New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- October 06, 2018
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1982 | 106 min | Rated PG | Aug 14, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer flees and manages to elude a large posse for two weeks before he is finally captured.
Western
Rodin Blu-ray Movie
Cohen Media Group | 2017 | 120 min | Not rated | Oct 02, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
An account of the famous French sculptor's romance with Camille Claudel.
Biography / Drama / Romance / Foreign
- October 05, 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2018 | 135 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 25, 2018 | Martin Liebman
During an adventure into a dark criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future copilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
The LEGO Batman Movie Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 104 min | Rated PG | Jun 13, 2017 | Martin Liebman
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with his usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
Action / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Man of Steel Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 148 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 31, 2017 | Martin Liebman
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book
Wonder Woman 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 141 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 19, 2017 | Martin Liebman
The Amazonian Warrior Princess Diana left her lush tropical island to dwell in our urban cityscapes of glass and steel. Tutored in the ways of the Greek warriors, and outfitted with incredible gifts the Goddess bestowed upon her people, she becomes Paradise Island's emissary to civilization.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Comic book / Period
Schlock Blu-ray Movie
Arrow | 1973 | 79 min | Rated PG | Oct 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Schlock, a prehistoric apeman who falls in love with a teenage blind beauty and terrorizes her Southern California suburb. Schlock is no ordinary simian; he possesses some very unusual skills. Among other things, he plays the piano and gives TV interviews. In this hysterical spoof of early monster movies and missing-link science fiction films, John Landis pays homage to the monster movies of the past with irreverent humor and wacky hijinks.
Comedy
- October 04, 2018
The Night Stalker Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1972 | 75 min | Not rated | Oct 02, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
An abrasive Las Vegas newspaper reporter investigates a series of murders committed by a vampire.
Horror / Thriller / Supernatural
The Miraculous Virgin Blu-ray Movie
Panna zázračnica
Second Run | 1967 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | Aug 20, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A film adaptation of the novelette of the same title written by Dominik Tatarka depicts the life of a young generation of artists that was formed in Slovakia during the war. Anabella, a young and beautiful girl meets a group of artists. She awakens their erotic desires but also pure feelings of love; she becomes the object of their secret fantasies as well as their artistic inspiration. And it seems that the boundaries between reality and fantasy suddenly cease to exist
Comedy / Drama / Foreign
- October 03, 2018
King Cohen Blu-ray Movie
Larry Cohen / Blu-ray + CD
La-La Land Entertainment | 2017 | 107 min | Unrated | Sep 25, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A feature length documentary on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen (BLACK CAESAR, GOD TOLD ME TO, Q THE WINGED SERPENT, THE STUFF, PHONE BOOTH.)
Documentary
- October 02, 2018
The Odessa File Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series | Limited Edition
Powerhouse Films | 1974 | 129 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Sep 03, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A German journalist attempts to track down Nazi war criminal.
Drama / Thriller / War
The Inkwell Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1994 | 110 min | Rated R | Aug 14, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
At Inkwell Beach, summer's never been so much fun. It's a time and a place where cool clothes, hot music and good friends turn a dull family trip into the summertime vacation of a lifetime.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Coming of age
Bat 21 Blu-ray Movie
Bat*21
Kino Lorber | 1988 | 105 min | Rated R | Sep 18, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back
Drama / War
Beauty Shop Blu-ray Movie
MVD Visual | 2005 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Sep 11, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Gina is a hairstylist who opens up a beauty shop full of employees and customers more interested in speaking their minds than getting a cut.
Comedy
- October 01, 2018
Imagine & Gimme Some Truth Blu-ray Movie
John Lennon
Eagle Vision Media | 1972-2000 | 132 min | Not rated | Oct 05, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
See individual titles for their synopses.
Documentary / Music
Imagine Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 1972 | 83 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
'Imagine' a cinematic collage of colour, sound, dream, and reality.Produced and directed in 1971 by John & Yoko, who, along with numerous guest stars including George Harrison, Fred Astaire, Andy Warhol, Dick Cavett, Jack Palance, and Jonas Mekas, all create a world of imagination as rich and moving as the music that accompanies it.
Documentary / Music
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album Blu-ray Movie
Eagle Rock Entertainment | 2000 | 60 min | Not rated | No Release Date | Jeffrey Kauffman
Interviews and archival footage set to his music trace Lennon's life with and without the Beatles. TRACK LIST 01. Imagine 02. Crippled Inside 03. Oh, Yoko! 04. Jealous Guy 05. It's So hard 06. I Don't Wanna be A Soldier Mama 07. Gimme Some Truth 08. Oh My Love 09. How Do You Sleep? 10. How? 11. Imagine 12. Film Credits
Documentary / Music
Scarlet Diva Blu-ray Movie
Film Movement | 2000 | 91 min | Rated R | Sep 25, 2018 | Michael Reuben
Anna Battista is a popular, 24-year-old Italian-born film actress who embarks on a hectic and self-destructive spree across Europe and to America to shed her "boy-toy" image so that she can write, direct and star in a semi-autobiographical film entitled "Scarlet Diva." After working in Rome, and winning a prestigious award in Milan, Anna travels to Paris, where her best friend is trapped in an abusive relationship, and where she meets and falls in love with a rock star who abandons her. Later, she is attacked by a sleazy but powerful producer. All the while, Anna struggles to find her own voice and pursue her artistic vision.
Drama / Erotic
The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science Blu-ray Movie
Ken Burns
PBS | 2018 | 115 min | Not rated | Sep 25, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
Tells the story of a unique medical institution that has been called a "Medical Mecca," the "Supreme Court of Medicine," and the "place for hope where there is no hope."
Documentary
Summer of 84 Blu-ray Movie
Gunpowder & Sky | 2018 | 105 min | Not rated | Sep 06, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous.
Drama / Horror / Mystery / Period