Coming-of-Age

dir. Curtis Hanson

S-Tier Universal 4K. The gritty Detroit photography translates well to HDR and the dimly lit rap battle venues look good on this disc.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Weitz

S-Tier 4K. Universal gave this a good transfer. Their comedy catalog releases on 4K have been solid across the board.

Britain 88 Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Satyajit Ray

Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his academic and moral education, as well as the growing complexity of his relationship with his mother.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mamoru Hosoda

S-Tier All The Anime 4K. Mamoru Hosoda's animated film.

All The Anime · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Linklater

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Linklater's 12-year experiment. Arrow releasing this on 4K in March.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mike Nichols

S-Tier Indicator 4K. Jack Nicholson, Ann-Margret in Mike Nichols' film about terrible men. Indicator did right by it.

Indicator · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Giuseppe Tornatore

S-Tier Arrow Video 4K. Giuseppe Tornatore's nostalgia trip. Arrow gave this a beautiful release. The film itself is basically designed to make you cry about movie theaters.

Arrow Video · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Richard Linklater

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Linklater's hangout film. Criterion's disc has been well received.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Ronald F. Maxwell

S-Tier Cinematographe 4K. The 1980 teen comedy with Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol. VS released this under their Cinematographe label, and the first review confirmed it was a worthwhile grab. Standard editions were available at Hamilton Books for $29.99 USD.

Cinématographe · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Greta Gerwig

S-Tier Sony 4K. Gerwig's Little Women, and it's only available inside the Columbia Classics Vol. 5 box set. People spent years asking for this on 4K and then got frustrated when Sony buried it in a collection instead of giving it a standalone release. Sellers have been splitting the set and selling individual discs, which tells you how much demand there is for this as a standalone.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Brickman

Criterion's July 2024 announcement had people losing it. One of those 80s films where the reputation has quietly shifted from guilty pleasure to legitimate classic, and Criterion putting their name on it sealed that. The standalone 4K disc is the way to go unless you're already deep into Criterion collecting.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Wes Anderson

Currently only available as part of the Wes Anderson Archive box set from Criterion, and people keep asking when individual 4K releases are coming. The set runs half price during B&N and Criterion sales, which is when most people cave. Some disc quality issues reported, particularly with Royal Tenenbaums during the cemetery scene. Criterion replaces defective discs but it's been a recurring complaint.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John Hughes

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.

Criterion Collection · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Tarsem Singh

Umbrella Entertainment's S-Tier 4K. Tarsem Singh shot this thing like a painting and the HDR finally lets you see it that way. Every frame looks like it was graded for OLED.

Umbrella Entertainment · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Takehiko Inoue

Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.

Shout! Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Francis Ford Coppola

In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Robert De Niro

A-Tier MVD Entertainment 4K. De Niro's directorial debut. Spent years on collector wishlists before this release finally materialized.

MVD Entertainment · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Paul Thomas Anderson

A-Tier Warner Bros. 4K. PTA's breakout. The December 4K announcement was welcome news.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Travis Knight

On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.

dir. Luca Guadagnino

A-Tier Sony 4K. Luca Guadagnino's summer romance film.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Stephen Chbosky

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

dir. Dennis Hopper

A-Tier Sony 4K. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper on motorcycles. The counterculture photography looks good from the scan.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Herbert Ross

A-Tier Paramount 4K. Kevin Bacon dancing in a warehouse looks surprisingly clean on a modern display, and the 80s color palette pops in HDR.

dir. Mark Waters

A-Tier Paramount 4K. The 20th anniversary release came in a pink case that people immediately wanted to repurpose for their Barbie disc. The 4K is a real upgrade from the Blu-ray. Someone noticed Lindsay Lohan's lip freckle for the first time in 4K, which is the kind of detail collectors love. Pre-orders went through without anyone even checking the price.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Barry Jenkins

A-Tier Lionsgate 4K. Barry Jenkins' Best Picture winner. Lionsgate's 2017 4K was one of the earlier releases in the format and has decent extras including a commentary. People want a boutique release or at least a steelbook, but the existing disc is fine.

Lionsgate · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Wes Anderson

A-Tier Criterion 4K. Wes Anderson's New England romance. Available in the Wes Anderson Archive box set or as a standalone Criterion 4K. The box set is divisive, with some people calling it an ugly eyesore and others loving it at 50% off. The Royal Tenenbaums disc in the set has a known issue during the cemetery scene that Criterion will replace.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Peter Weir

Sold out during the Criterion 24-hour flash sale in March 2026. Peter Weir's 4K on Criterion, and still one of the better transfers in the boutique catalog.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicholas Ray

Warner's 4K steelbook got mixed reactions on the artwork. Collectors wanted classic poster designs instead of the modern illustrated look. The disc itself rated well, and the standalone 4K arrived alongside Cool Hand Luke and The Maltese Falcon as part of Warner's classic catalog push.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. John G. Avildsen

Steelbook collection post brought out the Creed display crowd. People are kicking themselves for not grabbing the Creed steelbooks when they were available.

