New Blu-ray Reviews

Steamboy Blu-ray Movie    

スチームボーイ

Umbrella Entertainment | 2004 | 129 min | Rated PG | May 01, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

From the leader in anime and internationally-renowned director of AKIRA, comes Katsuhiro Otomo's long-awaited epic anime STEAMBOY. Victorian London is attacked by an army of futuristic, mechanized war machines and only Ray Steam - the young, brave inventor who knows the astonishing secret behind the invading force's incredible power - stands between the city's survival and ultimate destruction. Over 10 years in the making and Katsuhiro Otomo's first feature-length film since AKIRA, STEAMBOY is one of the most elaborate animes ever made!

Action / Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Hale County This Morning, This Evening Blu-ray Movie  

Cinema Guild | 2018 | 77 min | Not rated | Jun 18, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive impression of the Historic South - trumpeting the beauty of life and consequences of the social construction of race, while simultaneously a testament to dreaming.

Documentary

I'll Take Your Dead Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2018 | 86 min | Not rated | Jun 04, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. This isn't something he likes to or even wants to do, but through circumstances out of his control, his little farm house in the country has become a dumping ground for the casualties of the gang-related murders in the nearby city. His daughter, Gloria, has become used to rough-looking men dropping off corpses and is even convinced that some of them are haunting their house. After a woman's body is dumped at the house, William begins his meticulous process when he realizes she's not actually dead. As the gang activity increases, William patches the woman up and holds her against her will until he can figure out what to do with her. As they begin to develop a very unusual respect for each other, the woman's murderers get word that she's still alive and make plans to go finish what they started.

Horror / Thriller

The Gingerbread Man Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1998 | 114 min | Rated R | Nov 13, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Lawyer Rick Magruder has a one-night-stand affair with caterer Mallory Doss. He becomes hooked on her, and when he learns her nut-case father Dixon is threatening her, he puts the weight of his law firm behind Mallory, has Dixon arrested and subpoenas her ex-husband Pete to testify against Dixon in court. Dixon is sent to an asylum, but escapes from there and the lives of many people are in danger.

Thriller

Rhinoceros Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 104 min | Rated PG | May 07, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the face of a modern urban life devoid of anything but an uninterrupted parade of dehumanizing compromise and disappointment, Stanley (Gene Wilder) tenuously guards his fragile individuality in between gulps of booze. The only solace he enjoys is commiseration with his self-consciously sophisticated neighbor John (Zero Mostel), and his unspoken adoration of a warmly sympathetic co-worker Daisy (Karen Black). But as a surreal comic apocalypse begins to transform, one by one, everyone into a rhinoceros, the non-conformism that seemed like Stanley's downfall may be his only salvation.

Comedy / Fantasy

Gaslight Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1940-1944 | 114 min | Not rated | Jun 25, 2019 | Randy Miller III

Paula's aunt Alice Alquist, a famous entertainer, is murdered in her home. Paula, who lives with her aunt finds the body. Police fail to find the killer and Paula is sent away to school. Ten years later, Paula returns to London with her new husband. They take up residence in her aunt's house, which she has inherited. However, he has a secret which he will do anything to protect.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Used Cars Blu-ray Movie    

Eureka Classics

Eureka Entertainment | 1980 | 113 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 12, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Comedy / Dark humor

Cinderella Blu-ray Movie  

Anniversary Edition | The Signature Collection / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1950 | 74 min | Rated G | Jun 25, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Cinderella, treated as a slave by her selfish stepfamily, dreams of going to the Prince's ball. She gets her wish courtesy of her Fairy Godmother, who warns her to be home by midnight, or else...

Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

Cinderella 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Dumbo 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2019 | 130 min | Rated PG | Jun 25, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

Family / Fantasy

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Blu-ray Movie  

40th Anniversary Edition

MPI Media Group | 1974 | 83 min | Rated R | Jun 08, 2018 | Martin Liebman

A tale of five friends en route to visit a grave in Texas who end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

Horror / Thriller / Dark humor

Under the Silver Lake Blu-ray Movie  

Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 139 min | Rated R | Jun 18, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Sam, an affable but aimless young man, becomes an unwitting detective who quickly finds himself in over his head as he investigates the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful neighbor, with whom he has fallen in love. As he combs through East Los Angeles searching for clues, he stumbles upon a larger, more sinister conspiracy than he ever imagined, involving billionaires, celebrities, urban myths, and even pop culture as we know it.

