New Blu-ray Reviews

Benji: Off the Leash! Blu-ray Movie  

Remastered / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2004 | 100 min | Rated PG | Oct 23, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Lost and alone on the streets of a small Mississippi town, Benji struggles to save his mom from a backyard puppy mill, avoiding two dopey dogcatchers and an unwanted sidekick.

Drama / Family

The Predator Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2018 | 107 min | Rated R | Dec 18, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi

Urban Legend Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1998 | 99 min | Rated R | Nov 20, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

When a series of strange deaths occurs on campus, beautiful and assertive student Natalie suspects that they are murders based on urban legends. Her classmates, loyal Brenda, ambitious journalism major Paul, and school practical joker Damon, insist the deaths are just coincidences. When Natalie gets too close to discovering how the deaths are connected, she realizes she's the killer's next victim.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen

Assassination Nation Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2018 | 108 min | Rated R | Dec 18, 2018 | Martin Liebman

This is a thousand percent a true story about how the quiet, all-American town of Salem, absolutely lost its mind.

Comedy / Horror / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor / Coming of age

The Atomic Cafe Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1982 | 87 min | Not rated | Dec 04, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

On its 20-year anniversary, and not a moment too soon, THE ATOMIC CAFE is back to provide us with a much-needed release of comic energy. A dark comedy in the truest sense, this timeless classic took the nation by storm when it first debuted in 1982. Atomic Cafe is a brilliant compilation of archival film clips beginning with the first atomic bomb detonation in the New Mexico desert. The footage, much of it produced as government propaganda, follows the story of the bomb through the two atomic attacks on Japan that ended World War II to the bomb's central role in the cold war. Shown along with the famous "duck and cover" Civil Defense films are lesser-known clips, many of which possess a bizarre black humor when seen today, and it's easy to see why this film, which was produced in the early 1980s, became a cult classic.

Documentary / History

The Wild Boys Blu-ray Movie  

Les garçons sauvages

Altered Innocence | 2017 | 110 min | Not rated | Dec 11, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

At the beginning of the 20th century on the island of La Réunion, five adolescents of good family, enamored with the occult, commit a savage crime.

Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Dark humor / Foreign / Surreal

Venom Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2018 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 18, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom -- leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Venom 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2018 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 18, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments, Eddie's body merges with the alien Venom -- leaving him with superhuman strength and power. Twisted, dark and fueled by rage, Venom tries to control the new and dangerous abilities that Eddie finds so intoxicating.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Forty Guns Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1957 | 80 min | Not rated | Dec 11, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Tougher-than-nails landowner Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) has ruled over her county in Arizona with such power that even the local sheriff (Dean Jagger) won't stand up to her. And when gunslinger-turned-U.S. Marshall Griff Bonnell (Barry Sullivan) and his brothers seek to restore law and order, they meet with harsh resistance — that is until Jessica falls in love with Bonnell. But when the man's brother is murdered and the two families become bitter enemies, Jessica's loyalty is divided, and Bonnell faces his biggest moral dilemma: how to avenge his brother's death and still maintain his vow of non-violence.

Action / Drama / Romance / Western

Sharp Objects Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

HBO | 2018 | 421 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 27, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A reporter confronts the psychological demons from her past when she returns to her hometown to cover a violent murder.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller

Basic Instinct 2 Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

MVD Visual | 2006 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 116 min | Unrated | Nov 27, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Catherine Tramell proves to be respected criminal psychologist Dr. Michael Glass' deadliest challenge. With professional boundaries blurred by obsession, Dr. Glass is lured into a murderous web of lies and deceit and begins a torrid affair with Tramell that takes him to the point of no return. As their passions rise, so does the body count - and Dr. Glass faces a choice that will change his life forever.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Erotic

2018 World Series Collector's Edition: Boston Red Sox Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2018 | 900 min | Not rated | Dec 04, 2018 | Martin Liebman

