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Top 10: 4K Ultra HD’s of 2020
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...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 31, 202014 min read
“Rio Grande” rides on in Olive Signature Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Wayne teams up with Maureen O’Hara for the first of their five films together. As Lieutenant Colonel...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 25, 20206 min read
Buckle up: “Mad Max” thunders out of the gate with a lively 4K makeover
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In his breakout role, 23-year-old Mel Gibson plays Max Rockatansky, the Federal police officer who...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 24, 20204 min read
Juicier than ever – “Blade” in 4K UHD!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Wesley Snipes gives an all-out performance as half-human/half-vampire Daywalker Blade. (Click an...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 22, 20205 min read
Beautifully remastered “The Shop Around the Corner” still has holiday charm
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan play co-workers, Alfred Kralik and Klara Novak. Both have an anonymous...
Peggy Earle
Dec 20, 20204 min read
“Weathering with You” Limited Collector’s Edition anime a winner!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “Sunshine Girl” Hina Amano (Nana Mori) has mysterious abilities to clear the sky, and she meets...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 19, 20206 min read
Dazzling visuals rule Nolan’s complex spy-thriller “Tenet”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Former professional football player John David Washington, plays the nameless CIA secret agent “The...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 17, 20209 min read
Warner Archive brings Hammer’s game-changing “The Curse of Frankenstein” back to life
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Christopher Lee, a fixture of Hammer horror films, brought a real sense of pathos to his memorable...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 15, 20205 min read
HBO’s retelling of the true-life “Chernobyl” horror story in striking 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Pripyat firefighters were the first responders at the Chernobyl nuclear site and within hours...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 12, 20208 min read
UPDATED: It’s Grand, it’s Bold – it’s the 60th Anniversary Edition of “The Big Country”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / NEW FRAME SHOTS (1) Gregory Peck as Jim McKay the ex-ship captain who traveled to Texas to marry Pat Terrill played by...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 9, 20206 min read
Criterion’s exceptionally remastered “Brute Force” has lost none of its punch
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Already a leading man in his second role, the great Burt Lancaster stars as Joe Collins, who plots an escape...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 6, 20204 min read
Mementoes are the right recipe for “The Broken Hearts Gallery”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geraldine Viswanathan plays the witty Lucy and Dacre Montgomery as Nick, a dreamer who’s converting a...
Toni Guagenti
Dec 4, 20203 min read
“The Return of the King” gets a first-class 4K remaster
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) prepares to cast The Ring into the volcanic fires of the Crack of Doom....
Bill Kelley III
Dec 2, 20205 min read
“The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy” has never looked better – “The Fellowship of the Ring” 4K review
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Peter Jackson’s masterful fantasy based on Tolkien’s beloved novel, as the first chapter begins...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 30, 20206 min read
“Train To Busan presents: Peninsula” – Race to survive!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Jung-hyun Lee as Min Jung and Dong-Won Gang as former Marine Captain Jung Seok attempt to...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 27, 20205 min read
Scorsese trades sentimentality for poignancy in rich, rewarding “The Irishman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Frank Sheeran, the mob hit man and Teamsters leader whose memoir, “I Heard You Paint...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 27, 20208 min read
The rise of Nazi Germany infuses the little-known “The Mortal Storm”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Martin Breitner (James Stewart) and Freya Roth (Margaret Sullavan) are shocked at how quickly Nazism has...
Peggy Earle
Nov 17, 20204 min read
Cue up “Two Mules for Sister Sara” and watch the stars come out
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Shirley MacLaine is Sister Sara, a nun – maybe – who is helping the Mexicans in their fight against the...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 15, 20204 min read
Celebrating a hero: “Sergeant York” – Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gary Cooper won an Academy Award as Sergeant Alvin York, the most decorated United States Army hero of World...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 11, 20206 min read
A binge-worthy bounty for 4K lovers - “Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Season One - Episode Nine: The close-up shots are excellent with fine detail even though the series...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 10, 20206 min read
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