Editor's Picks
Short-form reviews of standout 4K UHD releases, written from the disc with a Letterboxd entry to match.
46 years on, Crazy Ralph still can't talk Annie out of the truck
Crazy Ralph tells Annie the camp has a death curse and she gets in the truck. Gotta respect her commitment to the summer gig.
Second Sight redid the HDR grade and got Eggers to sign off
Lionsgate had The Witch on 4K UHD in April 2019, a base disc that's been sitting in big-box keep cases for under $15 USD ever since. Second Sight commissioned a brand-new Dolby Vision HDR grade for their 2022 4K and got Robert Eggers's sign-off on it before shipping.
Same 16mm master as the 2010 Blu-ray, now with a Dolby Vision pass
The first menu screen on the Sony 4K is a PlayStation 5 advertisement and yes, that's what shipped on a horror catalog release in late 2025. Press past the ad and the disc itself is doing more than you'd expect from a 16mm 1.33:1 cabin movie.
Universal's 4K from the original camera negative, with the original 1975 mono track included
The Universal 4K of Jaws is a 2160p Dolby Vision presentation pulled from the original camera negative rather than a digital intermediate, and the organic grain across the frame holds that distinction in every shot.
Lionsgate Limited's 5K scan from the 35mm negatives, restored by VDM under Pathe with Neil Marshall involved
The Lionsgate Limited release is a 5K scan of the original 35mm negatives, supervised by Pathe and restored by VDM laboratory in 2025 with Neil Marshall in the room. The disc is encoded on a BD-100 with a fresh Dolby Vision grade.
WB's 4K from the original 35mm negative, with HDR that finally lets the gold ballroom hold its detail
The Shining was one of the first films I bought on DVD and I've replaced that disc twice since. The cable cuts I grew up on were panned and scanned and color-corrected to hell. The Warner Bros. 4K is the version that finally looks like the film I have in my head.