New Blu-ray Reviews

The Man from Earth: Holocene Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Visual | 2017 | 99 min | Not rated | Apr 03, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

14,000 year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.

Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

Tierra Blu-ray Movie  

Earth

Olive Films | 1996 | 123 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Angel, an exterminator recently released from a mental hospital, comes to rid a small Spanish town of tiny grubs in the soil. The local wine-making industry has found these pests responsible for giving their product an "earthy" taste that has divided local opinion.

Drama / Romance / Foreign

Blood Hook Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1986 | 111 min | Rated R | May 01, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.

Comedy / Horror

The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2017 | 22 min | Rated TV-MA | Mar 27, 2018 | Martin Liebman

The tale of Rick Grimes and his walker-battling friends gets a twisted retelling when the Robot Chicken Nerd visits the Walking Dead Museum and meets an aging survivor.

Animation / Comedy / Dark humor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - The Complete Recordings Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray Audio / Blu-ray + CD

Rhino Music | 2001 | 181 min | Not rated | Apr 06, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Music

Enigma Rosso Blu-ray Movie  

Virgin Killer / Red Rings of Fear / Orgie des Todes

Scorpion Releasing | 1978 | 84 min | Not rated | Apr 10, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves "The Inseparables".

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign

Five on the Black Hand Side Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1973 | 96 min | Rated PG | Feb 27, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

In contrast to most of the violence-laden "blaxploitation" films of the period, this low-budget effort eschews exploitation for humanity and domestic drama. Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.

Comedy

The Commuter Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 105 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 17, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A businessman on his daily commute home gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life, but the lives of those around him.

Action / Thriller

Beast of Burden Blu-ray Movie  

Momentum Pictures | 2018 | 90 min | Rated R | Apr 03, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Pilot Sean Haggerty must deliver cocaine across the US-Mexico border for his final run as a drug smuggler. Alone in a small plane, he is faced with the burden of choosing between his allegiance to the Cartel, his deal with the Drug Enforcement Administration and saving his increasingly tense relationship with his wife, eagerly awaiting his return.

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

Inception 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2010 | 148 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 19, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Dom Cobb is a professional thief with a difference: the spoils he goes after are not material objects but the thoughts, dreams and secrets buried in the minds of other people. This rare talent has cost him dear, rendering him a solitary fugitive stripped of everything he ever really cared about. When he is offered a chance for redemption by reversing the process and planting an idea rather than stealing it, he and his team of specialists find themselves pitted against a dangerous enemy that appears to pre-empt their every move.

Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Surreal / Epic / Heist

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2018 | 86 min | Rated R | Apr 10, 2018 | Michael Reuben

The Suicide Squad tries to find a powerful mystical object. Task Force X, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Killer Frost, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang and Copperhead, race and battle other villains for the object.

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

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2018 | 86 min | Rated R | Apr 10, 2018 | Michael Reuben

The Suicide Squad tries to find a powerful mystical object. Task Force X, consisting of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Killer Frost, Bronze Tiger, Captain Boomerang and Copperhead, race and battle other villains for the object.

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

Deceived Blu-ray Movie  

Special Edition

Kino Lorber | 1991 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 10, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

A marriage that seemed perfect comes crashing down after the supposed death of Jack Saunders, husband of Adrienne Saunders. After his supposed death, strange developments begin to be discovered by Adrienne regarding Jack's past. Developments that lead her to believe she has been Deceived.

Mystery / Thriller

Shakespeare Wallah Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 1965 | 122 min | Not rated | Apr 03, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The real-life adventures of Ms. Kendal's family as a traveling theater group in India during the final days of English colonial rule. They try to uphold British tradition by staging Shakespearean plays, but are unable to compete with the wildly popular Bollywood film industry. The film also traces the developing relationship between the acting troupe's young ingãnue, Lizzie, and Sanju, a wealthy Indian playboy. But their romance is beset by hindrances, not the least being the machinations of Manjula, a fiery Indian film star who is also in love with Sanju.

Drama

Pitch Perfect 2 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2015 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 20, 2018 | Martin Liebman

A sequel to the 2012 musical comedy that follows Fat Amy and Beca through their senior year at Barden University.

Comedy / Music / Musical / Romance / Teen

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Blu-ray Movie  

Zeitgeist Films | 2017 | 89 min | Not rated | Apr 24, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr fled an oppressive marriage to create a name for herself as one of Hollywood's top leading ladies in the 1940s. Behind the glamour and sex appeal, though, was a talented and inquisitive inventor who created a radio system that is now considered the basis of Bluetooth technology.

Biography / Documentary / History / War

The Border Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1982 | 108 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 22, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A corrupt border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Action / Crime / Drama

The 6 Degrees Collection Blu-ray Movie  

The Big Picture / Flatliners / Hollow Man / Trapped / In the Cut / Where the Truth Lies

Mill Creek Entertainment | 1989-2005 | 6 Movies | 667 min | Not rated | Apr 03, 2018 | Martin Liebman

See individual titles for their synopses.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Erotic / Period

Where the Truth Lies Blu-ray Movie  

Mill Creek Entertainment | 2005 | 106 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Martin Liebman

Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period

Pitch Perfect 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2012 | 112 min | Rated PG-13 | Mar 20, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.

Comedy / Music / Romance / Teen