New Blu-ray Reviews
Home- August 02, 2017
The Exception Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 107 min | Rated R | Aug 08, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
Drama / War / Period
Wakefield Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2016 | 109 min | Rated R | Aug 01, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Howard has a loving wife (Garner), two daughters, a prestigious job as a Manhattan lawyer, and a comfortable home in the suburbs. But inwardly he's suffocating, and eventually he snaps and goes into hiding in his garage attic leaving his family to wonder what happened to him. He observes them from his window - an outsider spying in on his own life - as the days of exile stretch into months.
Drama
- August 01, 2017
NHL Stanley Cup 2017 Champions: Pittsburgh Penguins Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Cinedigm | 2017 | 71 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2017 | Martin Liebman
Now you can relive every step of the championship season to the dramatic Stanley Cup Final. Go inside the glass and into the locker room with exclusive footage and interviews with players and coaches that provide an inside look at one of the most memorable championship runs in NHL history. Experience every historic moment of the 2016-2017 Stanley Cup Championship season.
Documentary / Sport
The Ottoman Lieutenant Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2017 | 111 min | Rated R | Aug 01, 2017 | Martin Liebman
A strong-willed woman, frustrated by ongoing injustice at home, leaves the United States after meeting Jude, an American doctor who runs a remote medical mission within the Ottoman Empire -- a world both exotic and dangerous, and on the brink of what is about to become the first World War. There, she finds her loyalty tested to both Jude and the mission's founder when she falls in love with their perceived enemy, a lieutenant in the Ottoman Imperial Army.
Drama / War
Now More Than Ever Blu-ray Movie
The History of Chicago - Special Edition
FilmRise | 2016 | 113 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
The history of legendary rock band Chicago is chronicled from their inception in 1967 all the way to the present.
Documentary / Music
Phoenix Forgotten Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
20th Century Fox | 2017 | 87 min | Rated PG-13 | Aug 01, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.
Horror / Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller
La Poison Blu-ray Movie
Criterion | 1951 | 86 min | Not rated | Aug 22, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
After thirty years together, a village gardener and his wife find themselves contemplating how to do away with each other, with the former even planning how he'll negotiate his eventual criminal trial.
Comedy / Crime / Foreign
- July 31, 2017
Riding in Cars with Boys Blu-ray Movie
Via Vision Entertainment | 2001 | 131 min | Rated M | Jul 05, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
A smart, beautiful young woman's life takes a detour when she gets pregnant at age sixteen.
Biography / Comedy / Drama
What's the Matter with Helen? Blu-ray Movie
Shout Factory | 1971 | 101 min | Rated R | Mar 28, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson
The Midwestern mothers of two Leopold and Loeb--like murderers move to Hollywood, California in the 1930s and open a dancing school for would-be Shirley Temples seeking to break into the movies. Adelle falls in love with a Texas millionaire, but Helen turns to an evangelist and gradually goes off the deep end. Soon corpses of all kinds start piling up...
Crime / Drama / Horror / Musical / Mystery / Thriller
Crashing: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2017 | 240 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 01, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
No synopsis for this title.
Comedy
Obit. Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 2016 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 01, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. OBIT is a first-ever glimpse into the daily rituals, joys and existential angst of the Times obit writers, as they chronicle life after death on the front lines of history.
Documentary
Big Little Lies Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + UV Digital Copy
HBO | 2017 | 370 min | Rated TV-MA | Aug 01, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman
In the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, nothing is quite as it seems. Doting moms, successful husbands, adorable children, beautiful homes: What lies will be told to keep their perfect worlds from unraveling? In a town fueled by rumors and divided into the haves and have-nots, conflicts, secrets and betrayals compromise relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors.
Crime / Drama / Mystery
Varieté Blu-ray Movie
Jealousy
Kino Lorber | 1925 | 95 min | Not rated | Aug 22, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in the circus. When he meets the orphan Berta-Marie, he falls under her spell and leaves his wife and young son behind. He makes Berta-Marie his partner in a new trapeze number. One day, the famous trapeze artist Artinelli takes note of them and engages them for his trapeze show in Berlin. Their salto mortale becomes an immediate sensation. Calculatedly and cold, Artinelli seduces Berta-Marie and destroys "Boss'" happiness.
Crime / Drama / Romance / Foreign
Blood Alley Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1955 | 115 min | Not rated | Jul 18, 2017 | Michael Reuben
"Powder your nose, baby," the craggy-voiced skipper bellows. "We're coming into Hong Kong." Getting there wasn't easy for wily Merchant Marine Captain Tom Wilder. Wilder braves dangerous waters and pursues Red Chinese forces while steering a boatload of Chinese refugees and a doctor's daughter along a 300-mile waterway to freedom's shores.
Action / Adventure
The Sea Chase Blu-ray Movie
Warner Archive Collection
Warner Bros. | 1955 | 117 min | Not rated | Jul 11, 2017 | Michael Reuben
Anti-Nazi Prussian sea captain Karl Erlich opposed the war but feels it would be unpatriotic to refuse to save his ship from destruction. His ship -- an old, rusty 5,000 ton freighter named the Ergenstrasse -- is being pursued by a British warship on his journey from Australia back to Germany. Erlich must face obstacles ranging from horrendous sea storms and shark attacks to false murder accusations, and it seems his only devotee is Elsa, a beautiful German spy.
Action / Drama / War
- July 30, 2017
No Man's Land Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1987 | 106 min | Rated R | Jul 18, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
A rookie cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of car thieves led by smooth and charming Ted. The rookie becomes too involved and starts to enjoy the thrill and lifestyle of the game, and becomes romantically involved with the leaders sister.
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Night People Blu-ray Movie
Kino Lorber | 1954 | 93 min | Not rated | Jul 25, 2017 | Brian Orndorf
After World War II, an American GI is kidnapped by Soviets who hope to exchange him for two ex-Nazi's hiding in West Berlin.
Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller / War
- July 29, 2017
Colossal Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy
Universal Studios | 2016 | 109 min | Rated R | Aug 01, 2017 | Martin Liebman
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.
Action / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Dark humor
Money from Home Blu-ray Movie
Olive Films | 1953 | 100 min | Not rated | Jun 27, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov
"Honey Talk" Nelson (Dean Martin), a down-on-his-luck gambler who finds he's in over his head. With the help of his cousin Virgil (Jerry Lewis) who happens to be a veterinarian, Honey Talk tries to fix a race. But Honey Talk isn't so consumed by his money troubles that he can't take the time to fall in love with Phyllis (Marjie Millar).
Comedy
Sacrifice Blu-ray Movie
Blu-ray + DVD
Shout Factory | 2016 | 91 min | Not rated | Sep 20, 2016 | Dr. Stephen Larson
Sacrifice is the story of consultant surgeon, Tora Hamilton, who moves with her husband, Duncan, to the remote Shetland Islands, 100 miles off the north-east coast of Scotland. Deep in the peat soil around her new home, Tora discovers the body of a young woman with rune marks carved into her skin and a gaping hole where her heart once beat. Ignoring warnings to leave well alone, Tora uncovers terrifying links to a legend that might never have been confined to the pages of the story-books.
Horror / Mystery / Thriller