Jessie T. Usher movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. Tim Story
Criterion's push into Black cinema alongside Menace II Society and Do the Right Thing. Gordon Parks' 1971 original, not the 2019 sequel. The packaging came as a standard case rather than the expected digipak, which was a welcome surprise for shelf uniformity. Collectors noted the Criterion approach to Blaxploitation catalog titles is filling a real gap.
Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Parker Finn
Paramount's 4K for Smile looks solid, with the HDR doing good work in the darker scenes. The steelbook has been as low as $20 USD at Best Buy.
Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray
