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Welcome toThe 4K Ultra HD Bazaarvo monthly appointment to find out all about the latest 4K releases and the visual and audio experience they offer. Born of his author's passion for physical media and his desire to share with you the pleasures of cinema at home in his most accomplished form, each issue is the opportunity forthe celest wolfto test and evaluate the audio/video performances of many discs released in France and internationally, guiding you through the subtleties of the HDR, the nuances of the WCG and the immersion of 3D soundtracks.
Whether you're a seasoned cinephile looking for the best editions of the market or an amateur wishing to maximize its home-cinema installation, follow the recommendations of our expert and prepare to be amazed by a quality image and sound you thought so far reserved for cinemas. Good reading and enjoy every issue to come!#WeLovePhysicalMedia 📀✨
It is brought to the attention of our dear readers that, in addition to the specified and used viewing equipment, the rendering may differ from one installation to another, whether or not it is calibrated, as well as personal preferences and expectations may influence notation.
QD-OLED Television: Sony Bravia XR-65A95L
Universal reader: Oppo UDP-203 Audiocom Reference
Multimedia player: R_volution PlayerPro 8K Signature Edition
Modular home cinema pack(5.1.2): Yamaha True X Surround 90A
Image Modes: Professional (SDR or HDR) | Dolby Dark Vision | IMAX Enhanced
Listening modes: SURROUND:AI (Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Auro-3D) | 3D MUSIC Auro-Matic (LPCM, DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, Dolby Digital) | STRAIGHT (2.0 Dual Mono, 1.0)
Contents
Mr Frost
SourceFrance |Publisher: The Smoker Cat |Release date: 1 December 2025
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
English DTS-HD MA 2.0
French DTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 7 | Video : 8.5 | Audio : 8
WORK –In this fantastic thriller, Jeff Goldblum radiates an almost supernatural ambiguity, slipping between glacial charm and carpeted malaise. The staging, voluntarily clinical, instills a persistent doubt: do we witness a possession, a manipulation... Or a simple mirror stretched to our own fascination for evil? The film moves forward like a riddle that refuses to resolve, leaving behind it a perfume of concern... And Mr. Frost's smile, too polite to hide nothing.
IMAGE –He was thought condemned to haunt video limbs in VHS, but his UHD resurrection renders him his hypnotic coldness, as if the malignant had supervised the 4K scan of the negative image 35 mm, as well as the digital calibration DV. Fine grain, piqued to make a blasé demon shiver, dense contrasts: the photograph seems to have signed a pact to gain access to a new relief... despite a clear meltdown. Between rationality and fantastic threat, the chromatic identity sharpens.
SON –Restored in DTS-HD MA 2.0, the English and French tracks offer a solid listening: ample music, generous side atmospheres and well projected dialogues despite the traces of post-synchronization inherent in the work. The VO, more natural and more balanced, also imposes itself against mix 5.1, more demonstrative but often artificial in its dynamics. A clean, clear restitution that values Steve Levine's score and effectively exploits the original sound material.
Kalidor: The Legend of the Talisman
SourceUnited States |Publisher: Arrow Films |Release date: 24 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
English LPCM 1.0
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 5 | Video : 8 | Audio : 7
WORK –Although it follows docilely the path drawn byConan, until taking over the female version of the script, this series B of Cimmerian fantasy comes from the luxury nanar: kitsch, overplayed, without epic breath. The improbable quartet, between a near-beginner Brigitte Nielsen and a retired Schwarzy, evolves in picturesque settings where to handle the sword seems as simple as passing the broom. Yet its vintage charm of the 80s makes it strangely pleasant to follow.
IMAGE –Always from the 4K/16-bit scan developed from the 35 mm negative origin, the re-calibration brandishes the blade of the truth and returnsexcess chromaticHiventyTo their sheaths. Less exotic, but much more respectful of the original intent, it removes the yellow-breasted additions, stabilizes reds, purifies whites, strengthens brown interiors and densifies blacks. Crude grain better kept and detailed, dependent on optical planes, refined by a tight encoding.
