“District 9” still has a powerful message during these uncertain times
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Afrikaner bureaucrat Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) was assigned to oversee the...
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Kay Reynolds
Oct 16, 202012 min read
Tremble, viewers, with the “Stephen King 5 Movie Collection”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) In Stephen King’s adaptation of the apocalyptic “The Stand,” Stu Redman (Gary Sinise) and a pregnant...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 12, 20204 min read
Billy Wilder’s early, unconventional WWII drama shows the master at the top of his game
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British Cpl. J.J. Bramble (Franchot Tone), the sole survivor of his tank crew, hides behind the front desk...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 11, 20204 min read
Soaring high with John Wayne and remastered “Flying Leathernecks”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Wayne stars as Major Dan Kirby, a commander of a U.S. Marine Corps squadron in the South Pacific. Wayne...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 8, 20205 min read
Zack Snyder’s “300” reveals a new level of grit and grain on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS King Leonidas played by Gerard Butler, leads his Spartan men into battle against the Persian Empire...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 5, 20206 min read
Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” films shine on Ultra 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In the reimagined “Sherlock Holmes” right, Robert Downey Jr. plays the eccentric, athletic, and...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 28, 20206 min read
Fox favorite “Home Alone: 30th Anniversary Edition” makes it to 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nine-year-old Macaulay Culkin plays Kevin McCallister, who’s accidentally left behind when his...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 26, 20206 min read
“Sony jazzes up “Whiplash” in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Academy Award best-supporting actor J.K. Simmons brilliantly plays the brutal instructor Terence...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 20, 20205 min read
The future is now: “Ghost in the Shell”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Special agent Major Motoko Kusanagi of Section 9 and Section Chief Aramaki find a woman being hacked...
Peggy Earle
Sep 17, 20204 min read
“First Cow” – a kinder, gentler, frontier tale
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Skilled cook “Cookie” (John Magaro) and his fried biscuit partner “King-Lu” (Orion Lee) a Chinese...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 14, 20207 min read
Warner salutes Kubrick’s “Full Metal Jacket” with a new 4K restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Retired Marine Drill Sgt. R. Lee Ermey plays the abusive and profane Gunnery Sgt. Hartman at the...
Craig Shapiro
Sep 10, 20205 min read
“Beetlejuice,” “Beetlejuice,” “Beetlejuice” has never looked or sounded better
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Michael Keaton as the scene-stealing ad-libbing Betelgeuse, with teenager Winona Ryder as Lydia...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 8, 20205 min read
Sports and comedy mix it up in “Pat and Mike”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Spencer Tracy plays sports manager Mike Conovan and Katharine Hepburn plays college coach Pat Pemberton,...
Peggy Earle
Sep 7, 20204 min read
The twists and turns of “The Burnt Orange Heresy”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Danish actor Claes Bang plays the mysterious art critic James Figueras and Australian actress Elizabeth...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 6, 20204 min read
“Psycho’s” terrorizing shower sequence comes alive in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Hitchcock’s original edit has been included for the first time, featuring 18 additional seconds....
Peggy Earle
Sep 1, 20206 min read
Davidson delivers a courageous & hilarious performance in “The King of Staten Island”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Actor/comedian/co-producer and co-writer Pete Davidson plays Scott Carlin, who still suffers from...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 30, 20206 min read
“The Goonies” – Childhood favorite gets a 4K boost from Warner Bros.
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Goonies: Andy (Kerri Green), Brand (Josh Brolin), Mouth (Corey Feldman), Mikey (Sean Astin),...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20203 min read
UPDATED: Warner Archive gives Sam Peckinpah’s “Ride the High Country” its due
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Joel McCrea (right) plays Steve Judd, an aging lawman who hires his former cohort, Gil Westrum, played by...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 24, 20204 min read
Gripping and involving, “Shanghai Triad” is set in the 1930s, but still speaks to today
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Gong Li plays Jinbao, a nightclub star in 1930s Shanghai and the mistress of a mob boss. “Shanghai...
Toni Guagenti
Aug 19, 20205 min read
“The High Note” hits all of the notes and more in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tracee Ellis Ross the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross plays songstress/diva Grace Davis,...
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