New Blu-ray Reviews

Mars Blu-ray Movie  

20th Century Fox | 2016 | 328 min | Rated TV-PG | Apr 11, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

From executive producers Brian Grazer & Ron Howard, MARS is an epic series following a thrilling quest - in 2033 - to colonize Mars. In a unique blend of scripted drama and feature-film caliber visual effects, intercut with documentary sequences, the series presents what the greatest minds in space exploration are doing to make traveling to Mars a reality, and shows us the world they seek.

Adventure / Documentary / Drama / Sci-Fi

The Handmaid's Tale Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD

Shout Factory | 1990 | 109 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller

La La Land Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + 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

The Greasy Strangler Blu-ray Movie    

Greasy Down Under Deluxe Edition

Monster Pictures | 2016 | 93 min | Rated R18+ | Mar 22, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.

Comedy / Horror

Punching Henry Blu-ray Movie  

Well Go USA | 2016 | 98 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Hapless satirical songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to LA by renowned TV producer Jay Warren, who wants to make a show about the life of a struggling performer. When Jay sees Henry bomb at a local club, he is convinced that this story must be told. With the support of his longtime musician friend Jillian, and his well-meaning but sub-par manager Ellen Pinsky, Henry endures the ups and downs of LA living, and even secures what appears to be the Hollywood dream. But as a major TV network gets involved, he must decide whether his legacy will be to make jokes, or become the butt of them.

Comedy

Sleepless Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + DVD + UV Digital Copy

Universal Studios | 2017 | 95 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2017 | Martin Liebman

A cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son. Based on the 2011 French film "Nuit Blanche."

Action / Crime / Thriller

Donnie Darko Blu-ray Movie  

Remastered | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 2001 | 1 Movie, 2 Cuts | 133 min | Rated R | Apr 18, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Drama / Mystery / Teen / Dark humor / Psychological thriller / Supernatural / Surreal / Period / Coming of age

Tank 432 Blu-ray Movie  

Shout Factory | 2015 | 88 min | Not rated | Apr 04, 2017 | Dr. Stephen Larson

From executive producer Ben Wheatley (Kill List, High-Rise) comes a mind-bending plunge into hallucinatory terror. Under siege by a mysterious enemy in an apocalyptic, war-torn landscape, a band of mercenary soldiers, hooded hostages in tow, seek refuge inside an abandoned military tank. But their sanctuary soon reveals itself to be a steel-walled prison. As the group succumbs to claustrophobia, paranoia, and increasingly disturbing delusions, it becomes clear that the real threat may lie not outside, but within. The directorial debut from longtime Wheatley collaborator Nick Gillespie unfolds like a delirious, pulse-pounding puzzle.

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller / War

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster Blu-ray Movie  

Caltiki il mostro immortale / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1959 | 76 min | Not rated | Apr 25, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

A team of archaeologists led by Dr John Fielding descends on the ruins of an ancient Mayan city to investigate the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants. However, the luckless explorers get more than they bargained for when their investigation of a sacrificial pool awakens the monster that dwells beneath its waters – the fearsome and malevolent god, Caltiki.

Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Supernatural

36 Hours Blu-ray Movie  

Warner Archive Collection

Warner Bros. | 1965 | 115 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2017 | Michael Reuben

Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.

Thriller / War

Fat City Blu-ray Movie    

Indicator Series | Limited Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Powerhouse Films | 1972 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 15 | Mar 27, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

The story of two boxers and their problems. One of them is on the decline of his career while the other one just begins his ascent in this sport.

Drama / Sport

Psycho Cop Returns Blu-ray Movie  

Psycho Cop 2 | Standard Edition / Blu-ray + DVD

Vinegar Syndrome | 1993 | 85 min | Unrated | Apr 25, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

Psychopath cop decides to kill everyone who he thinks has broken the law.

Drama / Horror / Thriller

Creepozoids Blu-ray Movie  

Full Moon Features | 1987 | 72 min | Not rated | Apr 11, 2017 | Martin Liebman

The year is 1998, six years after the nuke wars reduced the world to rubble and a few bands of wandering survivors. One of these groups stumbles into an abandoned government research facility, where they were working on making the body capable of creating its own amino acids, thus obviating the need for food. They are then attacked by one of the leftover experiments and begin experiencing an attrition problem.

Action / Horror / Sci-Fi

The Hindenburg Blu-ray Movie  

Universal Studios | 1975 | 125 min | Rated PG | May 02, 2017 | Martin Liebman

A colonel is assigned by the German government to prevent any plans of sabotage, during the Hindenburg's transatlantic voyage.

Adventure / Drama / History / Thriller

Sabotage Blu-ray Movie  

Olive Films | 1939 | 67 min | Not rated | Jan 24, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

When Tommy Grayson is arrested on suspicion of sabotage at the local manufacturing plant, his family and fiancée rush to his aid. But his neighbors and the factory workers are not convinced of his innocence. His father, Major Matt Grayson, a watchman at the plant, is sure that his upright son had nothing to do with the incident that caused the death of a test pilot. With the help of Tommy's fiancée Gail, and a group of his old friends, Major Grayson sets out to prove that his son was framed and bring the true culprits to justice.

Action / Drama / Thriller

Microcosmos Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1996 | 80 min | Rated G | Apr 25, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time-lapse photography. It includes bees collecting nectar, ladybugs eating mites, snails mating, spiders wrapping their catch, a scarab beetle relentlessly pushing its ball of dung uphill, endless lines of caterpillars, an underwater spider creating an air bubble to live in, and a mosquito hatching.

Documentary

Sunset in the West Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1950 | 67 min | Not rated | Apr 18, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

For some time a gang of crooks has been running guns and ammunition out to foreign revolutionaries. Gordon MacKnight masters the scheme hijacking freight trains and killing the crews. Discouraged, Sheriff Tad Osborn is unable to catch the killers. His niece Dixie urges him to quit for his own protection. Roy and his Purple Sage assistants arrive in Bordertown in time to persuade the sheriff to stay in office and to help him capture the killers. MacKnight tries to escape in an engine but Roy and Trigger ride him down.

Western

Property Is No Longer a Theft Blu-ray Movie  

La proprietà non è più un furto / Blu-ray + DVD

Arrow | 1973 | 120 min | Not rated | Mar 28, 2017 | Jeffrey Kauffman

Total, a young bank cashier, has been wondering for some time if his life, with its grey, dismal prospect, is worth living. He is aware of the illicit careers and rise to riches of many of his clients. He decide to start a new life : new clothes, new cars, new women. His "new look" begins discreetly, a few small robberies in supermarkets, progressing to more important fraud.

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Foreign

Roy Orbison: Black & White Night 30 Blu-ray Movie  

Blu-ray + CD

Legacy Entertainment Inc. | 1987-2017 | 93 min | Not rated | Feb 24, 2017 | Dr. Svet Atanasov

Black & White Night 30 presents Roy Orbison's 1987 concert special, re-edited from the original film elements and featuring five never-before-seen alternate performances plus a new mini-documentary including interviews with Roy's all-star band.

Music

The Crucible Blu-ray Movie  

Kino Lorber | 1996 | 124 min | Rated PG-13 | Apr 11, 2017 | Brian Orndorf

The setting is 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. But instead of love, Abigail Williams wishes for the death of her former lover's wife. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax!

Drama / History / Period