SON –The audio section offers the original Mono LPCM and a DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix designed to open a little space. The multichannel track does not transformKalidorin a stunning epic, but it has the merit of ventilating the 1.0 mix, adding some discreet atmospheres to the back and giving the score of Ennio Morricone a wider breath. Clear dialogues, without hardness. The Mono preserves fidelity, but remains a little narrowed. 5.1, it refines it together thanks to a measured wrap.
This (2017)
SourceFrance |Publisher: Warner Bros. |Release date: 24 January 2018
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.40
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 2K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Dolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 8 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 10
WORK –This faithful adaptation to one of Stephen King's flagship works orchestrates a powerful initiatory narrative where innocence cracks and adolescence is imposed. The Club des Ratés, true modern Goonies, shines with its juvenile casting and leads us into a carnival of nightmares with a viciated atmosphere. Strong suspense, licked artistic direction, Flu-Sou iconized to perfection: one constantly oscillates between nervous laughter and pure terror. A success that floats for a long time!
IMAGE –Already impeccable in Blu‐ray,Thisfind in 4K Ultra HD a lot where to shine... absolutely everywhere: increased sharpness (up to the sewer bricks), finer textures, reinforced depth of field, better defined darkness (Denbrough basement), slightly drained palette a little more vibrant (red balloons with red hair from Beverly). Light sources increase in radiance (torch lamps), contrasts in precision. An upgrade that grabs and swallows.
SON –The Atmos soundtrack, in VO as in VF, hits hard. Powerful dynamics, clear dialogues, off-the-shelf effects, hyperactive surrounds and ambiance (the noisy corridors of Derry High School). The vertical axis is brilliantly illustrated: rolling rain during the intro, blood stream of the sink, decripitude of the house of the dancing clown, voice rising from the floor. Add the bass descent shaking the nerves, and immersion becomes total... Almost predatory.
This: Chapter 2
SourceFrance |Publisher: Warner Bros. |Release date: 15 January 2020
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |HDR10+ | Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 2K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Dolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 7 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9
WORK –Less successful than the 1st due to a few lengths and a strong use of digital technology, this follow-up from Stephen King remains staggeringly effective. Between drama, humour and horror, the story orchestrates a remarkable return of the Club des Ratés, now adults, carried by a five star casting and licked visuals. Their face-to-face with Pennywise, more twisted than ever, offer several memorable sequences that seal a generous conclusion.
IMAGE –Supported by a variety of palettes (thought out for each character) and a luminosity of crazy intensity (the carbide HDR), this UHD transfer clearly surpasses a suddenly dull Blu‐ray. Strong definition, reinforced details, palpable textures, flamboyant colours, exemplary contrasts, bright light sources: everything is gaining in relief. Despite some noisy plans, it is in 4K Ultra HD that the nightmare visions of the work have the most impact.
SON –Created, this Atmos mix delivers a dreadfully immersive spatialization, a dynamic cut for jump-scares, abundant surrounds (see passages to the carnival), a striking aerial scene as soon as Flup‐Sou manifests, an airy score and monstrous bass. Even though the experience remains excellent, voices, terribly under-mixed, require an increase of about 4 dB to restore balance without losing the aggressive soundtrack.
Unreachable 3
SourceFrance |Publisher: M6 Video |Release date: 17 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 6 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9
WORK –In this spectacular, thrilling break-up film, illusions and stars, lined up like a freshly beaten card game, are chained together to better mask the lack of fingering of execution: tricks stretch, strings reveal themselves, and the staging sometimes pulls the tablecloth faster than it sets the plates. The concept is still seductive, certainly, and the rhythm effective, but as pleasant as it is, magic dissipates well before the last reverence. Curtain!
IMAGE –This UHD transfer impresses with its sharpness, stability and fine details, whether it be faces, costumes or luxurious decors. The effects, both practical and digital, blend perfectly and benefit from the increased definition. The Dolby Vision brings mastered brilliance, deep black and nuanced colors, sublimating both the night scenes and the stage lighting, blazing at the end. A precise, elegant look... and worthy of a perfectly executed turn.
SON –Powerful and well distributed Atmos tracks, where the effects circulate with precision, from magic towers to delirium crowds, horizontal and vertical (see sand flow). The atmospheres and the score of Brian Tyler naturally match, while the LFE channel, which supports pursuits and spectacular numbers, strengthens the whole with efficiency. The dialogues remain perfectly clear... and in VF, dubbing naturally melts in the original mix.
