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“Auntie Mame” still a feast for one and all
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “AUNTIE MAME: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION” Blu-ray; 1958; Not Rated, family friendly Best extra: Music only...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 4, 20183 min read
Take a chance and be rewarded with “Brad’s Status”
BLU-RAY REVIEW ''BRAD'S STATUS" Blu-ray, DVD, Movie Everywhere copy; 2017; R for language; streaming via Amazon Video, Google Play,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 20182 min read
First-timer director Hallie Meyers-Shyer takes a familiar rom-com path with "Home Again"
BLU-RAY REVIEW “HOME AGAIN” Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Everywhere; 2017; PG-13 for thematic and sexual material; streaming via Amazon Video,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 29, 20172 min read
Top 10 – 4K Ultra HD's of 2017
THE LIST of movies and TV shows is the very best in 4K viewing from disc and streaming. The criteria required the original source to be...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 29, 20176 min read
“Dunkirk” and “Interstellar” make the jump to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW “DUNKIRK” 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital copy; 2017; PG-13 for intense war imagery and some profanity; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 26, 20176 min read
Past and present cultures blend in Merchant Ivory’s “Heat and Dust”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “HEAT AND DUST” Blu-ray and DVD; 1983; R for nudity, profanity and drugs; streaming via Amazon Video, Google...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 26, 20173 min read
Celebrate the season with “Miracle on 34th Street: 70th Anniv. Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET: 70TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1947; black and white full-screen; Not Rated Best...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 23, 20174 min read
Gru’s family grows in “Despicable Me 3”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "DESPICABLE ME 3" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD copy; 2017; PG for action and rude humor; streaming via...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 16, 20174 min read
Dylan O’Brien steps into CIA agent Mitch Rapp's shoes in "American Assassin"
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "AMERICAN ASSASSIN" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2017; R for strong violence throughout, some torture,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 11, 20174 min read
The price of obsession revealed in “Letter from an Unknown Woman”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN: OLIVE SIGNATURE EDITION” Blu-ray, DVD; 1948; Not Rated Best extra: "Passion's...
High-Def Watch Staff
Dec 10, 20173 min read
Soderbergh's "Logan Lucky" a smart and witty caper
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "LOGAN LUCKY" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD copy; 2017; PG-13 for profanity and some crude comments; streaming...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 1, 20173 min read
Results vary on 4K Harry Potter 1-4
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "HARRY POTTER: AND THE SORCERER'S STONE" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital Cop; 2001; PG for some scary...
High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 22, 20175 min read
American classic “The Philadelphia Story” gets the Criterion treatment
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Katharine Hepburn stars as Tracy Lord the eldest of two daughters living in an estate on Philadelphia's...
Peggy Earle
Nov 16, 20173 min read
Ultra-violence spurs HBO’s “Westworld” Season One
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW "WESTWORLD: SEASON ONE: THE MAZE" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital copy; 2016; TV-MA for extreme violence, gore,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Nov 13, 20176 min read
Celebrate the seasons with “Peanuts: Holiday Collection” in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965) Charlie Brown and Linus go looking for a Christmas tree....
Bill Kelley III
Oct 23, 20175 min read
Go home with Warner Archive's “Brigadoon”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "BRIGADOON: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION" Blu-ray; 1954; PG; streaming via Amazon Video Best extra: "Outtake...
Kay Reynolds
Oct 20, 20173 min read
Nothing fishy here: "A Fish Called Wanda" is still tons of fun
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "A FISH CALLED WANDA: SPECIAL EDITION" Blu-ray; 1988; R for brief nudity, sexuality, mild violence,...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 12, 20173 min read
Restored picture and footage highlight Sony’s “Lost Horizon: 80th Anniversary Edition”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "LOST HORIZON: 80th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" Blu-ray, Digital HD copy; 1937; Not Rated Best extra: A new 30-page...
High-Def Watch Staff
Oct 9, 20174 min read
Hitchcock’s “Rebecca” arrives with a striking 4K restoration
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS “Rebecca” is the only Alfred Hitchcock film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The original camera...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 2, 20173 min read
The stars shine brighter and closer - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 40th Anniversary"
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Three-year-old Barry (Cary Guffey) opens the front door and brilliant orange light from the alien...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 27, 20174 min read
Criterion presents comedy classic “Lost in America”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "LOST IN AMERICA: THE CRITERION COLLECTION" Blu-ray, DVD; 1985; R for profanity Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 23, 20173 min read
Attention, Batman fans: “Mask of the Phantasm” is out and you need to own it
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) “BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM: WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION”...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 2, 20173 min read
Follow the people and the facts in “Silkwood”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "SILKWOOD" Blu-ray; 1983; R for profanity, brief nudity and sexual contact Best extra: Interview with...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 25, 20173 min read
Luc Besson classics – “The Fifth Element” and “Léon: The Professional” – score on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS "THE FIFTH ELEMENT: 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, Digital HD copy; 1997; PG-13 for...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jul 9, 20175 min read
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