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Saddle up for Arrow Video’s “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Korean actor Song Kang-ho, known for his role in the Academy Award Best Picture winner “Parasite,” plays ‘The Weird,’ Yoon Tae-goo, a resourceful bandit who gets his hands on a treasure map. (2) Lee Byung-hun plays ‘The Bad,’ Park Chag-yi, who was hired to steal the map first, and now he and his gang are chasing Yoon Tae-goo across the desert wilds of Manchuria. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of

Kay Reynolds
5 hours ago8 min read


The original holiday nightmare – “How the Grinch Stole Christmas: 25th Anniversary Edition” gets an upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Jim Carrey stars as the anti-social and bad-tempered The Grinch, who lives in a cave on Mount Crumpit, overlooking the town of Whoville. He visits the town during a Christmas celebration. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Universal Pictures - Click for an Amazon purchase “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION” 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray; 2000; PG for crude humor; Digital copy via Amazon

Bill Kelley III
Nov 176 min read


Welcome to the jungle! “The Rundown” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson became a major action star after playing Beck, a “retrieval specialist”...

Kay Reynolds
Oct 27 min read


Arrow Video’s “Poseidon” surfaces on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Josh Lucas plays professional gambler Dylan Johns, who tries to save architect Richard...

Kay Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Aug 306 min read


Sail the high seas with Peter Weir’s “Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Fresh off his roles in “ Gladiator ” and “ A Beautiful Mind, ” Russell Crowe plays Captain John “...

Bill Kelley III
Aug 87 min read


Reach for the stars – “A Knight’s Tale” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The late Australian actor Heath Ledger stars as peasant William Thatcher, masquerading as knight...

Kay Reynolds
Aug 48 min read


Something is happening … “What Lies Beneath”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Claire Spencer and Harrison Ford as her husband, Norman. (2) Claire...

Peggy Earle
May 205 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


Tense Friedkin action-drama “Rules of Engagement” makes its way to 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Samuel L. Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers, who leads a rescue mission to the U.S....

Bill Kelley III
Nov 8, 20245 min read


Beautiful and heartbreaking – “Brokeback Mountain” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Left, Australian actor Heath Ledger plays Wyoming cowboy Ennis Del Mar and Jake Gyllenhaal plays...

Peggy Earle
Aug 6, 20245 min read


American Treasure “Rocky Balboa” - even better on 4K UHD with a new Director’s Cut
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sylvester Stallone credits George Foreman’s comeback in the ring as inspiration for Rocky’s final...

Bill Kelley III
Jul 30, 20245 min read


Flawlessly remastered in 4K, ‘Narc’ will haunt you long after the final credits
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS The late, great Ray Liotta gives one of the finest performances of his career at Lt. Henry Oak, a...

Craig Shapiro
Jun 12, 20245 min read


Scorsese’s ‘The Departed’ gets a decent 4K Ultra HD upgrade; it deserves better
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In his last great role, Jack Nicholson plays South Boston crime boss Frank Costello and Leonardio...

Craig Shapiro
May 10, 20245 min read


Chilling and believable – “The Manchurian Candidate”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Denzel Washington stars as Army Major Ben Marco, who tries to get the attention of Vice President...

Bill Kelley III
Apr 19, 20245 min read


True disaster revealed in Bigelow’s “K-19: The Widowmaker”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Harrison Ford plays Soviet Navy Captain Alexei Vostrikov, of the top-secret ballistic missile...

Bill Kelley III
Apr 10, 20245 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


Who rules “The Last Castle”?
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Robert Redford plays General Eugene Irwin who is serving a 10-year sentence for disobeying a direct...

Bill Kelley III
Mar 8, 20246 min read


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


Behind the veil with “The Others” – The Criterion Collection
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / SDR FRAME SHOTS Nicole Kidman stars as Grace Stewart, a devout Roman Catholic mother, who lives with her two young...

Peggy Earle
Nov 6, 20236 min read


Polanski’s lauded ‘The Pianist’ is even more compelling in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Oscar-winner Adrien Brody plays Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish musician, who was relocated into the...

Bill Kelley III
Oct 20, 20235 min read
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