New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- January 20, 2018
Culture Club - Live at Wembley Blu-ray Movie
Cleopatra | 2016 | 87 min | Not rated | Dec 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Music
- January 19, 2018
The Great Gatsby 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2013 | 142 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 04, 2016 | Martin Liebman
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's highly acclamed novel set during the Roaring Twenties in 1922. Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, on Long Island. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
Drama / Romance / Melodrama / Period
Loving Vincent Blu-ray Movie
Cinedigm | 2017 | 95 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh.
Animation / Biography
- January 18, 2018
The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1991 | 119 min | Rated R | Feb 13, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
An FBI trainee enlists the help of an infamous Serial killer, to gain insight into the mind of another killer.
Crime / Drama / Horror / Thriller / Psychological thriller
Across the Universe 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 2007 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 09, 2018 | Martin Liebman
A love story set against the backdrop of the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, mind exploration and rock 'n roll, from the dockyards of Liverpool to the creative psychedelia of Greenwich Village, from the riot-torn streets of Detroit to the killing fields of Vietnam. Star-crossed lovers, Jude and Lucy, along with a small group of friends and musicians, are swept up into the emerging anti-war and counterculture movements, with "Dr. Robert" and "Mr. Kite" as their guides. Tumultuous forces outside their control ultimately tear the young lovers apart, forcing Jude and Lucy – against all odds – to find their own way back to each other.
Drama / Musical / Romance / Period
Captain from Castile Blu-ray Movie
Limited Edition to 3000
Twilight Time | 1947 | 140 min | Not rated | Oct 17, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
When his family is persecuted by a ruthless agent of the Inquisition, young aristocrat Pedro De Vargas (Tyrone Power) flees his native Spain and joins an expedition to the New World led by Hernando Cortez (Cesar Romero). But Pedro gets more the than he bargains for however, when he falls in love with the peasant girl Catana (Jean Peters) and discovers that Cortez plans to conquer the Aztec Empire... with only a handful of men! Now, as he journeys into Mexico toward a battle with Aztec leader Montezuma, Pedro must find a way to win Catanas hand, defeat Montezuma and restore honor to his family's name.
Adventure / Drama / Period
It 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 135 min | Rated R | Jan 09, 2018 | Michael Reuben
In a small town in Maine, seven children known as The Losers Club come face to face with life problems, bullies and a monster that takes the shape of a clown called Pennywise.
Horror / Thriller / Teen / Supernatural / Coming of age
- January 17, 2018
Ophélia Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1963 | 104 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Yvan's father has recently died and his mother, Claudia, marries her husband's brother, Adrien. Yvan refuses to accept the new marriage and descends into a fantasy world where he believes that his mother and his uncle are responsible for the death of his father. Then Adrian suddenly dies and Yvan learns his uncle's true identity.
Drama / Foreign
20 Million Miles to Earth Blu-ray Movie
Indicator Series / Blu-ray + DVD
Powerhouse Films | 1957 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 82 min | Rated BBFC: PG | Oct 02, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
When an American spaceship crash-lands off the coast of Sicily, a rescue team discovers that the crew has brought back a gelatinous mass that soon hatches and evolves into a strange bi-ped creature which increases in size rapidly. Soon 20-feet tall, the creature rampages through Rome before being destroyed as it seeks refuge in the Colosseum.
Horror / Sci-Fi
The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration Blu-ray Movie
Universal Music | 2016 | 162 min | Not rated | Dec 22, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The farewell concert of the Canadian rock band, The Tragically Hip.
Music
Gothic Blu-ray Movie
Lionsgate Films | 1986 | 87 min | Rated R | Jan 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Story of the night that Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic "Frankenstein". Disturbed drug induced games are played and ghost stories are told one rainy night at the mad Lord Byron's country estate. Personal horrors are revealed and the madness of the evening runs from sexual fantasy to fiercest nightmare. Mary finds herself drawn into the sick world of her lover Shelley and cousin Claire as Byron leads them all down the dark paths of their souls...
Horror / Surreal
The Prestige 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Disney / Buena Vista | 2006 | 130 min | Rated PG-13 | Dec 19, 2017 | Michael Reuben
In Victorian London at the turn of the century, where magicians are idols, two young but very different magicians set out to carve their own paths to fame. Robert Angier is a consummate entertainer — flashy, sophisticated and a true showman — while Alfred Borden is a rough-edged creative purist who lacks the panache to showcase his tricks. As friends and partners they provide the perfect combination but when one of their tricks goes terribly wrong, friends become enemies and an escalating battle of one-upmanship begins, with ever increasing peril to those around them.
Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Psychological thriller / Period
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1985 | 93 min | Rated PG | Feb 13, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
While on a safari in Africa, a zoologist and her husband stumble on a family of dinosaurs. They want to share their remarkable discovery with the world but their attempt to bring back evidence is thwarted by a rival scientist. Danger and adventure await the couple, who only want to help these long-lost animals survive even longer and prevent their exploitation.
Adventure / Family / Sci-Fi
The Wilby Conspiracy Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1975 | 105 min | Rated PG | Feb 06, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
Black anti-apartheid activist and British engineer are forced to run from South African secret police.
Drama / Thriller
Blade Runner 2049 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Warner Bros. | 2017 | 164 min | Rated R | Jan 16, 2018 | Michael Reuben
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Epic
- January 16, 2018
The Recall Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Echo Bridge Entertainment | 2017 | 91 min | Rated R | Dec 26, 2017 | Martin Liebman
When five friends vacation at a remote lake house they expect nothing less than a good time, unaware that planet Earth is under an alien invasion and mass-abduction.
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Legend of the Naga Pearls Blu-ray Movie
Jiao Zhu Chuan
Well Go USA | 2017 | 108 min | Not rated | Jan 30, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In a distant past in the booming city of Uranopolis, the Winged People, a race capable of flying, live and prosper. A losing battle against the humans, however, results in a gradual loss of their flying capabilities. Xuelie, a royal descendant of the Winged People, begins a search for the legendary Naga Pearls with the intent of using them to destroy the humans and avenge his family. When the Naga Pearls fall into, and quickly out of, the hands of a witty thief, a human prince, and a Winged detective, the motley crew must overcome their distrust of one another to prevent the destruction of all humanity.
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Martial arts / Foreign
The Demons Blu-ray Movie
Les démons / The European Cult Cinema Collection
Nucleus Films | 1973 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 118 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Nov 20, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A group of nuns become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during their inquisition.
Horror / Foreign / Surreal
Groundhog Day 4K Blu-ray Movie
25th Anniversary Edition / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Copy
Sony Pictures | 1993 | 101 min | Rated PG | Jun 26, 2018 | Martin Liebman
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Dark humor / Imaginary / Holiday
Happy Death Day Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2017 | 96 min | Rated PG-13 | Jan 16, 2018 | Martin Liebman
Tree must relive the same day over and over again until she figures out who is trying to kill her and why.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Teen / Dark humor / Supernatural