“Tomb Raider” – Here we go again. And again.
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “TOMB RAIDER” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG-13 for sequences of violence and...
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Craig Shapiro
Jun 12, 20183 min read
Genre-defying Western “The Great Silence” wears its hearts on its sleeve
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Veteran French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant is Silence, the mute gunfighter who is recruited by a widow...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 10, 20184 min read
Look out – “Terminator Genisys” upgrades Arnie to 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The lethal T-1000 Terminator. (2) John Conner leads an assault on a Los Angeles work camp,...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 6, 20185 min read
“Forrest Gump” 4K is a mixed bag of chocolates
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Hanks won his second Best Actor Oscar as Forrest Gump. For two days in the summer of 1994...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 2, 20185 min read
Seeing is believing: “The Matrix” on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Wachowskis painted the Matrix world in a greenish hue as hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) sleeps...
Kay Reynolds
May 30, 20184 min read
“Gun Crazy” hits film noir bull’s eye
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Peggy Cummins stars as Annie Laurie Starr and John Dall as Bart Tare. (Click an image to...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 29, 20185 min read
“Fury’s” WWII tank battle gets 4K close-up
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Fury's final battle against a German SS Battalion. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
Bill Kelley III
May 26, 20184 min read
Superbly remastered in 4K, “The Patriot” is sure to stir the red, white and blue in you
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Continental soldiers and the South Carolina militia celebrate a victory over the British....
High-Def Watch Staff
May 23, 20183 min read
Friendship crosses barriers in “The Two of Us”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE TWO OF US: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1967; Not Rated Best extra: Feature commentary by...
Kay Reynolds
May 21, 20184 min read
Willis and Rickman slug it out on “Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition” 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John McClane mocks expectations as he struggles through an air vent: "Come out to the coast, we'll...
Bill Kelley III
May 20, 20186 min read
Still under siege, “Braveheart” battles onto 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Producer/director Mel Gibson also stars as freedom fighter William Wallace, leading 13th-century...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 18, 20185 min read
Are we entertained? Yes! Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” in 2018
ESSAY / 4K FRAME SHOTS “GLADIATOR” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 2000; R for intense, graphic combat; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 16, 20183 min read
Time bending “Source Code” gets a boost in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW/ FRAME SHOTS “SOURCE CODE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy, 2011, PG-13 for some violence including disturbing...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 14, 20183 min read
Sofia Coppola’s debut – “The Virgin Suicides” – gets the Criterion treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE VIRGIN SUICIDES: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1999; R for strong thematic elements involving...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 12, 20183 min read
Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" makes an impressive 4K upgrade
4K FRAME SHOTS "GLADIATOR" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 2000; R for intense, graphic combat; streaming via Amazon Video, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 11, 20186 min read
“Black Panther” reigns over hearts and box office
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Chadwick Boseman brings regal presence and compassion to T’Challa/Black Panther. “BLACK PANTHER” 4K...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 9, 20181 min read
"Black Panther" second batch of 4K Frame Shots
4K FRAME SHOTS THE 4K ULTRA HD disc is another exceptional home viewing experience from Disney/Marvel. The key is the 4K master sourced...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 7, 20181 min read
First batch of 4K Frame Shots - "Black Panther"
4K FRAME SHOTS FIRST IMPRESSIONS: The 4K/HDR imagery has a richer level of color saturation and deeper blacks and controlled highlights...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 6, 20184 min read
“Hostiles” takes a hard – and compassionate – look at the American West
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “HOSTILES” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for strong violence and profanity; streaming...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 1, 20183 min read
Warner Archive’s “Les Girls” dances into les homes!
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “LES GIRLS: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray; 1957; Not Rated, contains sexual content, smoking and...
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