Tim Burton movies have made great 4Ks because he loves those dark, gothic images. Mars Attacks! was a different kind of movie for him. It’s bright and colorful, which is what makes the killer Martians so funny. Though notably more...
Every great director has made a bad movie. Spielberg had 1941. Tarantino is still attached to Four Rooms. Scorsese did New York New York, but that in itself makes it fascinating. The improvised dialogue just goes on forever. De Niro...
Project Hail Mary took its time coming come, allowing people to experience the IMAX grandeur for months. It’s been on Prime and MGM+ for a bit but now it’s on physical media. The 4K UHD is the IMAX version with...
Hokum was made for 4K with all the darkness shrouding the film. Adam Scott plays an author embroiled in a supernatural mystery when he stays in an Irish hotel. In the dark hotel room honeymoon suite and even darker basement,...
Death Warrant was right on the cusp of Van Damme doing bigger movies. Bloodsport and Kickboxer were about fights. Death Warrant plugged Van Damme into a genre movie (undercover cop in prison) where naturally he would still have to fight....
When Baz Luhrmann restored archival Elvis Presley footage for EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, it was worth seeing in IMAX. The ‘70s footage held up on a giant screen. But, now that it’s time for EPiC to come home, it’s...
Jackie Chan is 72 and still making multiple action movies a year. He’s even creating new franchises as Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe is the second in the series. Not only do I still recommend his latest, but I urge...
10 years ago, Sing Street was an uplifting musical tale just like John Carney’s previous Begin Again. Now we need that uplift more than ever. Sing Street transports us to 1985 Dublin, Ireland. Young Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) forms a band...
When Quentin Tarantino was making Kill Bill, Miramax had the idea to just split it in two and release both parts. Now four-hour movies aren’t such a stretch, though two-part movies haven’t ceased either. So the Whole Bloody Affair cut...
The secret of The Crying Game became a punchline in the ‘90s with many spoofs but it was actually very sensitive about Fergus (Stephen Rea)’s realization. The Criterion Collection released a 4K UHD edition last month and in 2026 it...