Lawrence of Arabia, 1962. Directed by David Lean. Starring Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Omar Sharif, and Peter O’Toole. SYNOPSIS: Lawrence of Arabia makes its standalone 4K debut in this new four-disc edition from Sony. The film is split across a pair of 4K Ultra HD […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Northman (2022)
The Northman, 2022. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and Willem Dafoe. SYNOPSIS: Robert Eggers’ latest tour de force, The Northman, arrives on 4K Ultra HD disc not long after its theatrical run. The film looks amazing in 4K, as you might imagine, and Universal […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai, 1957. Directed by David Lean. Starring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, and James Donald. SYNOPSIS: David Lean’s classic The Bridge on the River Kwai has been reissued on 4K by Sony in honor of the film’s 65th anniversary. This is largely the same 4K edition released […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Untouchables (1987)
The Untouchables, 1987. Directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, and Patricia Clarkson. SYNOPSIS: Brian De Palma’s classic The Untouchables arrives on 4K looking about as good as it did in theaters 35 years ago. No new extras were commissioned for this release, but […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity, 1944. Directed by Billy Wilder. Starring Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Byron Barr, John Philliber, and Tom Powers. SYNOPSIS: Criterion continues its string of 4K upgrades of classic movies with Billy Wilder’s 1944 film, Double Indemnity. The 4K presentation is sublime, and Criterion threw in a pair […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Batman (2022)
The Batman, 2022. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, and Colin Farrell. SYNOPSIS: Matt Reeves’ grim-and-gritty The Batman arrives on 4K with a presentation as stellar as you’d expect, along with a big batch of bonus features that do an excellent job […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 1962. Directed by John Ford. Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, and Woody Strode. SYNOPSIS: John Ford’s classic western The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance gets the 4K treatment courtesy of the Paramount Presents line of classic films. The movie looks gorgeous, and the studio has […]
Blu-ray Review – Trekkies (1997)
Trekkies, 1997. Directed by Roger Nygard. Starring Denise Crosby, Frank D’Amico, Barbara Adams, Denis Bourguignon, David Greenstein, Laurel Greenstein, Gabriel Koerner, Richard Koerner, Rich Kronfeld, Joyce Mason, Evelyn De Biase, Anne Kathleen Murphy, Male Barrett, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nicholas, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Kate Mulgrew, and Brent Spiner. SYNOPSIS: Roger Nygard […]
Blu-ray Review – Licorice Pizza (2021)
Licorice Pizza, 2021. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Benny Safdie. SYNOPSIS: Licorice Pizza arrives on home video in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital code edition that’s light on bonus feature, although it does include a small poster, if you’re into that sort […]
4K Ultra HD Review – RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop, 1987, Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer. SYNOPSIS: Arrow has reissued their excellent two-disc RoboCop set on 4K, even going so far as to source new 4K scans of the trims that were added back in for the Director’s Cut (and originally […]
