New Blu-ray Reviews

No Alternative Blu-ray Movie  

Gravitas Ventures | 2018 | 97 min | Not rated | Apr 02, 2019 | Martin Liebman

"No Alternative" is a coming-of-age drama that blasts open the world of grunge-era teenagers in the early 90s. Thomas Harrison is determined to start his own alternative band after the suicide of Kurt Cobain -- it's an obsession that blinds him to what's either the mental collapse, or the eruption of musical genius, of his little sister, Bridget. Bridget boldly rejects her brother's music, and the music of an entire generation of slackers, by taking on the persona of a gangsta' rapper named "Bri Da B. "

Drama

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Blu-ray Movie  

25th Anniversary Edition

Sony Pictures | 1994 | 86 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 23, 2019 | Martin Liebman

To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further... He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team's mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura is put on the case. Now, who would want to steal a dolphin, and why?

Comedy

Man from Atlantis Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1977 | 96 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Randy Miller III

The adventures of a man with amphibious abilities.

The Magic Flute Blu-ray Movie  

Trollflöjten

Criterion | 1975 | 138 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love.

Fantasy / Musical / Romance / Foreign

Superstition Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1982 | 85 min | Not rated | Apr 16, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.

Horror

Then Came You Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2018 | 97 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.

Adventure / Comedy / Drama

The Virgin Soldiers Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1969 | 96 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 25, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Set in 1950 during the Malayan Emergency, THE VIRGIN SOLDIERS is part service comedy, part serious look at the end of the British Empire, as seen through the eyes of more or less innocent recruits to the National Service.

Comedy / Drama / War

Welcome to Marwen Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process.

Biography / Comedy / Drama / Imaginary

A Dog's Way Home Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2019 | 96 min | Rated PG | Apr 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A dog travels 400 miles in search of her owner.

Drama

On the Basis of Sex Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 120 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

The story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, her struggles for equal rights and what she had to overcome in order to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

Biography / Drama

Songwriter Blu-ray Movie  

Retro VHS Collection

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1984 | 94 min | Rated R | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Doc Jenkins is a singer/songwriter who tries to leave his singer/songwriter roots to be a music "mogul", and gets tangled up in a bad publishing deal.

Drama / Music

Blood Hunger: The Films of José Larraz Blu-ray Movie  

Whirlpool / Vampyres / The Coming of Sin | Limited Edition

Arrow | 1970-1978 | 3 Movies | 265 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal

Used Cars Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 1980 | 113 min | Rated R | Feb 26, 2019 | Dr. Stephen Larson

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

Whirlpool Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1970 | 87 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A beautiful young model receives an invitation to escape the hustle and bustle of Swinging London for a quiet weekend in the country. But there's something distinctly unsettling about her two hosts — brooding young photographer Theo and his middle-aged "aunt" Sara — and the fact that their previous houseguest, the equally young and nubile Rhonda, disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Horror / Thriller / Erotic

Vampyres Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1974 | 88 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

This English-made horror thriller is the story of two female vampires who hitchhike along a deserted highway in the English countryside, luring unsuspecting drivers to their gothic mansion for a night of passion - followed by the victim's murder at the hands of the femme fatale.

Horror

The Coming of Sin Blu-ray Movie  

Arrow | 1978 | 90 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman

A superstitious, illiterate young gypsy servant girl comes to live with a solitary female artist at her country chateau. The girl has recurring nightmares of a naked man on horseback assaulting and abusing her. As the artist takes the girl under her wing, an sensuous relationship develops between them. At the same time, the naked horseman begins to appear in reality. The girl, convinced that he represents her doom, resists him; but the artist is intrigued and a bizarre erotic triangle is established.

Mystery / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign / Surreal

Cleopatra Jones Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1973 | 89 min | Rated PG | Mar 19, 2019 | Randy Miller III

Tamara Dobson is both beautiful and deadly as Cleopatra Jones, a federal super-agent on the trail of drug kingpins, targeting Shelley Winters as the notorious "Mommy."

Action

Bumblebee 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2018 | 114 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 02, 2019 | Martin Liebman

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

Ikarie XB 1 Blu-ray Movie    

Voyage to the End of the Universe / Icarus XB 1

Second Run | 1963 | 88 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Mar 25, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In the year 2163, a band of astronauts embarks on a fifteen-year voyage deep into outer space, in hopes of discovering life in another galaxy. It's a perilous journey during which they will confront the wreckage of the twentieth century, the chilling vastness of the cosmos, and their own mortality.

Sci-Fi / Foreign

The Meg 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2018 | 113 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 13, 2018 | Martin Liebman

A deep-sea submersible filled with an international research crew lies disabled at the bottom of the Pacific after having been attacked by a massive shark previously thought to be extinct. With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.

Action / Horror / Nature / Sci-Fi