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Chilling and believable – “The Manchurian Candidate”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Denzel Washington stars as Army Major Ben Marco, who tries to get the attention of Vice President...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 19, 20245 min read
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True disaster revealed in Bigelow’s “K-19: The Widowmaker”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Harrison Ford plays Soviet Navy Captain Alexei Vostrikov, of the top-secret ballistic missile...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 10, 20245 min read
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Criterion hits the bull’s eye with Raoul Walsh’s ‘The Roaring Twenties’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In one of his finest performances, James Cagney, left, plays Eddie Bartlett, a Prohibition...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 5, 20245 min read
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Before “Dragnet” and “CSI,” there was “He Walked By Night”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SCREENSHOTS Ruthless killer Roy Morgan (Richard Basehart) shows up at the home of electronic store owner Paul Reeves...
Peggy Earle
Apr 3, 20246 min read
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The essential films for Easter & Passover
HERE’S A guide to some of the most powerful stories about the Jewish people and a man called Jesus – now available on disc or streaming....
Bill Kelley III
Mar 30, 202410 min read
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Finally in 4K – “The Abyss: Ultimate Collector’s Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ed Harris play an estranged couple, Dr. Lindsey Brigman and Virgil...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 27, 20244 min read
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It’s viewer’s choice: “Aliens: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” or earlier editions
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley the sole survivor from The Nostromo. During the mission to...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 20246 min read
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Clouzot’s masterful ‘The Wages of Fear’ grips you even tighter in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In one of the film’s most iconic sequences, Mario (Yves Montand) pulls Jo (Charles Vanel) from an...
Craig Shapiro
Mar 13, 20245 min read
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Who rules “The Last Castle”?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Robert Redford plays General Eugene Irwin who is serving a 10-year sentence for disobeying a direct...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 8, 20246 min read
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John Woo’s “Face/Off” is Gun-Fu gold on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Nicolas Cage plays terrorist Castor Troy and John Travolta as FBI Special Agent Sean Archer. Troy...
Kay Reynolds
Mar 4, 20247 min read
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Prophetic “Contagion” now on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Jude Law plays Alan Krumwiede a conspiracy theorist and blogger in San Francisco, who says...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 29, 20245 min read
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Evolution of evil: “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS English actor Tom Blyth plays Academy student and Hunger Games mentor Coriolanus Snow. Rachel Zegler...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 24, 20246 min read
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Take a dark walk on “Scarlet Street”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Right, Edward G. Robinson was paid $100,000 to play hapless New York bank cashier Chris Cross, and...
Peggy Earle
Feb 21, 20246 min read
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Need a laugh? - “Kindergarten Cop”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as L.A.P.D. Detective John Kimble, who substituted as a kindergarten...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 16, 20245 min read
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True horror – “Killers of the Flower Moon” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Leonardo DiCaprio stars as World War I veteran Ernest Burkhart and Lily Gladstone stars as his wife...
Bill Kelley III
Feb 9, 20245 min read
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Dive into suspense: “Run Silent, Run Deep”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SCREENSHOTS Right, Clark Gable - “The King of Hollywood” - plays Commander P.J. “Rich” Richardson, and co-star Burt...
Kay Reynolds
Feb 5, 20245 min read
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History lives on Stone’s “JFK: Directors Cut” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Kevin Costner plays Orleans Parish District Attorney Jim Garrison, who arrested and charged New...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 26, 20248 min read
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Good direction and acting give “The Holdovers” good vibes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SCREENSHOTS Right, Paul Giamatti plays Paul Dunham, a teacher at Barton, a posh New England all-boys boarding school,...
Peggy Earle
Jan 16, 20245 min read
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Top 10 and a couple more: 4K UHDs of 2023
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc or streaming. The criteria...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 11, 202416 min read
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Groundbreaking “The Color Purple” shines on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Whoopi Goldberg earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celie, a Southern woman...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 1, 20246 min read
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Who will save us now? “The Monster Squad” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Canadian actor Duncan Regehr plays Count Dracula. (2) Monster Squad leader Sean Crenshaw (André...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 29, 20235 min read
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“True Lies” on 4K is true fun!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis play Harry Tasker, who leads a double life to his legal...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 22, 20234 min read
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Visually stunning “Days of Heaven” on 4K from Criterion
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Richard Gere and Brooke Adams play soulmates and brother (Bill) and sister (Abby) in Terrence...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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“These Nazis ain’t kosher!” – Wilder’s “Stalag 17” now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS William Holden won the Academy Award for Best Actor as Sgt. J.J. Sefton. The next morning after an...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 5, 20235 min read
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