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Kubrick’s thriller – “The Killing” – is a hit on Kino Lorber’s 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Sterling Hayden plays ex-convict Johnny Clay, who just served a five-year sentence for robbery. Now...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 3, 20226 min read
Here come the ‘Men In Black’ – in a brand new 4K UHD 25th Anniversary Steelbook Edition!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Will Smith as Agent J, formerly NYPD cop James Darrel Edwards III, and Tommy Lee Jones as Agent...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 26, 20226 min read
Try an old fashioned rom-com adventure in “The Lost City”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Former Navy SEAL Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt) and book cover model Alan Caprison (Channing Tatum)...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 21, 20225 min read
Criterion checks all the boxes with ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington plays ex-GI Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins, who accepts an offer to find a missing white...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Jul 20, 20225 min read
Live. Die. Repeat. – “Edge of Tomorrow” gets its 4K disc release!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Cruise plays Major William Cage stuck in a “Groundhog Day”–like loop during a war with protean...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 17, 20226 min read
Criterion’s “Devil in a Blue Dress” 4K mini-review
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The handsome Denzel Washington plays ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who scans the newspaper want-ads for a...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Shout! Factory jumps feet first into releasing a number of 4K titles in September
HOT 4K NEWS WE HAVEN’T received the official press release, but the upcoming 4K Ultra HD titles are already on the Shout! Factory website...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 10, 20225 min read
SWAT, snipers, LAPD officers, and copters chase Michael Bay’s “Ambulance”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Jake Gyllenhaal plays Danny Sharp and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II his adoptive brother Will Sharp, as...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 7, 20225 min read
A Star Trek 4K bonanza arrives –Sept. 6
HOT 4K NEWS PARAMOUNT HOME Entertainment will release for the first time on September 6, the 4K Ultra HD version of Robert Wise’s...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 6, 20223 min read
“The Northman” is a visual feast; elsewhere, the pickings are slim
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Alexander Skarsgård, left, stars as the Viking prince Amleth, who vows to avenge the murder of his...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 5, 20224 min read
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” – best buddy/action/comedy/drama ever?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nicolas Cage plays an over-the-top version of himself and Chilean actor Pedro Pascal plays super...
Mike Reynolds & Kay Reynolds
Jul 3, 20225 min read
UPDATED: IMAX sequences dominate “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”
TOM CRUISE’S 60th BIRTHDAY / 4K/HDR FRAME SHOTS Henry Cavill as August Walker/John Lark, a CIA assassin and double agent tries to keep...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 3, 20222 min read
UPDATED: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” hits all character, story and adventure targets
TOM CRUISE’S 60th BIRTHDAY / 4K REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) battles a perceived arms dealer/terrorist during the...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 3, 20224 min read
Judy Garland excels in 1st non-musical role – “The Clock” –Warner Archive Collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Robert Walker stars as U.S. Army Corporal Joe Allen on a two-day pass in New York City and Judy Garland...
Peggy Earle
Jun 30, 20224 min read
Elmore Leonard & Steven Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” score on Kino Lorber 4K
EXPANDED 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Jennifer Lopez plays U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco and George Clooney as prison escapee Jack...
Mike Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Jun 28, 20225 min read
Coppola’s “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” gets a second life with Sony’s 30th Anniv. Steelbook – Oct. 4
HOT 4K NEWS - PREORDERS SONY PICTURES Entertainment will release a limited edition Steelbook version of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Bram...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Remastered in 4K UHD, Criterion’s “Double Indemnity” is one of the year’s top titles
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Barbara Stanwyck stars as the cunning Mrs. Phyllis Dietrichson and Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff,...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 22, 20225 min read
Early Kubrick noir on 4K UHD – “Killer’s Kiss”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Washed-up boxer Davey Gordon (Jamie Smith) rescues love interest taxi-dancer Gloria Price (Irene...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 21, 20225 min read
Anderson’s highly personal “Licorice Pizza” is a walk down memory lane
4K ULTRA HD/BLU-RAY REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS First-time actor Cooper Hoffman plays 15-year-old Gary Valentine, who’s smitten by the much...
Peggy Earle
Jun 17, 20225 min read
Criterion 4K UHD titles for September includes Oscar winner “Sound of Metal”
HOT 4K NEWS Amazon preorder Amazon preorder THE CRITERION Collection announced...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 16, 20222 min read
Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” gets an out-of-sight 4K restoration
MINI- 4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Jack Foley (George Clooney), Glenn Michaels (Steve Zahn), and Buddy Bragg (Ving Rhames)...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 15, 20223 min read
‘80s favorite “Real Genius” gets 4K restoration and release – Sept. 13
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment will release the 1980s fan-favorite “Real Genius” on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray for the first...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Arrow Video hits the mark with 4K restoration of Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Bruce Willis is James Cole, a prisoner in 2035 who is “volunteered” to be sent back in time to find...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 11, 20224 min read
OFFICIAL: Michael Mann’s classic crime thriller “Heat” jumps to 4K Ultra HD – Aug. 9
HOT 4K NEWS AFTER BEING available on digital platforms in 4K Ultra HD for several years, the physical 4K disc of Michael Mann’s thriller...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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