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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
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
Criterion hits the bull’s eye with Raoul Walsh’s ‘The Roaring Twenties’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In one of his finest performances, James Cagney, left, plays Eddie Bartlett, a Prohibition...
Craig Shapiro
Apr 5, 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
It’s viewer’s choice: “Aliens: Ultimate Collector’s Edition” or earlier editions
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley the sole survivor from The Nostromo. During the mission to...
Bill Kelley III
Mar 20, 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
Groundbreaking “The Color Purple” shines on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Whoopi Goldberg earned an Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celie, a Southern woman...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 1, 20246 min read
Who will save us now? “The Monster Squad” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Canadian actor Duncan Regehr plays Count Dracula. (2) Monster Squad leader Sean Crenshaw (André...
Kay Reynolds
Dec 28, 20235 min read
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
Hitchcock’s murder by “Rope” now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Center, James Stewart plays prep school housemaster, Rupert Cadell and his former students Phillip...
Peggy Earle
Dec 1, 20236 min read
Can “Titanic” get any better? Yes, it can!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio were both in their early 20s when they played star-crossed lovers...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 23, 20235 min read
Here she comes again – “The Nun II”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Fallen angel Valak (Bonnie Aarons) returns on a mission of its own. Once again, Sister Irene (Taissa...
Kay Reynolds
Nov 21, 20235 min read
Does the new 4K UHD master of ‘Fargo’ belong on your shelf? You bet’cha.
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Frances McDormand won her first Best Actress Oscar as Marge Gunderson, the resourceful, very...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 19, 20234 min read
Denzel saves the day again – “The Equalizer 3”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Denzel Washington’s third round as Robert McCall, a former CIA assassin turned vigilante, who tries...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 17, 20235 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
REVISITED: “The Revenant” wins again in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Leonardo DiCaprio won an Academy Award for Best Actor as mountain man Hugh Glass. The story is...
Bill Kelley III
Oct 25, 20235 min read
‘Batman: Mask of the Phantasm’ in flawless 4K? Yes, please!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1-2) The late Kevin Conroy, a Juilliard-trained actor grounded in Shakespeare, defined Batman – in...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 9, 20234 min read
Filling your dreams with delight: “The Nightmare Before Christmas: 30th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Skeleton Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) has Santa (Edward Ivory) abducted from Christmas Town and...
Bill Kelley III
Aug 25, 20236 min read
Disney+ series “Loki,” “WandaVision” and “The Mandalorian,” will arrive on 4K disc – this fall
HOT 4K NEWS STARTING SEPTEMBER 26, Disney Company will release the Disney+ series “Loki: The Complete First Season.” on physical discs 4K...
High-Def Watch Staff
Aug 21, 20232 min read
William Friedkin’s ‘To Live and Die in LA’ punches even harder in 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS William Petersen, in his big-screen debut, plays hotshot Secret Service agent Richard Chance, who...
Craig Shapiro
Aug 14, 20236 min read
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