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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
4 days ago6 min read


“The Mask” in 4K UHD – Still “S-ssss-ssss-sssss-smokin'!”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Jim Carrey became a Hollywood superstar in 1994 through his roles in “The Mask,” “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and “Dumb and Dumber.” Here, he plays nerdy bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who finds a mysterious wooden mask that changes his life! (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Arrow Video and New Line Cinema - Click for an Amazon purchase “THE MASK” 4K Ultra HD; 1994; PG-13 for stylized violence Best ext

Bill Kelley III
Nov 107 min read


An unforgettable new horror-mystery: Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS 2:17 A.M., and 17 third-graders from the same Maybrook Elementary classroom mysteriously run from their homes. (2) Amy Madigan plays the creepy Aunt Gladys, as 3rd-grade teacher Justine (Julia Garner) is attacked by her ex, Paul Morgan (Alden Ehrenreich), who’s under a witchcraft spell. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Warner Bros Discovery Entertainment via Filmmaker Mode - Click for an Amazon pur

Peggy Earle
Oct 275 min read


More deadly, more fun – “The Quick and the Dead: 30th Anniversary Edition” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Sharon Stone as Ellen “ The Lady, ” a vengeance-seeking gunslinger. (2) Right, Gene Hackman as Mayor John Herod, who gets 50 cents for every dollar in the Texas border town. He tries to entice Russell Crowe as Cort, a former gunfighter turned preacher, to take part in the four-day quick-draw shooting contest. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots from the Filmmaker Mode courtesy of Sony Pictures - Click for an Amaz

Kay Reynolds & Bill Kelley III
Oct 216 min read


Time again to “Do-Re-Mi” – “The Sound of Music: 60th Anniversary” comes alive in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Julie Andrews plays the free-spirited young postulant Maria, who loves to sing and the mountains. The Mother Abbess sends Maria to the home of retired naval officer Captain Georg von Trapp, played by Christopher Plummer, to be the governess to his seven children. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of 20th Century Studios via Filmmaker Mode - Click for an Amazon purchase “THE SOUND OF MUSIC: 60th ANNIVER

Bill Kelley III
Oct 167 min read


Highly praised “Sense and Sensibility” gets an anniversary upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Suitor John Willoughby (Greg Wise) escorts Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) on a countryside walk near Barton Cottage, a small home where Mrs. Dashwood lives after being evicted from their home, Norland Park. (2) Mrs. Dashwood (Gemma Jones) and her daughters and her daughters, Elinor (Emma Thompson), Margaret (Emilie Francois) and Marianne, arrive at their new home. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of

Bill Kelley III
Oct 95 min read


Saddle up for the ride of your life! “Silverado” 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Lawrence Kasdan’s “Silverado” was filmed during the dead of winter in the high desert country of New...

Bill Kelley III
Sep 235 min read


Looking for ghoulish fun? Try “Final Destination: Bloodlines”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS College student Stefani Reyes (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) has been plagued by a recurring nightmare of her...

Peggy Earle
Aug 206 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


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


Sony gives WWII tank drama “Fury” a new 4K upgrade
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Brad Pitt plays Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier, in David Ayer ’s World War II tank drama “Fury.” The...

Bill Kelley III
Jul 46 min read


“Drop” into summer suspense!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS "If you tell anyone, they will die." That's the text-threat single mother, Violet (Meghann Fahy),...

Kay Reynolds
Jun 296 min read


Arrow’s 4K UHD remaster of the visionary ‘Dark City’ is one of the year’s best releases
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Ian Richardson is Mr. Book, leader of The Strangers, a subterranean sect that controls the city with...

Craig Shapiro
Jun 276 min read


Five stars all the way “From Russia with Love” 4K UHD – Sean Connery 6-Film Collection
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS 2025 Restoration vs. 2010 Lowry Digital Top: 4K/HDR - Filmmakers Mode (2025, MGM/Amazon) master....

Bill Kelley III
Jun 65 min read


No objections to Donnie Yen’s “The Prosecutor”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Director/producer/actor Donnie Yen, with Kent Cheng (as mentor Bao Ding) right, stars as Prosecutor...

Kay Reynolds
Jun 54 min read


Oscar-winning biopic “Gandhi” gets a 4K UHD rework
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Ben Kingsley, in his breakout Academy Award-winning role as Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian lawyer,...

Bill Kelley III
May 166 min read


From the frying pan onto your 4K Ultra HD screen – “Deep Blue Sea”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) The staff at the Aquatica shark research facility are under attack from a trio of intelligent...

Bill Kelley III
Apr 56 min read


Prayers won’t help the “Wolf Man” – but Rhode Island follower wins 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / GIVEAWAY WINNER / HDR SCREENSHOTS Blake Lovell (Christopher Abbott) is transforming into what the Indigenous call...

Bill Kelley III
Mar 184 min read


Eggers’ dark and stylish “Nosferatu” is striking in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Lily-Rose Depp plays newlywed Ellen Hutter, who is seduced by Count Orlok, played by Bill...

Peggy Earle
Mar 146 min read
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