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Kay Reynolds
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Shout’s “Legally Blonde Collection” gets a 4K makeover
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods and her sassy chihuahua Bruiser - in signature pink - arrive at the...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 8, 20194 min read
Three great performances rule “The Favourite”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS An upset last month when Olivia Colman as Queen Anne won the Best Actress Academy Award over the...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 6, 20193 min read
Thirty-four years on, Michael Cimino’s “Year of the Dragon” is still a drag
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS NYPD Capt. Stanley White (Mickey Rourke), a Vietnam vet has been assigned to Chinatown controlled by the...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 3, 20195 min read
Disney brings charm and laughs to Oscar-nominated “Ralph Breaks the Internet”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018; PG for some action and rude humor;...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 3, 20193 min read
Action – not legend – shoots 2018 “Robin Hood” over the moon
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “ROBIN HOOD” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for extended sequences of violence and...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 26, 20194 min read
“Mary Queen of Scots” – More present-day, less history
4K ULTRA HD / FRAME SHOTS “MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital copy; 2018; R for some violence and sexuality; streaming...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 25, 20196 min read
It’s Raimi Malek for the win in “Bohemian Rhapsody”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for thematic elements, suggestive...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 23, 20194 min read
“A Star is Born” shines in 4K with Cooper and Lady Gaga onstage
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A STAR IS BORN” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy, 2018; R for language throughout, some...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 21, 20193 min read
French coming of age classic “Peppermint Soda” now on Blu-ray
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “PEPPERMINT SODA” Blu-ray; 1977; PG Best extra: Interview with Director Diane Kurys FRESH FROM a 40th...
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Bill Kelley III
Feb 20, 20195 min read
Anniversary Edition of “The Little Mermaid” offers Disney classic at its best
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ariel (Jodi Benson) and Flounder (Jason Marin) search for human articles while excavating a ship...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 18, 20193 min read
GIs vs. Nazi zombies? “Overlord” is loaded with po’ but misses the target
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “OVERLORD” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and Digital copy; 2018, R for strong bloody violence, disturbing images,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 12, 20195 min read
A thriller for fans and newcomers alike: “Castle Rock: The Complete First Season”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “CASTLE ROCK: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; TV-MA for...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 11, 20192 min read
“Bohemian Rapsody” 4K HDR frame shots – The full Live Aid performance
20 FRAME SHOTS July 13, 1985 – London’s Wembley Stadium was packed with 72,000 music fans including Prince Charles and Lady Diana, with...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 9, 20194 min read
Neo-noir thrills speed “Widows” to the top of their game
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “WIDOWS” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 2018; R for violence, profanity throughout, and some sexual...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 9, 20194 min read
Capturing Van Gogh’s vision “At Eternity’s Gate”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “AT ETERNITY’S GATE” Blu-ray and Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some thematic content; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 8, 20195 min read
“The Hate U Give” is a remarkable film that will, or should, make you think
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) finally finds her voice to speak out against the injustice done by...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 1, 20194 min read
“Halloween” 2018 scares again!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS ”HALLOWEEN” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018: R for horror violence and bloody images,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 31, 20192 min read
“Boy Erased” uncovers a dangerous practice
BLU-RAY REVIEW “BOY ERASED” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for sexual content including an assault, some profanity and...
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Bill Kelley III
Jan 29, 20196 min read
Ride along with Neil Armstrong in Chazelle’s space drama “First Man”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Director Damien Chazelle and cinematographer Linus Sandgren used the 15-perf 65mm IMAX camera to...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 29, 20193 min read
Glenn Close closes in on her first Oscar with “The Wife”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “THE WIFE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017, R for language and some sexual content; Streaming via Amazon Video,...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Errol Flynn swings into HD action in “The Sea Hawk”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE SEA HAWK: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray; 1940; Not Rated, contains action violence Best extra:...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 23, 20196 min read
Hitchcock’s “Notorious” gets a complete Criterion 4K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant plays U.S. intelligence agent T. R. Devlin, who arrived to rescue German-born Alicia Huberman...
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Craig Shapiro
Jan 21, 20194 min read
Calling all Samuel Fuller fans: You need a copy of “Forty Guns”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Desperate to escape the hangman’s noose after being convicted of murder, Brock Drummond (John Ericson), uses...
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 18, 20194 min read
The classic romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally...” celebrates a milestone
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “WHEN HARRY MET SALLY…”: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Blu-ray and DVD; 1989; R for adult material including...
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