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Director: Luis Buñuel

2026: #261
2025: #262
2024: #256
2023: #255
2022: #255
Best Video:

StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

StudioCanal 50th Anniversary Blu-ray uses a newer 4k scan than Criterion Blu-ray or older StudioCanal Blu-ray see https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=4373

Director: Éric Rohmer

2026: #262
2025: #257
2024: #255
2023: #273
2022: #273
Best Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow Eric Rohmer set probably > Potemkine

Director: Stanley Kubrick

2026: #263
2025: #264
2024: #271
2023: #281
2022: #281
Best Video:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

FiM encode Caps

UK Warner Bros Steelbook 4K Blu-ray is slightly worse in encoding compared to FiM but otherwise excellent see caps

Best Audio:

Uncensored: Cinema DTS
Censored: Criterion
Comparison

Additional Info:

Old WB Blu-ray has exclusive extras

Director: Luis García Berlanga

2026: #264
2025: #259
2024: #313
2023: #303
2022: #303
Best Video:

2016 Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

?

Director: Joel Coen

2026: #265
2025: #271
2024: #269
2023: #271
2022: #271
Upcoming Release:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray scheduled for November 2026 release

Best Audio:

All the same

Director: Robert Bresson

2026: #266
2025: #255
2024: #257
2023: #256
2022: #256
Best English-Friendly:

No Blu-ray has EN subtitles, HD Streaming is the easiest way to watch

Best Video:

France StudioCanal or Kadokawa Blu-ray, 4K restoration

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2026: #267
2025: #267
2024: #263
2023: #265
2022: #265

Director: John Huston

2026: #268
2025: #273
2024: #266
2023: #268
2022: #268
Best Video:

WB Blu-ray

Best Audio:

1992 MGM VHS

Director: Orson Welles

2026: #269
2025: #274
2024: #274
2023: #272
2022: #272

Director: Robert Wiene

2026: #270
2025: #263
2024: #265
2023: #262
2022: #262
Best Video:

2022 Eureka UK 4K Blu-ray

Director: Howard Hawks

2026: #271
2025: #265
2024: #258
2023: #253
2022: #253
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion/Capelight

Video Notes:

Criterion/Capelight. MoC uses older master

Best Audio:

Theatrical Cut: France Wild Side Blu-ray

Pre-release Cut: ?

Director: F. W. Murnau

2026: #272
2025: #261
2024: #259
2023: #254
2022: #254
Best Video:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray > Kino Lorber (see slowpics for comparison). No information on Potemkine.

Additional Info:

MoC has higher bitrate than Kino Lorber, also the contrast is increased. But there is no noticeable reduction in visible film damage presented between the two offerings.

Director: Alain Resnais

2026: #273
2025: #269
2024: #262
2023: #270
2022: #270
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Lucrecia Martel

2026: #274
2025: #282
2024: #275
2023: #291
2022: #291
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion, 4k transfer

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

2026: #275
2025: #266
2024: #276
2023: #260
2022: #260
Best Video:

2023 Criterion 4K Blu-ray (meh compression) / Curzon 4K Blu-ray (visible chroma noise)

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

Miramax DVD?

Director: Robert Hamer

2026: #276
2025: #275
2024: #267
2023: #258
2022: #258
Best Video:

2024 StudioCanal UK 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

2006 R1 Criterion DVD

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

2026: #277
2025: #278
2024: #279
2023: #283
2022: #283
Best Video:

Criterion or Arrow Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Not sure about France

Best Audio:

1989 MGM LaserDisc

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

2026: #278
2025: #276
2024: #273
2023: #287
2022: #287

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

Criterion, 4K transfer

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

Best Video:

Potemkine Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Criterion is regraded with no reference information provided. Comparisons

Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer

2026: #279
2025: #287
2024: #282
2023: #275
2022: #275
Best English-Friendly & Audio:

BFI Blu-ray

Best Video:

BFI Blu-ray, HD Transfer

Director: Éric Rohmer

2026: #280
2025: #277
2024: #280
2023: #288
2022: #288
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Rohmer Potemkine set

Video Notes:

Rohmer Potemkine set vs Criterion set?

Best Audio:

Netherlands 2006 Homescreen DVD