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4K Ultra HD Review – Black Bag (2025)

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Black Bag, 2025.Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan, and Gustaf Skarsgård.SYNOPSIS:Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Black Bag, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with an accompanying Blu-ray disc and a code for a digital copy. This is a smart, snappy little spy thriller that […]

Blu-ray Review – Contraband (1980)

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Contraband, 1980.Directed by Lucio Fulci. Starring Fabio Testi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Ivana Monti, Saverio Marconi, Ferdinand Murolo, Lucio Fulci, and Enrico Maisto.SYNOPSIS:A cigarette smuggler goes out for revenge when his business partner and brother is murdered by a rival drug smuggler.It is amazing that Italian splatter maestro Lucio Fulci found the time between making Zombie Flesh […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Starman (1984)

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Starman, 1984.Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and Richard Jaeckel.SYNOPSIS:Previously found only in the Columbia Classics: Volume 4 set, the 4K Ultra HD version of John Carpenter’s Starman arrives in a standalone Steelbook edition. The pair of discs featuring the single-season TV series are missing here, but you get […]

Blu-ray Review – Foul Play (1978)

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Foul Play, 1978.Directed by Colin Higgins. Starring Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Brian Dennehy, Dudley Moore.SYNOPSIS:Kino Lorber continues its series of minor classics on disc with Foul Play, available on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD. The Colin Higgins film launched Chevy Chase’s theatrical career and cemented Goldie Hawn’s place on the silver screen. You […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Andromeda Strain (1971)

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The Andromeda Strain, 1971.Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, David Wayne, Paula Kelly, and George Mitchell.SYNOPSIS:The Andromeda Strain arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Arrow Video. This is the same disc as the Blu-ray Arrow issued in 2019, but the image quality is even better here, of course.Arrow Video […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season

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Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season, 2024.Directed by Anna Foerster, John Cameron, and Richard J. Lewis. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, Edward Davis, Josh Heuston, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, and Mark Addy.SYNOPSIS:The first six-episode season of Dune: Prophecy […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Good German (2006)

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The Good German, 2006.Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire.SYNOPSIS:Steven Soderbergh’s flawed 2006 experiment, The Good German, makes its 4K Ultra HD debut. You get a Blu-ray too, but no code for a digital copy, and no bonus features except fore the trailer.I always appreciate it when a director takes […]

Lethal Weapon sets 4K Ultra HD release in June

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Richard Donner’s Mel Gibson and Danny Glover-headlined buddy cop classic Lethal Weapon is coming to 4K Ultra HD release this June with a set featuring both the 1987 theatrical version and the extended director’s cut from 2000; check out the cover artwork and details here…Mel Gibson stars as […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Pale Rider (1985)

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Pale Rider, 1985.Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Christopher Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, and John Russell.SYNOPSIS:Clint Eastwood’s sole 1980s Western, Pale Rider, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Warner Bros. It looks great, and the extras found here are just as spectacular. You also […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

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The Outlaw Josey Wales, 1976.Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, and John Vernon.SYNOPSIS:Clint Eastwood’s 1976 classic The Outlaw Josey Wales makes its 4K Ultra HD debut. The film looks great, and you get a nice smattering of bonus features as well as a code for a digital […]