Based in New York, Criterion has released classic and contemporary films since 1984, giving each title a spine number and adding commentaries, essays and supplements. Many discs use new restorations it supervises, and 4K UHD releases began in November 2021. North American Blu-rays are Region A locked, with a smaller Region B UK line since 2016; Janus Films is a sister company, and Steven Rales has owned both since 2024.
Criterion
636 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 222 in 4K405 in HD9 in SD38 more for audio only19 more announced
- Excellent141
- Solid55
- Superior Imports1
- Good Imports1
- Good in DV Only1
- Disappointing3
- Worse Than BD1
Films where Criterion's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Criterion's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Included as extras in the Criterion 8½ Blu-ray. Looks like SD source, and in a very rough quality.
Criterion Intervista Blu-ray extras
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray
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Director: Haskell Wexler
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray is slightly better than MoC Blu-ray: while both are from a 4K restoration approved by director, MoC is more sharpened but gamma is flatter see caps
Paramount DVD and potentially Paramount LaserDisc see blah-ray
Criterion and MoC Blu-ray has the same audio, and additional (destructive) hiss reduction was applied, and one segment was made significantly louder.
Also, every home video release except the 1982 Paramount VHS cassette replaces Wild Man Fischer's 'Merry-Go-Round' in the roller derby scene with a version of 'Sweet Georgia Brown' by Brother Bones. Two very different songs, and one must assume that the tone of the scene has changed considerably
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Criterion Blu-ray
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Director: Daniel Petrie
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray 4K transfer
Director: Irving Rapper
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray 4K transfer
Director: Richard Brooks
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray is a newer 4K restoration
MCA LaserDisc
Criterion Blu-ray generally has more noise reduction than the DVDs and the other two blu-rays, but its EQ more closely matches the LaserDisc - though dialogue still sounds a bit comparatively hollow. See blah-ray review
Director: Richard Linklater
Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray
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Criterion Blu-ray 2K transfer on 4K scan
Criterion Blu-ray
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Director: Peter Davis
Criterion Blu-ray
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HD restoration supervised by Peter Davis and Richard Pearce
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