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Peggy Earle
Nov 27, 20224 min read
“The Good Boss” – Comedy and commentary on workplace dynamics
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Spanish actor Javier Bardem plays Julio Blanco, owner of Blanco Scales, a factory where precision weighing...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 22, 20226 min read
Misfit superheroes make the 4K grade: “Mystery Men”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ben Stiller plays Mr. Furious, and William H. Macy as The Shoveler, part of a ragtag team of...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 16, 20226 min read
Beloved comedy gets disappointing 4K image – “Planes, Trains And Automobiles: 35th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAMES SHOTS Steve Martin as Neal Page, a well-dressed Chicago advertising man, and John Candy as Del Griffith,...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 13, 20225 min read
You want monsters? Universal serves a second 4K helping in ‘Icons of Horror Collection’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff takes the guise of Egyptian historian Ardeth Bey 10 years after the mummy of...
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Peggy Earle
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Captivating WWII spy drama “The Counterfeit Traitor” from Kino Lorber
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS William Holden stars as real-life World War II Allied spy, Eric Erickson. He was an American who became a...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20226 min read
Kino Lorber scores again with 4K makeover of Bryan Singer’s ‘The Usual Suspects’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In the movie’s most iconic scene, the usual suspects -- Hockney (Kevin Pollack), left, McManus...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 4, 20226 min read
We’ll always have “Casablanca: 80th Edition” – Now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Humphrey Bogart plays American ex-patriot Rick Blaine, owner of Rick’s Café Americain, a popular...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 31, 20226 min read
Classic screwball or rom-com? Whichever “It Happened One Night” shines on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable plays newspaper reporter Peter Warne, and Claudette Colbert plays runaway heiress Ellie...
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Craig Shapiro
Oct 24, 20225 min read
Buckle up: Sam Raimi’s ‘Army of Darkness’ roars out of the gate in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Square-jawed Bruce Campbell is back for his third round as Ash, a housewares clerk who’s transported...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 24, 20227 min read
Soaring onto 4K UHD - “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 40th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) 10-year-old Elliott (Henry Thomas) says goodbye to E.T. (2) Elliott, his six-year-old sister...
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Peggy Earle
Oct 19, 20224 min read
Burt Lancaster brings the magic to Kino Lorber’s “The Rainmaker”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Burt Lancaster stars as Bill Starbuck, an itinerant con-man traveling in a painted wagon who sells...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 15, 20227 min read
‘Real courage’ lives in “To Kill A Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Legendary actor Gregory Peck in his Oscar-winning role as country attorney Atticus Finch. He...
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Craig Shapiro
Oct 13, 20225 min read
Character-driven “In Bruges” is a reminder of what makes movies so good
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Acclaimed Irish actors Brendan Gleeson, left, and Colin Farrell play hitmen sent to Belgium by...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 11, 20225 min read
UPDATED: Together against the enemy – “War of the Worlds” on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Tom Cruise stars as divorced father Ray Ferrier and his 10-year-old daughter Rachel played...
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Bill Kelley III
Sep 29, 20226 min read
Oscar-winning sound drives transition story: “Sound of Metal” – Criterion Collection
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Oscar-nominated Riz Ahmed plays Ruben Stone, a punk-metal drummer, and his girlfriend Lou played by...
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Peggy Earle
Sep 28, 20224 min read
Fashion fades; kindness is eternal – “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The extraordinarily versatile Lesley Manville plays Mrs. Ada Harris, a meek cleaning lady who goes...
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Bill Kelley III
Sep 23, 20226 min read
Get out the holy water – They’re back! “The Lost Boys: 35th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Kiefer Sutherland plays David, the eternal leader of the “blood-sucking Brady Bunch.” (2) Sam...
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Mike Reynolds
Sep 20, 20225 min read
Best version yet – “Event Horizon” 25th Anniversary Edition Steelbook
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) of the Lewis & Clark discovers the Event Horizon’s gravity drive...
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Bill Kelley III
Sep 18, 20227 min read
The King returns in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Austin Butler, practically an unknown got the role of Elvis Presley from his emotional audition tape...
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Bill Kelley III
Sep 6, 20227 min read
Forty-two years in the making: “Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition” in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The gang from the “Star Trek” TV series returned for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” including...
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