The Ugly Stepsister
SourceUnited Kingdom |Publisher: Second Sight |Release date: 23 February 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.66
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 8.5 | Video : 10 | Audio : 8.5
WORK –In this perverted fairy tale, Emilie Blichfeldt orchestrates a female reinterpretation ofCinderellaluxuriant in its scenography of era as cruel in its body drift, where the quest for beauty turns into destructive obsession and the dissolution of the self (in a radicality to theThe Substance). A shift which, under its baroque amazements, erodes the aesthetic norms and the social pressure that nourishes them, exposing without fail the psychological violence that they inflict.
IMAGE –Far from being ugly, it sculpts Gothic textures with insolent precision. Turned digitally with an ARRI Alexa 35 and vintage lenses, the work adopts a bewitching pictorial rendering (which would not have deniedBarry Lyndon), reinforced by an assumed grain and an optical softness that roundens the contours without sacrificing the thoroughness. The DV sublimates both the velvety blacks and the magical shrapnel, offering a sumptuous dark light where the grotesque becomes beauty.
SON –In this anti-count where even harps seem to conspire, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix unfolds a clarity cut with a bone-scissor: music, between classical elegance and electro shaking, never overflows on dialogues of surgical transparency. The effects, rare but sharp, arise with a perfidious elegance, whether it be a storm or an organic shock. Only scar: too shy surrounds, while the score deserved a more enveloping box.
Smashing Machine
SourceUnited States |Publisher: A24 |Release date: 06 January 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.43, 1.78
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 8 | Video : 10 | Audio : 10
WORK –This drama of MMA outlines the cabossed path of a ring pioneer and makes resonate, in his own way, the tormented legacy ofRaging Bull. The staging of Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems) claims a form of radical empathy, stuck to the breath and flaws of its fallen colossus. In the centre, Dwayne Johnson (Jungle Cruise) delivers a touching performance, a mixture of contained power and naked vulnerability. A portrait that strikes as much by his blows as by his silences.
IMAGE –A UHD DV transfer that fully highlights the skate « 25 mm », from a Super 16 subtly degrated in post-production for a singular texture evoking the spontaneity of a documentary. The grain, with atypical variations, accentuates the nervousness of the frame to the shoulder, while the orange-breast palette and contrasts do not lack punch. Naturally soft and organic, the definition remains stable. Much clearer, the final in IMAX 1.43 slices with the rest.
SON –Fitting on the subject, the Atmos track is imposed by KO: the fighting triggers a massive immersion, from the enveloping clamour of the crowd to the dryly distributed impacts in space. Mixing generously exploits the geetic sources to feed a living surround, while dialogues and ambiences keep a natural disarming. The music, doped by deep graves and raised by a verticality that strikes just, envelopes the ensemble with authority.
The City of Monsters (Freaked)
SourceAustralia |Publisher: Umbrella Entertainment |Release date: 05 November 2025
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
English DTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 7 | Video : 9 | Audio : 8
WORK –This mutant delirium of the 90s looks like an episode of sitcom falling into a barrel of Zygrot 24. Self-centered jacket recycled in gargoyle, mad scientist managing a park of « Freaks » Under acid, satire from TV and pub with stupid but jubilatory gags: here, bad taste becomes a manifesto. Between dripping latex, ZAZ humor (Is there a pilot on the plane?) having bitten a high tension cable and fanzine spirit, this toxic circus deserves its status as a cult monster.
IMAGE –This 4K restoration gives this laboratory of bizarreries an insolent precision: homogenous organic grain, new sharpness (from cartoonesque prosthetics to DIY decors), encodingFiMso clean that it would look like 35 mm negative. The DV sculpts the shadows with a model that makes each dark corner breathe, while the WCG unfolds a bright palette whose bright shades explode. A thousand miles away from the previously unwashed HD transfers, this latexed chaos is transfigured.

SON –Available in DTS‐HD MA 2.0 (Surround) and 5.1, the English mix is re-established here as an acoustic utility. The original stereo, resulting from the 4-channel track, remains the most coherent: serious fuller, more dynamic front scene, more natural rear. The 5.1, less wide and more artificial, only extends some atmospheres in the sides. Clear dialogues, knock-on effects and crazy score by Kevin Kiner seamlessly intertwine. In the ear, the film comes out reinvigorated.
