This 4K UHD is the first time I’ve revisited The Departed since it won Best Picture and Director. Though long overdue, the winning film felt pale in comparison to the likes of Goodfellas, Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. I was...
Well Go releasing all the Asian films in the US market doesn’t just mean action movies, though we appreciate those. They’ve also got Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest drama, Monster. This was in the conversation during award season nominations though ended up...
I saw To Die For in theaters when the real-life Pamela Smart story was still fresh. Though similar true crime scandals still occur, today To Die For might play more like a general satire than a pointed commentary. Either way...
The Iron Claw condensed the lives of the Von Erich family into a two hour movie. To do so, they had to eliminate one of the brothers entirely. But, the film is a loving testament to the tragic loss of...
If any new Donnie Yen movie shows up, I’m going to watch it. This one isn’t martial arts tho. Polar Rescue stars Yen as a father on a family vacation wrangling unruly kids. He can’t just kick them. When his...
Between the Japanese originals and the American remakes, The Ring has become urban legend by now. As such, we may take for granted how effectively the American remake establishes the rules. Now the three American films are in 4K UHD...
Quigley Down Under was always one of my favorite movies. It’s an Australian western but more so just a rousing adventure. I never got to see it in theaters so I originally discovered it on pan and scan VHS. I...
An update now that these are out on physical 4K UHDs. These pretty much look like the digital releases. They’re all a crisp blue, with some digital smoothing over especially on True Lies. It’s maybe not the purest but it’s...
Little Monsters was a movie I watched on video a lot. So how does it hold up more than 30 years later? The new Wal-Mart exclusive steelbook edition of the Blu-ray special edition gave me a chance to find out....
The surreal Victorian visuals that are nominated for Oscars are now available to view in 4K. The digital 4K UHD of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things exemplify the film’s dynamic visuals. The black and white segments present a sharp contrast, where...