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Master of Disaster’s “2012” crashes onto 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) From Times Square, thousands watch President Wilson (Danny Glover) address the country, as the...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 26, 20218 min read
UPDATED: “Independence Day: 20th Anniversary Edition” is a 4K blast
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR FRAME SHOTS July 3 - Hostile alien fighters attack a U.S. military base after a failed counterattack...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 25, 20216 min read
“The Lost Weekend,” Billy Wilder’s sobering Oscar winner, gets terrific upgrade
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Welsh actor Ray Milland won an Academy Award for Best Actor as alcoholic New York writer Don Birnam. (Click...
Peggy Earle
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Ode to movies, “Cinema Paradiso,” sparkles in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The charming Salvatore Cascio plays little Toto, a young apprentice to movie projectionist Alfredo...
Peggy Earle
Jan 13, 20215 min read
Heart, hope and 4K make “Love and Monsters” a win!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien) tries to keep his best friend “Boy” quiet as a giant monster tries to...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 8, 20216 min read
All hands on deck for Warner Brothers’ “Mister Roberts”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Henry Fonda, right, reprising his Broadway role as Lt. JG Douglas Roberts. James Cagney plays the psycho...
Kay Reynolds
Jan 5, 20214 min read
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
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