It’s a tale as old as time. Actor gets work with not one, but multiple top-tier directors, and then finds themselves struggling to get work. Most times, those actors fade into obscurity if they can’t pivot. One such actor, Ke… Read More ›
4K UHD
“Tommy Boy” retains its quality comedy 30 years later in 4K UHD and you can take the butcher’s word for it.
“If at first you don’t succeed, lower your standards.” – Tommy Boy tagline For Generation Xers and Millennials, Saturday Night Live had a pretty strong grip on our popular culture experience in the ‘90s. Through various cast members (original and… Read More ›
The Criterion restoration of “Godzilla vs. Biollante” in 4K Blu-ray is well worth a revisit.
Whether you’ve been a fan of the kaiju-destroying Godzilla from its initial creation in 1954 from Toho, or your first introduction to the gigantic destructive beast was Legendary’s Godzilla from 2014 or 2023’s spectacular Godzilla Minus One, there is one… Read More ›
The home release of disjointed “Wolf Man” brings enjoyable special features.
In another reality, modern audiences would be elbow-deep in the modern monsterverse Universal Pictures dubbed the “Dark Universe,” which kicked off with the release of 2017’s The Mummy. It was all in place with cast and concept, but the failed… Read More ›
Strength and Honor: “Gladiator II” comes home on physical formats.
By 2000, actor Russell Crowe had made a name for himself in the U.S. through work in The Quick and the Dead (1994), Virtuosity (1995), L.A. Confidential (1997), and The Insider (1999). It would be his turn as Maximus Decimus… Read More ›
Arrow Video delivers a worthy 4K release of the 1980 dark thriller “Cruising.”
Trigger Warning: The narrative centers violence upon the LGBTQIA+ community and this may be distressing for sensitive viewers. If you’re reading this and, like me, you’ve heard of William Friedkin’s Cruising with Al Pacino (Heat), but have never seen it… Read More ›
Criterion’s 4K edition of “Cronos” offers nothing new past the restoration.
If anyone knows me, then you know I champion Criterion and their releases. They’re usually some of the best of the best, bar none to any other release in terms of quality of release (and quality control) and features. While… Read More ›
“Amadeus” still rocks at 40: Warner Bros. debuts exhilarating 4K restoration of the theatrical cut.
The ‘80s were a decade of decadence. Whimsical fashion, music, and media reigned pop culture. This was especially true with the films of the era. The year 1984 saw Warner Bros. release both Purple Rain, a semi-biographical concert film starring… Read More ›
You’ve waited 20 years for “Constantine” in 4K UHD. What’s another 20 seconds?
Angela Dodson: Well, this has been real educational, but … I don’t believe in the devil. John Constantine: You should. He believes in you. – Constantine (2005) Unlike now, comic book adaptations used to be far less prevalent and didn’t… Read More ›
Is Shane Black’s comedic thriller “The Nice Guys” standard 4K UHD edition worth the upgrade?
For audiences of a certain age, writer Shane Black is an instrumental figure in their cinematic development. In the same year (1987) that taught us that “Wolfman’s got nards” (Monster Squad), he let us know that it’s ok to say… Read More ›
That’s that: The Criterion Collection re-releases Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love” with a 4K UHD edition.
“Tell someone you love them today, because life is short. But shout it at them in German, because life is also terrifying.” – anonymous meme With a career filled with critical highs and lows, writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson has wowed… Read More ›
4K UHD release of “Jackie Brown” stuns in 4K but with no extras in the overhead bin.
When 2022 was happening and the announcement that Quentin Tarantino’s first feature ever was going to be released in 4K, everyone was foaming at their mouth with anticipation that not only was this going to be a *good* release but… Read More ›
Both halves of Quentin Tarantino’s fourth film, “Kill Bill,” receive a first-time 4K UHD edition and special edition steelbook via Lionsgate Limited.
“The Bride: You and I have unfinished business. Bill: Baby, you ain’t kidding.” – Kill Bill, Vol. 2 (2004) It’s 2025 and filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is actively developing his 10th, and rumored final, film. Though incredibly divisive for the dialogue… Read More ›
Enter the mind of a killer in 4K UHD with Arrow Video’s limited edition restoration of “The Cell.”
2025 is feeling like *the year* for director Tarsem Singh and his fans. First, the announcement for his upcoming 4K UHD restoration of The Fall (2006) by Umbrella Entertainment (possible theatrical and home release vs. one or the other) and,… Read More ›
The “Conclave” home release on 4K has unanimous support.
The sin Cardinal Lawrence fears may be “certainty,” but Conclave (2024) is a film forged with it, and the 4K UHD home release is no different. The extras include a featurette on the making of the film and a director’s… Read More ›
The Criterion Collection’s Blu-ray release of 1973’s “The Mother and the Whore” exceeds the 4K release in quality and value.
Last week I got an admittedly excessive 4K UHD Blu-ray in the mail. Normally $75.99, I caught it at 48% off at $39.20. It was the 40th Anniversary Edition of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and it came… Read More ›
Is what’s in the box worth it for the 30th anniversary 4K UHD edition of David Fincher’s “Se7en”?
Filmmaker David Fincher has released some of the most beloved thrillers in modern cinema. If “beloved” feels like too strong a term, certainly “dissected” and “explored” would be appropriate. Making the leap from music video to cinema with the contentious… Read More ›
“Joker: Folie à Deux” steps out with a vibrant 4K home release.
2024 has been a banner year for movies (despite what social media and some people may have you think) and a strange one for Warner Brothers. Before diving into the home release of Joker: Folie à Deux, I want to… Read More ›
Have the touch and the power with “Transformers One” on 4K UHD home video.
August 8th, 1986, is a big day for Transformers fans. It’s the date that the fully-animated The Transformers: The Movie would release in theaters, beckoning its many young fans to come see its Autobot hero Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter… Read More ›
Criterion puts out a lucky 4K with “No Country for Old Men.”
People always say “if at first you do not like something, you should give it another chance,” and that general principal is typically a good one, the exception being that if you have deep vitriol for something, your mind is… Read More ›