Best English-friendly & video release · updated 3 months ago
Overview
With stunning views of eruptions and lava flows, Werner Herzog captures the raw power of volcanoes and their ties to indigenous spiritual practices.
Director: Werner Herzog
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
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> BFI 4K Blu-ray, see caps https://slow.pics/c/nPcxCNW4
Some find BFI better but with more DNR and AI upscaling like their horrible 1979 Nosferatu 4K Blu-ray, and Shout! Factory has more over-exposed grading https://slow.pics/c/WQKmBTLJ
2000 R2 Stonevision DVD
2000 R2 Stonevision DVD vs Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray?
Director: Werner Herzog
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Shout! Factory vs BFI?
Shout! Factory US vs BFI UK Herzog collection, no comparison
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Shout! Factory vs BFI?
US Shout! Factory vs BFI vs StudioCanal Germany
No comparison
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> BFI 4K Blu-ray (BFI 4K Blu-ray is AI upscaled mess https://www.reddit.com/r/4kbluray/s/ngw1BMYw5k) comparison: https://slow.pics/c/39MblTy5
Director: Spike Lee
Video format: 4K Streaming
Director: Fletcher Moules
Video format: HD Streaming
Video format: HD Streaming
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Directors: Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Kenji Iwaisawa
Video format: 1080p Blu-ray
Japan Pony Canyon Blu-ray for original 7.1 mix
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
Criterion 4K Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release
Director: Jacques Audiard
France Pathé 4K Blu-ray has Dolby Atmos audio
Director: David Michôd
Video format: 4K Streaming
Director: Jane Schoenbrun
Video format: 4K Streaming
More Documentary on Blu-ray
Director: Steve James
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Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has excellent master in SDR and a good encode. BD caps here.
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor audio: The 2.0 is fine but unremarkable, the 5.1 is presumably an upmix with a botched, strongly raised LFE channel which makes the entire track unlistenable on well-tuned equipment. Audio graphs here.
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While it's included on both Criterion The Palm Beach Story extras and Arrow's Sullivan's Travels' extras, Criterion uses a different source and is vastly superior, see caps
Director: Ebrahim Golestan
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