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4K Ultra HD Review – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, and Keenan Wynn. SYNOPSIS: Sergio Leone’s timeless classic Once Upon a Time in the West makes its 4K Ultra HD debut as […]

4K Ultra HD Review – One From the Heart: Reprise

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One From the Heart, 1982. One From the Heart: Reprise, 2024. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: Movie critic Gene Siskel once called One From the Heart a “buried treasure,” so if you feel the same way, you’ll want this […]

4K Ultra HD Review – American Sniper (2014)

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American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, and Max Charles. SYNOPSIS: 2014’s American Sniper makes its 4K Ultra HD debut from Warner Bros. I don’t believe it was remastered for this edition, but given the facts that it’s only ten years old and was shot on […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Crow (1994)

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The Crow, 1994. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Bai Ling, and Sofia Shinas. SYNOPSIS: Alex Proyas’s cult classic The Crow makes its way to 4K Ultra HD, sporting a brand new transfer that puts the “noir” in “film noir,” a pair of new bonus features, and a […]

Blu-ray Review – Hardware Wars (1978)

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Hardware Wars, 1978. Directed by Ernie Fosselius. Starring Scott Mathews, Cindy Furgatch (Freeling), Jeff Hale, Bob Knickerbocker, Frank Robertson, and Paul Frees. SYNOPSIS: Ernie Fosselius’s seminal parody Hardware Wars arrives on Blu-ray from MVD, featuring a new 2K remaster from the only known 16mm print in existence, along with a big batch of extras that […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Ocean’s Trilogy

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Ocean’s Trilogy Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Vincent Cassel, Eddie Jemison, Qin Shaobo, Ellen Barkin, and Al Pacino. SYNOPSIS: The Ocean’s Trilogy, consisting of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen, […]

Blu-ray Review – High Noon (1952)

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High Noon, 1952. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, and Henry Morgan. SYNOPSIS: Fred Zinneman’s seminal classic Western High Noon arrives on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD (a first for the latter format), courtesy of Kino Lorber. The company commissioned a new […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Departed (2006)

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The Departed, 2006. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed makes its 4K Ultra HD debut in both standard and SteelBook editions, with a new 4K transfer supervised by the director’s long-time editor, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

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Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: Director Peter Weir is well-known to film fans for his prodigious output during the 1980s, but 1975’s Picnic at Hanging Rock is the movie that kick-started his career and helped drive the so-called Australian New […]

4K Ultra HD Review – RED: 2-Film Collection

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RED: 2-Film Collection. The action-packed movies RED and RED 2, starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and a bunch of great actors in smaller roles, arrive on 4K Ultra HD in a nice SteelBook edition. You get both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD discs, along with digital copies of the […]