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801

Scarface (1983)

Director: Brian De Palma

2026: #801
2025: #805
2024: #843
2023: #858
2022: #858
Best Video:

Universal 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

R2/R4 DVD DD 4.0

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802

The Crucified Lovers (1954)

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

2026: #802
2025: #785
2024: #817
2023: #785
2022: #785
Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray (caps)

Kadokawa JP Blu-ray has incorrect levels and looks slightly washed out. Criterion has slightly worse encoding, but both are solid in that regard.

Best Audio:

Eureka MoC DVD

Additional Info:

MoC has a different translation from Criterion.

4.2

803

Wings (1966)

Director: Larisa Shepitko

2026: #803
2025: #787
2024: #767
2023: #738

Video format: 4K Streaming

Best Video:

Mosfilm Youtube 4K Streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3xqC1h-eB8

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · YouTube (opens in a new tab)

3.9

804

Trouble Every Day (2001)

Director: Claire Denis

2026: #804
2025: #800
2024: #793
2023: #798
Best English-Friendly:

MoC 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

MoC 4K Blu-ray review

3.4

805

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Director: Darren Aronofsky

2026: #805
2025: #794
2024: #801
2023: #815
2022: #815
Best Video:

Lionsgate 4K Blu-ray

4.1

806

Dog Star Man (1964)

Director: Stan Brakhage

2026: #806
2025: #814
2024: #800
2023: #788
2022: #788
Best Video:

Criterion By Brakhage Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

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807

Song of Love (1972)

Director: Jean Genet

2026: #807
2025: #789
2024: #778
2023: #751
2022: #751
Best English-Friendly:

Cult Epics DVD

Best Video:

Cult Epics DVD only

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808

Evil Dead II (1987)

Director: Sam Raimi

2026: #808
2025: #796
2024: #810
2023: #824
2022: #824
Best Video:

Italy Eagle Pictures 4K Blu-ray

809

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

Directors: Tim Whelan & Ludwig Berger & Michael Powell

2026: #809
2025: #822
2024: #827
2023: #840
2022: #840
Best Video:

MoC Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

MoC Blu-ray > Cohen Blu-ray 

No review of Imprint Tales of Adventures Vol 7 collection Blu-ray available

3.7

810

Cairo Station (1958)

Director: Youssef Chahine

2026: #810
2025: #788
2024: #775
2023: #756
Best Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

R2FR DVD

Audio Notes:

Criterion is horrible, US DVD is from a print and distorted

3.8

811

Let the Right One In (2008)

Director: Tomas Alfredson

2026: #811
2025: #833
2024: #913
2023: #924
2022: #924
Best Video:

US Magnolia Pictures Blu-ray

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

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812

Zelig (1983)

Director: Woody Allen

2026: #812
2025: #795
2024: #774
2023: #742
2022: #742
Best Video:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video Notes:

No info on US but Arrow looks good. In Arrow 6 film boxset too

3.9

813

Broadcast News (1987)

Director: James L. Brooks

2026: #813
2025: #815
2024: #809
2023: #805
2022: #805
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Criterion 4k resto

Best Audio:

1999 Fox DVD

Audio Notes:

1999 Fox DVD slightly better

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814

Margaret (2011)

Director: Kenneth Lonergan

2026: #814
2025: #807
2024: #837
2023: #876
Best Video:

Theatrical: Fox Blu-ray

Director's Cut: Fox DVD or available in HD steaming on Amazon Prime Video

3.9

815

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Director: Lewis Milestone

2026: #815
2025: #804
2024: #804
2023: #802
2022: #802
Best Video:

Germany Capelight Blu-ray

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

Video Notes:

While there are no screen cap comparisons, Germany Capelight Blu-ray has more versions than Universal:

From BR forum:
The original film is 155 min but in the Universal restoration, only 133min was available (survived), and for Capelight it has

  • Germany 1930 dub (103 mins)

  • Germany 1952 dub (127 mins)

  • International version (133 mins)

  • New extended version (141 mins) with never before released footage from one of the Germany versions (+ 8 mins)

  • Germany TV versions in SD (tinted, silent)

4.2

816

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

Director: Russ Meyer

2026: #816
2025: #801
2024: #779
2023: #817
2022: #817
Best Video:

US RM Films International Blu-ray

3.6

817

The Great Escape (1963)

Director: John Sturges

2026: #817
2025: #841
2024: #879
2023: #866
2022: #866
Best Video & Audio:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

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

4.2

818

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Director: Steven Spielberg

2026: #818
2025: #868
2024: #889
2023: #915
2022: #915
Best Video:

Paramount 4K Blu-ray

4.2

819

Funny Games (1997)

Director: Michael Haneke

2026: #819
2025: #806
2024: #806
2023: #769
2022: #769
Best Video:

France TF1 Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Criterion has heavy DNR

3.9

820

Taipei Story (1985)

Director: Edward Yang

2026: #820
2025: #803
2024: #782
2023: #765
2022: #765
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · siff.net (opens in a new tab)

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