New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- February 11, 2018
Walking Out Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 2017 | 97 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 06, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Based on the masterpiece, American short story, Walking Out, David (Josh Wiggins), a typical teenage urbanite travels to rural Montana to go hunting with his estranged, 'off the grid' father, Cal (Matt Bomer). As they ascend deep into the wilderness, father and son struggle to connect on any level. When an unexpected encounter with grizzly bears leaves them both with serious injuries, the boy must carry his father to safety if they are to survive.
Adventure / Drama / Nature
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1990 | 85 min | Not rated | Feb 13, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A pair of college students driving coast to coast are lured off the main highway and onto a deserted Texas road. Here they are stalked by the menacing Leatherface and his demented family... a bizarre cannibalistic clan with blood on their hands and a feast on their minds. Their only chance to escape is a survivalist with enough firepower to blast Leatherface and the rest of the grizzly predators to hell. A depraved shocker of intense terror from the gruesome beginning to the bloody finish.
Horror / Thriller
- February 10, 2018
Homeland: The Complete Sixth Season Blu-ray Movie
20th Century Fox | 2017 | 600 min | Rated TV-MA | Feb 06, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but volatile CIA agent, suspects that a rescued U.S. POW may not be what he seems. Is Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody a war hero...or an Al Qaeda sleeper agent plotting a spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil? Following her instincts, Mathison will risk everything to uncover the truth - her reputation, her career and even her sanity. Packed with multiple layers and hidden clues, Season One offers something new every time you see it...watch carefully.
Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / War / Psychological thriller
Hellraiser: Judgment Blu-ray Movie
Hellraiser X / Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2018 | 81 min | Not rated | Feb 13, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Detectives Sean and David Carter are on the case to find a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the city. Joining forces with Detective Christine Egerton, they dig deeper into a spiraling maze of horror that may not be of this world.
Horror
- February 09, 2018
The Passion of Joan of Arc Blu-ray Movie
La passion de Jeanne d'Arc / 24 and 20 frames per second versions
Criterion | 1928 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 82 min | Not rated | Mar 20, 2018 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.
Biography / Drama / History / Foreign / Period
Delirium Blu-ray Movie
Le foto di Gioia / The Italian Collection #29 / Blu-ray + DVD
88 Films | 1987 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | May 15, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
This spaghetti horror's storyline revolves around a former hooker (Grandi) running a successful men's magazine. An obsessed admirer systematically slaughters her models (occasionally increasing the magazine's output) and supplies the mistress with pictures of their disfigured corpses taken in front of her semi-nude posters visible in the background. Is she going to be the psycho's next victim?
Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Foreign
Wonder 4K Blu-ray Movie
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 113 min | Rated PG | Feb 13, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young boy with a facial deformity struggles to fit in at a new school.
Drama / Family
Wonder Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 113 min | Rated PG | Feb 13, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young boy with a facial deformity struggles to fit in at a new school.
Drama / Family
South Park: The Complete Seventh Season Blu-ray Movie
Paramount Pictures | 2003 | 331 min | Not rated | Dec 19, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
Animation / Comedy / Dark humor
- February 08, 2018
Macon County Line Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1974 | 88 min | Rated R | Jan 16, 2018 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Chris Dixon and his brother Wayne are originally from Chicago, but when the two are scheduled to go into the Army together, they decide to spend their last two weeks before reporting for boot camp drifting through the South, chasing girls, drinking beer and raising a little hell.
Action / Drama / Thriller
Orca Blu-ray Movie
Orca: The Killer Whale
Umbrella Entertainment | 1977 | 92 min | Rated M | Dec 06, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
Neurotic whaler Nolan faces off with an enraged killer whale after he kills the whale's pregnant mate.
Adventure / Drama / Horror / Thriller
The Amicus Collection Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1972-2017 | 4 Movies | 336 min | Not rated | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Asylum Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1972 | 88 min | Rated PG | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A young psychiatrist interviews four inmates in a mental asylum to satisfy a requirement for employment. He hears stories about (1) the revenge of a murdered wife, (2) a tailor who makes a suit with some highly unusual qualities, (3) a woman who questions her sanity when it appears that her brother is conspiring against her, and (4) a man who builds tiny toy robots with lifelike human heads...
Horror / Mystery
And Now the Screaming Starts Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1973 | 91 min | Rated R | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A terrifying secret darkens the halls of the Fengriffen estate where beautiful young bride Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) finds her romantic wedding night turning to horror when she's ravaged by an eyeless ghost. Meanwhile, a disembodied hand lurks in the darkest corners of the house, unbeknownst to Catherine's aristocratic husband, Charles (Ian Ogilvy). As the newlyweds soon discover, the Fengriffen bloodline has been tainted by a vicious curse passed down from generation to generation, and only with the help of Dr. Pope (Peter Cushing) can the latest victims hope to conquer a supernatural evil which has been lying in wait for centuries.
Horror / Thriller
The Beast Must Die! Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 1974 | 93 min | Rated PG | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
Tom Newcliffe, a rich businessman and expert hunter summons six guests to his huge country estate which he has rigged up with video cameras and a high-tech security system. He tells them and his surprised wife that they are all to stay over a weekend and that all of them will be kept on the estate during that weekend. For each guest, dead bodies have followed in their wake and the way that the dead have been murdered means that one of the guest is a werewolf and Tom has summoned his guests here to discover who it is and to hunt it down... The film has a clip at the beginning asking people in the audience to try to identify the werewolf and near the end there is a 30-second "Werewolf Break" for the audience to think over the evidence...
Horror / Mystery
The Vault of Amicus Blu-ray Movie
Severin Films | 2017 | 64 min | Not rated | Jan 16, 2018 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Documentary
Crossing the Bridge / Indian Summer Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1992-1993 | 2 Movies | 201 min | Not rated | Feb 27, 2018 | Brian Orndorf
See individual titles for their synopses.
Comedy / Drama / Romance / Coming of age
Crossing the Bridge Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1992 | 103 min | Rated R | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf
An off-screen narrator, Mort Golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. He and his two buddies, Tim and Danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from Detroit into Canada. The three of them are going nowhere in life, although Mort has thoughts of being a writer, while his mom wants him to go to college. He and his pals contemplate making a quick fortune transporting drugs over the border in their beat-up Buick, "the war wagon." Mort's also hopelessly in love with a girl he dated briefly a couple years before. With border inspectors, Tim's temper, and Danny's bottled up emotions, is there any way this can end well?
Comedy / Drama / Coming of age
Indian Summer Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1993 | 98 min | Rated PG-13 | No Release Date | Brian Orndorf
A group of childhood friends, now in their thirties, reunite at Camp Tamakwa. Only a few of the original campers show up, but they still have a good time reminiscing. The people share experiences and grow while at the camp. They are dismayed to discover that the camp's owner, Unca Lou, is going to close the camp down.
Comedy / Drama / Romance
The Devil Within Her Blu-ray Movie
Sharon's Baby / I Don't Want to Be Born / It's Growing Inside Her
Scorpion Releasing | 1975 | 94 min | Rated R | Sep 08, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
There's something wrong with Lucy and Gino's little boy... born with what seems to be abnormal strength and an innate hatred of people, he appears to enjoy inflicting injury on others. Doctors are baffled, but a nun is convinced that the baby is possessed. Then events take such a murderous turn that few can afford to ignore the nun's warnings!
Horror