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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: Mike Mills

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray upscales from 2K DI

Director: Ken Loach

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Even though no screencap comparisons, given that Criterion is a 2K scan of Original Camera Negative, and supervised by Ken Loach, Criterion is likely the best.

Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Fox 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Fox 4K Blu-ray has a less band filtered DTS-HD 5.1 track than the Criterion

Director: Wes Anderson

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray, 2K DI upscale, see Chris's review

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Directors: Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

4K encode is low-pass filtered and noticeably so, which was unfortunately par for the course with Criterion 4Ks until sometime in 2024, and the encode is still less than ideal even despite that. Still better than the Criterion and Lionsgate Blu-Ray discs for the Dolby Vision grading alone.

Director: Noah Baumbach

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 4K transfer

Director: Agnès Varda

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Boxset Blu-ray or UK BFI Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion Boxset Blu-ray or UK BFI Blu-ray no comparison available

Director: Gints Zilbalodis

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Included in 4K in Criterion Flow 4K Blu-ray

Director: Martin Scorsese

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Netflix has 4K Streaming

Director: Mati Diop

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion possibly? Or Streaming

Best Video:

Netflix annouced supposedly Criterion, but not yet. France has Blu-ray

Director: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray 2K master

Director: Spike Lee

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Director: Darius Marder

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Director: Mike Mills

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray 

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Director: Joachim Trier

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion or MUBI Boxset Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion or MUBI Boxset Blu-ray no comparison avaialble

Director: Wes Anderson

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray see Chris's review

It's a conservative regrade over previous Blu-ray https://slow.pics/c/CyqhRf9W

Director: Guillermo del Toro

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut

Video Notes:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray with B&W Extended Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut see Chris's review

Best Audio:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Disney 4K Blu-ray has a slightly better Atmos track for the Theatrical Cut

Additional Info:

Disney Blu-ray has a few exclusive extras not on the Criterion

Director: Céline Sciamma

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Pyramide France Blu-ray

Video Notes:

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