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How the truth gets out – “All the President’s Men,” now on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) use a typewriter to communicate with each other, since Woodward was told by his source ‘Deep Throat’ that their lives are in danger and that his apartment is likely bugged and telephone wiretapped. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment - click the steelbook for an Amazon purchase “A

Bill Kelley III
Feb 166 min read


The annual Top 10 4K UHDs: 2025
TRUE 4K MASTERING / HDR SCREENSHOTS THE LIST of movies is the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc. The criteria required the source to be mastered in 4K or higher and nothing less. No upconversion from 2K to 4K on this list. A big surprise, most of the top 4K discs were originally captured on 65mm or 35mm film stock. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment just edged out Universal Pictures with the most 4K titles in our Top 10 and honorable mentions. While Arrow Video,

High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 2217 min read


“One Battle After Another” makes its first of two 4K appearances
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Teyana Taylor plays Perfidia Beverly Hills, the charismatic co-leader of the radical group French 75. Her partner is Bob Ferguson, a revolutionary foot solider and explosion expect, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The two comfort their baby daughter Charlene. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment - Click the jacket for an Amazon purchase “ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER” 4K Ultra

Bill Kelley III
Jan 163 min read


High-Def Watch’s Top 10 4K discs of 2025 is coming soon! What will make the cut?
Sound off with your picks! THE LIST, in alphabetical order, features the very best in 4K viewing from a physical disc. The criteria required the source to be mastered in 4K or higher and nothing less. No upconversion from 2K to 4K on this list. Continuing from last year, most of the top 4K discs were originally captured on 35mm film stock. When we post the final list, over 100 HDR screenshots will be included with mini-reviews of the Top 10 picks.

High-Def Watch Staff
Jan 61 min read


Forty years down the road, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ is still fun-fun-fun
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS In what director Tim Burton, who made his feature debut with “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” calls the sports sequence, our hero leaves a posse of racers in his dust. (Click an image to scroll the larger versions) 4K screenshots courtesy of The Criterion Collection/Warner Bros. - Click the jacket for an Amazon purchase “PEE-WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE: THE CRITERION COLLECTION”
4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray, 1985, PG for rude humor
Best extra: The 2005

Craig Shapiro
Jan 57 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 10, 20257 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 27, 20255 min read


Scares at their very best – “The Conjuring” on 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Carolyn Perron (Lili Taylor), mother of five daughters, is overcome by demonic forces in their...

Kay Reynolds
Sep 15, 20257 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 30, 20256 min read


John Lee Hancock’s modern noir “The Little Things” upgrades to 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS (1) Denzel Washington stars as the aging Kern County Deputy Joe Deacon, a former Los Angeles Sheriff...

Peggy Earle & Bill Kelley III
Aug 27, 20255 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 20, 20256 min read


Ryan Coogler knocks it out of the park with ‘Sinners’
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Michael B. Jordan gives a remarkable performance as Smoke, center, and Stack, left, twins who return...

Craig Shapiro
Jul 16, 20256 min read


“Thunderball” strikes in new, remastered 4K UHD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS 2025 Restoration vs. 2010 Lowry Digital Top: 4K/HDR - Filmmakers Mode (2025, MGM/Amazon/Warner...

Bill Kelley III
Jun 16, 20255 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 6, 20255 min read


Hats off to Warner Bros.: ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales’ is a 4K UHD stunner
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Clint Eastwood stars on both sides of the camera in “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” one of his finest...

Craig Shapiro
May 23, 20255 min read


Clint Eastwood’s iconic ‘Dirty Harry’ hits the mark, and then some, in 4K Ultra HD
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS “Uh uh. I know what you’re thinking. ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well to tell you the...

Craig Shapiro
May 7, 20255 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 5, 20256 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 17, 202520 min read


Twisted mystery “SE7EN” finally arrives on 4K
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) and soon-to-be-retiring Detective William Somerset (Morgan...

Bill Kelley III
Dec 30, 20244 min read


Cold war spies, and guns and killers: “North by Northwest: 65th Anniversary”
4K ULTRA HD REVIEW / HDR SCREENSHOTS Cary Grant stars as New York a dvertising executive Roger Thornhill, who finds himself being chased...

Bill Kelley III
Nov 15, 20245 min read
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