John Gavin · 1960

2 John Gavin movies from 1960 on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Psycho, Spartacus.

Decade

All 2 1960s 2

Year

All 2 1960 2 1961 0 1962 0 1963 0 1964 0 1965 0 1966 0 1967 0 1968 0 1969 0

Psycho(1960)

8.5/10

dir. Alfred Hitchcock

S-Tier

S-Tier Universal 4K. Hitchcock's black-and-white photography has more detail at this resolution than the Blu-ray ever delivered, and the shower scene has never had this much information in it, for better or worse. The Bernard Herrmann score in lossless is half the reason the film still works as well as it does. Considered required viewing in any best-horror-discs discussion.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Spartacus(1960)

7.5/10

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier

Universal S-Tier 4K with a perfect 5.0 score. Kubrick's sword-and-sandal epic gets cited as a reference disc in every catalog discussion. The 70mm photography has more detail than a modern display can fully resolve, and HDR finally gives the gladiator pit scenes the contrast they need. Available for under $13 USD on Amazon as a standalone, same disc as the one in the Kubrick 4K box set.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray