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Kevin Costner and Diane Lane propel the redemptive drama “Let Him Go”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Diane Lane gives a powerful performance as Margaret Blackledge, grandmother to little Jimmy. She...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Feb 15, 20215 min read
Paramount Presents a handsome “Love Story” for Valentine’s Day
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Ryan O’Neal and Ali MacGraw became instant stars after “Love Story,” the biggest box office movie of 1971....
Bill Kelley III
Feb 13, 20216 min read
The future is grim – again – on “Elysium” 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Matt Damon plays ex-con Max DeCosta, who works on the assembly line at a robot plant in 2154 Los...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 8, 20216 min read
Danny Kaye rules in “The Court Jester” – Paramount Presents
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Danny Kaye in one of his best onscreen performances as Hubert Hawkins, an ex-carnival performer. "The Court...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 6, 20216 min read
John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness” Collector’s Edition has arrived on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS One by one, the mentors and graduate students who were monitoring the canister of swirling green...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 4, 20216 min read
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
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