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699 films on Best Blurays

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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.

Aliases: cc, criterion

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Director: Agnès Varda

Video format: SD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Channel Streaming

Director: Roman Polanski

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Jacques Tati

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Nicolas Roeg

4K · Disappointing
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

English-Friendly Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray poor compression, otherwise Second Sight has best Blu-ray

Director: Luchino Visconti

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Monte Hellman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Less bitrate but MoC uses too much DNR

Director: Dušan Makavejev

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion DVD

Best Video:

DVD only

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray is vastly superior to the old BFI Blu-ray see caps

Director: Bruce Lee

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K

Director: Lo Wei

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest 4K Blu-ray

Director: John Waters

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4k scan

Director: Sarah Maldoror

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 4

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Eureka UK is considering doing a 4K https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24363810&postcount=264

Video Notes:

Wonderful underlying remaster by Criterion and Resillion, but NexSpec encode has clipped highlights with the occasional blockiness. The Criterion Blu-Ray, sourced from their 4K remaster, ironically makes for a more consistent and overall pleasing experience.

Director: Robert Clouse

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

But compression is not very good. The two cuts are (by mistake?) separate videos on one disc.

Best Audio:

Criterion Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Also see review

Director: Jean Eustache

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Director: François Truffaut

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 2K transfer

Best Audio:

WB DVD

Director: Terrence Malick

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion or WB Blu-ray?

Video Notes:

Criterion and WB Blu-ray framed slightly different. Don't know which is more accurate

Best Audio:

1998 WB LaserDisc mono

Director: Jun Fukuda

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

4K restoration exists, no disc announced yet

MST3K version: recalled OOP Vol X DVD

Additional Info:

Japan DVD & the recalled Media Blasters DVD have extras

Director: Sam Peckinpah

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray or Germany Plaion Blu-ray or WB DVD depending on the cut.

Best Video:

Director: Med Hondo

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project, No. 3

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