New Blu-ray Reviews

The Last Face Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 132 min | Rated R | Sep 05, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A director of an international aid agency in Africa meets a relief aid doctor amidst a political/social revolution, and together face tough choices surrounding humanitarianism and life through civil unrest.

Drama

Cold Blooded Beast Blu-ray Movie    

La bestia uccide a sangue freddo / Slaughter Hotel | The Italian Collection #32

88 Films | 1971 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jul 24, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Slasher film. An axe-wielding maniac stalks the beautiful women of an upscale sanitarium.

Horror / Mystery / Thriller / Erotic / Foreign

Iron Protector Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2016 | 90 min | Not rated | Sep 05, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A martial arts master working as a bodyguard must unleash his secret techniques to save a spoiled, rich girl.

Action / Martial arts / Foreign

Born in China Blu-ray Movie  

Disneynature / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 2016 | 79 min | Rated G | Aug 29, 2017 | Martin Liebman

A wildlife drama that follows the families of endangered animals in China.

Adventure / Documentary / Family / Nature

Narcos: Season Two Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 526 min | Not rated | Sep 05, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Biography / Crime / Drama

Certain Women Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 2016 | 107 min | Rated R | Sep 19, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The lives of three women intersect in small-town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail.

Drama

Two Female Spies with Flowered Panties Blu-ray Movie  

Sex Merchants / Ópalo de fuego: Mercaderes del sexo

Severin Films | 1980 | 98 min | Not rated | Aug 29, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A sexual crazy couple kidnap a young girl (Susan Hemmingway) and begin to sexually torture and rape her but have no fear because two strippers (Lina Romay, Nadine Pascal) are on the case. This is a rather crazy and silly Franco caper that spoofs various genres but mainly the detective films of the 1940s. There's a lot of humor, a lot of sex and of course a whole bunch of naked women running around.

Thriller / Dark humor / Erotic / Foreign

Love with the Proper Stranger Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1963 | 102 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

Taken for granted by her Italian family, New Yorker Angie Rossini seeks solace in the arms of irresponsible jazz musician Rocky Papasano. She becomes pregnant, but doesn't expect Papasano to marry her; all she wants is enough money to pay for an illegal abortion (this is ten years before Roe v. Wade). Not surprisingly, Papasano is refused a loan by his girl friend Barbie; meanwhile, Rossini is being pressured by her family to marry gormless Anthony Columbo. As the abortion appointment approaches, Papasano begins to feel guilty, but still won't propose. Columbo finds out that Rossini is pregnant, and is willing to make an honest woman of her. Rossini finally makes up her mind what she's going to do and whom she's going to choose when she walks into the seedy abortion clinic.

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Cornbread, Earl and Me Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1975 | 96 min | Rated PG | Jun 21, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A 12-year-old is traumatized by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.

Drama / Sport

The Lion King Blu-ray Movie  

The Circle of Life Edition | The Signature Collection / Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy

Disney / Buena Vista | 1994 | 88 min | Rated G | Aug 29, 2017 | Martin Liebman

A young lion cub named Simba just can't wait to be king. But the sudden death of his father, Mufasa, and the treacherous actions of his Uncle Scar lead Simba into exile and ultimately on a hero's journey of self-discovery. Adopting the "hakuna matata" philosophy of his comical jungle guardians — a warthog and a meerkat (Pumbaa and Timon) — Simba eventually comes to terms with his destiny and returns home to Pride Rock to help put things right.

Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Musical / Epic / Coming of age

Chronically Metropolitan Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2016 | 86 min | Not rated | Sep 05, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Chronically Metropolitan is a cynical and clever coming of age film about first time novelist Fenton Dillane, who, unannounced returns to New York City to confront his family, his ex- girlfriend and a few lingering childhood fears.

Comedy / Drama

Tobor the Great Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1954 | 77 min | Not rated | Sep 12, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

Dr. Ralph Harrison, a member of the new government-appointed Civil Interplanetary Flight Commission, resigns in protest against the inhumane treatment being inflicted upon spaceship pilots. His colleague Professor Nordstrom develops an alternative robot spaceman, "Tobor" (the reverse anagram of "robot"), which is stolen by enemy agents. Only the scientists' psychic link with the robot can save it from being reprogrammed for evil purposes.

Sci-Fi

Krakatoa: East of Java Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1969 | 131 min | Rated G | Sep 12, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

1883, Captain Chris Hanson (Maximilian Schell) of the Batavia Queen embarks on a perilous search for sunken treasure off the island of Krakatoa. To find a fortune in rare pearls, he must brave a boiling sea, douse an uprising by a horde of convicts, and outwit a greedy crew desperate for more than their fair share... only to confront the most devastating and catastrophic volcanic explosion the modern world has ever felt creating giant tidal waves that engulf the island and endanger all aboard the Batavia Queen

Adventure / Drama / History / Romance

Touchez Pas au Grisbi Blu-ray Movie    

Don't Touch the Loot / Vintage World Cinema

Studio Canal | 1954 | 94 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Aug 21, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen gold bars is demanded as ransom.

Crime / Drama / Foreign

Jessica Jones: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2015 | 667 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 22, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Ever since her short-lived stint as a Super Hero ended in tragedy, Jessica Jones has been rebuilding her personal life and career as a hot-tempered, sardonic, badass private detective in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Plagued by self-loathing, and a wicked case of PTSD, Jessica battles demons from within and without, using her extraordinary abilities as an unlikely champion for those in need... especially if they're willing to cut her a check.

Action / Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Comic book

Adventures of Captain Marvel Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1941 | 216 min | Not rated | Sep 19, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a boy is given the power to become an adult superhero with a single magic word.

Action / Adventure / Comic book

Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three Blu-ray Movie  

Disney / Buena Vista | 2016-2017 | 506 min | Rated TV-Y7-FV | Aug 29, 2017 | Martin Liebman

This animated TV series is set in time somewhere between the events of Episode III (Revenge of the Sith) and Episode IV (A New Hope) and follows a group of ragtag but incredibly brave rebels as they watch with horror while the Empire increases its control of the galaxy. The rebels must band together to resist the Empire's vicious plan to hunt down and wipe out the last of the Jedi Knights. The series follows the adventures and tribulations of a scrappy rebel star ship as they use their wits and ingenuity to outwit the far more powerful Empire.

Action / Adventure / Animation / Sci-Fi

The Birthday Party Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1968 | 124 min | Rated G | Sep 05, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

The down-at-heel lodger in a seaside boarding house is menaced by two mysterious strangers, who eventually take him away.

Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Dark humor

First Kill Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2017 | 102 min | Rated R | Sep 05, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A police chief who tries to solve a kidnapping that involves a bank robber holding a young boy hostage.

Action / Thriller

The Fog Blu-ray Movie  

Collector's Edition

Shout Factory | 1980 | 90 min | Rated R | Aug 01, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

Strange things begin to occurs as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone (Hal Holbrook) stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie (Adrienne Barbeau) witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth (Jamie Lee Curtis) discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.

Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural