Criterion Blu-ray or Soda Pictures vs others?

No comparison but Criterion Blu-ray is 2k transfer

Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray

Shout Factory 4K Blu-ray review

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray

Bonus features are better encoded on the Australia Imprint Blu-ray found on After Dark: Neo Noir Cinema Collection Two

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

US Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray > European/Australia StudioCanal 4K Blu-ray (better encoding on Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray)

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray review / caps and packaging impressions by Kyle15.

For Blu-ray, Germany Plaion > US Lionsgate https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a=0&d1=14167&d2=14170&s1=144509&s2=144555&i=7&l=1

Italy or Japan Blu-ray should also have a better encoding than Lionsgate. Italy vs US caps

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray has the original stereo in lossy DD 2.0