top of page
Search
Craig Shapiro
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Is it safe? Gripping and propulsive, ‘Marathon Man’ is all that and then some
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Laurence Olivier plays Dr. Christian Szell, a Nazi war criminal who uses the tools of his trade...
0
Bill Kelley III
Feb 24, 20236 min read
Before “Downton Abbey,” there was Merchant Ivory’s “The Remains of the Day”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Emma Thompson plays housekeeper Miss Kenton and Anthony Hopkins as butler Mr. Stevens. Both are...
0
Peggy Earle
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Before “Kill Bill,” “The Bride Wore Black”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS French actress Jeanne Moreau plays Julie Kohler, the widow of a man who was shot to death on the church...
0
Kay Reynolds
Feb 21, 20236 min read
UPDATED: Heroes ride in Antoine Fuqua’s “The Magnificent Seven”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington stars as Sam Chisolm, a duly sworn warrant officer from Wichita, Kansas. He...
0
Bill Kelley III
Feb 21, 20238 min read
They ride in 4K – “The Magnificent Seven: Collector’s Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Yul Brynner plays Chris Adams, Horst Buchholz plays Chico, and Steve McQueen as Vin Tanner. The...
0
Bill Kelley III
Feb 13, 20238 min read
The birth of a storyteller: “The Fabelmans”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams) gives her young son Sammy (Mateo Zoryan) his father’s 8mm film...
0
Peggy Earle
Jan 30, 20236 min read
She’s nothin’ but trouble – “The Lady from Shanghai”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Writer/director/actor Orson Welles and his wife actress Rita Hayworth, play a forbidden couple Michael...
1
Bill Kelley III
Jan 25, 20236 min read
Tiny cars, BIG action – “The Italian Job” in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Right, Michael Caine plays small-time thief Charlie Croker, who assembled the gang to pull off the...
0
Craig Shapiro
Jan 22, 20236 min read
Criterion gives Terry Gilliam’s marvelous ‘Baron Munchausen’ it’s overdue due
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Acclaimed for his performances on the British stage in “Romeo and Juliet,” “Richard II,” and...
0
Peggy Earle
Jan 18, 20235 min read
Getting to the truth: “She Said” and #MeToo
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) listen as...
0
Craig Shapiro
Jan 11, 20235 min read
Released in 4K, the groundbreaking “Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” defies its age
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS The somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) is wakened to do the sinister bidding of Dr. Caligari....
0
Peggy Earle
Jan 8, 20234 min read
Huston, Williams and Burton deliver a classic on Blu-ray: “The Night of the Iguana”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Richard Burton plays Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, a disgraced, defrocked Episcopal minister, who is pursued...
0
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 202319 min read
Top 10: 4K UHDs of 2022
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR FRAME SHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the...
0
Craig Shapiro
Dec 26, 20225 min read
Remastered in 4K, “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” needs to be on your shelf
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1-3) Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw) and three other armed hijackers commandeer a New York City subway train...
0
Peggy Earle
Dec 23, 20224 min read
1950s taboos drive William Wyler’s “Detective Story”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas plays James McLeod, a hard-edged New York City police detective, who rough-ups Karl Schneider...
1
Bill Kelley III
Dec 17, 20226 min read
1980’s hackers take on the world – “WarGames”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Matthew Broderick stars as computer hacker and high school senior David Lightman and Ally Sheedy as...
0
Kay Reynolds
Dec 15, 20225 min read
“Smile” – And run! It's Coming for you!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW /HDR FRAME SHOTS Therapist Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences as her patients...
0
Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Dec 11, 20225 min read
4K remastered “Nobody’s Fool” – Accepting family, like ‘em or not!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman received his eighth Oscar nomination playing Sully Sullivan, a 60-something construction...
0
Bill Kelley III
Dec 5, 20226 min read
There is no crime; there’s only the game – “Rollerball” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) James Caan plays No. 6 Rollerball superstar Jonathan E., Houston team captain, during a game...
0
Craig Shapiro
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Looking for style over substance? De Palma’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ fills the bill
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angie Dickinson plays Kate Miller, an attractive, middle-aged housewife, who fantasizes about sex...
0
bottom of page