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Wes Anderson raises his own bar (again) with the magical, moving “Isle of Dogs”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ISLE OF DOGS” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13, thematic elements and some violent images; Streaming...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 30, 20183 min read
Strong performances drive “Disobedience”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “DISOBEDIENCE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017; R for some strong sexuality, profanity; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 21, 20182 min read
"I Feel Pretty" is a predictable, yet humorous tale from Amy Schumer
BLU-RAY REVIEW “I FEEL PRETTY” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018, PG-13 for sexual content, some partial nudity and language; streaming...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 21, 20182 min read
Predictable “Beirut” has a fine cast in an old plot
BLU-RAY REVIEW “BEIRUT” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity, some violence and brief nude image; streaming via Amazon...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 15, 20182 min read
"Super Fly" deserves its place in cinema history
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “SUPER FLY: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, 1972, R for violence, sexuality/nudity, strong language and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 13, 20184 min read
Bachelors and Bachelorettes light up the screen in two versions of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS CinemaScope 2.55:1 ratio - Director Stanley Donen and cinematographer George J. Folsey filmed the musical in...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 8, 20186 min read
On a slow summer day, "Blockers" is worth the time
BLU-RAY REVIEW “BLOCKERS” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for rude and sexual content, and language throughout, drug content, teen...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 3, 20182 min read
Bacall and Peck are the odd couple in “Designing Woman” from Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “DESIGNING WOMAN: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, DVD; 1957; Not Rated; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 23, 20184 min read
Madness is the goal in “King of Hearts”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Private Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates) reads a code book before sending messages with the homing pigeons....
Peggy Earle
Jun 22, 20183 min read
Ozon inspired by vintage Hitchcock and De Palma for “Double Lover”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “DOUBLE LOVER” Blu-ray and DVD; 2017; Not Rated but contains graphic nudity, sex, disturbing imagery and subject matter;...
Peggy Earle
Jun 21, 20183 min read
“I Can Only Imagine” explores the wounds of childhood abuse and forgiveness
BLU-RAY REVIEW “I CAN ONLY IMAGINE” Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for thematic elements including some violence; streaming...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 17, 20183 min read
Genre-defying Western “The Great Silence” wears its hearts on its sleeve
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Veteran French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant is Silence, the mute gunfighter who is recruited by a widow...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 11, 20183 min read
Masterpiece updates “Little Women” for a new generation
BLU-RAY REVIEW "MASTERPIECE “LITTLE WOMEN” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; TV-PG; streaming via Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, YouTube Best...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 7, 20184 min read
“Early Man” animation scores laughs
BLU-RAY REVIEW “EARLY MAN” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG for rude humor and some action; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 31, 20184 min read
“Gun Crazy” hits film noir bull’s eye
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Peggy Cummins stars as Annie Laurie Starr and John Dall as Bart Tare. (Click an image to...
Kay Reynolds
May 30, 20184 min read
With "Game Night," everyone wins
BLU-RAY REVIEW “GAME NIGHT” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital copy; 2018; R for language, sexual references and some violence;...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 26, 20182 min read
Friendship crosses barriers in “The Two of Us”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE TWO OF US: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1967; Not Rated Best extra: Feature commentary by...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 23, 20183 min read
Sofia Coppola’s debut – “The Virgin Suicides” – gets the Criterion treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE VIRGIN SUICIDES: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1999; R for strong thematic elements involving...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 14, 20183 min read
“Winchester” – The house built for ghosts
BLU-RAY REVIEW “WINCHESTER” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, drug content, some sexual...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 10, 20184 min read
“Mary and the Witch’s Flower” shows its Ghibli roots
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MARY AND THE WITCH’S FLOWER” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; PG for some action and thematic elements; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 9, 20183 min read
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