Kino Lorber’s remastered ‘Force of Evil’ is a must for your film noir library
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS John Garfield, left, gives one of his finest performances as Joe Morse, an unscrupulous attorney who tries...
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Bill Kelley III
Aug 4, 20237 min
Warner celebrates one of its best – “Rio Bravo” – on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John Wayne plays Presidio County Sheriff John T. Chance in West Texas. He and his two deputies and...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 28, 20234 min
Fritz Lang’s ‘Human Desire’ checks all the film noir boxes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Gloria Grahame and Glenn Ford, who starred in Fritz Lang’s “The Big Heat” in 1953, reunited the next year...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 26, 20235 min
Criterion goes 3-for-3 with Terry Gilliam’s marvelous, magical ‘Time Bandits’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A history buff of the first order, 11-year-old Kevin (Craig Warnock, third from the left) joins the...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 24, 20239 min
Yippie-yi-oh – Saddle up for Criterion’s “The Ranown Westerns: Five Films by Budd Boetticher”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The leathered Randolph Scott was in his late 50s when he starred in Budd Boetticher’s “The Tall T.”...
Mike Reynolds
Jul 8, 20235 min
A war story for adults – “The Bridges at Toko-Ri”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS William Holden plays Lieutenant Harry Brubaker, a former WWII Navy pilot reactivated for the Korean conflict...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 30, 20236 min
‘The Manchurian Candidate’ is even more electric thanks to Kino Lorber’s 4K master
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angela Lansbury received a supporting actress Oscar nomination as the ruthless, manipulative Mrs....
Bill Kelley III
Jun 28, 20238 min
“Reality” exposé gets a solid 4K update: “The Truman Show: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, raised from infancy to adulthood in front of 5,000 television...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 20, 20233 min
Despite a misfire or two, ‘Max Fleischer’s Superman’ soars
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Superman to the rescue during the eight-minute short “Volcano,” which premiered on July 10, 1942. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 19, 20236 min
Outstanding 4K upgrade on fan favorite “Ronin: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Ex-CIA agent Sam, who joins an elite international crew to get a metal...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 14, 20237 min
Oscar-winner “Rain Man” gets a shiny new 4K upgrade!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt, who just discovered he has an autistic brother named Raymond,...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 7, 20235 min
Kino Lorber notches another winner with Charles Laughton’s masterful ‘The Night of the Hunter’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In arguably the best performances of his career, Robert Mitchum stepped away from his tough-guy...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 min
Fierce and fun, “The Longest Yard” scores on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Burt Reynolds plays ex-NFL quarterback Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, serving an 18-month sentence for...
Bill Kelley III
May 22, 20236 min
Subtle, moving fantasy “Wings of Desire” on Criterion 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Swiss actor Bruno Ganz plays the invisible angel Damiel, who comforts a critically injured...
Peggy Earle
May 13, 20236 min
Groundbreaker “Rebel Without a Cause” wins on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS James Dean plays high school student Jim Stark, who’s alienated from his parents Frank (Jim Backus)...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20239 min
Up, up and away on 4K – “Superman: The Movie”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Superman races to stop an ICBM missile from hitting its target after it was redirected by Lex...
Craig Shapiro
May 5, 20235 min
Criterion’s 4K remaster of Terry Gilliam’s brilliant ‘Fisher King’ is phenomenal
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robin Williams received a Best Actor Oscar nomination as Parry, a homeless man who recruits fallen...
Bill Kelley III
May 1, 20237 min
“Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary Edition” lands onto 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS MSNBC producer/reporter Jenny Lerner (Téa Leoni) holds onto her father Jason Lerner (Maximilian...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 21, 20235 min
Seeking Justice – “12 Angry Men” – 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Inside the New York City Jury Room, Juror No. 8 (Henry Fonda) and Juror No. 3 (Lee J. Cobb) recreate...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 17, 20234 min
Warner Bros.’ 4K remastering of Paul Newman’s iconic ‘Cool Hand Luke’ isn’t so hot
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman, one of filmdom’s great non-conformists plays Luke Jackson, who was arrested and...
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