Based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this American label began in 2012 rescuing 1960s to 1980s adult and exploitation films and has widened into horror, action and other genre cinema. Its own lab scans surviving elements, usually original negatives, in 2K or 4K, so most releases are new restorations, many on 4K UHD. Sister imprints include Cinématographe for American art cinema and the production arm Vinegar Syndrome Pictures.
Vinegar Syndrome
33 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 29 in 4K4 in HD1 more for audio only1 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent16
- Solid6
- Disappointing2
Films where Vinegar Syndrome's release is the pick. How picks are made
Films where Vinegar Syndrome's release is the pick. How picks are made
29 in 4K
Best video release on UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray see caps
For Blu-ray, UK Second Sight is better than Kino Lorber Blu-ray
Director: Robert Altman
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Best English-Friendly, Video & Audio:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Video Notes:
The subtitles on the initial release has some issues.
Audio Notes:
The 5.1 track on the initial release has an error. This is corrected on the later "v2" discs.
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Director: James Foley
Best English-Friendly:
Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray
Best Video:
Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray, FiM encode
Director: Hal Needham
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Upcoming Release:
2026 Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray, 2025 Umbrella 4K Blu-ray
Director: Frank Pierson
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
FiM encode and a very good new master
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
4 in HD
Best video release on Blu-ray or HD streaming · by Letterboxd rating
2 with a weaker 4K
Best 4K release rated Disappointing or Worse Than BD · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Richard Franklin
Best Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray poor encoding and questionable HDR application in some scenes
Director: Michael Winner
Best Video:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Video Notes:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding
1 for audio only
The best audio is Vinegar Syndrome's; the video and English-friendly picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Best Audio:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray
Audio Notes:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has the best sounding original stereo mix; Capelight 4K Blu-ray audio is clipped; Arrow 4K Blu-ray is filtered.
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Video Notes:
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has better color grading, DV, and the best encoding.
Capelight 4K Blu-ray has good encode with the same color grade as Vinegar Syndrome.
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray has mediocre encode and over-saturated skin tones.
1 announced
Vinegar Syndrome's release is announced; until it is out, the picks are other releases · by Letterboxd rating
Director: Abel Ferrara
Upcoming Release:
Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray in July
Best English-Friendly & Video:
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