The 2018 Major League Baseball® season ended with the Boston Red Sox™ as distinct favorites to win the World Series®. The 108-win Red Sox kept rolling for 11 more wins to earn a World Series title and cement themselves as the best team in the franchise's 118-year history. First they overcame the rival New York Yankees™, also winners of 100 games. Then awaiting in the ALCS™ were the 103-win Houston Astros™, defending World Series champions. The Red Sox methodically advanced to face the Los Angeles Dodgers™ in the Fall Classic™. The Boston favorites won Games 1 and 2 at Fenway Park™, were defeated in an historic 18-inning battle in Game 3, then produced a dramatic comeback win in Game 4 before producing a convincing clincher in Game 5. <br>THE BOSTON RED SOX 2018 WORLD SERIES COLLECTOR'S EDITION includes all five games of the World Series, the pennant-clinching ALCS Game 5 and a bonus disc of the ALDS™ clinching Game 4 versus the Yankees. Relive every moment of the 2018 Fall Classic starring David Price, Chris Sale, Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Steve Pearce, Andrew Benintendi, Nathan Eovaldi, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mitch Moreland, Alex Cora, and others. <br>INCLUDES ALL FIVE GAMES FROM THE 2018 WORLD SERIES <br>THE COMPLETE ALDS GAME 4 and ALCS GAME 5 <br>PLUS <br>• FOUR AUDIO OPTIONS: TV, home radio, away radio, and Spanish-language broadcast <br>• SLEEVESTATS™ INSERT with game trivia, official stats, and more

Sport

Journey to the South Pacific 4K Blu-ray Movie  

IMAX Enhanced / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2013 | 40 min | Rated G | Dec 11, 2018 | Martin Liebman

An underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.

Documentary

The Lion King 4K Blu-ray Movie  

The Signature Collection / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1994 | 88 min | Rated G | Dec 04, 2018 | Martin Liebman

A young lion cub named Simba just can't wait to be king. But the sudden death of his father, Mufasa, and the treacherous actions of his Uncle Scar lead Simba into exile and ultimately on a hero's journey of self-discovery. Adopting the "hakuna matata" philosophy of his comical jungle guardians — a warthog and a meerkat (Pumbaa and Timon) — Simba eventually comes to terms with his destiny and returns home to Pride Rock to help put things right.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical / Epic / Coming of age

2018 World Series Champions: Boston Red Sox Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2018 | 82 min | Not rated | Dec 04, 2018 | Martin Liebman

The 2018 Boston Red Sox dominated their way to a World Series title in a way that Red Sox Nation has never seen. A relentless march through the regular season led to a franchise-record 108 wins. Then they beat L.A. for their fourth World Series championship since 2004 after blowing through the rival Yankees and defending champion Astros. Damage Done!

Documentary / Sport

Notorious Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1946 | 102 min | Not rated | Jan 15, 2019 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The daughter of a convicted Nazi spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of Nazi scientists in in postwar Rio.

Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller

Acapulco Gold Blu-ray Movie  

Code Red | 1976 | 92 min | Rated PG | Jun 14, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

See former child evangelist MARJOE GORTNER as an ordinary Joe who gets involved in a dangerous DRUG SMUGGLING scheme in beautiful HAWAII! This is a movie made especially for the DRUG CULTURE circa 1974!

Crime / Drama / Thriller

Carlos Kleiber: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + CD

Deutsche Grammophon | 1973-1982 | 736 min | Not rated | Nov 02, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music / Foreign

The Nun 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2018 | 97 min | Rated R | Dec 04, 2018 | Michael Reuben

A priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Supernatural

The Jerk Blu-ray Movie  

40th Anniversary Edition

Shout Factory | 1979 | 94 min | Rated R | Dec 18, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Navin Johnson is the adopted son of a poor Black sharecropper family, whose crazy inventions lead him from rags to riches and right back to rags. Along the way, he's smitten with a lady motorcycle racer, survives a series of screwball attacks by a deranged killer, becomes a millionaire by inventing the Opti-Grab handle for eyeglasses—and shows why he's one of the hottest comic performers in the world.

Comedy / Coming of age