Leonardo DiCaprio · 2010s

dir. Quentin Tarantino

S-Tier Sony 4K. Tarantino's Hollywood love letter with Pitt and DiCaprio. The Netflix 4K stream vs. Blu-ray comparison went viral, showing how much streaming compresses the image. The Best Buy exclusive steelbook is a collector's item. Someone made custom poster art and inserts that look professional. Tarantino fans are essentially confirmed to never get a Criterion release of any of his films.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Quentin Tarantino

Django Unchained still has no physical 4K release. Lionsgate has it on the 2026 schedule in Native 4K with Dolby Vision per Digital Bits, in the same announcement cycle as the Whole Bloody Affair box set. The delay comes from the Miramax and Weinstein rights mess that tied up most of Tarantino's catalog, and Lionsgate is only now getting control of the masters.

Lionsgate · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu

Found at Goodwill this week. That's the right price for a disc this good. The 4K is one of the better Lubezki transfers in the format. If you see it cheap, grab it.

20th Century Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Nolan's dream heist from the first wave of 4K releases back in 2017. A collector's edition with new packaging was announced alongside Interstellar, which generated more excitement than the film itself at this point. The rotating hallway fight and the city-fold sequence are still strong demo material. If you own the original 4K, the disc inside the collector's edition is likely the same.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

Paramount's A-Tier 4K is frequently one of the first discs new OLED owners buy. The $10.99 Paramount combo releases in DVD-sized cases generated heated debate because they strip special features and feel cheap, but at that price people grabbed them anyway. Scorsese citing I Walked with a Zombie as a major influence on this film is the kind of deep-cut connection that Criterion collectors appreciate. The steelbook is a frequent haul photo staple.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Martin Scorsese

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Arrow Video · Limited Edition

dir. Baz Luhrmann

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.