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Jordan Peele’s “Us” gets a 4K Ultra HD release from Universal - June 18
HOT 4K NEWS JORDAN PEELE follows the success of his Oscar nominated film "Get Out," with the masterfully executed and viscerally...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 1, 20192 min read
Still relevant – Elia Kazan’s “A Face in the Crowd,” now on Criterion
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “A FACE IN THE CROWD: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray and DVD, 1957, unrated Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 30, 20193 min read
“The Great Buster” celebrates the life and career of a Hollywood visionary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Buster Keaton’s greatest gag - “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) “The General” (1927) - No. 18 in the American...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 29, 20193 min read
“The Quake” rumbles beyond Hollywood disaster porn
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Geologist Kristian Eikjor (Kristoffer Joner) tries to rescue his daughter Julia (Edith Haagenrud-Sande)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 26, 20194 min read
New Ultra 4K gives “Alien: 40th Anniversary Edition” extra punch!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Terror. The Violence. The Alien. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) “ALIEN: 40th...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 26, 20196 min read
Arthurian legend returns in “The Kid Who Would Be King”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Alexander "Alex" Elliot, 12, finds King Arthur's sword Excalibur. He's played by Louis Ashbourne...
Kay Reynolds
Apr 22, 20194 min read
30th Anniversary of “Glory” arrives on 4K Ultra HD - July 30
HOT 4K NEWS SONY PICTURES Home Entertainment celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Academy Award-winning classic directed by Edward...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 17, 20191 min read
“Glass” brings Shyamalan’s trilogy full circle – with more to come?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW /HDR FRAME SHOTS Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) has three days to persuade David Dunn (Bruce Willis), Kevin Wendell...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 17, 20195 min read
“Man on a Ledge” new Ultra 4K updates suspense flick
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington) a felon and ex-NYPD cop orchestras a suicide threat on the 21st floor...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 15, 20194 min read
“On the Basis of Sex” – RGB bio-segment – entertaining but sentimental
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ON THE BASIS OF SEX” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for some profanity and suggestive content; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 14, 20192 min read
Irony, humor and politics fill McKay’s “Vice”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “VICE” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity and some violent images; streaming via Amazon Video/Prime,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 12, 20194 min read
“Stan & Ollie” paints a moving, wholehearted portrait of the comedy greats
BLU-RAY REVIEW “STAN & OLLIE” Blu-ray, 2018, PG for some language and for smoking; Streaming Amazon Video/Prime, FandangoNOW, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 9, 20193 min read
DC becomes a superpower with “Aquaman”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS “AQUAMAN” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018; PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 8, 20194 min read
“Tata” - Eastwood delivers the story in “The Mule”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE MULE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2018; R for profanity throughout and brief...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 8, 20194 min read
“Bumblebee” is everything a “Transformers” movie isn’t: smart, heartfelt and engaging
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Teenager Charlie Watson (Hailee Steinfeld) takes Bumblebee to a secluded beach, so he can transform...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 4, 20195 min read
Batman's 80th Anniversary celebration gets a 4K Ultra HD release - June 4
HOT 4K NEWS Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC announced today that four Batman titles will be released on 4K UHD to celebrate the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Enter the world of "Bumblebee" VHS style
Tomorrow we'll unveil our 4K Ultra HD review of "Bumblebee" with nearly two dozen HDR frame shot. Until then check out this special VHS...
High-Def Watch Staff
Apr 1, 20191 min read
“Pet Sematary: 30th Anniversary Edition” gets an ultra-fine UHD 4K restoration
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “PET SEMATARY: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 1989; R for intense...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 31, 20194 min read
Weta’s “Mortal Engines” soars into Ultra 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Would-be assassin Hester Shaw (Hera Hilmar) and apprentice historian Tom Natsworthy (Robert Sheehan)...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 29, 20195 min read
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” gets a complete 4K makeover for its 25th Anniversary
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Uh oh. Charles (Hugh Grant), the best man in wedding No. 1, forgot the rings. (Frame shots courtesy of...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 28, 20193 min read
DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" arrives on 4K Ultra HD - May 21
HOT 4K NEWS Nearly ten years after the first movie wowed audiences around the world, Hiccup and Toothless return to captivate fans with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 26, 20193 min read
Give “Mary Poppins Returns” its due – it just had big shoes to fill
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS British actress Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins. (Click on an image to scroll through the larger...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 25, 20195 min read
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” opens a bleak Wizarding World
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) returns with his Bowtruckle friend, Pickett; Jude Law plays the young...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 22, 20194 min read
Thrilling and revolutionary, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is the gift that keeps giving
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Hold on, what the heck is happening here? Brooklyn middle-schooler Miles Morales has just jumped over a...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 21, 20196 min read
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