4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado Following the release of The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD earlier this year, Paramount is now releasing standalone editions of Francis Ford Coppola’s three films in 4K, with both regular and SteelBook packaging. The version of The Godfather Part III being released on its own isn’t the theatrical cut of Coppola’s… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone (SteelBook Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Part II (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado Following the release of The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD earlier this year, Paramount is now releasing standalone editions of Francis Ford Coppola’s three films in 4K, with both regular and SteelBook packaging. Coppola’s operatic 1974 sequel is widely heralded as one of the greatest ever made, serving as both a… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Part II (SteelBook Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado Following the release of The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD earlier this year, Paramount is now releasing standalone editions of Francis Ford Coppola’s three films in 4K, with both regular and SteelBook packaging. Coppola’s Oscar-winning 1972 adaption of Mario Puzo’s novel The Godfather, charting the rise to power of son Michael… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather (SteelBook Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The War of the Worlds (1953) and When Worlds Collide (1951)

By John Corrado Paramount is releasing the 1953 adaptation of The War of the Worlds for the first time on 4K Ultra HD this week, in a set that also includes the 1951 film When Worlds Collide on Blu-ray. The two sci-fi films were both produced by George Pal, and present a compelling double feature.… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The War of the Worlds (1953) and When Worlds Collide (1951)

4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition – The Complete Adventure

By John Corrado In addition to Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection being released this week, Paramount is also releasing two different standalone editions of Robert Wise’s original 1979 film Star Trek: The Motion Picture to mark the anniversary of when Star Trek first aired on TV in September 1966. Previously only available as… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition – The Complete Adventure

4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection

By John Corrado With September 8th marking the anniversary of when Star Trek first aired on CBS in 1966, Paramount is dipping back into the archives this month with the release of Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection, featuring the first half-dozen films in the franchise in 4K Ultra HD. Starting with director… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection

4K Ultra HD Review: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Collector’s Edition)

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Minions: The Rise of Gru is a sequel to the 2015 film Minions, which was itself a prequel to the three Despicable Me films, showing the origins of those little yellow guys who speak gibberish and have taken the world by storm. And, five films deep into this… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Collector’s Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The Bad Guys (Collector’s Edition)

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) DreamWorks Animation’s The Bad Guys, adapted from the book series by Aaron Blabey, is an animated heist movie that riffs on everything from Reservoir Dogs to Pulp Fiction and the Ocean’s Eleven movies. And it’s a lot of fun. Filled with car chases, twists, and double crossings galore,… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Bad Guys (Collector’s Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is the third film in the Harry Potter prequel series that began with the entertaining Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016, and already saw diminished returns with the 2018 sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The third time’s… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

4K Ultra HD Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado There are few films as synonymous with the adventure movie genre as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film that first introduced audiences to Harrison Ford’s archeologist Indiana Jones and spawned three sequels (with a fourth on the way next year). Following the release of the complete collection in 4K… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark (SteelBook Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The Untouchables: 35th Anniversary (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables, the director’s 1987 film adaptation of the classic TV series, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. In honour of the occasion, Paramount has released the film for the first time on 4K Ultra HD, in both regular and SteelBook editions. De Palma’s film is set during… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Untouchables: 35th Anniversary (SteelBook Edition)

4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Trilogy: 50th Anniversary

By John Corrado Released in theatres on March 24th, 1972, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is one of the most acclaimed American movies ever made. The film is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Paramount is honouring this milestone by releasing The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever. The… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Trilogy: 50th Anniversary