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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 9, 20194 min read
A “dream cast,” paradox and noir flourish drive “Bad Times at the El Royale”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and Digital copy; 2018; R for strong violence,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 6, 20193 min read
Criterion comes through (again) with Billy Wilder’s classic “Some Like It Hot”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Look at that!" Jack Lemmon (Jerry/Daphne) tells Tony Curtis (Joe/Josephine) as they watch Marilyn Monroe...
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Bill Kelley III
Jan 4, 20194 min read
Don’t mess with Denzel’s McCall: “The Equalizer 2”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “THE EQUALIZER 2” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018; R for brutal violence throughout,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 4, 20192 min read
Popeye still packs a punch, but his Blu-ray debut deserves better
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “POPEYE THE SAILOR: THE 1940s, VOLUME 1” Blu-ray, 1943-45, not rated Best extra: Nada, zero, zilch A FEW...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 31, 201813 min read
Top 15 – 4K Ultra HD’s of 2018
THE LIST of movies and TV shows is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the original source to be...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 29, 20183 min read
Bergman’s “The Serpent’s Egg” explores the rise of Nazism in 1920s Germany
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE SERPENT’S EGG” Blu-ray; 1977; R for profanity, nudity, violence Best extra: Archival featurette with...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 28, 20185 min read
“Schindler’s List: 25th Anniversary Edition” brings heroes to life
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “SCHINDLER’S LIST: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 1993; R for...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 24, 20182 min read
Keep watching the screen: “The Thing from Another World” is still buckets of fun
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD” Blu-ray, 1951, not rated Best extra: There’s just one – a trailer (Boo!) SEE...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 21, 20184 min read
Technology gone wrong spawns Marvel’s “Venom”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) shows the first signs of turning into the Venom. (Click an image to scroll...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 20, 20185 min read
Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey” has never looked better
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “The Dawn of Man" sequence when a primate discovers a bone can be a powerful weapon. (Click an image...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 18, 20184 min read
Tracking down the notorious Adolf Eichmann in “Operation Finale”
4K ULTRA HD / BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “OPERATION FINALE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy, PG-13 for disturbing thematic...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 14, 20183 min read
The droids go to war in “Westworld Season Two: The Door”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “WESTWORLD SEASON TWO: THE DOOR” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD copy; 2018; TV-MA for extreme...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 12, 20184 min read
“It’s a Wonderful Life” looks wonderful in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE” 4K Ultra HD; 1946; unrated; Streaming via Amazon Video, FandangoNOW (4K),...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 8, 20185 min read
“The Nun” haunts The Conjuring Universe
4K ULTA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) is confronted by the presence of The Nun in a mirror. (Click on an...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 7, 20184 min read
Altman’s whodunit “Gosford Park” gets a 4K restoration and more
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS GOSFORD PARK” Blu-ray; 2001; R for violence, language Best extra: New commentary by critics Geoff Andrew and...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 4, 20183 min read
Ride along with the 4K remastered “City Slickers: Collector's Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS On the trail with Ed Furillo (Bruno Kirby) and Mitch Robbins (Billy Crystal) in the western drama-comedy...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 29, 20183 min read
Unique visuals and innovative technique mark the suspense of “Searching”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “SEARCHING” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for mature thematic material, some drug and sexual...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 26, 20184 min read
Emma Thompson inhabits her role as a family court judge in “The Children Act”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “THE CHILDREN ACT” 4K Ultra HD, DVD, Digital copy; 2017; R for sexual reference; Streaming via...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 23, 20184 min read
"Valley Girl" gets a complete makeover
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “VALLEY GIRL: COLLECTOR’S EDITION” Blu-ray, 1983, R for nudity, profanity, sensual scenes, drug use and...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 21, 20183 min read
“Crazy Rich Asians” is a little bit new … and a lot of old
BLU-RAY & 4K ULTA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nick Young (Henry Golding) introduces his girlfriend Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) to family...
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