Counseling: Judgment Time
SourceFrance |Publisher: Warner Bros. |Release date: 21 January 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.78, 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 6 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 10
WORK –This 4th episode of the main sagaCounselingsounds more like the end of a cycle than the glass of terror. The atmosphere is neat, appearances fly and the duo of investigators remains inhabited, but narrative exorcism remains far from the demonic power of the opus signed James Wan. Because too wise to really haunt, the narrative favors family liturgy with memorable thrills. The horrific Mass nevertheless remains honest, sometimes effective, but the fear has moved.
IMAGE –Between glazed blues, spectral greens and sepia/amber brilliance as "wrong archives", this UHD master with almost supernatural precision displays a colorimetry with formidable finesse. The Dolby Vision reinforces the depth of blacks without crushing them, ensures exemplary readability in haunted areas, shapes "benis" halos with a more incarnate presence and maintains a consciously contained saturation, faithful to the oppressive atmosphere. Ratio 1.78 IMAX invoked twice.
SON –Clear dialogues, crawling atmospheres and funeral tablecloths: a mix of Dolby Atmos with exciting evil architecture. The cracks of the frame, weather factors and other ectoplasmic surges sneak into the surrounds and the height channels with a surgical "presence", until the final confrontation where the dynamic is unleashed. Immersion is formidable, instilling a tense spatialization. Two solid leads. French dubbing well integrated.
Queens (2019)
SourceUnited States |Publisher: Universal Pictures |Release date: 10 December 2019
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 7 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 9.5
WORK –From a true story, this ferocious and feminist dramatic comedy, where « Wall Street Louves » take their revenge on their rich customers, seduced more by its flashing aesthetic than by the depth of its scenario, a little too formatted. Fortunately, there is a great world on the balcony: Jennifer Lopez leads the dance like the queen she is, well supported by a gallery of colourful characters who instill an irresistible rhythm in the ensemble.
IMAGE –Stronger precision (the sharpness of the pores of the skin, make-up, costumes and decorations attest to this), more energetic light sources (the club lights, the glitters that sparkle on the bodies), deeper colorimetric palette (strengthening of the tones of flesh, enrichment of the wardrobe) and ultra-fortified contrasts (from bright whites to blacks of great purity): faced with a much flatr Blu-ray, the improvements of this UHD HDR10 transfer jump out of sight.
SON –A particularly effective soundtrack, the climax of which remains the highlight of music. Creating immersive environments as soon as narration allows (the striptease club, the street, behind the scenes), the mix overflows with atmospheres on all horizontal channels. More timid, the air scene is actually unleashed only during the tubes (likeGimme Moreof Britney Spears). The dialogues are well prioritized, and the basses bring a nice seat.
Maleficent
SourceFrance |Publisher: Disney |Release date: 16 October 2019
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.40
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 2K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 7 | Video : 10 | Audio : 8.5
WORK –Worn by an enchanting and fearsome Angelina Jolie, this live-action tale, populated by winged creatures and special effects worthy of a spell, revisits the 1959 classic with brilliance. The visual splendor of the dream world strikes first, followed by the romantic richness of the narrative and the finesse with which its icon is drawn « Evil ». A captivating, magical and perfectly crafted disneyan adventure for family viewing.
IMAGE –Definitely grandiose in UHD HDR10, it easily upgrades the Blu-ray thanks to even more implacable sharpness. The definition, of formidable precision, magnifies every detail, from the refinement of costumes to the richness of decors. The more extensive shades show unreal beauty, while the contrasts increase in power, between bright whites and densified blacks. As for the brighter and brighter light sources, they permanently print the retina.
SON –Careful and immersive sound tracks that ensure a certain multichannel bewitchment: precise spatialization, clear dialogues, enchanting voice-off, perfectly integrated atmospheres, generous rear scene and music that unfolds its wings with majesty. The bass, once more fearsome, are now wiser, and it will be necessary to push a little bit to regain weight. The verticality of the VO adds subtle magic, such as the fantastic Kingdom fauna.
