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Not perfect, but Disney’s naturalistic “The Lion King” is a winner, and dazzles in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Best friends Nala (Beyoncé) and Simba (Donald Glover) with caretaker Zazu (John Oliver), the...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 11, 20197 min read
“Scarface” returns in a 4K restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Al Pacino's larger-than-life portrait of Tony Montana, a former Cuban soldier, and prisoner who...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 31, 20197 min read
Frolic with the gators in Paramount’s “Crawl”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS College student Haley Keller (Kaya Scodelario) encounters a killer gator in the crawl space of the...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 28, 20196 min read
“It’s a Wonderful Life” makes a second 4K splash
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS George Bailey (James Stewart) begs for his life and discovers his lip is bleeding and police officer...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 25, 20196 min read
“There’s no place like home...” “The Wizard of Oz” sparkles in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) and her new friends the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger)...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 23, 20198 min read
True 4K mastering dominates the 24th Bond – “SPECTRE”
4K UTRA HD REVIEW / FIRST BATCH HDR FRAME SHOTS Daniel Craig plays 007 in his fourth installment of the Bond franchise. He's on a mission...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20195 min read
Look out – “Annabelle Comes Home” to her friends
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as occult investigators Lorraine and Ed Warren in "Annabelle...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 17, 20196 min read
Pixar lands another winner with “Toy Story 4”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Woody (Tom Hanks) and Bo Peep (Annie Potts) reunite at a playground in Grand Basin, U.S.A. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 14, 20198 min read
Reference quality 4K shines in “The Shining”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall star as Jack and Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 9, 20195 min read
How to kill a good thing – “X-Men: Dark Phoenix”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jean Gray/Dark Phoenix, played by Sophie Turner of "Game of Thrones," is slowly overwhelmed by a...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 8, 20197 min read
“The Dead Don’t Die” dies
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS It's freak-out time in small town Centerville. Police officers Ronnie Peterson (Adam Driver)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 8, 20196 min read
De Toro’s Spanish fable “Pan’s Labyrinth” transfers to 4K with a mixed outcome
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Captain Vidal's housekeeper Mercedes (Maribel Verdu) comforts 11-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero),...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 6, 20195 min read
Horror-comedy “Gremlins: 35th Anniversary Edition” in perfect 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Mogwai renamed Gizmo sings in perfect pitch as Billy Peltzer plays a song on his Casio keyboard....
Bill Kelley III
Oct 5, 20196 min read
Forgive or die – “John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John Wick - played by Keanu Reeves - takes on bounty hunters. Not that he has any other choice when...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 29, 20198 min read
Guy Ritchie, Will Smith soar in live action “Aladdin”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Will Smith and Mena Massoud, born in Egypt, star as the Genie and Aladdin in the live-action Walt...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 28, 20196 min read
Love or fame? That’s the question in “Yesterday”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Newcomer Himesh Patel plays singer/songwriter Jack Malik, whose career takes off after a global...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 25, 20197 min read
The fun is in the friendship – “Booksmart”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Amy (Kaitlyn Dever). (2) The "in crowd" at the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 19, 20195 min read
Still saving the world – “Men in Black: International”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Chris Hemsworth (Agent H) and Tessa Thompson (Agent M) are the latest MiB team within the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 17, 20196 min read
The Marvel Cinematic Universe re-issues “Iron Man” in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1 & 2) Tony Stark continues to build his Iron Man armors, and eventually heads to Afghanistan to...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 17, 20198 min read
“Pokémon Detective Pikachu” – Gotta catch the bad guys!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Justice Smith, as Tim Goodman, Detective Pikachu voiced by Ryan Reynolds, and Kathryn Newton as Lucy...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 12, 20195 min read
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