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Criterion’s “Woman of the Year” finally gets the Blu-ray treatment!
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Spencer Tracy plays sports columnist Sam Craig and Katharine Hepburn the smart political writer Tess...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 20, 20175 min read
Soldiers battle the enemy and the elements in “Battleground”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "BATTLEGROUND: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, 1949, Not Rated Best extra: A short MGM cartoon by Tex...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 22, 20174 min read
"On Dangerous Ground" makes a bold come-back
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "ON DANGEROUS GROUND: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, 1951, black-and-white, Not Rated, contains scenes...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 12, 20163 min read
Samuel Fuller is in vintage form with Korean War drama "Fixed Bayonets!"
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "FIXED BAYONETS!" Blu-ray full-frame, 1951, not rated (combat violence, but not explicit) Best extra: A...
Craig Shapiro
Sep 19, 20162 min read
“The Wave” sweeps us away!
BLU-RAY REVIEW “THE WAVE” Blu-ray, DVD; 2015; R for some profanity and action violence; streaming via Amazon Video, FandangoNow, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 27, 20162 min read
John Ford’s underrated “They Were Expendable” sparkles with new restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "They Were Expendable" was filmed in the steamy inlets and waterways of South Florida. "THEY WERE...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 26, 20163 min read
“The Prophet” shines in unique animation
BLU-RAY REVIEW "KAHLIL GIBRAN'S THE PROPHET" Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital copy; 2014; PG for thematic elements including some violence and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Feb 10, 20163 min read
“Selma” captures a crucial moment in MLK history
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actor David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leading the second march onto the Edmund...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 5, 20155 min read
Liam Neeson takes the action to the air in "Non-Stop"
BLU-RAY REVIEW "NON-STOP" Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy; 2014; PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some language, sensuality...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 10, 20142 min read
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