk in their minds...and some which may really be lurking in the shadows of the iconic Hill House.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural
Apostasy Blu-ray Movie
Artificial Eye | 2018 | 95 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 17, 2018 | Neil Lumbard
Devout Jehovah's Witnesses, Alex and Luisa and their mother are united in The Truth. But as Luisa starts to question the advice of the Elders she makes a life-altering transgression that leaves the whole family in fear of God's wrath.
Drama
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion Blu-ray Movie
Sentai Filmworks | 2019 | 82 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 22, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Far from Orario rises a new threat, one the beautiful goddess Artemis has sworn to destroy with the help of Bell Cranel, who must partner with the goddess and stand against the menace lurking in the remains of a distant, ancient city. Although Bell is the ordained champion of Artemis and a member of the goddess Hestia’s familia, their adventure will test every skill and take every ounce of courage that Bell has — and perhaps, along the way, turn him into the hero he has always aspired to be.
Anime / Fantasy / Foreign
Joshiraku: Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie
じょしらく
Maiden Japan | 2012 | 325 min | Rated TV-14 | Oct 01, 2019 | Neil Lumbard
Marii, Kigurumi, Tetora, Gankyo and Kukuru are five young women with completely different interests and personalities, but there's one thing that they all share: performing Rakugo, a unique form of Japanese comic theater in which a single artist sits in front of an audience and tells an entire story, portraying multiple characters solely through changes of voice and minimal movements. It's a challenging art but all five of our heroines are determined to become the best they can… and in the meantime, they find themselves hanging out together, both at the Rakugo theaters and around town. They also have a shared acquaintance, a mysterious stranger who's always wearing a wrestling mask! What's that about? To find out, pull up a seat and watch as our heroines put on the best show in town in JOSHIRAKU!
Anime / Comedy / Comic book / Foreign
- October 08, 2019
ffolkes Blu-ray Movie
North Sea Hijack
Kino Lorber | 1980 | 100 min | Rated PG | Oct 01, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When terrorists take over two oil rigs and threaten to explode them if their demands are not met, a unique commando unit is sent in to stop them.
Action / Adventure / Thriller
Killer Nun Blu-ray Movie
Suor Omicidi
Arrow | 1979 | 89 min | Not rated | Oct 15, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A demented nun tortures and kills patients while having a sexual relationship with another nun.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Toy Story 4 4K Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2019 | 100 min | Rated G | Oct 08, 2019 | Martin Liebman
When a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy.
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
The Squeeze Blu-ray Movie
Sony Pictures | 1987 | 102 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
Artistic con man Harry teams up with lady detective Rachel Dobs to trick a corrupt TV lottery-show host into revealing how he has been rigging the contest to benefit the Mob.
Action / Comedy / Crime / Romance / Thriller
- October 07, 2019
Follow Me! Blu-ray Movie
The Public Eye
Network | 1972 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A jealous businessman suspects that his wife is having an affair and hires an eccentric private detective to investigate. The suspected infidelity, however, is the tip of the iceberg and an elaborate game of cat and mouse ensues.
Comedy
An Angel at My Table Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1990 | 158 min | Not rated | Aug 06, 2019 | Brian Orndorf
The harrowing autobiography of Janet Frame, New Zealand's most distinguished author. The film describes her journey from an impoverished childhood marked by tragedy to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia resulting in electroshock therapy and a narrowly escaped lobotomy to, finally, international literary fame.
Biography / Drama / Coming of age
Legend of the Demon Cat Blu-ray Movie
妖猫传 / 空海 / Yao mao zhuan / Kűkai
Well Go USA | 2017 | 129 min | Not rated | Oct 29, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Taking place in the Tang Dynasty, a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang’an City, causing a series of strange events. Poet Bai Letian and Monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of Concubine Yang by following the trial left by the cat, unveiling a buried fact.
Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Foreign / Period
Kung Fu Monster Blu-ray Movie
Well Go USA | 2018 | 104 min | Not rated | Oct 08, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Set in the final years of the Ming Dynasty, when the nation is gifted a rare creature by the Bruneian Empire. A member of the Imperial Secret Police is tasked to tame the beast but realising that it is a kind creature by nature, he releases it from the palace and then elopes with the daughter of a man executed on false charges. His action prompts the palace to put a hefty bounty on the creature and now martial arts masters are hunting for it, hoping to earn the bounty.
Action / Fantasy / Foreign
Shaft 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2019 | 111 min | Rated R | Sep 24, 2019 | Randy Miller III
John Shaft Jr., a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his father's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death.
Action / Comedy / Crime
- October 06, 2019
Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954-1975 Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1954-1975 | 15 Movies, 17 Cuts | 1295 min | Not rated | Oct 29, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Godzilla (1954) / Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956) USA / Godzilla Raids Again / King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) / King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) USA / Mothra vs. Godzilla / Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster / Invasion of Astro-Monster / Ebirah, Horror of the Deep / Son of Godzilla / Destroy All Monsters / All Monsters Attack / Godzilla vs. Hedorah / Godzilla vs. Gigan / Godzilla vs. Megalon / Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla / Terror of Mechagodzilla See individual titles for their synopses.
Action / Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Imaginary / Supernatural / Foreign / Surreal / Epic