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Spike Lee’s masterful “Do the Right Thing” + Criterion’s practiced hand = required viewing
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “DO THE RIGHT THING: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD; 1989; R for violence, language, sexual...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 5, 20193 min read
All singing, all dancing AND Cagney, too! “Footlight Parade” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “FOOTLIGHT PARADE” – WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION Blu-ray, DVD; 1933; Not Rated; streaming via Amazon...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 2, 20196 min read
Celebrating America’s lunar landing – “Chasing the Moon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: CHASING THE MOON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019: Not Rated; streaming via Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 20, 20194 min read
Some films have a life of their own – “Gaslight” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Ingrid Bergman stars with Charles Boyer in “Gaslight,” directed by George Cukor. She won a Best Actress...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Beautifully chilling – “The Picture of Dorian Gray” – Warner Archive Collection
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Dorian Gray, played by Hurd Hatfield, gazes at his portrait: "If only it was the picture who was to...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Adventure takes flight in “Lost in Space: Season 1 – 2018”
BLU-RAY REVIEW (1) The Robot (Brian Steele) and Will Robinson (Maxwell Jenkins) connect after the boy rescues it. The Robot's message is...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 28, 20194 min read
Fred, Ginger and The Criterion Collection go full “Swing Time”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Fred Astaire stars as hoofer/gambler John “Lucky” Garnett and Ginger Rogers as dance instructor Penny...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 21, 20196 min read
“The Heiress: The Criterion Collection” – Brilliant classic receives a brilliant restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE HEIRESS: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD; 1949; Not Rated Best extra: 2018 conversation...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 10, 20194 min read
Love persists in “A Patch of Blue” – A brand new restoration from the Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A PATCH OF BLUE” – WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION Blu-ray; 1965; Not Rated Best extra: Commentary by...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 9, 20195 min read
PBS “Les Misèrables” shines in a six-part series
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MASTERPIECE: LES MISÈRABLES” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; TV-MA for mature subject matter, violence, gore, mild profanity and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 9, 20193 min read
“Earthquake – Collector’s Edition” rumbles in with a new 2K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "Earthquake" was nominated for five Oscars and won for its Sensurround audio experience and the Visual...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 2, 20194 min read
A little film noir, a little comedy moves “The Big Clock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE BIG CLOCK” Blu-ray and DVD; 1948; Not Rated Best extra: “A Difficult Actor” interview with Charles...
Peggy Earle
May 24, 20194 min read
Art reveals reality in “Never Look Away”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “NEVER LOOK AWAY” Blu-ray and DVD; 2018; R for graphic nudity, sexuality, and brief violent images; streaming via Amazon...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 22, 20193 min read
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly team up – off and on screen – for “Summer Stock”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Judy Garland stars with Gene Kelly in "Summer Stock," the last musical she made for MGM after a long career...
Kay Reynolds
May 6, 20196 min read
Exciting and elegant, “Victoria” still wows in Season Three
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICTORIA: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2019; PG; streaming via Amazon Prime, iTunes and PBSNow Best extra: 11...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 2, 20193 min read
Still relevant – Elia Kazan’s “A Face in the Crowd,” now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A FACE IN THE CROWD: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD, 1957, unrated Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 30, 20193 min read
“The Great Buster” celebrates the life and career of a Hollywood visionary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Buster Keaton’s greatest gag - “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) “The General” (1927) - No. 18 in the American...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 29, 20193 min read
“The Quake” rumbles beyond Hollywood disaster porn
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geologist Kristian Eikjor (Kristoffer Joner) tries to rescue his daughter Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20194 min read
“On the Basis of Sex” – RGB bio-segment – entertaining but sentimental
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ON THE BASIS OF SEX” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some profanity and suggestive content; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Irony, humor and politics fill McKay’s “Vice”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity and some violent images; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 12, 20194 min read
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