Richard Roundtree

5 Richard Roundtree films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Shaft.

IMDb

Shaft(1971)

6.6/10

dir. Gordon Parks

S-Tier

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Shaft(2019)

6.5/10

dir. Tim Story

S-Tier

Criterion's push into Black cinema alongside Menace II Society and Do the Right Thing. Gordon Parks' 1971 original, not the 2019 sequel. The packaging came as a standard case rather than the expected digipak, which was a welcome surprise for shelf uniformity. Collectors noted the Criterion approach to Blaxploitation catalog titles is filling a real gap.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

Brick(2006)

6.8/10

dir. Rian Johnson

A-Tier

Kino Lorber's A-Tier 4K of Rian Johnson's debut. Too small for streaming to care about, but the disc-buying audience loves it.

Kino Lorber · 4K + Blu-ray

Earthquake(1974)

5.9/10

dir. Mark Robson

A-Tier

Universal's 2025 4K is Charlton Heston's disaster spectacle in native 4K with the original Sensurround low-frequency rumble preserved. Solid A-Tier video and audio but the disc ships barebones with zero extras. The John Williams score finally has the dynamic range to register. A US Steelbook variant is also out. The Towering Inferno and Poseidon Adventure are still missing in 4K.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

Speed Racer(2008)

6.3/10

dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

May 19, 2026

WB 4K steelbook collector's edition artwork got a warm reception. People love this movie and will tell you it's underrated without being asked. A standard edition will probably follow eventually since WB always does.

Warner Bros. · 4K Ultra HD

May 19, 2026