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Outstanding 4K upgrade on fan favorite “Ronin: 25th Anniversary Edition”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Robert De Niro plays Ex-CIA agent Sam, who joins an elite international crew to get a metal...
Bill Kelley III
Jun 19, 20236 min read
Kino Lorber notches another winner with Charles Laughton’s masterful ‘The Night of the Hunter’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) In arguably the best performances of his career, Robert Mitchum stepped away from his tough-guy...
Craig Shapiro
Jun 7, 20235 min read
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
“The Crimson Rivers” – French thriller hits all the noir notes
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS French actors Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel play Detective Commissioner Pierre Niemans from Paris and local...
Mike Reynolds
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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
Before “Kill Bill,” “The Bride Wore Black”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS French actress Jeanne Moreau plays Julie Kohler, the widow of a man who was shot to death on the church...
Peggy Earle
Feb 22, 20234 min read
She’s nothin’ but trouble – “The Lady from Shanghai”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Writer/director/actor Orson Welles and his wife actress Rita Hayworth, play a forbidden couple Michael...
Peggy Earle
Jan 30, 20236 min read
Tiny cars, BIG action – “The Italian Job” in 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Right, Michael Caine plays small-time thief Charlie Croker, who assembled the gang to pull off the...
Bill Kelley III
Jan 25, 20236 min read
Top 10: 4K UHDs of 2022
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR FRAME SHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from disc or streaming. The criteria required the...
High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 3, 202319 min read
Remastered in 4K, “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” needs to be on your shelf
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1-3) Mr. Blue (Robert Shaw) and three other armed hijackers commandeer a New York City subway train...
Craig Shapiro
Dec 26, 20225 min read
1950s taboos drive William Wyler’s “Detective Story”
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS Kirk Douglas plays James McLeod, a hard-edged New York City police detective, who rough-ups Karl Schneider...
Peggy Earle
Dec 23, 20224 min read
4K remastered “Nobody’s Fool” – Accepting family, like ‘em or not!
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Paul Newman received his eighth Oscar nomination playing Sully Sullivan, a 60-something construction...
Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Dec 11, 20225 min read
Looking for style over substance? De Palma’s ‘Dressed to Kill’ fills the bill
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS Angie Dickinson plays Kate Miller, an attractive, middle-aged housewife, who fantasizes about sex...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Misfit superheroes make the 4K grade: “Mystery Men”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1&2) Ben Stiller plays Mr. Furious, and William H. Macy as The Shoveler, part of a ragtag team of...
Bill Kelley III
Nov 22, 20226 min read
Captivating WWII spy drama “The Counterfeit Traitor” from Kino Lorber
BLU-RAY REVIEW / FRAME SHOTS William Holden stars as real-life World War II Allied spy, Eric Erickson. He was an American who became a...
Peggy Earle
Nov 8, 20225 min read
Kino Lorber scores again with 4K makeover of Bryan Singer’s ‘The Usual Suspects’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS In the movie’s most iconic scene, the usual suspects -- Hockney (Kevin Pollack), left, McManus...
Craig Shapiro
Nov 6, 20226 min read
Character-driven “In Bruges” is a reminder of what makes movies so good
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR FRAME SHOTS (1) Acclaimed Irish actors Brendan Gleeson, left, and Colin Farrell play hitmen sent to Belgium by...
Craig Shapiro
Oct 13, 20225 min read
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