New Blu-ray Reviews

The General Blu-ray Movie    

Masters of Cinema

Eureka Entertainment | 1927 | 78 min | Rated BBFC: U | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Johnnie loves two things: his train and the lovely Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War breaks out he enlists as a soldier, but it is decided that he is too valuable as an engineer. Annabelle thinks it is because he is a coward. When Union spies capture Johnnie with Annabelle on board, Johnnie "The General" must recue both his loves.

Action / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Romance / War / Western

Doctor Dolittle Blu-ray Movie  

Limited Edition to 3000

Twilight Time | 1967 | 151 min | Rated G | Nov 14, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Doctor Dolittle is a world-renowned veterinarian who speaks a wide array of animal languages. He sets off from his home in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh, England, in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail. In so doing, he and his friends meet such exotic creatures as the Pushme-Pullyu and the Giant Moon Moth. This musical is the source of the hit song, "If I Could Talk To The Animals."

Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

Supergirl: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Warner Bros. | 2016-2017 | 931 min | Rated TV-PG | Aug 22, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Meet Kara Danvers, aka Kara Zor-El, who escaped the doomed planet Krypton at age 12 and was raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danverses. Years later, Kara lives in National City working for fierce taskmaster Cat Grant alongside her friends, IT technician Winslow "Winn" Schott and photographer James Olsen. But Kara's days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, head of a covert agency, enlists her to help protect the world from sinister threats.

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Comic book

The Secret World of Arrietty Blu-ray Movie  

借りぐらしのアリエッティ / Kari-gurashi no Arietti / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 2010 | 95 min | Rated G | Nov 21, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Sho moves into his great aunt's house and soon discovers the presence of tiny people, the Borrowers, living there. A 14-year-old Borrower named Arrietty strives to prove herself by helping her father gather materials that her family needs from Sho's new home. However, Arrietty and Sho meet, breaking the rule that humans must not know about the Borrowers' existence. As Sho and Arrietty's relationship develops, human interference endangers the Borrowers' lives. Arrietty and Sho work together to try and protect the Borrowers' way of life.

Adventure / Anime / Family / Fantasy / Foreign

Zazie dans le Métro Blu-ray Movie    

Artificial Eye | 1960 | 93 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | No Release Date | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A girl causes chaos on the streets of Paris after she runs away from her transvestite uncle.

Comedy / Fantasy / Foreign

Desert Hearts Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1985 | 92 min | Rated R | Nov 14, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Uptight literature professor Vivian Bell heads to Reno, Nevada, in 1959 for a quick divorce. While staying with Frances Parker at her ranch to establish residency, Bell meets Parker's adopted daughter, a casino worker 10 years her junior. Bell finds herself increasingly drawn to the open and self-assured lesbian, and their developing intimacy releases buried emotions Bell has never explored.

Drama / Romance

Princess Mononoke Blu-ray Movie  

もののけ姫 / Mononoke-hime / Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 1997 | 133 min | Rated PG-13 | Oct 17, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

While fighting to save his village from the attack of a demon-god, Ashitaka comes in contact with it and is inflicted with a deadly curse. In his search for a cure he is forced to leave his village forever and journey to the forest inhabited by animal gods. There he finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and a village led by Lady Eboshi.

Adventure / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Foreign / Epic / Period

The Hitman's Bodyguard 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 118 min | Rated R | Nov 21, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Action / Comedy

The Hitman's Bodyguard Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 118 min | Rated R | Nov 21, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.

Action / Comedy

Night Angel Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1990 | 88 min | Rated R | Oct 24, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

A terrifying centuries-old evil has awakened in the form of the wicked, voluptuous Lilith (Isa Anderson). Lilith uses her beauty and her insatiable lust as a potent lifeforce which spreads death and destruction to all who dare to succumb to her charms. Posing as a cover girl for a fashion magazine, Lilith becomes the object of insane desire for all who brave her seductive gaze. Only true love can withstand her awesome powers and only one man (Linden Ashby) is strong enough to test them in a frightening test of will and death tango with Night Angel, the mistress of hell.

