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Director: Fei Mu

2026: #201
2025: #195
2024: #191
2023: #184
2022: #184
Best Video:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming

Sources: tiff.net (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

BFI DVD or Apple TV HD Streaming no comparison available 

Additional Info:

New 4K restoration is going to world premiere on TIFF

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini

2026: #202
2025: #201
2024: #196
2023: #198
2022: #198
Best English-Friendly:

Wicked Vision 4K Blu-ray

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

Upcoming Release:

BFI 4K Blu-ray scheduled for October 2026 release

Best Video:

Wicked Vision 4K Blu-ray see caps

Additional Info:

2019 BFI Blu-ray is the older master but better encode + extra footage than Criterion Blu-ray

Italy CG Entertainment Blu-ray is 4K resto, but horrible colours.

Director: Preston Sturges

2026: #203
2025: #198
2024: #199
2023: #199
2022: #199
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Best Audio:

Amazon WEB-DL

Director: Elia Kazan

2026: #204
2025: #203
2024: #203
2023: #202
2022: #202
Best Video:

Sony 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1994 Columbia LaserDisc

Director: F. W. Murnau

2026: #205
2025: #206
2024: #204
2023: #200
2022: #200

Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien

2026: #206
2025: #202
2024: #197
2023: #185
2022: #185
Best Video:

DVD

Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab) · web.theculvertheater.com (opens in a new tab)

Additional Info:

4k restoration was done in 2023 (see 4K trailer) and is having north america premiere so hopefully a home release is coming soon

Director: Chantal Akerman

2026: #207
2025: #208
2024: #205
2023: #205
2022: #205

Director: John Carpenter

2026: #208
2025: #211
2024: #211
2023: #217
2022: #217

Sources: blog.sporv.com (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:
Audio Notes:
  • the only track on Universal 4K, which is in DTS:X, has a mixing error of around 6dB too low on side channels, otherwise very similar to other 5.1 mixes.

Director: Agnès Varda

2026: #209
2025: #207
2024: #198
2023: #204
2022: #204
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion Varda Set

Director: Charlie Chaplin

2026: #210
2025: #210
2024: #214
2023: #210
2022: #210
Best Video & Audio:

Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray and Germany Kinowelt Blu-ray are similar

Audio Notes:

Kadokawa/MK2/Park Circus/Artificial Eye probably even better

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

2026: #211
2025: #218
2024: #223
2023: #224
2022: #224
Best Video:

Warner Bros Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray teased

Director: Luchino Visconti

2026: #212
2025: #209
2024: #210
2023: #203
2022: #203
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Wim Wenders

2026: #213
2025: #213
2024: #213
2023: #213
2022: #213
Best English-Friendly:

UK Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

2023 Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray, France subs only

Best Audio:

Old R2 DVD 2.0

Directors: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

2026: #214
2025: #212
2024: #209
2023: #207
2022: #207

Director: Barry Jenkins

2026: #215
2025: #216
2024: #216
2023: #216

Video format: UHD Blu-ray

Best Video:

Lionsgate 4k

Upcoming Release:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray announced by director Barry Jenkins

Director: Lars von Trier

2026: #216
2025: #217
2024: #219
2023: #218
2022: #218
Best English-Friendly:

4K Restoration: Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Theatrical Presentation: 2013 Japan King Records Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Curzon 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Criterion  Blu-ray contains exclusive interviews.

The 2013 King Records Blu-ray is the only Blu-Ray release with the video processed look that appeared theatrically, all following Blu-Ray releases use an restoration straight from the original camera negative.

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

2026: #217
2025: #214
2024: #215
2023: #212
2022: #212

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Mosfilm official 4K Youtube Streaming

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab) · +1 more

Video Notes:

See comparison vs German Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray which is a 2K upscale of the previous restoration

Criterion/Artificial Eye Blu-ray are even older restoration than the Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray

Audio Notes:

Filmjuwelen 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray has incorrect pitch on the Russian audio see thread

Director: John Ford

2026: #218
2025: #221
2024: #227
2023: #228
2022: #228
Best Video:

2023 Paramount Blu-ray

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

Best Audio:

2023 Paramount Blu-ray or Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Additional Info:

USA Paramount has the best video transfer with the least amount of artifacts: https://slow.pics/c/sjZ3mqF6

Olive Films Blu-ray and Eureka MoC Blu-ray are sourced from the same restoration and are both very good.

Apart from some mild attenuation, the audio is the same on all releases of the newest restoration and is relatively untampered with: https://slow.pics/c/bWF9EGuM

Director: Michael Snow

2026: #219
2025: #215
2024: #212
2023: #209
2022: #209
Best Video:

Re:Voir DVD

Director: Terry Gilliam

2026: #220
2025: #225
2024: #225
2023: #236
2022: #236
Best Video:

Director's Cut: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
US Theatrical Cut: Universal Blu-Ray

Love Conquers All Cut: Criterion Blu-Ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)