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Bill Kelley III
May 7, 20217 min read
Big father and son story “Big Fish” lands on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ewan McGregor plays young Edward Bloom and Alison Lohman as young Sandra. He wins her heart with her...
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Peggy Earle
May 7, 20215 min read
Catch early horror flick “Doctor X” from Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Six strange murders involving cannibalism have taken place during a full moon and in the vicinity of a...
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Craig Shapiro
May 3, 20215 min read
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell light up the screen in “Broadway Melody of 1940”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Eleanor Powell “The Queen of Tap” plays Broadway star Clare Bennett and Fred Astaire plays hoofer Johnny...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 27, 20216 min read
Arrow’s “Donnie Darko: 4K Limited Edition” arrives … in near-perfect presentation
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jake Gyllenhaal in his first major role plays Donnie Darko, a troubled high school student in...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 23, 20216 min read
“The Furies” – classic Western-noir – now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS In his final role, Walter Huston plays T.C. Jeffords, A New Mexico Territory cattle and land baron, and his...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 16, 20216 min read
“Godzilla” 2014 stomps over to 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) After an all-night battle between Godzilla and two MUTO's Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Ken Watanabe)...
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Peggy Earle
Apr 8, 20214 min read
Gable stars – with the 1906 earthquake – in “San Francisco”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable stars as nightclub owner Blackie Norton, and soprano Jeanette MacDonald as his songbird...
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Craig Shapiro
Apr 6, 20214 min read
If you like your horror movies nuanced and moody, cue up “Isle of the Dead”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff, right, gives a memorable performance as the tragic Greek Gen. Nikolas Pherides, who...
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Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 20218 min read
For all of its epic pageantry, “The Ten Commandments” still has its shortcomings in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Charlton Heston was 30 when he began the portrayal of Moses - Prince of Egypt for producer/director...
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Craig Shapiro
Mar 28, 20214 min read
“Crossfire” serves up a solid mystery and a more powerful message
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Police Capt. Finlay (Robert Young, right) tries to convince Army soldier Leroy (William Phipps) to help in...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Sony’s 4K upgrade of the futuristic thriller “Gattaca” is picture-perfect
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ethan Hawke as Vincent Freeman an “In-Valid” who has a heart condition. But, he’s taken the...
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Peggy Earle
Mar 23, 20216 min read
Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Carey Mulligan received an Oscar nomination for her role as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, who dropped...
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Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 20216 min read
If you’re a fan of Westerns, “News of the World” should be at the top of your list
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Hanks stars as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a newsreader who travels from town to town giving...
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Peggy Earle
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Love and revenge take the lead in “A Tale of Two Cities” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Lucie Manette-Darnay (Elizabeth Allan) and longtime friend Jarvis Lowry (Claude Gillingwater), watch her...
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Kay Reynolds
Mar 2, 20215 min read
Brilliant color rules “The Pajama Game” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Day One: the new floor manager Sid Sorokin (John Raitt) meets the factory grievance committee and Union...
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Kay Reynolds
Feb 26, 20215 min read
“After the Thin Man” – Warner Archive Collection – blends mystery and martinis
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick (William Powell) and Nora Charles (Myrna Loy) are back in San Francisco and find themselves drawn into...
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Craig Shapiro
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Paranoia runs deep in Alan J. Pakula’s gripping thriller, “The Parallax View”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Warren Beatty, left, stars as journalist Joe Frady. While investigating a series of deaths and their ties to...
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Peggy Earle
Feb 25, 20215 min read
Kazan’s controversial “Baby Doll” remains a shocker
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Carroll Baker plays 19-year-old Baby Doll Meighan and Eli Wallach in his first major role as the seductive...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 20, 20214 min read
Free 4K Ultra HD giveaway – “The Croods: A New Age”
HOT 4K NEWS / 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Rich bold 4K/HDR colors are featured throughout “A New Age.” Guy and Eep continue to...
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Kay Reynolds
Feb 18, 20216 min read
“Freaky” delivers a lot of horror, and a chunk of heart
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Vince Vaughn plays serial killer “The Blissfield Butcher,” while Kathryn Newton as high school...
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