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Bill Kelley III
Dec 1, 20197 min read
Divided Berlin is the backdrop for Carol Reed’s “The Man Between”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Claire Bloom stars as Susanne Mallison, on a three-week vacation in Berlin visiting her...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 27, 20195 min read
Howling in a delicious new Collector’s Edition: “An American Werewolf in London”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The full moon rises over London and American David Kessler (David Naughton) begins his first transformation...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 24, 20195 min read
No matter the season “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” will have you jumping
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Chuck Steinberg (Austin Zajur) comes to the aid of his sister Ruth (Natalie Ganzhorn), as they are...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 21, 20194 min read
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” delivers a heartwarming drama
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Tyler (Shia LaBeouf) a scruffy fisherman who's on the run with Zak (Zack Gottsagen) a young man with Down...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 20, 20197 min read
Warner Archive’s remastered “The Set-Up,” earns a spot with the classics
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) The violent exchange between Bill "Stoker" Thompson (Robert Ryan) and Tiger Nelson (Hal Baylor) during...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 17, 20196 min read
Disney+ 4K streaming “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father," says Darth Vader. "He told me enough. He told...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 14, 20194 min read
“The Farewell” is a heart-warming must-see
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen) shows her granddaughter Billi (Awkwafina) a breathing exercise that involves shouting...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 12, 20197 min read
Not perfect, but Disney’s naturalistic “The Lion King” is a winner, and dazzles in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Best friends Nala (Beyoncé) and Simba (Donald Glover) with caretaker Zazu (John Oliver), the...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20195 min read
Thirty years later, John Sayles’ masterful “Matewan” has lost none of its urgency
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Mingo County coal miners vote to keep scab workes out of the Stone Mountain mines in southern West Virginia....
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Peggy Earle
Nov 3, 20194 min read
Talented, messy and honest: “David Crosby: Remember My Name”
BLU-RAY REVIEW /FRAME SHOTS David Crosby is still writing songs, recording albums, and keeping a grueling concert schedule. (Click an...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 1, 20197 min read
“Scarface” returns in a 4K restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Al Pacino's larger-than-life portrait of Tony Montana, a former Cuban soldier, and prisoner who...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 28, 20196 min read
Frolic with the gators in Paramount’s “Crawl”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS College student Haley Keller (Kaya Scodelario) encounters a killer gator in the crawl space of the...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 25, 20196 min read
“It’s a Wonderful Life” makes a second 4K splash
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS George Bailey (James Stewart) begs for his life and discovers his lip is bleeding and police officer...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 23, 20198 min read
“There’s no place like home...” “The Wizard of Oz” sparkles in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) and her new friends the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 21, 20195 min read
True 4K mastering dominates the 24th Bond – “SPECTRE”
4K UTRA HD REVIEW / FIRST BATCH HDR FRAME SHOTS Daniel Craig plays 007 in his fourth installment of the Bond franchise. He's on a mission...
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Kay Reynolds
Oct 17, 20196 min read
Look out – “Annabelle Comes Home” to her friends
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as occult investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren in "Annabelle...
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Kay Reynolds
Oct 16, 20197 min read
The “Lubitsch touch” shines in Criterion’s new “Cluny Brown”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Charles Boyer and Jennifer Jones star as Adam Belinski and Cluny Brown in the last film directed by Ernst...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 14, 20198 min read
Pixar lands another winner with “Toy Story 4”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo Peep (Annie Potts) reunite at a playground in Grand Basin, U.S.A. (Click an...
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Kay Reynolds
Oct 10, 20197 min read
Bette Davis and William Wyler – together again for “The Letter” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Crosbie (Herbert Marshall) comforts his wife Leslie (Bette Davis) after she's killed a man she says...
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Kay Reynolds
Oct 9, 20195 min read
Reference quality 4K shines in “The Shining”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star as Jack and Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of...
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