Evil: The Power of Evil
SourceFrance |Publisher: Disney |Release date: 21 February 2020
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 2K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 7 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 9
WORK –While it is true that she has a narrative sewn with white thread, this sequence remains a charming and visually accomplished fairy tale, seductive as much by her wonderful artistic direction (the creatures, sets and costumes) as by her enchanting feminine trio (Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer). The narrative, classic but sincere in its exploration of tensions between kingdoms and families, also leads to an epic final confrontation. An enchantment for young and old.
IMAGE –The image, soft and turned off in HD, regains its splendor thanks to this superb UHD HDR10 transfer. The definition progresses clearly, revealing the richness of the decorations and the finesse of the faces, costumes and armor. Colours increase in radiance, contrasts in depth, and brightness in intensity, sublimating the brightness of whites, density of blacks and light effects, from the fairy lights of the forest to the green flames of Malefic, to the contours of clouds.
SON –Rare for a 4K release of 2020, the soundtrack of this productionDisney, to rise slightly in volume, delivers an impressive dynamic and sometimes formidable bass, especially in VO Dolby Atmos, larger than the VF. Balanced, generous and finely spatialized, they combine magical sounds and striking effects (the magical atmospheres of the kingdom of the Lande, the assault of the castle of Ulsted), while the 3D mixing lifts away winged warriors.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
SourceFrance |Publisher: Universal Pictures |Release date: 15 April 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.00
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 5 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9
WORK –As with1st opus, this scare for young teenagers struggles to transform its mechanical jumpscare into real tension. Because despite a few mood flashes and a louder than scary auction, nothing really haunts. And, preferring recycling to reinventing, this suite leaves the spectator in an in-between, neither really scared nor really captivated. Yet, even if the animatronics turn empty, the corridors will soon return to life...
IMAGE –The UHD master serves surgical sharpness, revealing each screw and mechanism of motorized puppets. The colors, sometimes bright Fazfest way, sometimes stifled in the dark corridors, enjoy a more nuanced but never flamboyant Dolby Vision. Blacks remain legible, textures flourish, but aesthetics overall « Netflixed » impact. A technically sound presentation, but visually too wise to awaken the cursed pizzeria.
SON –The VO Atmos immediately plunges into action, with precise spatialization where sliding doors and stealthy noises flow with fluidity. Clear dialogues, enveloping backward music, deep bass: each element finds its place in the menu. From festive atmospheres to sound bursts, the energy of dynamics is perfectly controlled... Tensile silence understood, while verticality adds an anxiety layer. VF lossy immersive, no bug-bot.
Kaamelott: Second Part, Part 1
SourceFrance |Publisher: M6 Video |Release date: 26 February 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
FrenchDolby Atmos
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 4 | Video : 10 | Audio : 9
WORK –In the register of dispensable suites, this part 1 ticks all the boxes: quests that do not serve anything, bewildering dramatic vacuity, dialogues stretched to the rope, young casting directed like novice squires, mounting to make yell the fucking absent Perceval. Luckily, humour pierces armor and aesthetics remains flattering, even though the staging smells like Sunday's TV movie. For Part 2, you'll have to stop playing "that's not wrong" and pull the sword out of the rock.
IMAGE –It strikes like a stroke of Excalibur: surgical definition, stinging on faces and fabrics, royal depth of field and CGI perfectly integrated. The DV imposes its law with chiseled contrasts, abyssal blacks never blocked and a brightness that does not weaken, even under the insides of Kaamelott. The colorimetry, in turn icy, solar or neutral depending on the quest, remains brilliant and an exemplary saturation. Likehis eldestA visual grail.
SON –The Atmos mix advances like a knight sure of himself, deploying a wide, precise and always legible spatialization, with clear dialogues and enveloping atmospheres. Thunderstorms, winds, crowds or fantastic events travel naturally, while Alexander Astier's score rises with plume. The height channels intervene when necessary (cf. Léodagan, which repairs the ceiling), the LFE ton wisely. A balanced and immersive track, despite a rhythm.
