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Cold war spies, and guns and killers: “North by Northwest: 65th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Cary Grant stars as New York a dvertising executive Roger Thornhill, who finds himself being chased...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 15, 20245 min read
Tense Friedkin action-drama “Rules of Engagement” makes its way to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Samuel L. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who leads a rescue mission to the U.S....
Bill Kelley III
Nov 8, 20245 min read
A 4K upgrade only goes so far in Brian De Palma’s faux thriller ‘Body Double’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Craig Wasson plays Jake Scully, a likable, struggling actor – and voyeur -- who crashes at a house...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 7, 20244 min read
Gobble up the horror of “Thanksgiving” on 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The pitchfork from the masked killer aims at Katherine Wright (Karen Cliche). The annual Plymouth,...
Peggy Earle
Nov 1, 20246 min read
Brando at his best – “On the Waterfront” Columbia Classics Collection: Volume 5
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Marlon Brando stars in his Oscar-winning role as former boxer and longshoreman Terry Malloy, who...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 30, 20247 min read
Scorsese gem gets the 4K treatment – “Bringing Out the Dead” – Paramount Presents
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1&2) Nicolas Cage stars as burned-out New York City EMS Paramedic Frank Pierce , haunted by the...
Peggy Earle
Oct 23, 20245 min read
You want spectacular? Then catch Hitch’s ‘To Catch a Thief’ in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Grace Kelly plays Frances Stevens, an heiress who’ll do anything to get her man, John Robie a...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 18, 20247 min read
Settle in for a hoot and a half with Kino Lorber’s ‘The Ladykillers’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Alec Guinness is fantastic as Professor Marcus, a self-styled criminal mastermind masquerading as a...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 16, 20244 min read
A classic with class! - “Murder on the Orient Express”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS British actor Albert Finney plays the famed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. He received a Best...
Peggy Earle
Oct 9, 20246 min read
UPDATED: Branagh’s “Murder on the Orient Express” revamps 1974 classic
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / NEW HDR SCREENSHOTS Actor/producer/director Kenneth Branagh plays the celebrated Belgian detective Hercule Poirot....
Bill Kelley III
Oct 8, 20245 min read
Alain Delon hits “Le Samouraï” with killer style
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS French actor Alain Delon plays cool contract killer Jef Costello, who’s been rounded up as a suspect...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 3, 20245 min read
What a perfect sequel! Pixar’s “Inside Out 2”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Riley Anderson has just turned 13, and puberty is in full swing. Her emotional headquarters...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 27, 20245 min read
A double dip of Melville crime classics? Thank you, Kino Lorber
4K ULTRA HD REVIEWS / SDR SCREENSHOTS “Bob le flambeur” - Roger Duchesne stars as ex-gangster Bob Montagné, who wins big at the track,...
Craig Shapiro
Sep 19, 20245 min read
See it for yourself: “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Kevin Costner spent nearly 35 years trying to get the story of “Horizon: An American Saga –...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 15, 20247 min read
The series continues – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Noa (Owen Teague) searches for his mother and eagle clan and encounters the peaceful Raka (Peter...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 30, 20245 min read
Criterion covers all the bases with Sam Peckinpah’s ‘Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS James Coburn is Pat Garrett, the outlaw-turned-sheriff hired by New Mexico cattle barons to hunt...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 19, 20246 min read
Faith and perseverance fuel “Unsung Hero”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The Smallbone family from Australia races through LAX airport trying to catch their connection to...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 16, 20244 min read
Where the frantic meets the fun: “Run Lola Run” 25th Anniversary on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS German actress Franka Potente plays Lola, Manni’s girlfriend, and he needs $100,000 Deutsche marks...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 12, 20244 min read
Beautiful and heartbreaking – “Brokeback Mountain” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Australian actor Heath Ledger plays Wyoming cowboy Ennis Del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal plays...
Peggy Earle
Aug 6, 20245 min read
Original ‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ has its moments in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Becky Driscoll (Dana Wynter), left, Jack Belicec (King Donovan), Teddy Belicec (Carolyn Jones) and...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 2, 20244 min read
American Treasure “Rocky Balboa” - even better on 4K UHD with a new Director’s Cut
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sylvester Stallone credits George Foreman’s comeback in the ring as inspiration for Rocky’s final...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 30, 20245 min read
Guy Ritchie wins again with “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) The leader of the unsanctioned, unauthorized, and unofficial mission Operation Postmaster, Gus...
Kay Reynolds
Jul 25, 20245 min read
Find true high-seas drama in “Captain Phillips” – now in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Tom Hanks plays Capt. Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama, a massive cargo ship, that was...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 22, 20245 min read
UK gangster classic ‘The Long Good Friday’ gets a significant 4K UHD upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The late Bob Hoskins gives the performance of his career as Harold Shand, the powerful East End...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 20, 20245 min read
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