Tense Friedkin action-drama “Rules of Engagement” makes its way to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Samuel L. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who leads a rescue mission to the U.S....
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Peggy Earle
Aug 65 min read
Beautiful and heartbreaking – “Brokeback Mountain” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Australian actor Heath Ledger plays Wyoming cowboy Ennis Del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal plays...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 315 min read
American Treasure “Rocky Balboa” - even better on 4K UHD with a new Director’s Cut
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sylvester Stallone credits George Foreman’s comeback in the ring as inspiration for Rocky’s final...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 125 min read
Flawlessly remastered in 4K, ‘Narc’ will haunt you long after the final credits
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The late, great Ray Liotta gives one of the finest performances of his career at Lt. Henry Oak, a...
Craig Shapiro
May 105 min read
Scorsese’s ‘The Departed’ gets a decent 4K Ultra HD upgrade; it deserves better
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In his last great role, Jack Nicholson plays South Boston crime boss Frank Costello and Leonardio...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 195 min read
Chilling and believable – “The Manchurian Candidate”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Denzel Washington stars as Army Major Ben Marco, who tries to get the attention of Vice President...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 105 min read
True disaster revealed in Bigelow’s “K-19: The Widowmaker”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Harrison Ford plays Soviet Navy Captain Alexei Vostrikov, of the top-secret ballistic missile...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 3010 min read
The essential films for Easter & Passover
HERE’S A guide to some of the most powerful stories about the Jewish people and a man called Jesus – now available on disc or streaming....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 86 min read
Who rules “The Last Castle”?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Robert Redford plays General Eugene Irwin who is serving a 10-year sentence for disobeying a direct...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 1116 min read
Top 10 and a couple more: 4K UHDs of 2023
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc or streaming. The criteria...
Peggy Earle
Nov 6, 20236 min read
Behind the veil with “The Others” – The Criterion Collection
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Nicole Kidman stars as Grace Stewart, a devout Roman Catholic mother, who lives with her two young...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20235 min read
Polanski’s lauded ‘The Pianist’ is even more compelling in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Oscar-winner Adrien Brody plays Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish musician, who was relocated into the...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 16, 20236 min read
Beware below: “U-571” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Matthew McConaughey plays U.S. Navy Lieutenant Andrew Tyler who overtakes the German U-571 submarine...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20236 min read
“Red Eye” climbs to 4K from Paramount Presents
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) is attacked at 30,000 feet during her red-eye flight to Miami by...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 3, 20236 min read
“Boom!” - Fuqua’s classic “Training Day” is now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hawke stars as rookie detective Jake Hoyt and Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris, the meanest...
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...
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...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 13, 20204 min read
“Gladiator” revisited – 20th Anniversary Steelbook Edition
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north, general of the Felix...
Bill Kelley III
May 28, 20196 min read
Ridley Scott’s “Hannibal” now feasts in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sir Anthony Hopkins returns as cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter in "Hannibal," the...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20164 min read
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” 4K remaster shines
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS An emotional performance by Chow Yun Fat as Master Li Mu Bai. (Click an image to scroll the larger...
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