The Blade
SourceUnited States |Publisher: Criterion |Release date31 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
CantoneseLPCM 1.0
English Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 10 | Video : 10 | Audio : 6.5
WORK –Ultimate masterpiece of wu xia pian,The Bladeis a filmic uppercut that attacks the myth of the manchot saber in the heart of an avant-garde visual storm. The boiling Tsui Hark (Shanghai Blues, Seven Swords) there forges a ballet of metal and dust, where each burst of blade seems to scream its rage to live. And as he cuts the breath as much as he sharpens his gaze, this sensory whirlwind that slices, lacerates and transcends turns the legend into pure fulgurance.
IMAGE –From the original 35 mm negative, this 4K restoration pushes the work into a visual fury finally legible: preserved grain, sharp pallet, sharp details. DV and WCG sculpt deep shadows, incendiary reds and bursts of mud or steel with calligraphic precision. In this choreographed chaos, each movement breathes better, supported by a controlled encoding that channels frenzy without ever choking. To date, the most beautiful restoration of a Hong Kong film.
SON –The mono LPCM track creates an organized tumult: jostling dialogues, tone music and effects that intertwine, each perfectly set in the mix despite some sizzling inherent to the source. The ensemble keeps this raw energy typical of HK productions of the 80-90s, with a compact but surprisingly legible scene. Stable and faithful to its period character, it conceals neither the harshness of the voices nor the atonity of the physical impacts.
Bugonia
SourceFrance |Publisher: Universal Pictures |Release date: 08 April 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.50
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 8 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 9
WORK –Fable paranoid under tension, this remake ofSave the Green Planet!distills a buzzing black humour to expose conspiracy, technophobic drifts and ecological anxieties. The trio of actors elects a story where the border between fantasy and reality liquefies, while the staging orchestrates a cleverly absurd chaos where certainties evaporate. Some useless buzzing, but the whole just stings, revealing the flaws of a fast-paced society.
IMAGE –From a VistaVision capture, the 4K master deploys an image that fills with even more precision: skin textures, domestic dust, textile fibres or bric-à-bracs from the frame, everything emerges with sharpness. The HDR10 instills more vibrance in colours (from incisive reds to lush foliage), while blacks ink and blinding whites sculpt depth. A magisterial rendering, even though HEVC encoding lacks a hint of optimization.
SON –The VO Atmos immediately envelopes: noise rusts, movements and surges circulate with near entomological precision, while the dialogues remain clear and firmly anchored. Jerskin Fendrix's score, tense, benefits from extensive spatialization, low firmness and chiseled instrumentation. The whole breathes, palpitates and strongly supports tension. The VF, more contained, tightens the mental space and slightly attenuates the ambient paranoia.
The Ice Tower
SourceFrance |Publisher: Metropolitan Video |Release date: 12 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.35
CSD| BT2 BT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
FrenchDTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
French
English
Artistic : 7.5 | Video : 8.5 | Audio : 8.5
WORK –While the consciousness of the heroine forms in the darkness, in successive reflections, the initiatory tale opens up as an inner journey that escapes the real to better dissolve into a symbol.Lucile Hadžihalilović, a companion of Gaspar Noah, sculpts a mental territory in which nothing is frozen: everything is grounded, reformed, disturbed. Marion Cotillard, between nurse and predator, devours the scene like a carnivorous fairy. A bewitching experience leaving an ice chill on the skin.
IMAGE –This UHD transfer reveals an image with frosty charm, where each decor seems to breathe an ancient cold. Presented in SDR at the request of the director and her Ops chef, the photograph, of fragile beauty, preserves its (false) felt grain, its numb blues and its darkness take off. Despite a softening intended to evoke the 1970s, the piqué remains precise and the textures touch. In front of the Blu‐ray, an extra sharpness magnifies the detail of the ensemble.
SON –Just like a spell, the soundtrack wraps us with a strange and suspended aura. Mix 5.1 favours a flat presence where the voices remain clear, the effects are floating and the rear scene, stealthy (a step on the ice, a breath of air, a murmur of plateau, a wing beat), emerges from a world in weightlessness. The grave intervenes with restraint, the music weaves the essential, and the soundscape accords to this work on the margins of time, stripped and disturbing.
The Astronaut (2025)
SourceGermany |Publisher: Capelight Pictures |Release date: 15 January 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
German DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
German
Artistic : 6 | Video : 9 | Audio : 8
WORK – The AstronautStarts as an elegant paranoid closed-door, where Kate Mara floats between trauma and invisible threat, but landing is less controlled than take-off. Because despite a fascinating clinical atmosphere and some body horror lightnings « Almost Cronenbergians », the film ends up losing its narrative orbit, victim of a script too thin to support its emotional gravity. Remains an inhabited performance, the only real star in this controlled vacuum.
