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4K Ultra HD Review – The Nice Guys (2016)

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The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: Are you a fan of Shane Black’s 2016 film The Nice Guys, which features Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as a mismatched pair with tons of onscreen chemistry? Then you’ll […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Amadeus (1984)

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Amadeus, 1984. Directed by Miloš Forman. Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, and Charles Kay. SYNOPSIS: Miloš Forman and Peter Shaffer’s 1984 classic Amadeus gets its debut on 4K Ultra HD, although you’ll only find the theatrical version here, and the bonus features are a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Social Network (2010)

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The Social Network, 2010. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella. SYNOPSIS: The Social Network gets a standalone 4K Ultra HD release after previously only being found in the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 2 set. You also get a code for a digital […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Panic Room (2002)

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Panic Room, 2002. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto, and Kristen Stewart. SYNOPSIS: David Fincher’s 2002 movie Panic Room gets not just its Blu-ray debut but its 4K Ultra HD debut too in this nice Steelbook from Sony. The film looks great, as you’d expect, and a code […]

Blu-ray Review – Play it Again, Sam (1972)

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Play it Again, Sam, 1972. Directed by Herbert Ross. Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Jerry Lacy, and Susan Anspach. SYNOPSIS: Play it Again, Sam, which was based on Woody Allen’s Broadway play but directed by Herbert Ross, arrives on Blu-ray with a new 4K scan of the original 35mm camera negative. The only […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Sacrifice (1986)

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The Sacrifice, 1986. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, Guðrún S. Gísladóttir, Sven Wollter, Valérie Mairesse, Filippa Franzen, Tommy Kjellqvist. SYNOPSIS: Andrei Tarkovsky’s final movie, the hauntingly meditative The Sacrifice, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Kino Lorber. This is my first experience with the film, but I believe […]

Blu-ray Review – My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2022)

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My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, 2022. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Alistair McGowan. SYNOPSIS: I imagine that hardcore Hitchcock fans may have various polarizing reactions to My Name is Alfred Hitchcock, Mark Cousins’ documentary that has Alistair McGowan imitating the director’s trademark voice in a narration written by him, but I found it a fascinating, […]

Blu-ray Review – Here (2024)

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Here, 2024. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, and Kelly Reilly. SYNOPSIS: I have to file Here under the category “Experimental storytelling techniques in film that don’t quite work.” Based on Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name, the latest from director Robert Zemeckis might have worked better for […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Talk of the Town (1942)

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The Talk of the Town, 1942. Directed by George Stevens. Starring Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman. SYNOPSIS: The Talk of the Town, hailing from 1942, arrives on 4K Ultra HD sporting excellent image quality but middling bonus features. To be fair, that should probably be expected, given its minor status in the careers […]

Blu-ray Review – The Lords of Flatbush (1974)

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The Lords of Flatbush, 1974. Directed by Martin Davidson, Stephen F. Verona Starring Susan Blakely, Reneé Paris, Maria Smith, Paul Mace, Henry Winkler, Sylvester Stallone, Perry King SYNOPSIS: The Lords of Flatbush, which helped launch the burgeoning careers of Henry Winkler and Sylvester Stallone and was part of the 50s fad during the 1970s, makes […]