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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...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 5, 20227 min read
We’re here – again – for the dinosaurs! “Jurassic World Dominion”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The lead characters are face-to-face with a huge Giganotosaurus that stands 18 feet tall and 50...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 24, 20227 min read
Michael Caine’s iconic ‘Get Carter’ has never looked better or punched harder
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In one of the defining performances of his career, Michael Caine plays Jack Carter, a London...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 22, 20225 min read
Kubrick’s “Paths of Glory” gets a 4K UHD boost from Kino Lorber
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas stars as Colonel Dax, a former criminal lawyer and a commander of three regiments on...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 15, 20227 min read
Still challenging and thought-provoking, ‘Eternal Sunshine’ looks great, too
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Kate Winslet stars as the free spirit Clementine Kruczynski and Jim Carrey as emotionally withdrawn...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 8, 20225 min read
Kubrick’s thriller – “The Killing” – is a hit on Kino Lorber’s 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sterling Hayden plays ex-convict Johnny Clay, who just served a five-year sentence for robbery. Now...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 3, 20226 min read
Here come the ‘Men In Black’ – in a brand new 4K UHD 25th Anniversary Steelbook Edition!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Will Smith as Agent J, formerly NYPD cop James Darrel Edwards III, and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 26, 20226 min read
Try an old fashioned rom-com adventure in “The Lost City”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Former Navy SEAL Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) and book cover model Alan Caprison (Channing Tatum)...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 21, 20225 min read
Criterion checks all the boxes with ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington plays ex-GI Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, who accepts an offer to find a missing white...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Jul 20, 20225 min read
Live. Die. Repeat. – “Edge of Tomorrow” gets its 4K disc release!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Cruise plays Major William Cage stuck in a “Groundhog Day”–like loop during a war with protean...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 17, 20226 min read
Criterion’s “Devil in a Blue Dress” 4K mini-review
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The handsome Denzel Washington plays ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who scans the newspaper want-ads for a...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 15, 20222 min read
SWAT, snipers, LAPD officers, and copters chase Michael Bay’s “Ambulance”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Jake Gyllenhaal plays Danny Sharp and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II his adoptive brother Will Sharp, as...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 7, 20225 min read
“The Northman” is a visual feast; elsewhere, the pickings are slim
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Alexander Skarsgård, left, stars as the Viking prince Amleth, who vows to avenge the murder of his...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 5, 20224 min read
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” – best buddy/action/comedy/drama ever?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nicolas Cage plays an over-the-top version of himself and Chilean actor Pedro Pascal plays super...
Mike Reynolds & Kay Reynolds
Jul 3, 20225 min read
UPDATED: IMAX sequences dominate “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
TOM CRUISE’S 60th BIRTHDAY / 4K/HDR FRAME SHOTS Henry Cavill as August Walker/John Lark, a CIA assassin and double agent tries to keep...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 3, 20222 min read
UPDATED: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” hits all character, story and adventure targets
TOM CRUISE’S 60th BIRTHDAY / 4K REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles a perceived arms dealer/terrorist during the...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 3, 20224 min read
Elmore Leonard & Steven Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” score on Kino Lorber 4K
EXPANDED 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jennifer Lopez plays U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco and George Clooney as prison escapee Jack...
Mike Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Jun 28, 20225 min read
Remastered in 4K UHD, Criterion’s “Double Indemnity” is one of the year’s top titles
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck stars as the cunning Mrs. Phyllis Dietrichson and Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff,...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 22, 20225 min read
Early Kubrick noir on 4K UHD – “Killer’s Kiss”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Washed-up boxer Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith) rescues love interest taxi-dancer Gloria Price (Irene...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 21, 20225 min read
Anderson’s highly personal “Licorice Pizza” is a walk down memory lane
4K ULTRA HD/BLU-RAY REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS First-time actor Cooper Hoffman plays 15-year-old Gary Valentine, who’s smitten by the much...
Peggy Earle
Jun 17, 20225 min read
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