IMAGE –A UHD transfer of great cleanliness, with a sharpness that highlights the smallest textures without ever falling into the artifice. The palette, deliberately cold and stripped, embraces the underlying isolation climate, even if some planes release very strong red or blue hues. The blacks have a good density, while the light sources forcefully slice over the ambient darkness. The darkness retains a hint of restraint in the details.
SON –The VO DTS-HD MA 5.1 cultivates a tension of corridor, where elusive rusts roam out of the field, while the partition strengthens the latent febrileness that gnaws the spationaut. Dialogues remain clear, even when the story gets angry and paranoia climbs. The lows, however, lack a bit of thrust, and some rear effects seem to be lost in the surrounding forest, but overall effectively supports this « Solitude in Earth's gravity ».
Recognized guilty
SourceUnited States |Publisher: Amazon MGM Studios |Release date: 07 April 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.20
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
French (Parisian) DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 7 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9.5
WORK –In this thriller of effective anticipation where judicial mechanics derail under the weight of too safe technology, police tension and reflection on total surveillance coexist, even if a few script turns flirt with excess. But offset by a hybrid aesthetic blending screenlife and conventional approach, as well as a human dynamic upset by the AI, they feed a narrative that questions... without revolutionizing the assumed B series he claims.
IMAGE –Despite the diversity of visual sources, this 4K Dolby Vision transfer remains stable, detailed and especially consistent. Whether it is the sober room where the defendant sits or the sharper video streams he examines, precision remains sharp, supported by a compression that never drops the case. The blacks and shadows sit with restraint, while the light cuts the space with accuracy, all carried by a deliberately discreet palette that favors sobriety to the shroud.
SON –The VO Atmos deploys a nervous soundscape where crepitent strident digital signals, stealth transitions and strained electro sheet, while the surrounds veer under the control of Judge Maddox. The verticality responds to the sitting posture of Detective Raven, the environment structuring all around him. Futuristic chases and candid detonations add nerve, without ever blurring dialogues. Strong VF, even if less aerial and a little more contained.
Arco
SourceFrance |Publisher: Diaphana |Release date: 17 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.77
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
FrenchDTS-HD MA 7.1
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 8 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 9
WORK –This animation nugget, which combines tenderness and SF with rare elegance, delivers an optimistic vision of a harmonious future between man and technology. OneGhiblito French with multiple levels of reading (abysses of reflection for the greatest) which, without artifices but with a soul, binds us on a rainbow of hope and confidence in imagination. A 1st long more than promising forUgo Welcome, the intelligent animator who thinks up to children.
IMAGE –This UHD transfer impresses with the sharpness of its trait, which enhances 2D/3D hybridization. The depth of the field ensures a clear reading of the plans, while the Dolby Vision displays brilliant colors: vibrating vegetation, saturation of costumes, flame intensity. The contrasts remain impeccable, between deep blacks and stable whites, without any loss of legibility in the darkness. The quality of encoding guarantees a rendition of remarkable purity.
SON –Immersive and perfectly airy, the DTS-HD MA 7.1 mix delivers a wide sound scene and remarkable accuracy. The sound elements circulate with great fluidity throughout the canals, be it wind gusts accompanying the flights of Arco or the tumult of the final chase, between crackling of the fire and mechanical robots. The music integrates with natural, the dialogues are clear, the dynamics are energetic and the LFE intervenes fairly.
City on Fire (1987)
SourceFrance |Publisher: Metropolitan Video |Release date: 24 April 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
CantoneseDTS-HD MA 5.1
Cantonese DTS-HD MA 2.0
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
French DTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 8 | Video : 9 | Audio : 8
WORK –In this slow burning polar where each alley seems ready to explode, Chow Yun-fat (Tiger and Dragon) embodies a funambule infiltrate, crushed between duty and survival, while loyalty cracks as pressure rises. The film imposed Ringo Lam as a master of a nervous realism and enabled QT to draw on the structure for the film's work.Reservoir Dogs. When fate closes, the HK movie smells like powder.
