No joking about this release. Dead-on Perfect in every detail. Gorgeous 4k imagery, superb audio in Dolby Atmos. An incredibly nuanced job by all concerned toward one of the most beautifully produced 4k releases of the year. Everyone needs a copy! And for those who don’t know, time to read …
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Join Brian Dobbs and Sam Posten as they talk about all things related to spoilers and movie secrecy. For show notes, please visit our corresponding discussion thread.
Return from the Ashes – Blu-ray Review
In the early 1960’s, director J. Lee Thompson had a couple of breakthrough hits on the international stage; the success of both The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Cape Fear (1962) helped him gain entry in Hollywood as well as the upper echelon for directors. Returning to England, Return from …
Samsung introduces The Terrace outdoor TV and soundbar
Samsung today announced the expansion of its lifestyle product line with The Terrace, its first outdoor 4K QLED TV and accompanying soundbar. The Terrace is a Samsung smart TV designed to bring indoor entertainment outside and releases in the US and Canada today, followed by other territories later in the …
A few words about…™ Romance on the High Seas – in Blu-ray
“Can’t act; slightly bald; can dance a little…” What an extraordinarily wonderful occurrence. A three-strip Technicolor production making its way to Blu-ray, appearing to perfectly mimic the look of three-strip Technicolor – one of only seven that Warner released in 1948. In this case, a Michael Curtiz directed slightly off-kilter comedy-musical starring …
War of the Worlds (2005) UHD Review
Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise’s take on the classic War of the Worlds tale has always been a favorite of mine. This is a refreshing adaptation, taking the core of the story and framing it through a broken family dynamic with top of the line production and visual effects, and …
Home theater maintenance tips part two
After covering some basic good practice tips in part one of this series, there are more lengths to which you can go to preserve the operating life of your prized home theater equipment, and make things easier for yourself in the event of needing to troubleshoot common technical or logistical …
Emma. (2020) Blu-ray Review
The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s satire on societal roles, Emma, arrives on Blu-ray after a brief theatrical run (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and pay per view window.
The Legend of Zorro Digital UHD Review
The Legend of Zorro receives a 4K upgrade from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, but unlike its predecessor, this is a digital-only release.
Stranded On A Desert Island
Which movies would you take with you if you were stranded on a desert island? For show notes, please visit our corresponding discussion thread.
The Mind Benders Blu Ray Review
Though their deal with Studio Canal, Kino Lorber has released Basil Dearden’s vastly underrated psychological horror film The Mind Benders. The Mind Benders deals with the psychological effects of isolation or sensory deprivation. The Mind Benders was released in February of 1963 by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy’s Anglo-Amalgamated Pictures. …
Home theater maintenance tips part one
The further we delve into this home entertainment hobby, the more equipment we find we own, and the more maintenance it all requires. There are two great reasons to keep our TVs, projectors, receivers and speakers in tip-top condition. The first, of course, is to make our capital investments pay …
Days of Thunder UHD Review
1990 was the start of a new decade, one that would explode with computer generated imagery-driven effects films and summer event films that would grow bigger and bigger in scale and budget. Days of Thunder represents the beginning of the end of the pre-CGI era, where computer effects would become …
Top Gun UHD Review
Top Gun has been released several times on home video. Before this outstanding 4K release, Paramount released it on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray, part of a Blu-ray collection of Tom Cruise films, and then a steelbook edition for the film’s 30th anniversary. The 3D edition was fun, and while the different …
The Cranes Are Flying – Criterion Blu-ray
Following the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953, the Soviet Union began a cultural thaw that would last for the rest of the 1950’s; one who would benefit greatly from this in Soviet cinema was Georgian director Mikhail Kalatozov. Although he had been working steadily since the late 1920’s, it …
VIZIO adds free content updates for SmartCast TVs
VIZIO has announced the launch of ten new lifestyle, DIY, fashion, travel and comedy channels to SmartCast TV users in the US. As from now, SmartCast TV users can get celebrity and lifestyle news from Vanity Fair, Young Hollywood and WIRED, get fashion info from GQ, Glamour and Vogue, and …
The Mystery of the Wax Museum Blu-ray Review
Glorious looking now with its two-color Technicolor in full bloom and its juicy performances and outstanding production design present for all to see, The Mystery of the Wax Museum is nevertheless fully worthy of one’s attention. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Released: 18 Feb 1933 Rated: Passed Runtime: 77 min Director: Michael Curtiz Genre: Horror, …
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