New Blu-ray Reviews

Wake Up and Kill Blu-ray Movie    

Feuertanz | Svegliati e Uccidi | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Subkultur Entertainment | 1966 | 1 Movie, 4 Cuts | 124 min | Rated FSK-16 | Jan 31, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Luciano Lutring is a dangerous fugitive in Italy, he meets Candida, a nightclub singer and they fall in love. On their back is Candida's lover Franco Magni, a two-bit gangster. Powered by his new-found fame and reputation, Lutring increasingly becomes more and more reckless, robbing as many jewelry stores as he can and pawning them before the cops catch up with him. One of the first of many poliziesco movies of the time and based on the life of real-life criminal Luciano Lutring; the infamous jewelry thief also known as the "machine gun soloist", a name he acquired by the media by keeping his weapon in a violin case.

Crime / Drama

Contamination .7 Blu-ray Movie  

The Crawlers / Creepers / Troll 3

Shout Factory | 1993 | 95 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

People from a small town are attacked by evil radioactive tree roots growing in the forest.

Horror

The Professionals: MkII Blu-ray Movie    

Network | 1978 | 650 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Sep 29, 2014 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

All thirteen episodes from the second season of the classic 1970s crime series. Bodie and Doyle are two elite officers in the secretive CI5 service, a unit staffed by expert policemen, soldiers and special forces under the command of the formidable Cowley. In this series, CI5 comes up against stiff opposition when a committee is formed to determine its future, and Bodie and Doyle conduct their own investigation into the local police force.

Action / Crime

The Rounders Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1965 | 85 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2017 | Michael Reuben

Ben and Howdy are aging cowboys who dream of retiring in Tahiti while they bust broncos out of Sedona for slick operator Jim Ed Love, whose untameable roan horse proves to be their greatest challenge.

Comedy / Western

From Hell It Came Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1957 | 71 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2017 | Michael Reuben

On a remote South-Sea island a tribal prince is killed by a witch doctor for making friends with the nearby American expedition providing medical care while they research nuclear fallout. Before his death, the prince swears revenge and returns from the grave as a giant tree-like monster bringing death to the prince's enemies (and anyone else who gets in the monster's way).

Horror / Sci-Fi

The Vampire Bat Blu-ray Movie  

Special Restored Edition

The Film Detective | 1933 | 63 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2017 | Michael Reuben

When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect an outbreak of vampirism. While police inspector Brettschneider remains skeptical, scientist Dr. von Niemann cares for the victims one by one. Meanwhile, suspicion falls on simple-minded Herman Gleib because of his fondness for bats.

Drama / Horror / Mystery / Romance / Sci-Fi

The Witness for the Prosecution Blu-ray Movie  

Acorn Media | 2016 | 122 min | Rated TV-14 | Apr 25, 2017 | Michael Reuben

When glamorous Emily French is brutally murdered in her home, all the evidence points to French's young lover, Leonard Vole, to whom the heiress left her fortune. Mrs. French's devoted housekeeper proclaims Leonard's guilt, but Leonard insists that his wife, enigmatic chorus girl Romaine, can prove his innocence. As the scandalous crime goes to trial, solicitor John Mayhew finds that the case may be his undoing.

Crime / Drama / Mystery

Woman of the Year Blu-ray Movie  

Criterion | 1942 | 115 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Tess is a political reporter for The New York Chronicle, and Sam is a sports writer. After a rocky start, they eventually fall in love and get married. But professional conflicts and dueling priorities threaten their relationship, especially after Tess is selected as "America's Outstanding Woman of the Year".

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Lurking Fear Blu-ray Movie  

Full Moon Features | 1994 | 77 min | Rated R | Apr 11, 2017 | Martin Liebman

JOHN MARTENSE (Blake Bailey) has just been released from prison after serving five years for a crime he didn't commit. John wants to stay as far away from the wrong side of the law as he can ... but family ties won't let him. John gets a message to see SPECS (Vincent Schiavelli), an old friend and undertaker with a taste for larceny. Specs gives John a map of a cemetery where a corpse stuffed with a half a million dollars has been buried. John's father stole the money with his psychotic partner BENNETT (Jon Finch) but hid the body, leaving it as a family legacy for his son to dig up. John reluctantly takes off for Leffertt's Corners, a small town with a terrible secret. For years the Corners have been torn apart - the people devoured by a race of cannibalistic genetic freaks living in the tunnels below the cemetery. Thunderstorms bring the creatures out - to feed. John finds the cemetery next to an old church. He barely sets foot in the graveyard when he's stopped by CATHRYN (Ashley Rae Lauren), a beautiful girl with a .45 automatic in her hand. Cathryn's laced the cemetery with dynamite and armed herself to destroy the creatures' nest once and for all...and tonight John's in the way. Cathryn forces John into the church where DR. HAGGIS (Jeffrey Combs), FATHER POOLE (Paul Mantee) and BETH (Luana Stoica) ready themselves for bloody battle with the monsters. As a storm approaches, and Cathryn is about to blow up the nest, Bennett arrives with his goons to take the group hostage and reclaim the buried money. Can the two groups band together and overcome "The Lurking Fear" ... or will they be the next victims?

