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Craig Shapiro
4 days ago5 min read
Criterion’s 4K UHD presentation of Michael Mann’s groundbreaking ‘Thief’ is a must
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS James Caan gives the finest performance of his career as Frank, a highly skilled, independent...
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Bill Kelley III
5 days ago4 min read
Prayers won’t help the “Wolf Man” – but Rhode Island follower wins 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / GIVEAWAY WINNER / HDR SCREENSHOTS Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is transforming into what the Indigenous call...
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Peggy Earle
Mar 146 min read
Eggers’ dark and stylish “Nosferatu” is striking in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Lily-Rose Depp plays newlywed Ellen Hutter, who is seduced by Count Orlok, played by Bill...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 105 min read
Escape to adventure in ‘90s disaster favorite “Daylight” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sylvester Stallone stars as disgraced former NYC Emergency Medical Services Chief Kit Latura, trying...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 283 min read
Gene Hackman 1930-2025
4K ULTRA HD MINI-REVIEW SCREENSHOTS - “MISSISSIPPI BURNING” Gene Hackman stars as FBI agent Rupert Anderson in the gritty police drama...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 274 min read
Ride the “Beast” of nostalgic fun with “Uncle Buck”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Comedian John Candy plays Uncle Buck Russell, who ’ s called into action to take care of his two...
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Peggy Earle
Feb 86 min read
“Murder by Decree” – The hunt for Jack the Ripper
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Right, Christopher Plummer plays Sherlock Holmes, who examines the latest murder victim in the...
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Bill Kelley III
Jan 316 min read
Revenge Western “Winchester ’73” finally gets 4K upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS James Stewart stars as marksman Lin McAdam, and Millard Mitchell plays his riding partner, Frankie...
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Bill Kelley III
Jan 1720 min read
The annual Top 10 4K UHDs of 2024
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc. The criteria required...
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Craig Shapiro
Jan 35 min read
Criterion delivers again with 4K UHD remaster of Howard Hawks’ influential ‘Scarface’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS (1) The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Most of the violence in “Scarface” in the shadows or...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 30, 20244 min read
Twisted mystery “SE7EN” finally arrives on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) and soon-to-be-retiring Detective William Somerset (Morgan...
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Craig Shapiro
Dec 27, 20245 min read
Arrow Video gives Sam Raimi’s superb ‘A Simple Plan’ the kid-glove treatment
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS
In one of his few starring roles, the late Bill Paxton is rock-solid as Hank Mitchell, who has a...
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Peggy Earle
Dec 23, 20245 min read
Plenty of evil found in “Speak No Evil”
4K ULTRA HD (DIGITAL) REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Americans Ben (Scoot McNairy) and Louise Dalton (Mackenzie Davis) are unsure of the...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 20, 20247 min read
Outstanding “Interstellar” gets an outstanding 4K treatment
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Matthew McConaughey plays Joseph Cooper, a former NASA test pilot, turned corn farmer as the world...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 8, 20244 min read
UPDATED: The maiden “Mission: Impossible” at its stunning best
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR SCREENSHOTS Tom Cruise as I.M.F. agent Ethan Hunt during the climatic bullet train sequence filmed at...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 27, 20246 min read
Kino Lorber serves up a double 4K helping of classic ‘70s Clint Eastwood
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Clint Eastwood made his directorial debut with the suspense thriller “Play Misty for Me.” He also...
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Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Nov 22, 20245 min read
Eastwood and MacLaine chemistry spark in Kino Lorber’s “Two Mules for Sister Sara” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Shirley MacLaine is Sister Sara, a nun – maybe – who is helping the Mexicans in their fight against...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 15, 20245 min read
Cold war spies, and guns and killers: “North by Northwest: 65th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Cary Grant stars as New York a dvertising executive Roger Thornhill, who finds himself being chased...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 8, 20245 min read
Tense Friedkin action-drama “Rules of Engagement” makes its way to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Samuel L. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who leads a rescue mission to the U.S....
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 8, 20244 min read
A 4K upgrade only goes so far in Brian De Palma’s faux thriller ‘Body Double’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Craig Wasson plays Jake Scully, a likable, struggling actor – and voyeur -- who crashes at a house...
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