Film grain is maintained, but some video noise is introduced as well, and many shots are undeniably soft-looking. The blacks are extremely black and there's appreciable detail in shadowy faces, plus fine nuances like freckles, snowflakes, and the pulpy grit of newsprint are preserved. The best available source elements were scanned at 16-bit 4K for this edition, with some benefits.
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This is also the priciest of the first wave because it contains a hefty four platters total, the 4K and three HD Blu-rays: the movie and two discs of extras. In actuality, Kane was the very first title that Criterion ever put out on laserdisc, yet one that they never revisited on Blu-ray (or even DVD for that matter) until now. It marked the brilliant debut of Orson Welles, who directed, co-wrote and starred as Charles Foster Kane, a fictitious tycoon based in part upon William Randolph Hearst. One of the most welcome titles in this group, Kane has long been hailed as the greatest movie ever made. So how do these discs stack up in the age of Ultra HD? And in a nice touch that bodes well for the future of the Collection, the 4K versions are all presented in Dolby Vision HDR. This curiously curated quartet aims to satisfy a variety of audiences and come packaged in 4K + Blu-ray combo editions with deluxe slipcases ( Kane is more of a sleeve, but the unique packaging design is pretty wild), along with substantial booklets (they had the most fun with Gems). Once the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format showed that it had legs, one question I found myself regularly being asked was, "When is The Criterion Collection going 4K?" The esteemed boutique label certainly didn't rush in, but by the end of 2021, fans and collectors were offered four premiere releases: Citizen Kane, Menace II Society, Mulholland Dr., and Uncut Gems.
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