Synapse

7 films on Best Blurays

Based in United StatesFounded 1997synapsefilms.com ↗

Don May Jr., Jerry Chandler and Charles Fiedler started this Michigan label in 1997 to release cult horror, science fiction and exploitation films, plus a few outliers such as Triumph of the Will. Collectors know it best for Dario Argento titles. Its own 4K restoration of Suspiria, made from the Italian camera negative and graded with cinematographer Luciano Tovoli, came out on Blu-ray in 2017 and later on 4K UHD.

Aliases: synapse

Triumph of the Will (1935)

Director: Leni Riefenstahl

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Synapse Blu-ray

Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

The Kino Lorber Blu-ray, while being a new 4K restoration from Bundesarchiv, has aggressive grain management and black crush see caps

Suspiria (1977)

Director: Dario Argento

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

US Synapse 4K Blu-ray or UK Shameless 4K Blu-ray

English-Friendly Notes:

(some may prefer Synapse's grading, while some prefer Shameless's grading)

Best Audio:

4.0 track on the Synapse 4K Blu-ray

3.9

Blue Sunshine (1978)

Director: Jeff Lieberman

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

4K · Excellent

Best Video:

Synapse US 4K Blu-ray / Camera Obscura Germany 4K Blu-ray

3.2

Prom Night (1980)

Director: Paul Lynch

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Synapse 4K Blu-ray

Tenebre (1982)

Director: Dario Argento

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow/Synapse 4K Blu-ray

3.7

Phenomena (1985)

Director: Dario Argento

4K · Excellent

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow/Synapse 4K Blu-ray

3.6

Trick or Treat (1986)

Director: Charles Martin Smith

4K · Solid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Synapse 4K Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

UK Toy Robot 4K Blu-ray in October

3.2

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