New Blu-ray Reviews

White Nights Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1985 | 137 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Nikolai Rochenko is a Russian ballet dancer who eight years ago defected to the West. He is onboard a plane flying over Russia when all of a sudden, a malfunction forces the plane to land in Russia. The KGB tells everyone that his injuries are so severe that he has to remain confided for a while. But in reality they want him to return to them, so they bring him to his old apartment and an American, Raymond Greenwood, who himself defected to Russia several years ago, is placed there to keep an eye on him.

Drama

White Sands Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1992 | 101 min | Rated R | Apr 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Golden Job Blu-ray Movie  

黃金兄弟

Well Go USA | 2018 | 100 min | Not rated | Apr 09, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A group of former mercenaries reunite to plan an epic heist: boosting a truck full of medicine held by a foreign intelligence agency to supply a refugee camp in need. But when they find the truck is actually filled with stolen gold, the band of brothers realize they've been double-crossed by one of their own - and putting the situation right will be all out war.

Action / Adventure / Foreign

Desert Fury Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1947 | 96 min | Not rated | Feb 12, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer despite everyone's efforts to separate them.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

Multiplicity Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 1996 | 117 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Convinced that there isn't enough of him to go around, overworked contractor Doug Kinney has himself secretly cloned so he can spend more time with his wife and children. But the clones slowly develop ideas of their own -- and managing them turns out to be the toughest job Doug's ever had.

Comedy / Imaginary

Tyrel Blu-ray Movie  

Magnolia Pictures | 2018 | 87 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Randy Miller III

Tyrel, a sole black man, attends an otherwise all-white weekend of drunken bro debauchery on a birthday trip to a cabin in the Catskills.

Comedy / Drama

The Aspern Papers Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2018 | 91 min | Rated R | Apr 09, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A young writer tries to obtain romance letters a poet sent to his mistress.

Drama

The Body Snatcher Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1945 | 78 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

In Edinburgh, renowned surgeon and now teacher of anatomy Dr. MacFarlane, has been paying John Gray (Boris Karloff), a cabman, to clandestinely bring him exhumed bodies of the recently deceased for classroom demonstration purposes. With cemeteries being increasingly guarded, Gray turns to murder to provide MacFarlane with fresh bodies. Realizing that he will never be rid of Gray, who constantly taunts him with his knowledge of MacFarland's past indiscretions, MacFarlane engages the malevolent Gray in a hand-to-hand fight to the death, the ultimate results of which provide the victor with an episode of unprecedented psychological horror...

Horror / Thriller

Angel Unchained Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1970 | 87 min | Not rated | Mar 19, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Angel is the biker who joins a commune of hippies near a small town. When the town rednecks attack them, Angel calls up some of his bad biker buddies to exact revenge.

Action

MFKZ Blu-ray Movie  

Mutafukaz / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 95 min | Rated R | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. But an otherwise unremarkable scooter accident caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger is about to transform his life... into a waking nightmare! He starts seeing monstrous forms prowling around all over the city... Is Angelino losing his mind, or could an alien invasion really be happening this quietly...?

Action / Animation / Comedy / Foreign

The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire Blu-ray Movie  

L'iguana dalla lingua di fuoco

Arrow | 1971 | 96 min | Not rated | Apr 09, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In Dublin, a young woman is brutally murdered in her home by a maniac that throws acid in her face and then slits her throat with a razor. Her mangled body is later discovered in the boot of a limousine owned by the Swiss Ambassador Sobiesky. The Ambassador, who was the dead woman's lover, refuses to cooperate with the police due to his diplomatic immunity. John Norton, an ex-cop famed for his brutal working methods, is brought in to help and gets too deeply involved when he stars an affair with the Ambassador's beautiful step-daughter, Helen. Meanwhile, the brutal killings continue...

Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Cujo Blu-ray Movie    

Limited Edition | Eureka Classics

Eureka Entertainment | 1983 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Apr 29, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A friendly St. Bernard contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small town in New England. Based on the Stephen King novel.

Horror / Thriller

Noir Archive Volume 1: 1944-1954 Blu-ray Movie  

9-Film Collection | Address Unknown / Escape in the Fog / The Guilt of Janet Ames / The Black Book / Johnny Allegro / The Killer That Stalked New York / 711 Ocean Drive / Assignment Paris! / The Miami Story

Kit Parker Films | 1944-1954 | 9 Movies | 734 min | Not rated | Apr 23, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / History / Mystery / Romance / Thriller / War

Address Unknown Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1944 | 72 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

US art dealer returns to his native Germany for a visit and is attracted by Nazi propaganda.

Drama

Escape in the Fog Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1945 | 63 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Acclaimed director Oscar Boetticher, Jr. tackles the Film Noir genre with this tale of dramatic suspense. A nurse suffering from a nervous breakdown starts having nightmares about a man being murdered. When she awakens, the man she dreamt of is standing right in front of her. What follows is a tale of intrigue involving international espionage, a missing package, and a gunfight through the fog of San Francisco.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

The Guilt of Janet Ames Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1947 | 82 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Rosalind Russell stars in this complex psychological drama about a woman whose husband is killed in World War II while saving the lives of five comrades. She sets out for some sort of revenge, but when she is struck by a truck and paralyzed, a boozy reporter (Melvyn Douglas) thinks she can walk again and uses psychology to help her. But what she also doesn’t know is — he’s one of the five men on her list! Richly photographed in a gauzy style by cinematographer Joseph Walker to heighten the dreamlike quality of the story, with excellent support by Sid Caesar, Betsy Blair, Nina Foch.

Drama / Mystery / Romance

The Black Book Blu-ray Movie  

Reign of Terror

Kit Parker Films | 1949 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

In the late 18th century, the French republic has been thrown into social and political chaos, a disarray that is exploited by the evil Maximillan Robespierre. Within 48 hours, Robespierre will sieze power and perpetrate his diabolical tactics on France's helpless citizens. Charles, a freedom-fighter working for the resistance, poses as the murderous prosecutor that Robespierre has sent for, skillfully sidestepping the secret police and informants with the guidance of Madelon, a former lover who's now a key resistance member. When Robespierre tells Charles that his black book, a notorious death list filled with enemies on both sides, is missing, Charles is commanded to find it before its contents can be exposed, putting an end to his planned dictatorship. Charles' quest to maintain Robespierre's trust while secretly trying to destroy him and his wrathful allies elicits a series of suspenseful exploits where danger looms around every Parisian corner...

Adventure / Drama / Film-Noir / History / Romance / Thriller / War

Johnny Allegro Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1949 | 81 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ex-gangster Johnny Allegro (George Raft) makes the acquaintance of the beautiful Glenda Chapman (Nina Foch) when he helps her out of a tight spot. As a result, a Government agent persuades Allegro to exploit his new contact to go undercover and infiltrate a crime ring led by Glenda’s husband, Morgan Vallin (George Macready). Allegro achieves his objective, arriving at an island owned by Vallin, but realizes quickly that Vallin is a formidable opponent with a disturbing hobby.

Action / Crime / Drama / Film-Noir

The Killer That Stalked New York Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1950 | 76 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

After helping to smuggle diamonds into the country and getting burned by her latest flame (and her sister!), Sheila Bennet decides to get even. But she unwittingly puts herself and millions of others at risk, requiring an all-out manhunt for a killer.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller

711 Ocean Drive Blu-ray Movie  

Kit Parker Films | 1950 | 102 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mal Granger is telephone repairman who uses his knowledge to help his bookie expand his business to increased profits and rises to the top. But when syndicate head Otto Kruger wants to take over, things start to get dicey — and Granger's in too deep to call the cops.

Crime / Drama / Film-Noir / Thriller