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, , and . This curiously curated quartet aims to satisfy a variety of audiences and come packaged in 4K + Blu-ray combo editions with deluxe slipcases ( is more of a sleeve, but the unique packaging design is pretty wild), along with substantial booklets (they had the most fun with ). And in a nice touch that bodes well for the future of the Collection, the 4K versions are all presented in Dolby Vision HDR. So how do these discs stack up in the age of Ultra HD?
