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Bill Kelley III
Jan 25, 20236 min read
Tiny cars, BIG action – “The Italian Job” in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Right, Michael Caine plays small-time thief Charlie Croker, who assembled the gang to pull off the...
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Craig Shapiro
Jan 22, 20236 min read
Criterion gives Terry Gilliam’s marvelous ‘Baron Munchausen’ it’s overdue due
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Acclaimed for his performances on the British stage in “Romeo and Juliet,” “Richard II,” and...
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Peggy Earle
Jan 18, 20235 min read
Getting to the truth: “She Said” and #MeToo
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) and Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) listen as...
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Craig Shapiro
Jan 11, 20235 min read
Released in 4K, the groundbreaking “Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” defies its age
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS The somnambulist Cesare (Conrad Veidt) is wakened to do the sinister bidding of Dr. Caligari....
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High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 202319 min read
Top 10: 4K UHDs of 2022
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR FRAME SHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the...
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Craig Shapiro
Dec 26, 20225 min read
Remastered in 4K, “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” needs to be on your shelf
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1-3) Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw) and three other armed hijackers commandeer a New York City subway train...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 17, 20226 min read
1980’s hackers take on the world – “WarGames”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Matthew Broderick stars as computer hacker and high school senior David Lightman and Ally Sheedy as...
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Kay Reynolds
Dec 15, 20225 min read
“Smile” – And run! It's Coming for you!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW /HDR FRAME SHOTS Therapist Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) starts experiencing frightening occurrences as her patients...
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Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Dec 11, 20225 min read
4K remastered “Nobody’s Fool” – Accepting family, like ‘em or not!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman received his eighth Oscar nomination playing Sully Sullivan, a 60-something construction...
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Bill Kelley III
Dec 5, 20226 min read
There is no crime; there’s only the game – “Rollerball” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) James Caan plays No. 6 Rollerball superstar Jonathan E., Houston team captain, during a game...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Looking for style over substance? De Palma’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ fills the bill
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angie Dickinson plays Kate Miller, an attractive, middle-aged housewife, who fantasizes about sex...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 22, 20226 min read
Misfit superheroes make the 4K grade: “Mystery Men”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ben Stiller plays Mr. Furious, and William H. Macy as The Shoveler, part of a ragtag team of...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 16, 20226 min read
Beloved comedy gets disappointing 4K image – “Planes, Trains And Automobiles: 35th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAMES SHOTS Steve Martin as Neal Page, a well-dressed Chicago advertising man, and John Candy as Del Griffith,...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 13, 20225 min read
You want monsters? Universal serves a second 4K helping in ‘Icons of Horror Collection’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff takes the guise of Egyptian historian Ardeth Bey 10 years after the mummy of...
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Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20226 min read
Kino Lorber scores again with 4K makeover of Bryan Singer’s ‘The Usual Suspects’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In the movie’s most iconic scene, the usual suspects -- Hockney (Kevin Pollack), left, McManus...
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Bill Kelley III
Nov 4, 20226 min read
We’ll always have “Casablanca: 80th Edition” – Now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Humphrey Bogart plays American ex-patriot Rick Blaine, owner of Rick’s Café Americain, a popular...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 31, 20226 min read
Classic screwball or rom-com? Whichever “It Happened One Night” shines on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable plays newspaper reporter Peter Warne, and Claudette Colbert plays runaway heiress Ellie...
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Craig Shapiro
Oct 24, 20225 min read
Buckle up: Sam Raimi’s ‘Army of Darkness’ roars out of the gate in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Square-jawed Bruce Campbell is back for his third round as Ash, a housewares clerk who’s transported...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 24, 20227 min read
Soaring onto 4K UHD - “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: 40th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) 10-year-old Elliott (Henry Thomas) says goodbye to E.T. (2) Elliott, his six-year-old sister...
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Bill Kelley III
Oct 15, 20227 min read
‘Real courage’ lives in “To Kill A Mockingbird: 60th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Legendary actor Gregory Peck in his Oscar-winning role as country attorney Atticus Finch. He...
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