Walter Hill has always been one of my very favourite filmmakers. There is just something about his style, where he pushes Western movie philosophies into all of his work and the way he writes his male characters that is a perfect example of my love for action movies of the era. In 48 HRS, his […]
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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 4k Blu Ray Review – Get Busy Livin’
I have not seen THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION in many, many years. Regarded as one of the finest contemporary movies ever made by critics and audiences (going so far as to infamously being regarded as the highest rated movie on the Internet Movie Database), some may not know that this did NOT do very well on […]
A Clockwork Orange in 4k – Ultra High Def is Viddy Well
Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 follow-up to his legendary space picture 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY has always been a curiosity to me, in that the master auteur goes from the most influential sci-fi movie ever made to a much smaller picture that rests in the small but powerful catalogue of Kubrick’s work. It’s one that I feel like […]
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 4k Review – Huntin’ Ultra High Def Nazis
A big, ultra-violent and very dialogue driven picture from the crazy mind of Quentin Tarantino, the 2009 INGLORIOUS BASTERDS absolutely wowed me on initial viewing, leading me to see it a couple of times in theatres just for all the details. It’s Tarantino’s love for movies and especially revisionist history (which has transferred all the […]
SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY 4k – It’s A Looney Looney Ultra High Def Movie!
So here you have a mixture of live action and animation featuring a star more known for his basketball skills than his acting with endless references. Beyond dumb, overlong and filled with references and jokes….I still somewhat enjoyed SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, the long-delayed sequel to the 1996, Joe Pytka directed cult classic that […]
INDIANA JONES COLLECTION on 4k – Keeping Up With The Joneses in Ultra High-Def
The adventure of Indy is now at its most visual best. This much-awaited 4k release sees a full restoration of all of the Indiana Jones movies and it is a release to celebrate. It took me a bit of time to power through this incredible film series, but the work was worth it. These are […]
STAR TREK: THE FOUR MOVIE COLLECTION in 4k – Beam Up That Ultra High-Def
To boldly go. I have always had a soft spot in my heart for the TREK feature movies. I grew up watching the original series along with THE NEXT GENERATION, and it was a great childhood memory to sit with the family and watch all of the widescreen laserdiscs. At the time that I was […]
In The Heights 4k Review – Just Listen To The Block
I raved about IN THE HEIGHTS back in June, right around the time when theatres reopened. I was lucky to catch a theatrical screening in a REALLY good theatre and the entire experience of a group of well-intentioned characters trying to make it in the New York suburb of Washington Heights a part musical, part […]
NASHVILLE Blu Ray Review – Altman Don’t Worry Me
A film that caused a sensation in its release in 1975 NASHVILLE is one of the finest works by the late, great legendary Robert Altman who was famous for his feature films with many characters and intimate storylines all bouncing off of each other. To describe this movie is difficult as it’s more of an […]
THE CONJURING 3: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT on 4k – Boo, Made You Look!
Even in a sea of horror franchises, there’s something that really stands out about THE CONJURING and its offshoot, the ANNABELLE series. Like with many features this year, THE CONJURING has been delayed for quite a while and finally enjoyed a successful theatrical release. The Warrens (the always terrific Patrick Wilson and Vera Farminga) return […]
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review: It’s 90’s Ethan Hunt!
What’s not to love about the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series? This is my personal favourite franchise these days as all of the movies are smart, story-driven action pictures made for adults, in a world that seems to be falling to cartoonish superhero titles, sequels and remakes. This has always been a curious series to me as […]
A QUIET PLACE PART II on 4k – Ultra High Def Spooks
One of the many examples of a studio picture that waited it out through the pandemic, A QUIET PLACE PART II has been awaited by many film fans ever since its initial delay right at the beginning of the world change in March, 2020. In fact, I even had tickets booked for a special double […]
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 4k HDR Disc Review – Holy Moses This Looks Amazing!
Oh Moses, Moses! Oh, movies from a different era! Produced in the grand epic time of the 1950s, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, the biblical epic starring the legendary Charlton Heston as our hero Moses and the telling of the Holy Scriptures from his uprising, his biblical learning all the way to parting the red sea to […]
WONDER WOMAN 1984 4k Review – So Much 80’s Fun in Ultra-High-Definition!
Almost entirely bypassing a theatrical release due to the nature of our planet and in the exhibition, almost everyone saw WONDER WOMAN 1984 in some digital form or another. While I did quickly review the movie back in its Virtual Theatrical release (and on HBO Max for a few weeks in the US) as all […]
THE CROODS A NEW AGE on 4k Ultra HD – Wowsers.
It has been many years since the first CROODS movie came out, 2013 in fact, and while I remember liking the movie when I saw it in the theatre, I pretty much moved on and forgot about it ever since. When a sequel was announced I was a bit surprised. Didn’t we say all we […]