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Blu-ray Review – Legend (1985)

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Legend, 1985.Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent, Alice Playten, Billy Barty, and Cork Hubbert.SYNOPSIS:Fans of Ridley Scott’s Legend will want to get their hands on Arrow Video’s handsome new Blu-ray release as soon as they can. In addition to including the U.S. theatrical and director’s cuts, along with […]

Blu-ray Review – Night Shift (1982)

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Night Shift, 1982.Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, Richard Belzer, and Clint Howard.SYNOPSIS:Ron Howard’s second directorial effort, Night Shift, comes to Blu-ray via the Warner Archive Collection. It’s a lesser-known 1980s comedy that showcased Henry Winkler’s ability to play more than Fonzie on Happy Days while giving Michael Keaton and […]

4K Ultra HD Review – A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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A Clockwork Orange, 1971.Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin, Warren Clarke, James Marcus, Michael Tarn, and Michael Bates.SYNOPSIS:Stanley Kubrick’s classic A Clockwork Orange arrives on 4K with a remastered print created in collaboration with the director’s estate and his assistant, Leon Vitali. Most, but not all, of the […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

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The Shawshank Redemption, 1994.Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, and James Whitmore.SYNOPSIS:The Shawshank Redemption arrives on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray. The film looks beautiful, but no new bonus features were commissioned for this edition, so all of the extras were ported over from past […]

Blu-ray Review – Black Widow (2021)

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Black Widow, 2021.Directed by Cate Shortland. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz.SYNOPSIS:Disney brings Black Widow to home video on a high-definition Blu-ray disc that comes with a code for a digital copy. The film is good but not great, and the bonus features on […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection

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Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie CollectionDirected by Robert Wise, Nicholas Meyer, and Leonard Nimoy. Starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta, Stephen Collins, Bibi Besch, Merritt Butrick, Paul Winfield, Kirstie Alley, Ricardo Montalbán, Christopher Lloyd, and Catherine Hicks.SYNOPSIS:The first four Star Trek movies […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Labyrinth: 35th Anniversary Edition (1986)

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Labyrinth, 1986.Directed by Jim Henson. Starring Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie and Toby Froud.SYNOPSIS:Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.Five years ago, Sony issued a 30th Anniversary Edition of Labyrinth on […]

Blu-ray Review – Nashville (1975)

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Nashville, 1975.Directed by Robert Altman Starring David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert DoQui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan F. Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily Tomlin, Gwen Welles, and Keenan […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Almost Famous (2000)

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Almost Famous, 2000.Directed by Cameron Crowe. Starring Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Jason Lee, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Anna Paquin, Zooey Deschanel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jay Baruchel, Jimmy Fallon, Rainn Wilson, and Marc Maron.SYNOPSIS:Cameron Crowe’s classic coming-of-age in a rock ‘n’ roll world movie Almost Famous comes to 4K with a glorious remastered image for both […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Snatch (2001)

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Snatch, 2001.Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Benicio del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones, and Rade Serbedzija.SYNOPSIS:Guy Ritchie’s second movie, Snatch, arrives in 4K with an accompanying Blu-ray that’s the same disc issued in 2009. If you’re looking for a visual upgrade to that old platter, though, you can’t go […]