Crime / Mystery / Thriller / Surreal

The Scorpion King 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2002 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Jun 18, 2019 | Martin Liebman

In the notorious city of Gomorrah, an evil ruler is determined to lay waste to all the nomadic peoples of the desert. The few remaining tribes, never natural allies, have to unite or perish. Knowing their enemy relies on the visions of a sorcerer, they hire a skilled assassin, Mathayus to eliminate the visionary. After infiltrating the enemy camp, Mathayus discovers that the sorcerer is in fact a beautiful woman. Rather than eliminate her, he takes her deep into the desert badlands, knowing that the ruler's henchman will stop at nothing to rescue her and bring her back. Seriously wounded in the ensuing battle, Mathayus must find the strength to lead his scrappy band of allies back to Gomorrah for a final confrontation.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy

The White Reindeer Blu-ray Movie    

Valkoinen peura / Masters of Cinema / Blu-ray + DVD

Eureka Entertainment | 1952 | 68 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Apr 08, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A newly wed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her lovelife, but instead gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.

Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Foreign

Fatso Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1980 | 93 min | Rated PG | Jun 25, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Dominick DiNapoli has always been a big kid who loved eating. It was his favorite thing. Then his cousin dies from health complications due to a lack of exercise and improper diet. Antoinette, Dominick's sister, makes him promise to see a diet doctor and lose some weight. This is very hard for Dominick, but he tries. He also finds motivation when he meets Lydia, and he discovers a love that is more intense than his love of food. He spends so much time kissing and walking around with Lydia that he no longer eats as many unhealthy things, and he loses weight without even trying.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Silent Hill Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 2006 | 126 min | Rated R | Jul 09, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Rose, a desperate mother who takes her adopted daughter, Sharon, to the town of Silent Hill in an attempt to cure her of her ailment. After a violent car crash, Sharon disappears and Rose begins her desperate search to get her back. She descends into a fog of smoldering ash and into the center of the twisted reality of a town's terrible secret. Pursued by grotesquely deformed creatures and a townspeople stuck in permanent purgatory, Rose begins to uncover the truth behind the apocalyptic disaster that burned the town 30 years back. Dare to step inside the horrific town of Silent Hill, where darkness preys on every soul and Hell's creations await around every corner. But know that once you enter...there is no turning back.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural / Surreal

All the Colors of the Dark Blu-ray Movie  

Tutti i colori del buio / Blu-ray + CD

Severin Films | 1972 | 95 min | Rated R | Jan 29, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Jane is a housewife plagued by nightmarish visions of her own bloody murder. To cure her hellish fantasies her bewitching neighbor, Mary, initiates Jane into a Satanic coven, but there the price for this brand of diabolical cure is murder — committed as a ritual sacrifice during an orgiastic black mass! Jane's chilling, repulsive nightmares have become true. Who is the blue-eyed, knife-wielding phantom stalking her and has she already witnessed her own death?

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

After Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2019 | 106 min | Rated PG-13 | Jul 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A young girl falls for a guy with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship. Based on the novel by Anna Todd.

Drama / Romance

The Tough Ones Blu-ray Movie  

Rome Armed to the Teeth / Roma a Mano Armata / Blu-ray + CD

Grindhouse Releasing | 1976 | 94 min | Rated R | Jul 09, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A tough, violent cop who doesn't mind bending the law goes after a machine-gun-carrying, hunchbacked psychotic killer.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Foreign

Cinderella Blu-ray Movie  

Anniversary Edition | The Signature Collection | Limited Edition Filmmaker Gallery Book & Storybook / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1950 | 74 min | Rated G | Jun 25, 2019 | Randy Miller III

Cinderella, treated as a slave by her selfish stepfamily, dreams of going to the Prince's ball. She gets her wish courtesy of her Fairy Godmother, who warns her to be home by midnight, or else...

Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance