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“Beast” scores as a masterful debut thriller
BLU-RAY REVIEW “BEAST” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017; R for disturbing violent content, profanity and some sexuality; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Got a taste for laughs? “Sid Caesar: The Works” serves up extra helpings
DVD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “SID CAESAR: THE WORKS” DVD, 1949-2014, unrated Best extra: A 1983 episode of the A&E series “Nightcap:...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 10, 20183 min read
Family provides the scares in “Hereditary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “HEREDITARY” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for horror violence, disturbing images,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 7, 20183 min read
“Woman Walks Ahead” stumbles between fact and fiction
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Jessica Chastain, as Swiss-American artist Catherine Weldon, travels west to paint a portrait of Sitting...
Kay Reynolds
Sep 6, 20184 min read
The remarkable “RBG” gets a remarkable documentary
BLU-RAY REVIEW “RBG” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018, PG for some thematic elements and profanity; streaming via Amazon Video, FandangoNOW, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 4, 20183 min read
Is true love possible with the “Book Club”?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “BOOK CLUB” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018, PG-13 for sexual-related content and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 3, 20183 min read
Maybe it’s just a bad dream: “The Walking Dead” Season 8
BLU-RAY REVIEW “THE WALKING DEAD: THE COMPLETE EIGHTH SEASON” Blu-ray, DVD; 2017-18; TV-MA for violence and gore, profanity, and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Sep 1, 20185 min read
"Shadow Recruit" joins the Jack Ryan 4K party
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2014, PG-13 for sequences of violence...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 30, 20184 min read
“Deadpool 2: Super Duper Cut” is a mega dose of mayhem
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “DEADPOOL 2: SUPER DUPER CUT” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018; R for strong violence and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 28, 20184 min read
British sci-fi/horror classic "Village of the Damned" gets the Warner Archive treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1960; unrated; Streaming via FandangoNOW,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 25, 20183 min read
Harrison Ford to the rescue - "Patriot Games" upgrades to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS "PATRIOT GAMES" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray Digital copy; 1992, R for violence, language, and brief...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 23, 20182 min read
“Predator” in 4K, as it was meant to be seen
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS A new 4K restoration exposes the gritty and natural film grain for the first time. It was poorly...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 22, 20185 min read
Paul Schrader’s “First Reformed” hearkens back to “Taxi Driver”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “FIRST REFORMED” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017; R for disturbing violent images;...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 22, 20183 min read
Haunting as it is unforgettable, AMC’s “The Terror” pulls out all the stops
BLU-RAY REVIEW "THE TERROR: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON" Blu-ray and DVD; 2018; unrated (brutal, graphic, violence, thematic elements);...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 20, 20183 min read
True crime inspires “American Animals”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “AMERICAN ANIMALS” Blu-ray and DVD; 2018; R for profanity throughout, some drug use and brief crude/sexual material;...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 17, 20182 min read
“The Avengers” take 4K with a vengeance
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS The Avengers finally unite during the battle of New York City. The upconverted 4K provides excellent...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 16, 20183 min read
“Murdoch Mysteries” blends fact and fiction again in Season 11
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MURDOCH MYSTERIES: SEASON 11” Blu-ray and DVD; 2017-2018; Not Rated; Streaming via Amazon Video, Acorn TV Best extra: A...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 13, 20182 min read
“Avengers: Infinity War” is full of surprises in 4K – with more to come
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018, PG-13 for intense sequences of...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 9, 20184 min read
Fresh, surprising thriller “Marrowbone” makes it to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “MARROWBONE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD; 2017; R for some violence; streaming via Amazon Video, iTunes,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 6, 20184 min read
Washington hits the hit men in “The Equalizer” 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington plays former U.S. intelligence agent Robert McCall, who battles the Russian mafia...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 6, 20184 min read
Romance goes astray “On Chesil Beach”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “ON CHESIL BEACH” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2017; R for sexual situations; streaming via Amazon Video, iTunes, YouTube...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 5, 20183 min read
A harsh lesson in law vs. justice: “Billy Budd”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “BILLY BUDD: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray, DVD; 1962; Not Rated; streaming via Google Play, YouTube...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 2, 20183 min read
The good, the bad and the weird: “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean” – Warner Archive
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman plays outlaw Roy Bean in the film written by John Milius and directed by John Huston. He...
Kay Reynolds
Aug 1, 20184 min read
Beauty belongs to everyone in “National Parks Adventure”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “NATIONAL PARKS ADVENTURE” 4K Ultra HD, 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2016; Not Rates;...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 31, 20183 min read
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