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“Murder by Decree” – The hunt for Jack the Ripper
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Right, Christopher Plummer plays Sherlock Holmes, who examines the latest murder victim in the...
Peggy Earle
Feb 86 min read
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Lee Marvin’s poignant ‘Monte Walsh’ is a must for your Western collection
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SDR SCREENSHOTS Lee Marvin, left, and Jack Palance star as Monte Walsh and Chet Rollins, aging cowboys who are facing a...
Craig Shapiro
Jan 224 min read
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Kino Lorber serves up a double 4K helping of classic ‘70s Clint Eastwood
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Clint Eastwood made his directorial debut with the suspense thriller “Play Misty for Me.” He also...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 27, 20246 min read
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Eastwood and MacLaine chemistry spark in Kino Lorber’s “Two Mules for Sister Sara” 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Shirley MacLaine is Sister Sara, a nun – maybe – who is helping the Mexicans in their fight against...
Craig Shapiro & Bill Kelley III
Nov 22, 20245 min read
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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
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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 20, 20246 min read
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‘Taxi Driver’ gets a striking 4K/HDR restoration courtesy of Sony
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Robert De Niro plays a disturbed NYC taxi driver, in his Oscar-nominated performance. (Click an...
Bill Kelley III
Jul 9, 20246 min read
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Arrow Video gives the Duke a solid Blu-ray sendoff in ‘The Shootist’
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SCREENSHOTS Actor John Wayne in his last on-screen performance as Shootist J.B. Books, who’s suffering from prostate...
Bill Kelley III
Apr 30, 20246 min read
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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
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Good direction and acting give “The Holdovers” good vibes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / SCREENSHOTS Right, Paul Giamatti plays Paul Dunham, a teacher at Barton, a posh New England all-boys boarding school,...
Peggy Earle
Jan 16, 20245 min read
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Top 10 and a couple more: 4K UHDs of 2023
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc or streaming. The criteria...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 11, 202416 min read
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Visually stunning “Days of Heaven” on 4K from Criterion
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Richard Gere and Brooke Adams play soulmates and brother (Bill) and sister (Abby) in Terrence...
Bill Kelley III
Dec 8, 20234 min read
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A road rage horror show – Spielberg’s “Duel” on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Actor Dennis Weaver took a short break from his role as Marshal Sam McCloud to play salesman David...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 13, 20235 min read
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Politics and paranoia highlight “Three Days of the Condor”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robert Redford stars as Joe Turner, a “reader” at Manhattan’s Upper East Side, American Literary...
Bill Kelley III
Sep 8, 20237 min read
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Friedkin’s supernatural classic “The Exorcist” gets a 50th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD – 9/19
HOT 4K NEWS PART OF the year-long centennial celebration of Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary, the iconic supernatural film “The Exorcist:...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 2, 20232 min read
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Fierce and fun, “The Longest Yard” scores on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Burt Reynolds plays ex-NFL quarterback Paul “Wrecking” Crewe, serving an 18-month sentence for...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 4, 20237 min read
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Up, up and away on 4K – “Superman: The Movie”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Superman races to stop an ICBM missile from hitting its target after it was redirected by Lex...
Bill Kelley III
May 8, 20239 min read
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“Rocky: Knockout Collection” – A contender in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Writer/actor Sylvester Stallone plays Rocky Balboa, an over-the-hill boxer who gets the chance...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 10, 20238 min read
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Warner Bros. releases the “Superman Five-Film Collection 1978-1987” on 4K Ultra HD – April 18
HOT 4K NEWS TO CELEBRATE the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studio, five films featuring the iconic DC Super Hero Superman –...
High-Def Watch Staff
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Is it safe? Gripping and propulsive, ‘Marathon Man’ is all that and then some
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Laurence Olivier plays Dr. Christian Szell, a Nazi war criminal who uses the tools of his trade...
Craig Shapiro
Feb 27, 20235 min read
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