Fire in the Sky harkens back to a time that I valued growing up in the ‘90s. Movies would just come out and they’d play at the theater and I’d check them out with little hype if it wasn’t a big summer movie. Then it would be on video and cable so it would always […]
Arrow has put together another fine package with the True Romance 4K UHD. Perhaps much of it was already crafted for the Blu-ray release, but the upgrade is well worth it. Tony Scott’s visuals really convey the difference between Detroit and L.A., even if some of the Detroit scenes were filmed in California. He gives […]
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent may not have been the ultimate Nicolas Cage movie. It would be hard to top Vampire’s Kiss or Face/Off, but it was a fun celebration of all the things that make Cage one of the greatest actors ever. Now on home video, the 4K UHD release of Massive Talent […]
Grease 2 finally gets HD respect with its first ever Blu-ray release for the film’s 40th anniversary. VHS kids were among the first to discover Grease 2 was a fun twist on the T-Birds and Pink Girls. DVD may have been the first time they ever got to see the full movie in widescreen. Now […]
I missed The Untouchables in theaters in 1987, not because it was rated R but because I was just a tad too young to have interest in it yet. For most of my life, I’d only seen it on cable, DVD or Blu-ray, though I was finally able to see it at the New Beverly […]
The Criterion Collection upgrades this classic to 4K and it is a nostalgic black and white tour of LA in the 40s. The print is immaculately clean, except for occasional scratches in an exterior shot or the beer and bowling montage. While a bit softer than black and white 4Ks like Schindler’s List or The […]
In the Arrow 4K UHD edition of Wild Things, you can practically see the steam coming off the swamp permeating the air everywhere, even in scenes in schools or offices. This isn’t the most colorful movie, but you’ll notice the green environments and the colorful cheerleader uniforms setting up the film’s mysterious temptation. Bright white […]
After giving Candyman a Blu-ray special edition in 2018, Scream Factory upgrades it to 4K UHD. It still includes the Blu-ray discs with the theatrical and unrated cuts and all the extras included with those. They’ve also reconnected with Vanessa Estelle Williams for a new interview. Candyman looks evocative and atmospheric in 4K. You see […]
The Arrow 4K UHD edition of 12 Monkeys preserves the film grain from the 1995 release. That grain is especially visible in the white winter environs of the past and future. 4K makes the shadows in the underground future as dark as possible. 12 Monkeys bears the trademark clutter of director Terry Gilliam films. 4K […]
A lot of the classic Tony Scott movies came out on 4K before I got my setup. So I missed Top Gun and Days of Thunder, although Paramount+ has the Top Gun 4K which looks great. The new release of Beverly Hills Cop II in 4K is fun though. That Tony Scott saturated look is […]