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Celebrate LGBTQ month with “Love, Simon”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW “LOVE, SIMON” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual references,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 15, 20184 min read
“Tomb Raider” – Here we go again. And again.
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “TOMB RAIDER” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG-13 for sequences of violence and...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 12, 20184 min read
Genre-defying Western “The Great Silence” wears its hearts on its sleeve
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (1) Veteran French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant is Silence, the mute gunfighter who is recruited by a widow...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 11, 20183 min read
Look out – “Terminator Genisys” upgrades Arnie to 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The lethal T-1000 Terminator. (2) John Conner leads an assault on a Los Angeles work camp,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 10, 20184 min read
Inspiration gets lost in “A Wrinkle in Time”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW “A WRINKLE IN TIME” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital copy; 2018: PG for thematic elements and some peril; streaming...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 9, 20185 min read
Masterpiece updates “Little Women” for a new generation
BLU-RAY REVIEW "MASTERPIECE “LITTLE WOMEN” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; TV-PG; streaming via Amazon Video, Google Play, iTunes, YouTube Best...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 7, 20184 min read
“Annihilation” evolves into psychological thriller
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW “ANNIHILATION” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; R for violence, bloody images, profanity and some...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jun 6, 20184 min read
“Forrest Gump” 4K is a mixed bag of chocolates
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Tom Hanks won his second Best Actor Oscar as Forrest Gump. For two days in the summer of 1994...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 6, 20185 min read
Seeing is believing: “The Matrix” on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Wachowskis painted the Matrix world in a greenish hue as hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) sleeps...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 2, 20185 min read
“Early Man” animation scores laughs
BLU-RAY REVIEW “EARLY MAN” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG for rude humor and some action; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 31, 20184 min read
“Gun Crazy” hits film noir bull’s eye
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS British actress Peggy Cummins stars as Annie Laurie Starr and John Dall as Bart Tare. (Click an image to...
Kay Reynolds
May 30, 20184 min read
“Red Sparrow” fails to fly
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW “RED SPARROW” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; R for strong violence, torture, sexual content,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 27, 20184 min read
With "Game Night," everyone wins
BLU-RAY REVIEW “GAME NIGHT” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital copy; 2018; R for language, sexual references and some violence;...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 26, 20182 min read
Superbly remastered in 4K, “The Patriot” is sure to stir the red, white and blue in you
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) The Continental soldiers and the South Carolina militia celebrate a victory over the British....
Bill Kelley III
May 26, 20184 min read
Friendship crosses barriers in “The Two of Us”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE TWO OF US: 50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1967; Not Rated Best extra: Feature commentary by...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 23, 20183 min read
Willis and Rickman slug it out on “Die Hard: 30th Anniversary Edition” 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS John McClane mocks expectations as he struggles through an air vent: "Come out to the coast, we'll...
Kay Reynolds
May 20, 20184 min read
Still under siege, “Braveheart” battles onto 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Producer/director Mel Gibson also stars as freedom fighter William Wallace, leading 13th-century...
Bill Kelley III
May 20, 20186 min read
Masterpiece Mystery “Unforgotten: Series 2” is unforgettable
BLU-RAY REVIEW “UNFORGOTTEN: SERIES 2” Blu-ray, DVD; 2018; TV-MA for disturbing themes and some profanity; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 19, 20183 min read
Are we entertained? Yes! Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” in 2018
ESSAY / 4K FRAME SHOTS “GLADIATOR” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 2000; R for intense, graphic combat; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 17, 20185 min read
Time bending “Source Code” gets a boost in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW/ FRAME SHOTS “SOURCE CODE” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy, 2011, PG-13 for some violence including disturbing...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 15, 20183 min read
Sofia Coppola’s debut – “The Virgin Suicides” – gets the Criterion treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “THE VIRGIN SUICIDES: THE CRITERION COLLECTION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1999; R for strong thematic elements involving...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 14, 20183 min read
Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" makes an impressive 4K upgrade
4K FRAME SHOTS "GLADIATOR" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Copy; 2000; R for intense, graphic combat; streaming via Amazon Video, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 12, 20183 min read
“Black Panther” reigns over hearts and box office
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Chadwick Boseman brings regal presence and compassion to T’Challa/Black Panther. “BLACK PANTHER” 4K...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 11, 20186 min read
“Winchester” – The house built for ghosts
BLU-RAY REVIEW “WINCHESTER” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2018; PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, drug content, some sexual...
High-Def Watch Staff
May 10, 20184 min read
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