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Sail the high seas with Peter Weir’s “Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World”

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Fresh off his roles in “ Gladiator ” and “ A Beautiful Mind, ” Russell Crowe plays Captain John “...

Bill Kelley III

1 day ago7 min read

Reach for the stars – “A Knight’s Tale” 4K UHD

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The late Australian actor Heath Ledger stars as peasant William Thatcher, masquerading as knight...

Kay Reynolds

6 days ago8 min read

Criterion’s 4K UHD “Barry Lyndon” highlights Oscar-winning art direction, costumes, cinematography and music

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS During the 1970s, Ryan O’Neal had become one of Hollywood ’ s biggest stars. He plays a poor...

Peggy Earle

Jul 316 min read

A film noir landmark, Criterion’s ‘The Big Heat’ grabs you and never lets go

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Glenn Ford, right, plays Homicide Sgt. Dave Bannion, whose investigation of a policeman’s suicide...

Craig Shapiro

Jul 245 min read

Classy musical “High Society” arrives on 4K UHD

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Actress Grace Kelly in her last on-screen performance as the icy socialite Tracy Lord. After filming...

Bill Kelley III

Jul 216 min read

Ryan Coogler knocks it out of the park with ‘Sinners’

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Michael B. Jordan gives a remarkable performance as Smoke, center, and Stack, left, twins who return...

Craig Shapiro

Jul 176 min read

Don’t miss classic “Shane” in brilliant 4K UHD

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The Grand Tetons tower over the picturesque Jackson Hole Valley as drifter Shane, played by Alan...

Bill Kelley III

Jul 116 min read

Criterion gives Terry Gilliam’s masterful ‘Brazil’ a stellar 4K UHD face lift  

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Jonathan Pryce, left, plays Sam Lowry, an ordinary guy content with his humdrum job in the...

Craig Shapiro

Jul 75 min read

Sony gives WWII tank drama “Fury” a new 4K upgrade

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Brad Pitt plays Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier, in David Ayer ’s World War II tank drama “Fury.” The...

Bill Kelley III

Jul 56 min read

“Drop” into summer suspense!

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS "If you tell anyone, they will die." That's the text-threat single mother, Violet (Meghann Fahy),...

Kay Reynolds

Jun 306 min read

Arrow’s 4K UHD remaster of the visionary ‘Dark City’ is one of the year’s best releases

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Ian Richardson is Mr. Book, leader of The Strangers, a subterranean sect that controls the city with...

Craig Shapiro

Jun 276 min read

Hepburn and Wilder give “Sabrina” its Rom-Com flair in a new 4K remaster

4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Audrey Hepburn in her second leading role as Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of the Larrabee...

Bill Kelley III

Jun 257 min read