Galapagos

dir. Stanley Kubrick

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The Best Buy steelbook sold out within minutes and restocked briefly before going again. The saturated colors of the Korova Milk Bar come alive in HDR in a way the Blu-ray never managed.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

C-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The weak link in the Nolan Batman trilogy on 4K. Dark Knight and Rises look much better.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Tim Burton

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Tim Burton's sequel. Warner's 4K.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Shawn Levy

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

dir. Denis Villeneuve

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Villeneuve's second Dune. The IMAX sequences and desert photography are demo material.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The IMAX aspect ratio changes throughout the film are handled cleanly on the disc, and the aerial dogfight sequences in HDR are demo material.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ridley Scott

S-Tier Paramount 4K. Ridley Scott's Colosseum sequel with Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.

Paramount Pictures · 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. Christopher Nolan

A-Tier Paramount 4K. One of the most-owned 4K discs in any collection, and the IMAX shots that fill the whole screen are the reason. The new collector's edition swapped the steelbook for a cardboard sleeve, which went over about as well as you'd expect. The original steelbook restocked at Walmart and moved fast.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Ball

A-Tier Disney 4K. The latest Planet of the Apes, and Disney's pricing had people annoyed again. The steelbook jumped to $65 USD briefly before settling back down. A version with a raw cut exists for collectors who want extra footage. The 4K presentation is strong for a CGI-heavy film.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Weir

A-Tier Disney 4K. This was THE most-requested 4K in the collector community, and the announcement generated massive excitement. The cannons on the DVD had legendary bass that the Blu-ray neutered with a 25Hz filter, so the 4K audio is being closely watched. Disney left out the 70-minute making-of documentary from the DVD, which frustrated people who wanted a definitive release.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Bong Joon Ho

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. Bong Joon Ho's sci-fi comedy with Robert Pattinson. The 4K hit during a Target B2G1 sale, which was the trigger for a lot of people to pick it up alongside Kill Bill and Jackie Brown. Walmart's physical media section continues to shrink, and this title got caught in that larger frustration.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

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. Christopher McQuarrie

A-Tier Paramount 4K. McQuarrie's MI7, and Paramount re-released it with "Part One" removed from the title after the planned two-parter structure changed. The US steelbook design didn't match the silver and grey style of entries 1-6, which bothered collectors going for a matching set. The UK Zavvi steelbook was better-looking but pricey at around CAD imported.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher McQuarrie

Paramount put this out October 14, 2025 and it's been a divisive release on every front. The film itself splits collectors down the middle, with the action sequences landing hard and the runtime padded by exposition a lot of people found tedious. The steelbook art got mixed reactions too, mostly from collectors wishing Paramount had stuck with the silver and grey design used for M:I 1 through 6. Extras-wise the disc is stacked, with audio commentaries, an isolated score track, deleted scenes, and the usual making-of pack.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Miloš Forman

S-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. The 50th anniversary steelbook is coming in November 2025. WB was already considering this alongside Gravity, Dirty Harry, and The Searchers. The steelbook artwork was criticized for being incongruent with the film.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. M. Night Shyamalan

The HMV steelbook misspelled Shyamalan's name on the cover, which is both hilarious and telling. The original steelbook with metallic finish and debossed artwork is a $200 USD grail that people refuse to sell. The standard release artwork is universally hated. The film itself gets strong collector affection, and the S-Tier Disney 4K with archival features is well-stocked.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

Someone found it with a slip this week. Half the comments are about the deer in the background of the photo. The other half are '4.5 stars, a perfect movie, minus half a star for being utter gibberish.'

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

The 4K is a real upgrade over the Blu-ray, which had noticeable sharpening and DNR issues. The IMAX sequences are some of the sharpest footage you'll see on the format, and the 35mm scenes are a solid improvement too. Batman Begins is the disappointing one on 4K, but Dark Knight and Rises both look great. The trilogy steelbook set has been through multiple exclusive editions and the artwork reveals always get a lot of attention.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

Warner S-Tier 4K. Available individually or as part of the Dark Knight Trilogy steelbook collection. The IMAX sequences are why people buy the set even though some prefer Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Christopher Nolan

Walt Disney Studios released the US 4K through Buena Vista in 2017, which is the bestblurays canonical pick over Warner's regional pressings. Touchstone made the film, which is why Disney owns the rights instead of Warner. Christopher Nolan's pre-Inception period magic trick with Bale, Jackman, and Bowie as Tesla.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. M. Night Shyamalan

Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Lisberger

Disney A-Tier 4K. The original's early CGI has a handmade quality that HDR actually enhances, and the Light Cycle sequences are the demo moments. Pairs nicely with Legacy for a double feature.

Walt Disney Studios · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

dir. Joseph Kosinski

Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

Walt Disney Studios · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Lee Isaac Chung

As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

Universal Pictures · Collector's Edition

dir. Zach Cregger

Zach Cregger's follow-up to Barbarian already has an S-Tier transfer with bestblurays and hidef-digest reviews out. Manta Lab is doing a steelbook edition. Moved fast from theatrical to disc.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ron Howard

Disney A-Tier 4K steelbook with a December 10 street date. Warwick Davis still turns up at conventions and there's a real fanbase here, bigger than the cult-film label suggests.

Walt Disney Studios · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)