ReelBars

Dean Stockwell · 1980s

6 Dean Stockwell movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including Paris, Texas.

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas(1984)

8.1/10

dir. Wim Wenders

S-Tier

S-Tier Curzon Film 4K. Wim Wenders' film about a man wandering out of a Texas desert. The Criterion 4K generated huge excitement just from people posting about seeing it in a theater. The Curzon encoding is slightly better than Criterion's, but both look great. People watched this for the first time and couldn't stop thinking about it for days. Breaking Bad fans keep spotting the influence.

Curzon Film · Limited Edition
Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II(1987)

6.6/10

dir. Tony Scott

A-Tier

Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover that the shooting is associated with a series of "alphabet" robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin—and the chase is on.
Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet(1986)

7.6/10

dir. David Lynch

A-Tier

A-Tier Criterion Collection 4K. David Lynch's small-town nightmare. One person's 4K disc was mislabeled as Trainspotting, which is either a quality control issue or the most Lynchian thing that's ever happened to a physical disc.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob(1988)

6.0/10

dir. Jonathan Demme

A-Tier

A-Tier Cinematographe 4K. Jonathan Demme's 1988 mob comedy with Michelle Pfeiffer. VS released this under their Cinematographe label, and first impressions are positive.

Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray
To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.(1985)

7.3/10

dir. William Friedkin

A-Tier

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray
Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

6.9/10

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.