top of page
Search
“Sunset Boulevard” – This picture is BIG, especially in 4K!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Gloria Swanson plays the aging silent screen legend Norma Desmond, who comes to life during a...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 158 min read
A film noir landmark, Criterion’s ‘The Big Heat’ grabs you and never lets go
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Glenn Ford, right, plays Homicide Sgt. Dave Bannion, whose investigation of a policeman’s suicide...
Craig Shapiro
Jul 245 min read
Classy musical “High Society” arrives on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Actress Grace Kelly in her last on-screen performance as the icy socialite Tracy Lord. After filming...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 216 min read
Don’t miss classic “Shane” in brilliant 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The Grand Tetons tower over the picturesque Jackson Hole Valley as drifter Shane, played by Alan...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 116 min read
Hepburn and Wilder give “Sabrina” its Rom-Com flair in a new 4K remaster
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Audrey Hepburn in her second leading role as Sabrina Fairchild, the daughter of the Larrabee...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 257 min read
More than 70 years on, WWII epic “The Cruel Sea” has lost none of its power
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Survivors of the HMS Compass Rose hang on after the ship is torpedoed by a German U-boat. Lt. Commander...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 204 min read
Find genuine entertainment in remastered “Teacher’s Pet”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Doris Day plays Erica Stone, a journalism instructor who holds night classes. Clark Gable plays James...
Peggy Earle
Feb 145 min read
Revenge Western “Winchester ’73” finally gets 4K upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS James Stewart stars as marksman Lin McAdam, and Millard Mitchell plays his riding partner, Frankie...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 316 min read
The annual Top 10 4K UHDs of 2024
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc. The criteria required...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 1720 min read
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
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
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 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
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
30 Seconds; 30 Bullets in classic “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Kirk Douglas plays John H. ‘Doc’ Holliday, a dentist, gambler, and a gunfighter, suffering...
Kay Reynolds
Jun 7, 20247 min read
What it takes to wear “The Tin Star”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / 1080p SCREENSHOTS Twenty-four-year-old Anthony Perkins plays the inexperienced and fill-in sheriff Ben Owens, and Henry...
Bill Kelley III
May 31, 20246 min read
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
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
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
bottom of page