Martin Balsam · 1980s

3 Martin Balsam movies from the 1980s on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 10 1950s 1 1960s 1 1970s 4 1980s 3 1990s 1

Year

All 3 1980 0 1981 0 1982 0 1983 0 1984 0 1985 2 1986 1 1987 0 1988 0 1989 0

St. Elmo's Fire(1985)

6.1/10

dir. Joel Schumacher

A-Tier

Sony A-Tier 4K. The Brat Pack after college. No relevant collector signal on this one, which puts it squarely in the "it exists if you want it" category of the Sony catalog.

Sony Pictures · 40th Anniversary Edition

Death Wish 3(1985)

5.8/10

dir. Michael Winner

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.

The Delta Force(1986)

5.9/10

dir. Menahem Golan

May 12, 2026

Criterion giving the Cannon Films Chuck Norris actioner a spine number is one of the more surprising announcements in recent memory. Pure 80s excess, and the interest is less about transfer quality and more about what it means that Criterion picked it up.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

May 12, 2026