Eastwood and MacLaine chemistry spark in Kino Lorber’s “Two Mules for Sister Sara” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Shirley MacLaine is Sister Sara, a nun – maybe – who is helping the Mexicans in their fight against...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 84 min read
A 4K upgrade only goes so far in Brian De Palma’s faux thriller ‘Body Double’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Craig Wasson plays Jake Scully, a likable, struggling actor – and voyeur -- who crashes at a house...
Peggy Earle
Nov 16 min read
Gobble up the horror of “Thanksgiving” on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The pitchfork from the masked killer aims at Katherine Wright (Karen Cliche). The annual Plymouth,...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 164 min read
Settle in for a hoot and a half with Kino Lorber’s ‘The Ladykillers’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Alec Guinness is fantastic as Professor Marcus, a self-styled criminal mastermind masquerading as a...
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...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 235 min read
Find true high-seas drama in “Captain Phillips” – now in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Tom Hanks plays Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, a massive cargo ship, that was...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 96 min read
‘Taxi Driver’ gets a striking 4K/HDR restoration courtesy of Sony
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Robert De Niro plays a disturbed NYC taxi driver, in his Oscar-nominated performance. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 56 min read
Before Scissorhands, before Sparrow – Johnny Depp was “Cry-Baby”!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Johnny Depp stars as high school rebel and gang leader Wade “Cry Baby” Walker. Cry Baby’s family and...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Jun 216 min read
Treat yourself to the “Matinee: Collector’s Edition” from Shout!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS John Goodman stars as B-budget filmmaker/master pitchman Lawrence Woolsey, who rolls into Key West,...
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...
Kay Reynolds
Jun 77 min read
30 Seconds; 30 Bullets in classic “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Kirk Douglas plays John H. ‘Doc’ Holliday, a dentist, gambler, and a gunfighter, suffering...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 63 min read
Remembering D-Day – June 6, 1944 – in Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / UPDATED HDR SCREENSHOTS Right, Tom Hanks stars as Captain John H. Miller, the U.S. Army commanding officer of C...
Craig Shapiro
May 224 min read
Put on the popcorn! Sam Raimi’s ‘Darkman’ is unleashed in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Liam Neeson stars as Dr. Peyton Westlake, who is nearly scarred beyond recognition when no-goods...
Bill Kelley III
May 205 min read
The original hits a milestone – “Steel Magnolias: 35th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS M’Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) pins a honeymoon corsage onto her excited daughter Shelby (Julia...
Bill Kelley III
May 77 min read
Do not forsake “High Noon” 4K remaster!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Gary Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Marshal Will Kane. (2) Outlaws James Pierce,...
Peggy Earle
Apr 255 min read
Bizarre award-winner “Poor Things” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Emma Stone received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance as Bella Baxter. Willem Dafoe plays...
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...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 55 min read
Criterion hits the bull’s eye with Raoul Walsh’s ‘The Roaring Twenties’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In one of his finest performances, James Cagney, left, plays Eddie Bartlett, a Prohibition...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 206 min read
It’s viewer’s choice: “Aliens: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” or earlier editions
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley the sole survivor from The Nostromo. During the mission to...
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