New Blu-ray Reviews

Doctor Who: Tom Baker - Complete Season Seven Blu-ray Movie  

BBC | 1980-1981 | 700 min | Not rated | Mar 19, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1963 an old fashioned Police Call Box sat in a junk yard at 76 Totters Lane. An old man out and about exploring. A young girl wise beyond her years attending Coal Hill School. Two teachers become suspicious. Barbara and Ian suspect the girl is in trouble. They follow her home. The girl, Susan Foreman, vanishes into the junkyard. Barbara and Ian investigate. They discovered the Police Box. "It's alive!" says Ian, he feels a faint vibration coming from within. The girls grandfather returns. He confronts the two teachers who accuse him of holding the girl inside the Police Box. They hear her call out to him from inside. Barbara and Ian push their way in and discover a world they never thought possible.

Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi

What Keeps You Alive Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2018 | 100 min | Rated R | Dec 04, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a female married couple attempting to celebrate their one-year anniversary.

Horror / Thriller

Fleshpot on 42nd Street Blu-ray Movie  

Slipcover Edition Limited to 2,500 | SOLD OUT / Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1973 | 87 min | Rated X | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

Dusty Cole leaves her boyfriend and becomes a prostitute. Among her customers are Jimmie, an abusive man who beats her, and Bob, who promises to help her find a better kind of life.

Drama / Erotic

Stan & Ollie Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2018 | 98 min | Rated PG | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Laurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theater tour of post-war Britain.

Biography / Comedy / Drama

Journey: Escape & Frontiers - Live in Japan 2017 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2017 | 130 min | Rated G | Mar 29, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

The Great Buster: A Celebration Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2018 | 101 min | Not rated | Apr 02, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The Great Buster celebrates the life and career of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and influential filmmakers, Buster Keaton. Stunning restorations of archival works bring Keaton’s magic to life on the big screen, while interviews with his friends, family, collaborators, and a broad array of artists influenced by his singular vision detail a life and character that was as complex, bold, and graceful as the great works themselves.

Documentary

Footprints Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2011 | 100 min | Not rated | Mar 28, 2019 | Martin Liebman

FOOTPRINTS is based on the true story of a man who finds the healing power of love only after he lost everything he had valued and given up, a story of a dog who learned to trust and serve only after she’d been abused and discarded as worthless, and a journey the two of them took that neither knew would bring them together, and heal them.

Drama / Family

Friends for Life Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2008 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 01, 2011 | Martin Liebman

Big city attorney Jim Crawford had won most of the battles in his life, but he couldn’t win the battle against his wife’s illness. Devastated and alone, he is left to face a lonely future. But suddenly, an unexpected twist of fate (or perhaps even an angel) leads Jim to discover four orphaned wolf pups who face certain death unless he takes them in. Unprepared for the task, but unwilling to see them suffer, he takes them into his care and keeping. It is a daunting task with unintended…sometimes hilarious consequences. As the wolf pups grow, so does Jim’s love for them. But wolves are creatures of the wild, and Jim is faced with the excruciating decision to return his companions from where they came. He does so, hoping they’ll remember him… fearing they won’t. Reluctantly, he must say goodbye once again. What Jim doesn’t anticipate is the way in which his four beloved friends repay his love…in a surprising and courageous way.

Drama / Family

Faith Double Feature Blu-ray Movie  

Footprints / Friends for Life / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2008-2011 | 2 Movies | 193 min | Not rated | Mar 12, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Two inspiring feature films are now available together in this dog-loving, Dove-Approved double feature. <br><br> Footprints <br><br> Footprints is based on the true story of a man who finds the healing power of love only after he lost everything he had valued and given up, a story of a dog who learned to trust and serve only after she d been abused and discarded as worthless, and a journey the two of them took that neither knew would bring them together, and heal them. <br><br> Friends for Life <br><br> It is a story that will touch your heart. Big city attorney Jim Crawford had won most of the battles in his life, but he couldn t win the battle against his wife s illness. Devastated and alone, he is left to face a lonely future. But suddenly, an unexpected twist of fate (or perhaps even an angel) leads Jim to discover four orphaned wolf pups who face certain death unless he takes them in. Unprepared for the task, but unwilling to see them suffer, he takes them into his care and keeping. It is a daunting task with unintended...sometimes hilarious consequences. As the wolf pups grow, what Jim doesn t anticipate is the way in which his four beloved friends repay his love... in a surprising and courageous way.

Drama / Family

The Midnight Man Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1974 | 119 min | Rated R | Feb 26, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An ex-con, once a cop, now working as security in a college, decides to investigate the murder of one of the students, a daughter of a senator.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

The Glass Bottom Boat Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1966 | 110 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2019 | Randy Miller III

After a series of misunderstandings, the head of an aerospace research laboratory begins to suspect his new girlfriend is a Russian spy.

Comedy / Romance

Showdown Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Rewind Collection

MVD Visual | 1993 | 98 min | Rated R | Mar 12, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Ken Marks (Kenn Scott, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze) finds a dangerous enemy on his first day at his new school; an enemy who makes his living as the champion of an illegal fighting operation. School janitor and ex-cop Billy Grant (Billy Blanks, The Last Boy Scout) trains Ken to defend himself. What Billy doesn't know is that the man behind it all is the one man from his past who wants him dead. This classic martial arts blockbuster from the director of Best of the Best features an all-star cast that includes Christine Taylor (The Wedding Singer), Patrick Kilpatrick (Death Warrant), James Lew (Best of the Best) and Brion James (Blade Runner) in the movie the proves there's not a problem in the world that a good roundhouse kick to the face can't solve.

Action

Aquaman 3D Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray 3D + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2018 | 143 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 26, 2019 | Martin Liebman

Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm. With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman, Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko, Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book

Mirai Blu-ray Movie  

未来のミライ / Mirai no Mirai / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 98 min | Rated PG | Apr 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.

Adventure / Anime / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Foreign

Hellboy Animated 4K Blu-ray Movie  

Sword of Storms / Blood & Iron / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2006-2007 | 2 Movies | 154 min | Not rated | Apr 02, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hellboy and his team face off against a new supernatural threat, while Professor Bruttenholm must investigate the possible reemergence of a vampire he had slain decades prior.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Comic book

If Beale Street Could Talk Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2018 | 119 min | Rated R | Mar 26, 2019 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.

Crime / Drama / Romance

Dominique Blu-ray Movie  

Dominique Is Dead | Standard Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1979 | 95 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A millionaire who has recently lost his wife starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit.

Horror / Supernatural

The Suckling Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1990 | 89 min | Not rated | Mar 26, 2019 | Brian Orndorf

A woman goes to a back alley abortion clinic, only to have her aborted fetus attack her, her boyfriend, and everyone else at the clinic.

Horror

Stranger Than Paradise Blu-ray Movie  

includes "Permanent Vacation" (1980)

Criterion | 1980-1984 | 2 Movies | 89 min | Not rated | Apr 09, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A couple of East Village loafers decide to embark on a road trip to Ohio to reteam up with one of theirs' female cousin. The trio then find themselves in Florida, looking for a get-rich-quick scheme.

Comedy / Drama

Holmes & Watson Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2018 | 91 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 09, 2019 | Martin Liebman

A humorous take on Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

Adventure / Comedy / Mystery