Action / Horror

The Cynic, the Rat and the Fist Blu-ray Movie    

Il cinico, l'infame, il violento / The Italian Collection #17

88 Films | 1977 | 99 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Dec 05, 2016 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Luigi Maietto (Chinaman) escapes from prison he then orders two henchman to murder the inspector whose testimonal led to his being jailed. Inspector Tanzi is left for dead but lives. The local newspapers cover up for him and pretend the assassination had worked. When Tanzi's able to his superior wants him to hide in Switzerland. But Tanzi defies him and intends to make sure that Maietto is put back in prison.

Action / Crime / Thriller

The Girl with All the Gifts Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 111 min | Rated R | Apr 25, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Coming of age

The Red Turtle Blu-ray Movie  

La tortue rouge

Sony Pictures | 2016 | 81 min | Rated PG | May 02, 2017 | Martin Liebman

Through the story of a man shipwrecked on a tropical island inhabited by turtles, crabs and birds, The Red Turtle recounts the milestones in the life of a human being.

Adventure / Animation / Anime / Drama / Family / Nature / Supernatural / Foreign

Believe Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Sony Pictures | 2016 | 120 min | Rated PG | Apr 11, 2017 | Martin Liebman

A small-town business owner tries to save the local Christmas pageant against all odds.

Drama / Holiday

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Blu-ray Movie  

イノセンス / Inosensu / Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

FUNimation Entertainment | 2004 | 100 min | Rated PG-13 | Feb 07, 2017 | Martin Liebman

It's the year 2032, and Batou and Togusa have been assigned by the anti-terrorist force Sector 9 to track down several "gynoids" — androids designed to resemble human females and programmed for pleasure — who have gone on a murder spree. With the help of an android-technology expert named Kim (voice of Naoto Takenaka), Batou and Togusa find themselves following the trail of Locus Solus, an outlaw organization that may be responsible for turning the gynoids into murderers. As he digs deeper into the investigation, Batou finds himself thinking back to his times with former colleague Major (voice of Atsuko Tanaka) and pondering the notion of love and attachment in an increasingly unnatural world.

Action / Anime / Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Foreign

Never Too Young to Die Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 1986 | 97 min | Rated R | Apr 11, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A secret agent is murdered, and his son--a high school gymnast--teams up with a spy to catch the man who killed him.

Action / Adventure / Drama

Django, Prepare a Coffin Blu-ray Movie  

Django, prepare ton cercueil / Preparati la bara! / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1968 | 92 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A mysterious gunfighter named Django is employed by a local crooked political boss as a hangman to execute innocent locals framed by the boss, who wants their land. What the boss doesn't know is that Django isn't hanging the men at all, just making it look like he is, and using the men he saves from the gallows to build up his own "gang" in order to take revenge on the boss, who, with Django's former best friend, caused the death of his wife years before.

Action / Western / Foreign

La La Land 4K Blu-ray Movie  

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

Lionsgate Films | 2016 | 128 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 25, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance

Blanche Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1971 | 93 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Based on Juliusz Słowacki’s 19th-century play Mazepa but relocated to 13th-century France, Blanche tells the story of the beautiful young wife of a nobleman many decades older. As innocent as her name suggests, Blanche becomes the unwilling centre of attention in a power struggle between her husband, the visiting King and his page, the latter a notorious womaniser.

Drama / Foreign / Period

Invasion of the Bee Girls Blu-ray Movie  

Graveyard Tramps

Shout Factory | 1973 | 86 min | Rated R | Apr 04, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

A powerful cosmic force is turning Earth women into queen bees who kill men by wearing them out sexually.

Horror / Sci-Fi

We Still Steal the Old Way Blu-ray Movie    

Platform Entertainment Limited | 2017 | 98 min | Rated BBFC: 18 | Jan 09, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

No synopsis for this title.

Crime / Drama