Offbeat 4K UHD Blu-ray Review: After Hours — The Criterion Collection

Spine #1185 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: July 11th, 2023 Region — 4K UHD: Region Free Blu-ray: Region A Length: 01:37:20 Video — 4K UHD: 2160P (HEVC, H.265 — HDR10 + Dolby Vision) Blu-ray: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio (4K UHD & Blu-ray): 1.0 English LPCM Audio S... Read full article

Offbeat Blu-ray Review: Arsenic and Old Lace — The Criterion Collection

Spine #1153 Distributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: October 11, 2022 Region: Region A Length: 01:58:15 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 1.0 English Linear PCM Audio (48 kHz, 1152 kbps, 24-bit) Subtitles: English (SDH) Ratio: 1.37:1 Bitrate: 35.92 Mbps Notes: This is the film’s... Read full article

Offbeat Blu-ray Review: What Lies Beneath

Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: October 05, 2021 Region: Region A Length: 02:09:53 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 5.1 English Dolby TrueHD Audio Alternate Audio: 5.1 French Dolby Digital Audio Subtitles: English, English SDH, French Ratio: 2.39:1 Bitrate: 35.90 Mbps Notes: This... Read full article

Offbeat Blu-ray Review: The Window

Distributor: Warner Brothers Release Date: September 21, 2021 Region: Region A Length: 01:13:27 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Subtitles: English SDH Ratio: 1.37:1 Notes: This is the film’s North American Blu-ray debut. “He lived in two worlds at onc... Read full article

Down By Law (1986): An Offbeat Jarmusch Noir

A raspy vocal emanates from the screen verging on spoken word as it sings to a mambo-infused rhythm. Casual tracking shots lead us by the local architecture at the pace of a car ambling along on a Sunday afternoon. I only confirmed after the fact this is Tom Waits singing his tune “Jockey Full... Read full article