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Remembering 9/11 - Updated Review: “World Trade Center”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS 2,753 people died at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan - 2,192 civilians, 343 firefighters, 71 law...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 11, 20196 min read
John Ford’s “Wagon Master” – Warner Archive Collection – takes a different path
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) "Wagon Master" Elder Wiggs (Ward Bond) is confronted by Uncle Shiloh (Charles Kemper), leader of the...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 8, 20197 min read
Furry fun returns in “The Secret Life of Pets 2”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A new baby arrives in Max (Patton Oswalt) and Duke's (Eric Stonestreet) family. It’s the most...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 6, 20196 min read
At the top of the food chain with “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Godzilla and Ghidorah fight to the death in "Godzilla: King of the Monsters." “Something that was...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 3, 20197 min read
For a heart-pounding vacation, visit “Kong: Skull Island”
UPDATED 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The tale takes place during the turbulent 1970s, as a team of U.S. Army helicopters...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 3, 20195 min read
He’s still standing – Elton John’s “Rocketman”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS August 25, 1970: Elton John launches his U.S. tour at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. British...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 30, 20197 min read
“The Last Black Man in San Francisco” searches for heart and home
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Best friends Jimmie (Jimmie Fails) and Mont (Jonathan Majors). (2) The Victorian "Painted Lady"...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 29, 20195 min read
“Apocalypse Now: Final Cut – 40th Anniversary Edition” sweeps onto an Ultra HD remaster
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS "See how they break both ways? One guy can break right, one left, simultaneously. What do you think...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 27, 20195 min read
Supers enter the horror field in “Brightburn”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Brandon Breyer (Jackson A. Dunn ) crash lands as a baby on the Breyer's farm in Kansas. Tori...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 24, 20196 min read
Fantasy overwhelms fact in “Tolkien”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) says farewell to the love of his life, Edith Bratt (Lily...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 23, 20195 min read
Yimou Zhang’s “Shadow” explores reality and illusion
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “SHADOW” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; Not Rated, contains violence and battle...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 20, 20195 min read
Brando’s “One-Eyed Jacks” rides to Criterion perfection
UPDATED BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "One-Eyed Jacks" is a story of betrayal and revenge. Brando gives untypical passion in the role of...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 16, 20195 min read
Revenge, redemption and “Avengers: Endgame” Part 2
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Quantum Tunnel makes all the difference. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) uses his nanotech...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 13, 20196 min read
“The Thin Man” gets classy restoration from Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Nick and Nora Charles, played by William Powell and Myrna Loy, star in "The Thin Man" adapted from Dashiell...
Kay Reynolds
Aug 11, 20195 min read
The Conjuring Universe lives in “The Curse of La Llorona”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2019; R for violence and terror;...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 8, 20197 min read
Ghost citizens await their chance in Petzold’s “Transit”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “TRANSIT” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; Not Rated; streaming via Amazon Prime, FrandangoNOW, Google Play, iTunes,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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
Old friends find revenge – and redemption – in “Avengers: Endgame”
4K ULTRA HD MINI-REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2019; PG-13 for sequences of violence...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 31, 20193 min read
The best sci-fi movie of 2019 is here: “Alita: Battle Angel”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL” 4K Ultra HD, 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2019: PG-13 for...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 31, 20197 min read
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