Gattaca, 1997. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Alan Arkin, Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, and Gore Vidal. SYNOPSIS: Gattaca arrives on 4K, which is welcome news to the fans who have made it a cult classic on home video after its poor 1997 box office results. The remastered print is […]
4K Ultra HD Review – News of the World (2020)
News of the World, 2020. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham, and Elizabeth Marvel. SYNOPSIS: News of the World stars Tom Hanks as a Civil War veteran who finds himself trying to take a young girl home after she’s been freed from […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Do the Right Thing (1989)
Do the Right Thing, 1989. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, Giancarlo Esposito, Rosie Perez, Martin Lawrence, Spike Lee, Bill Nunn, John Turturro, John Savage, and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Do the Right Thing is just as important today as it was when it was released in 1989, […]
Blu-ray Review – Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker, 2017. Directed by Tony Zierra. Featuring Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, Ryan O’Neal, Danny Lloyd, R. Lee Ermey, Stellan Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: Filmworker charts the multiple decades that Leon Vitali spent as the jack-of-all-trades assistant to famously demanding film director Stanley Kubrick. It’s a glimpse into the ways Kubrick worked that is both fascinating […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall, 1990. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox. SYNOPSIS: Total Recall was remastered in 4K for this new edition that also includes a digital code, as well as a copy of the movie on Blu-ray. Three new bonus features, including a comprehensive look at the […]
Blu-ray Review – Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places, 1983. Directed by John Landis. Starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis. SYNOPSIS: Paramount is on an Eddie Murphy nostalgia blitz to promote the upcoming release of the sequel Coming 2 America, and as part of that they’ve reissued Trading Places on Blu-ray with improved image […]
Blu-ray Review – Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Mario Puzo’s The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, and Sofia Coppola. SYNOPSIS: Francis Ford Coppola revisited The Godfather Part III for a re-edit that he’s called The Godfather Coda: The Death […]
Blu-ray Review – Continental Divide (1981)
Continental Divide, 1981. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Goorwitz, Carlin Glynn, Tony Ganios, and Bruce Jarchow. SYNOPSIS: Continental Divide was a box office failure, but it has found a small audience over the years among fans of John Belushi, as well as those who admire writer/director Lawrence Kasdan, who penned […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop, 1984. Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eibacher, Ronny Cox, and Steven Berkoff. SYNOPSIS: Eddie Murphy’s classic Beverly Hills Cop arrives on 4K Ultra HD in a new edition that also includes a Blu-ray disc and a digital code. The film looks better than ever, although […]
Review – Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989)
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder, 1989 Directed by Wayne Isham Starring David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason, Tim Renwick, Jon Carin, Scott Page, Guy Pratt, Gary Wallis, Margret Taylor, Rachel Fury, Durga McBroom SYNOPSIS: Pink Floyd’s 1989 concert film Delicate Sound of Thunder has been reissued with music and footage not found in the […]
