6 Pat Hingle films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 1 S-Tier pick including The Quick and the Dead.
dir. Sam Raimi
Sony put this on 4K in 2018 and is now releasing a 30th anniversary steelbook, part of their Western catalog push after Tombstone and Silverado. The 2018 disc is already reference-level so most collectors see the steelbook as a packaging-only double-dip. Gene Hackman fans have new reason to own it after his death.
Sony Pictures · Steelbook (30th Anniversary Edition)
dir. Joel Schumacher
A-Tier 4K. The most divisive Batman film and the neon production design actually works in HDR. Schumacher's Gotham is garish on purpose and the 4K presentation leans into it.
dir. Tim Burton
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.
Burton's Gotham still looks better than most modern comic book films, and the HDR gives the production design room to breathe. B-Tier transfer that people wish were higher.
Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray
dir. Ted Post
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
Kino Lorber · 4K Ultra HD