New Blu-ray Reviews

Pet Sematary Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2019 | 101 min | Rated R | Jul 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located near their home. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, they resort to burying it in the mysterious pet sematary which is definitely not as it seems as it proves to the Creeds that a pet isn't just for life..

Horror / Thriller

Hedwig and the Angry Inch Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2001 | 92 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a botched sex-change operation, East German glam rocker Hansel becomes Hedwig and travels across the United States with a stage show, following her ex-boyfriend (and former bandmate) and telling her life story.

Comedy / Drama / Music / Musical

Cinderella 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Ultimate Collector's Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 105 min | Rated PG | Jun 25, 2019 | Martin Liebman

The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But, when Ella's father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family. Finally relegated to nothing more than a servant girl covered in ashes, and spitefully renamed Cinderella since she used to work in the cinders, Ella could easily begin to lose hope. Yet, despite the cruelty inflicted upon her, Ella is determined to honor her mother's dying words and to "have courage and be kind." She will not give in to despair nor despise those who abuse her. And then there is the dashing stranger she meets in the woods. Unaware that he is really a prince, not merely an employee at the Palace, Ella finally feels she has met a kindred soul.

Adventure / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance / Period

Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane Blu-ray Movie  

Naxos | 2018 | 167 min | Not rated | Jun 14, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music / Foreign

The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Bremen Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1998 | 150 min | Not rated | Jun 21, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

King of Thieves Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 109 min | Rated R | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A crew of retired crooks pull off a major heist in London's jewelry district.

Crime / Drama

Universal Horror Collection: Volume 1 Blu-ray Movie  

The Black Cat / The Raven / The Invisible Ray / Black Friday

Shout Factory | 1934-1940 | 4 Movies | 276 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Horror icons Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi created some of the most memorable characters in cinematic history. Their unforgettable performances as Dracula and Frankenstein's monster terrified a generation of moviegoers and when these two legendary actors came together for a series of films in the 1930s, audiences could not get enough. This collection includes The Black Cat, The Raven, The Invisible Ray and Black Friday. See individual titles for their synopses.

Crime / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Black Cat Blu-ray Movie  

The Vanishing Body

Shout Factory | 1934 | 66 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a courtly but tragic man who is returning to the remains of the town he defended before becoming a prisoner of war for fifteen years. When their hotel-bound bus crashes in a mountain storm and Joan is injured, the travellers seek refuge in the home, built fortress-like upon the site of a bloody battlefield, of famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life...

Crime / Horror / Thriller

The Raven Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1935 | 61 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A wealthy judge coaxes the brilliant but eccentric neurological surgeon Dr. Vollin, who also has an obsessive penchant for Edgar Allen Poe, out of retirement to save the life of his daughter, a dancer crippled and brain damaged in an auto wreck. Vollin restores her completely, but also envisions her as his "Lenore," and cooks up a scheme to kidnap the woman and torture and kill her fiance' and father in his Poe-inspired dungeon. To do his dirty work, Vollin recruits a wanted criminal, and turns him into a hideous monster to guarantee his subservience...

Horror / Thriller

The Invisible Ray Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1936 | 79 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Visionary scientist Janos Rukh convinces a group of scientists and supporters to mount an expedition to the African continent to locate and study an ancient meteorite of great significance. He exposes himself to the highly toxic radiation of the meteorite, and while an antidote devised by Dr. Benet saves him from death by radiation poisoning, his naked touch causes instant death to others. Back in London, the benefits of the meteorite's controlled radiation offer Dr. Benet an opportunity to restore eyesight to the blind. The antidote's toxicity excites Prof. Rukh into paranoid rages as he seeks revenge against the members of his expedition, who he accuses of stealing his discovery for their own glory...

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Black Friday Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1940 | 70 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

When his friend Professor Kingsley is at deaths door, brain surgeon Dr. Sovac saves his life by means of an illegal operation that transplants part of injured gangster Red Cannon's brain. Unfortunately, the operation has a disastrous Jeckll and Hyde side effect and under certain conditions the persona of Cannon emerges. Sovac soon learns of the duel personality and of half a million dollars the gangster has hidden away. He attempts to find the money through the manipulation of his friend, an attempt that brings Kingsley closer to madness as he alternates between a meek professor of English and a brutal gangster out for murderous revenge on those who tried to kill him...

Crime / Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

Lost Highway Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1997 | 135 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic / Surreal

Furie Blu-ray Movie  

Hai Phuong / Blu-ray + DVD

Well Go USA | 2019 | 98 min | Not rated | Jun 25, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When a little girl is kidnapped by a trafficking ring, they soon find they messed with the wrong child. Her mother, a notorious former gang leader, is close on their trail and will go to any lengths to bring her child home.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

Mindwarp Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1992 | 95 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

In 2037, after a nuclear disaster has just about destroyed the Earth, the planet's remaining dwellers retreat to Inworld, an enclosed biosphere where computers control all aspects of life. But a beautiful young woman rebels against the Inworld's pre-fabricated existence and demands the right to experience "real" life. So the biosphere's System Operator exiles Judy to the mutant-ridden outside world. Will Judy be able to escape the horrors of this futuristic, toxic wasteland?

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Brainscan Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1994 | 96 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

A teenager is part of an interactive video game where he kills innocent victims. Later, the murders become real.

Horror / Sci-Fi

Mindwarp / Brainscan Blu-ray Movie  

Double Feature

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1992-1994 | 2 Movies | 185 min | Rated R | Jun 04, 2019 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

The Beach Bum Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2019 | 95 min | Rated R | Jun 18, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.

Comedy / Drama

The Illusionist Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2006 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 25, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Eisenheim is a stage magician who amazes the audiences of turn-of-the-century Vienna, drawing the attention of Crown Prince Leopold. When the Prince's intended, Sophie von Teschen, assists the magician onstage, Eisenheim and Sophie recognize each other from their childhoods -- and a dormant love affair is rekindled. As the clandestine romance continues, Chief Inspector Uhl is charged by Leopold to expose Eisenheim, and Eisenheim prepares to execute his greatest illusion yet.

Drama / Mystery / Romance / Period

We Die Young Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2019 | 93 min | Rated R | Apr 09, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

The story takes place in the slums of Washington DC, a world ruled by violent gangs and ruthless drug dealers. We get to see what happens to the characters over the course of 24 hours. Lucas, a 14-year-old Hispanic boy, inducted since age 10 into the brutal gang life of a San Salvadorean neighborhood in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother Miguel won't follow the same path. When Daniel (an Afghanistan war veteran) comes into the neighborhood looking for drugs to escape his own reality, an unusual opportunity arises that can change their lives forever. With the help of Daniel, Lucas tries to flee his gang-lord mentor, Rincon.

Action / Crime / Thriller

Night of the Creeps Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1986 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 90 min | Rated R | Jun 25, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A college couple in 1959, see an object plummet to Earth like a meteor. The boy accidentally swallows a space-slug that shoots out. In 1986, two freshmen roam the campus and stumble across the corpse of the boy who swallowed the space-slug. Once thawed out, the corpse comes to life.

Comedy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Dark humor