Max von Sydow movies available on 4K Blu-ray, ranked by transfer quality.
dir. John Milius
S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Schwarzenegger swinging a sword. Arrow's release with multiple editions is what collectors are buying.
Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Ingmar Bergman
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
BFI · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Mike Hodges
A-Tier Arrow Video 4K. The camp sci-fi classic with Queen's soundtrack. Arrow's release is loaded with extras.
dir. Steven Spielberg
A-Tier Paramount 4K. Spielberg's sci-fi thriller, and the 4K announcement alongside Catch Me If You Can was one of the biggest Paramount reveals of the year. The Catch Me If You Can artwork was universally panned while Minority Report's was better received. The steelbook inner photo is oddly from a 2009 Empire magazine shoot, not the film itself.
Paramount Pictures · 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.
dir. William Friedkin
Friedkin's A-Tier 4K from Warner Bros. still lands in reference disc conversations alongside the usual suspects. The practical effects and Karlin's score benefit from the higher bitrate in ways you wouldn't predict for a 1973 film.
Warner Bros.
dir. Sydney Pollack
Kino Lorber 4K from a new scan of the original negative with Dolby Vision. The DV grade is considered more faithful than the earlier StudioCanal European release. Two commentaries, a 60-minute Sydney Pollack documentary, and a 25-minute Redford conversation make this one of the better extras packages in the Kino catalog. The slipcover goes in and out of stock so grab it during a Kino sale if you care about that. One of the essential 70s paranoia thrillers alongside The Parallax View and All the President's Men.
Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. James Dearden
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father. When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
dir. John Boorman
Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?
