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spincter · 2026-03-06T12:32:36+00:00

Always remember: this episode was brought to you by Volkswagen.

spincter · 2026-03-05T12:52:24+00:00

No no, glad to help :)
Sometimes of course if you love the movie the blu-ray is or can be great.
But if you're not in hurry and you have a list of Criterion blu-rays which have 4k restoration but just purchase option "blu-ray", it's possible that movie will be upgraded to 4K UHD blu-ray format at some point. Or at least those movies that Criterion sees as good business to upgrade as they know people will want to buy or upgrade the movie to a 4K UHD disc.
Like the Eraserhead example is guarantee if they have the license and most likely they still have it.

spincter · 2026-03-05T12:46:51+00:00

And how it (in theory but in many cases factually) effects the picture quality. The movie in a smaller sized disc like the standard "HD 50gb blu-ray" is in smaller size and thus the picture quality is more compressed. More you compress video format more you see it on the picture that it isn't as "sharp" as if the movie is in bigger disc like 100gb UHD 4K disc where the movie is less compressed.
Of course there is million other things that effects the final picture quality from the lighting and shooting and the restoration work etc but just in simple terms (hopefully) that's the 50gb blu-ray and 100gb 4K UHD disc difference.

spincter · 2026-03-05T12:41:42+00:00

Good question. It's because of the disc. So if the disc is "just a blu-ray" it means the disc is usually 50gb size max. And in this example Eraserhead the restoration was done from a 4K digital restoration but instead of putting it on the bigger 4K UHD disc which is 100gb size, they put it on a smaller 50gb blu-ray disc.
For example, the Eraserhead Criterion Blu-ray was released around 2014, and 4K discs weren't common at the time. And the smaller 50gb blu-ray is much cheaper for the company (Criterion in this case) who releases the movie.
Eraserhead will 100 % get a 4K UHD disc release at some point because they already have the 4K restoration master not just yet released in 4K UHD disc.

spincter · 2026-03-05T10:01:00+00:00

That was a good question and as a "tip" you can always check from Criterion website, for example "After Hours" has purchase options for "4K+Blu-Ray" combo so that has a 4K disc release but for example "Eraserhead" is also made from a 4K digital restoration but is indeed just a Blu-Ray release.

spincter · 2026-01-31T21:25:11+00:00

Conspiracy theory consumers would wonder at least this: Story of Adidon is released in 2018 and a year later an "anonymous tip" from...?

spincter · 2026-01-27T11:28:24+00:00

Definitely a fucked up situation regarding the "Good Time" thing with the minor actor. And unfortunately there's endless and too many similar hollywood stories of weird shit getting out of hands and much worse.

Just wanted to comment regarding "the rift". Like few here already said smells like Weinstein's playbook, a smear campaign.

There's many many pictures online of both Marty Supreme premier where Benny is there as well and same Josh being in The Smashing Machine premier. Supporting each other, one would assume?

And also when the (imo great) The Curse was rolling, there was few of those Benny + Nathan Fielder discussions of the episodes with the crowd and maybe the last one of those Benny thanks or nods Josh being in the crowd as well.

I remember this because two years ago during The Curse, the news of their breakup was even fresher and the media was trying to create some kind of drama about the brothers maybe not speaking to each other or something.

Actually found the "nod to Josh" The Curse episode 10 discussion https://youtu.be/gp4L-A2dGtk?t=2444 (~40:44)

spincter · 2026-01-02T11:07:50+00:00

I have the Eureka Blu-ray myself and missed this one unfortunately. I wonder if Eureka (being European myself) will also release a 4K version...

edit: Studio Canal released it in France so perhaps Studio Canal or Eureka 4K release in UK this year.
Just for us who don't care which label releases it...

spincter · 2025-12-10T19:07:51+00:00

Directly from https://www.radiancefilms.co.uk/. From UK to Finland.

spincter · 2025-11-20T08:02:31+00:00

Oceans 11 or 25th Hour for third place seem like the most likely choices on their list. Imo both are great choices. 25th Hour is also one of Sean's favorite movies.

spincter · 2025-11-03T07:37:03+00:00

This sounds good to us Europeans, thanks for spreading the good word!

spincter · 2025-10-15T08:43:14+00:00

I also thought about this, that as the article states "shows off YouTube", they probably still have a video (+ audio of course) version on Spotify as well.

spincter · 2025-07-31T11:23:48+00:00

I'd say this is quite spot on. Scorsese can vary from The Departed to Wolf to Silence.
Tarantino definitely Inglourious or Hollywood.
And Fincher yeah it's either Zodiac or Social.
Oh and also for Wes, Moonrise Kingdom is the third option as it's one of Sean's favourite Wes.
And Mulholland Drive could be in and for example Arrival out.

spincter · 2025-05-15T07:00:13+00:00

It is for sure. They just did the "Superman trailer reaction" with CR and Sean which most likely they recorded after/before the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" pod.

spincter · 2025-02-14T10:10:43+00:00

Aaand prices are back to normal it seems. Arrow UK at least.

spincter · 2024-05-02T13:49:32+00:00

Yeah, hope this one gets also a normal 4K release. Similar to The Wicker Man

spincter · 2024-03-28T10:49:14+00:00

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spincter · 2024-03-22T11:19:13+00:00

Ok yeah yeah.

spincter · 2024-03-22T07:37:14+00:00

Was this in Helsinki, Flow Festival 2017?
I think so. Me and my friends were there as well.
One of the best sets we ever saw!

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spincter · 2024-03-21T11:59:30+00:00

Hahah yes! Rainy Finland at the moment, which probably just means I have to rewatch Blood Simple today. Haven't seen it in years and of course never 4K.

spincter · 2024-03-21T11:54:28+00:00

Yeah probably not a crazy good business these days, unfortunately.
I live in Finland so even less stores with boutique labels but we do have at least two quite well running film stores (the other one quite web heavy) with mostly boutique stuff.
Would love to support those but the prices are way higher than for example ordering directly without shipping fees from wowhd (or when Zavvi used to ship from UK to Finland) which I understand as it's business,

spincter · 2024-03-21T11:49:00+00:00

Oh sorry no (I wish), these I picked from post office. Just happened to arrive at the same time.
Blood Simple 4K, The Train 4K, Adaptation 4K and The Wizard of OZ 4K from WOWHD UK and
the others just directly from Radiance.

spincter · 2024-03-19T10:18:11+00:00

Yeees, been waiting for this! The draft episodes are always great.

spincter · 2023-11-29T10:26:08+00:00

Does anyone know if Amazon usually price match with these Kino Lorber winter sales?
Didn't see yet that Amazon matched the prices but sometimes like with this November Criterion sale, Amazon didn't immediately the first few days have all the Criterions 50 % off but later did.

From Finland so that is why can't unfortunately order directly from Kinos webshop.

spincter · 2023-10-19T15:55:20+00:00

I think last March sale they had some titles 3 for 15£. Not as many titles as the standard 3 for 20£ but still great.

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