Emily Blunt · 2020s

dir. Christopher Nolan

S-Tier Universal 4K with a perfect 5.0 score. Oppenheimer sold out in one week, which prompted a Variety article about why retailers were pulling physical media while discs were selling like this. The IMAX scenes that fill the full screen are the reason to own the disc over digital, since the streaming version crops them. Nolan films consistently drive 4K sales more than anything else.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. David Leitch

Fresh off an almost career-ending accident, stuntman Colt Seavers has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job.

dir. Jaume Collet-Serra

Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will change the future of medicine.

dir. John Krasinski

Steelbook showed up in a haul. The Krasinski monster sequels are better on disc than streaming suggests because the sound design is half the film and compression eats it.

Paramount Pictures · Steelbook

dir. Benny Safdie

A24's DigiPack has Dolby Vision and Atmos with a Benny Safdie commentary, but bestblurays ranks the UK EiV 4K above it. Dwayne Johnson doing dramatic work as Mark Kerr caught a lot of people off guard, and the 1990s fight footage has the kind of gritty texture that actually gains something in 4K.

EiV