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A win for fans and director – “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble the Justice League: Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Flash (Ezra Miller),...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Cary Grant is right at home in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Cary Grant stars as advertising man Jim Blandings and Myrna Loy as Muriel, Jim’s wife/foil. Their Manhattan...
Craig Shapiro
May 31, 20215 min read
Calling all ‘Tremors” fans: You need Arrow Video’s 30th-anniversary edition
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Earl Bass (Fred Ward) and Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) warn a road crew that something has decapitated...
Craig Shapiro
May 28, 20215 min read
The family film you need to see – “Minari”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun) and his wife Monica (Han Ye-ri) are shocked by the latest medical update on...
Peggy Earle
May 28, 20216 min read
Newman, Redford – everything! – shines in “The Sting” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) There’s a lot of fun watching Paul Newman as con man Henry Gondorff and Robert Redford as...
Bill Kelley III
May 23, 20215 min read
“Nomadland” explores life on the road in modern-day America
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Frances McDormand won her third Best Actress Academy Award as 61-year-old Fern, a widow who lost her...
Peggy Earle
May 23, 20216 min read
It’s loverly! – “My Fair Lady” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Audrey Hepburn plays the Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who’s transformed into a duchess....
Bill Kelley III
May 17, 20216 min read
Free Blu-ray giveaway – “The Marksman”
HOT RELEASE NEWS / MINI-REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Liam Neeson plays ex-Marine and hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson, who takes aim at a...
Bill Kelley III
May 7, 20212 min read
Big father and son story “Big Fish” lands on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ewan McGregor plays young Edward Bloom and Alison Lohman as young Sandra. He wins her heart with her...
Bill Kelley III
May 6, 20217 min read
Catch early horror flick “Doctor X” from Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Six strange murders involving cannibalism have taken place during a full moon and in the vicinity of a...
Peggy Earle
May 6, 20215 min read
Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell light up the screen in “Broadway Melody of 1940”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Eleanor Powell “The Queen of Tap” plays Broadway star Clare Bennett and Fred Astaire plays hoofer Johnny...
Craig Shapiro
May 2, 20215 min read
Arrow’s “Donnie Darko: 4K Limited Edition” arrives … in near-perfect presentation
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jake Gyllenhaal in his first major role plays Donnie Darko, a troubled high school student in...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 27, 20216 min read
“The Furies” – classic Western-noir – now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS In his final role, Walter Huston plays T.C. Jeffords, A New Mexico Territory cattle and land baron, and his...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 22, 20216 min read
“Godzilla” 2014 stomps over to 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) After an all-night battle between Godzilla and two MUTO's Dr. Ishiro Serizawa (Ken Watanabe)...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 15, 20216 min read
Gable stars – with the 1906 earthquake – in “San Francisco”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Clark Gable stars as nightclub owner Blackie Norton, and soprano Jeanette MacDonald as his songbird...
Peggy Earle
Apr 8, 20214 min read
If you like your horror movies nuanced and moody, cue up “Isle of the Dead”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS The great Boris Karloff, right, gives a memorable performance as the tragic Greek Gen. Nikolas Pherides, who...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 6, 20214 min read
For all of its epic pageantry, “The Ten Commandments” still has its shortcomings in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Charlton Heston was 30 when he began the portrayal of Moses - Prince of Egypt for producer/director...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 1, 20218 min read
“Crossfire” serves up a solid mystery and a more powerful message
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Police Capt. Finlay (Robert Young, right) tries to convince Army soldier Leroy (William Phipps) to help in...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 28, 20214 min read
Sony’s 4K upgrade of the futuristic thriller “Gattaca” is picture-perfect
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ethan Hawke as Vincent Freeman an “In-Valid” who has a heart condition. But, he’s taken the...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 25, 20216 min read
Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” gets an exclusive 4K digital release
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Carey Mulligan received an Oscar nomination for her role as Cassandra “Cassie” Thomas, who dropped...
Peggy Earle
Mar 22, 20216 min read
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