New Blu-ray Reviews

Red Trees Blu-ray Movie  

Cohen Media Group | 2017 | 80 min | Not rated | Jan 23, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Traces a family's journey as one of only twelve Jewish families to survive the Nazi occupation of Prague during World War II.

Documentary

The Hanging Tree Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1959 | 107 min | Not rated | Jan 23, 2018 | Michael Reuben

Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realising that he can exploit his secret.

Drama / Romance / Western

Night of the Living Dead Blu-ray Movie  

Theatrical and Workprint versions

Criterion | 1968 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 97 min | Not rated | Feb 13, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour.

Horror / Supernatural

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno Blu-ray Movie  

L'Enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot

Arrow | 2009 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 06, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

In 1964, director Henri-Georges Clouzot chose Romy Schneider, age 26, and Serge Reggiani, 42, to star in L'enfer (Inferno), an enigmatic and original project with an unlimited budget. Reggiani was to play Marcel Prieur, the manager of a modest hotel in provincial France who becomes possessed by the demons of jealousy. Intended to be a cinematic event upon its release, three weeks after shooting began on Inferno, things took a turn for the worse. The project was stopped, and the images, which were said to be incredible, would remain unseen...until now. Working closely with Clouzot's widow, Inès, Serge Bromberg reconstructs Clouzot's original vision, filling and explaining the gaps with new interviews, re-enactments and Clouzot's own notes and storyboards.

Documentary / Foreign

Tales from Earthsea Blu-ray Movie  

ゲド戦記 / Gedo Senki / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2006 | 116 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 06, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

Adventure / Anime / Fantasy / Foreign

Penitentiary Blu-ray Movie  

Vinegar Syndrome | 1979 | 99 min | Rated R | Jan 30, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to prison, where he joins the prison's boxing team in an effort to secure an early parole and to establish his dominance over the prison's toughest gang.

Crime / Drama / Sport

Fugitive Girls Blu-ray Movie  

Five Loose Women | Limited Edition to 2,500 | Sexploitation Signature Series

Vinegar Syndrome | 1974 | 96 min | Rated R | Jan 30, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

Five inmates break out of a women's prison. Four of them are hardened convicts, but one is a girl who was convicted for a crime she didn't commit. As the authorities chase them down, the cons terrorize or kill anyone who gets in their way.

Action / Adventure / Crime

Jamón Jamón Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1992 | 95 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Jose Luis is an executive at his parents' underwear factory, where his girlfriend Sylvia works on the shop floor. When Sylvia falls pregnant, Jose Luis promises her that he will marry her, most likely against the wishes of his parents. Jose Luis' mother is determined to break her son's engagement to a girl from a lower-class family, and hires Raul, a potential underwear model and would-be bullfighter, to seduce Sylvia.

Comedy / Drama / Romance / Foreign

Crooked House Blu-ray Movie  

Sony Pictures | 2017 | 115 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 16, 2018 | Martin Liebman

Based on the novel by Agatha Christie, private detective Charles Hayward is invited to solve a gruesome crime where nobody is above suspicion, including Sophia, his client and former lover.

Crime / Drama / Mystery / Period

The Sword and the Claw Blu-ray Movie  

Kiliç Aslan

AGFA | 1975 | 2 Movies | 110 min | Not rated | Jan 23, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest, where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult, he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / War / Foreign

10 Cloverfield Lane 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Paramount Pictures | 2016 | 104 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 23, 2018 | Martin Liebman

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist’s underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.

Adventure / Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Pacific Rim 4K Blu-ray Movie  

4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2013 | 131 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 04, 2016 | Martin Liebman

As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! Blu-ray Movie  

MVD Rewind Collection / Blu-ray + DVD

MVD Visual | 1978 | 83 min | Rated PG | Jan 23, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A group of scientists band together to save the world from mutated tomatoes that KILL!

Comedy / Horror

Eyes of Laura Mars Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition

Powerhouse Films | 1978 | 103 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Nov 20, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

New York's most controversial fashion photographer develops a disturbing ability to see through the eyes of a killer with terrifying clarity.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller

Better Call Saul: Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2017 | 498 min | Rated TV-14 | Jan 16, 2018 | Martin Liebman

In Better Call Saul Season 3, Jimmy McGill (Golden Globe nominee Bob Odenkirk) takes a decisive step in his transformation into Breaking Bad's infamous criminal lawyer, Saul Goodman. When Chuck (Michael McKean) begins a legal vendetta against his younger brother, he pushes Jimmy's faltering moral compass to the limit. How far will Jimmy go to defend his law practice - and his fledgling romance with Kim (Rhea Seehorn)? Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks) searches for a mysterious adversary, leading him deep into the enigmatic criminal world of Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito).

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Dark humor

Goodbye Christopher Robin Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

20th Century Fox | 2017 | 107 min | Rated PG | Jan 23, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A behind-the-scenes look at the life of author A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son C.R. Milne.

Biography / Drama / Family / History

Geostorm 3D Blu-ray Movie  

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

Warner Bros. | 2017 | 109 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 23, 2018 | Michael Reuben

A temperamental engineer heads into space to prevent climate-controlling satellites from creating a storm of epic proportions.

Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1982 | 89 min | Rated PG | Dec 26, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Parodies of the '40s hard boiled detective genre, with a very clever conceit: weaving the plot and production design around memorable movie clips (The Killers, The Big Sleep, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, White Heat, This Gun for Hire, Sorry, Wrong Number, Notorious). Cool Rigby Reardon tries solving an incomprehensible mystery with the assistance of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Burt Lancaster, Fred MacMurray, Ingrid Bergman, and Ray Milland, among others.

Comedy / Crime / Film-Noir / Mystery / Thriller

Chasing the Dragon Blu-ray Movie  

追龍 / Chui Lung / Blu-ray + DVD

Well Go USA | 2017 | 129 min | Not rated | Jan 23, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman

An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British-colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord.

Biography / Crime / History / Martial arts / Foreign

Sinbad of the Seven Seas Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1989 | 93 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 06, 2018 | Brian Orndorf

Sinbad and his crew leap to the aid of a young prince who must battle an evil wizard for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi