“Earthquake – Collector’s Edition” rumbles in with a new 2K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Earthquake" was nominated for five Oscars and won for its Sensurround audio experience and the Visual...
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Peggy Earle
May 24, 20194 min read
A little film noir, a little comedy moves “The Big Clock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE BIG CLOCK” Blu-ray and DVD; 1948; Not Rated Best extra: “A Difficult Actor” interview with Charles...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 22, 20193 min read
Art reveals reality in “Never Look Away”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “NEVER LOOK AWAY” Blu-ray and DVD; 2018; R for graphic nudity, sexuality, and brief violent images; streaming via Amazon...
Kay Reynolds
May 7, 20196 min read
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly team up – off and on screen – for “Summer Stock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland stars with Gene Kelly in "Summer Stock," the last musical she made for MGM after a long career...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 2, 20193 min read
Exciting and elegant, “Victoria” still wows in Season Three
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICTORIA: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019; PG; streaming via Amazon Prime, iTunes and PBSNow Best extra: 11...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 1, 20193 min read
Still relevant – Elia Kazan’s “A Face in the Crowd,” now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A FACE IN THE CROWD: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD, 1957, unrated Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 29, 20193 min read
“The Great Buster” celebrates the life and career of a Hollywood visionary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Buster Keaton’s greatest gag - “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) “The General” (1927) - No. 18 in the American...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20194 min read
“The Quake” rumbles beyond Hollywood disaster porn
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geologist Kristian Eikjor (Kristoffer Joner) tries to rescue his daughter Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 15, 20192 min read
“On the Basis of Sex” – RGB bio-segment – entertaining but sentimental
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ON THE BASIS OF SEX” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some profanity and suggestive content; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 13, 20194 min read
Irony, humor and politics fill McKay’s “Vice”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity and some violent images; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 9, 20193 min read
“Stan & Ollie” paints a moving, wholehearted portrait of the comedy greats
BLU-RAY REVIEW “STAN & OLLIE” Blu-ray, 2018, PG for some language and for smoking; Streaming Amazon Video/Prime, FandangoNOW, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 28, 20193 min read
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” gets a complete 4K makeover for its 25th Anniversary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Uh oh. Charles (Hugh Grant), the best man in wedding No. 1, forgot the rings. (Frame shots courtesy of...
Kay Reynolds
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Shout’s “Legally Blonde Collection” gets a 4K makeover
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods and her sassy chihuahua Bruiser - in signature pink - arrive at the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Three great performances rule “The Favourite”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS An upset last month when Olivia Colman as Queen Anne won the Best Actress Academy Award over the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 6, 20193 min read
Thirty-four years on, Michael Cimino’s “Year of the Dragon” is still a drag
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS NYPD Capt. Stanley White (Mickey Rourke), a Vietnam vet has been assigned to Chinatown controlled by the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 21, 20193 min read
French coming of age classic “Peppermint Soda” now on Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “PEPPERMINT SODA” Blu-ray; 1977; PG Best extra: Interview with Director Diane Kurys FRESH FROM a 40th...
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 9, 20194 min read
Capturing Van Gogh’s vision “At Eternity’s Gate”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “AT ETERNITY’S GATE” Blu-ray and Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some thematic content; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 31, 20192 min read
“Boy Erased” uncovers a dangerous practice
BLU-RAY REVIEW “BOY ERASED” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for sexual content including an assault, some profanity and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 29, 20193 min read
Glenn Close closes in on her first Oscar with “The Wife”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “THE WIFE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017, R for language and some sexual content; Streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Errol Flynn swings into HD action in “The Sea Hawk”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE SEA HAWK: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray; 1940; Not Rated, contains action violence Best extra:...
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