Horror / Thriller

The Salamander Blu-ray Movie  

Scorpion Releasing | 1981 | 101 min | Not rated | Oct 31, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

An Italian policeman investigates a series of murders involving people in prominent positions. Left behind at each murder scene is a drawing of a salamander. The policeman begins to suspect these murders are linked to a plot to seize control of the government.

Mystery / Thriller

Preacher: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Sony Pictures | 2017 | 578 min | Rated TV-MA | Nov 14, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Preacher tells the story of Jesse Custer, a preacher in the small Texas town of Annville. Custer is accidentally possessed by the supernatural creature named Genesis in an incident which killed his entire congregation and flattened his church. Genesis, the product of the unauthorized, unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon, is an infant with no sense of individual will. However, as it is composed of both pure goodness and pure evil, it might have enough power to rival that of God Himself.

Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Dark humor / Supernatural / Comic book

The Leftovers: The Third and Final Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2017 | 477 min | Rated TV-MA | Oct 10, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Revolves around mysterious disappearances, world-wide, and specifically follows a group of people who are left behind in the suburban community of Mapleton. They must begin to rebuild their lives after the loss of more than 100 people.

Drama / Fantasy / Mystery

Your Name Blu-ray Movie  

君の名は。 / Kimi no na wa. / Blu-ray + DVD

FUNimation Entertainment | 2016 | 107 min | Rated PG | Nov 07, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives until they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This occurrence happens randomly, and they must adjust their lives around each other. Yet, somehow, it works. They build a connection by leaving notes for one another until they wish to finally meet. But something stronger than distance may keep them apart.

Anime / Drama / Romance / Teen / Imaginary / Foreign

The Burning Bed Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1984 | 96 min | Not rated | Nov 07, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

A battered wife sets her husband on fire one night after living with his beatings and humiliations for years.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Logan Lucky Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2017 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 28, 2017 | Martin Liebman

In a desperate attempt to overcome a family curse, siblings Jimmy, Clyde and Mellie stage an elaborate heist during the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. With the race acting as a distraction, the gang look to break into an underground vault where money is transported via a pipeline under the speedway circuit. However, if the Logans are to pull it off, they must recruit experienced but unpredictable thief Joe Bang to help with their ambitious plans.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Heist

Logan Lucky 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Universal Studios | 2017 | 119 min | Rated PG-13 | Nov 28, 2017 | Martin Liebman

In a desperate attempt to overcome a family curse, siblings Jimmy, Clyde and Mellie stage an elaborate heist during the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. With the race acting as a distraction, the gang look to break into an underground vault where money is transported via a pipeline under the speedway circuit. However, if the Logans are to pull it off, they must recruit experienced but unpredictable thief Joe Bang to help with their ambitious plans.

Action / Comedy / Crime / Heist

Nightkill Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1980 | 99 min | Not rated | Nov 14, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

A simple love affair becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse... Katherine Atwell has come up with a foolproof plan: she will kill her rich husband, have her lover take his place, and no one will be any the wiser. Trouble is, she hasn't factored stetson-wearing investigator Donner into the equation, and when he gets wind that something is wrong, there's little that can put him off the trail.

Crime / Horror / Mystery

Touch of Death Blu-ray Movie    

Quando Alice ruppe lo specchio / The Italian Collection #34

88 Films | 1988 | 86 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Aug 07, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A moody, middle-aged gigolo kills off women after he gets bored with dating them and uses their body parts for trophies and for consumption.

Comedy / Crime / Horror / Foreign

Longmire: The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Bros. | 2016 | 618 min | Not rated | Sep 26, 2017 | Michael Reuben

The series follows Walt Longmire, the Sheriff of the fictional Absaroka County, Wyoming, as he returns to work following the death of his wife. With the help of his daughter Cady, his new deputy Vic and his best friend Henry Standing Bear, Walt must investigate a series of major crimes in his jurisdiction while preparing to run for re-election against Branch, a young deputy in the department who wants Walt's job.

Action / Crime / Drama / Western