Warner Bros. · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

Sony A-Tier 4K. The transfer is sharp enough to catch the twin towers reflected in Peter's eyes, a shot that survived the post-9/11 edit and still catches people off guard. Manta Lab's exclusive steelbook artwork got a mixed reaction for reusing Green Goblin art and just flipping it, which feels lazy for what they charge.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

A-Tier on bestblurays. The conversation lately is about whether Sony will put as much effort into the physical packaging as they did the encode.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Sam Raimi

The worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide as New York's most powerful villain threatens everything Peter holds most dear.

Theatrical: Sony · Blu-ray

dir. Rob Reiner

Sony A-Tier 4K. The steelbook reissue added Dolby Vision, which sparked a debate about whether the DV upgrade is worth double-dipping for. The consensus leans toward marginal improvement unless you're really looking for it, but the transfer itself is strong and the Pacific Northwest summer photography has the kind of natural lighting that benefits from HDR.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook

dir. François Truffaut

S-Tier Criterion 4K. Kon Ichikawa's anti-war film. Criterion's Japanese cinema releases on 4K have been excellent.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Steven Spielberg

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Universal Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Mike Nichols

S-Tier Sony 4K. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's final film together. Part of the Columbia Classics program.

StudioCanal · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff

Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his villainous uncle Scar conspires to take the throne for himself. Amid betrayal and tragedy, Simba must confront his past and find his rightful place in the Circle of Life.

dir. Sofia Coppola

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Shinji Sōmai

Offering a caustic immersion into the lives of disaffected junior high students on the cusp of adulthood, the film takes place over the 5-day period before, during, and after a ferocious, seemingly liberating typhoon, which six of the students endure while marooned in their school.

The Cinema Guild · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Howard Deutch

C-Tier Paramount 4K. The John Hughes teen classic with Molly Ringwald. People immediately asked for Sixteen Candles on 4K too. Available during Target's B2G1 sale.

Paramount Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Nicolas Roeg

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wilderness alone. They are saved by a chance encounter with an Aboriginal boy who shows them how to survive, and in the process underscores the disharmony between nature and modern life.

Criterion Collection · Blu-ray

dir. George Lucas

D-Tier Universal 4K. George Lucas re-colored the film for the special edition and the 4K carries that same color timing over. People noticed immediately and there was a wave of returns. The resolution bump is there if you can live with the color changes.

Universal Pictures · Blu-ray

dir. David Hamilton

D-Tier 4K. An erotic French film from 1977. Thin on collector signal.

4K + Blu-ray

dir. Charlotte Wells

Plain Archive has the 4K preorder. Charlotte Wells' debut hit hard with the arthouse crowd and the physical release is a collector's item for that audience.

Plain Archive · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Stuart Gillard

Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year-long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby Washington D.C. Her new high school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco, the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, and all around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself. Eventually, it becomes apparent that Avalon High is a situation where the ancient Arthurian legend is repeating itself.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. John Waters

Criterion's June announcement confirmed it, and r/criterion treated it as the last missing piece of the Waters catalogue. The comments went from relief to lobbying for a box set within about an hour. 'Hopefully they put one out eventually with 4K restorations for the others.' Preorder opens with the June slate.

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray Special Edition

dir. Gregg Araki

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Strand Releasing · 4K Ultra HD

dir. Gary Ross

The black-and-white to color transition is one of those visual gimmicks that was made for the 4K HDR format. The satire still works and the disc gives the color shifts more room to breathe than streaming ever could.

dir. The Duffer Brothers

Arrow Video deluxe edition box set coming July 28. Arrow handling a Netflix property is unusual and people are curious what the extras look like. No 4K disc confirmation yet, which matters for a show shot and mastered in 4K.

Arrow Video · Deluxe Edition

dir. Mamoru Hosoda

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

dir. Richard Donner

The 4K transfer jumps off the screen according to people watching it this week. A comfort pick that lands in haul posts year after year for the right reasons.

dir. Brad Bird

OOP steelbook, scalpers are charging a fortune, and the community is split between waiting for a 4K announcement and just paying up.

dir. Mamoru Hosoda

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

Shout! Factory · Limited Edition Steelbook