IMAGE –From a 4K scan of the negative 35 mm, the restoration signedDuplitech (The Killer, All tested) Impressive in UHD DV: details that no edition had revealed, finely preserved silver texture, warmed palette with unprecedented vitality, contrasts clearly denser. Blacks are gaining in depth, light sources are becoming more precise, and the set has a good cleanliness. Some sweetness remains, inherent to the source. The German Blu-ray is tilting.

SON –A mono original dual beautifully reshaped: clear, balanced, true to its vintage ADR, with only a discreet breath in ambush. The remix 5.1, more nervous (dynamic and serious better armed) but cautious in its multichannel enlargement, never denies its visceral frontality. Deliciously dated effects, sharp dialogues and a city under stress, one holds there crude that flies. The VF, with too projected dubbing, delivers a less extensive and more suffocated rendering, both in 2.0 and 5.1.
Anaconda (2025)
SourceFrance |Publisher: Sony Pictures |Release date: 06 May 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDolby Atmos
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
French
Artistic : 4 | Video : 9 | Audio : 9
WORK –An attempt at a humorous resurrection that simmers from the first scenes: the heavy-handed moultAnacondanever take, and the story, yet nourished by ideas that have the fangs, bites its tail. The abym setting, supposed to snake like a game of poisonous tracks, turns to sterile gimmick. And if the ambition to modernise the creature under the pretext of Hollywood satire is there, all sounds hollow, left to rot in a narrative swamp of rascal nonsense. Who would have believed!
IMAGE –A UHD Dolby Vision transfer of beautiful precision: beautifully textured foliage, detailed surfaces and increased depth give the decor an almost tactile presence. Darkness sees its blacks tamed, while the luminous dynamics emphasize reflections and humidity without overflowing. The colorimetric palette, always sober but more nuanced, values natural greens and earthy pigments. The encoding, of exemplary cleanliness, lets the image slide without any parasitic scales.
SON –The VO Atmos deploys a wide sound space, where tropical rustling and stealthy movements circulate with accuracy. The upper channels add credible verticality, reinforcing the feeling of being surrounded by the environment. The voices remain clear, even during (rare) attacks, and the bass have a firm impact on the predator's surges. The equally controlled VF DTS-HD MA 5.1 remains immersive despite the absence of an acoustic bubble. Ssatisfactory!
13 days, 13 nights
SourceGermany |Publisher: Capelight Pictures |Release date: 19 March 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 2.39
HDR10 |Dolby Vision| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
FrenchDolby Atmos
German DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English
German
Artistic : 8 | Video : 9.5 | Audio : 10
WORK –A thrilling dive into Afghan hell, carried by Roschdy Zem, Lyna Khoudri and Sidse Babett Knudsen, which instills a vibrant humanity into this tense warrior drama. Bourboulon (The Three Musketeers) orchestrates an in camera under pressure where each silence seems to count double, each look weighs another night, prolonging the emotional state without ever breaking it. The film, with an emergency held, mixes heroic breath and raw tension without sinking into the pathos.
IMAGE –A UHD transfer that strikes immediately through its visual rigour, transforming each plane into a digital mastery demonstration: the 4.6K capture does not hide, while the DV reveals deep blacks, bright light sources and a warm palette, dominated by sun browns, of great coherence. The fine grain, native to the sensor, never claps, even in the dark, and the details abound, despite the border blurred due to the original optics.
SON –Un mix Atmos qui ne se contente pas d’accompagner l’image : il l’assaille, l’enveloppe et la propulse dans un espace sonore d’une intensité rare. Les voix, qu’elles soient en français, anglais ou langues locales, restent parfaitement ancrées, alors que les hélicoptères, les grondements sourds et les impacts violents libèrent une dynamique redoutable, parfois capable de secouer tout le système. Qu’il s’agisse de survols, de la faune ou de débris projetés, la verticalité est pleinement exploitée.
Raging Bull
SourceUnited Kingdom |Publisher: Criterion |Release date: 20 mai 2024
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
HDR10| BT.2020
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 2.0
Subtitles
English
Artistic : 10 | Video : 9 | Audio : 7.5
WORK –Dans ce portrait d’homme qui s’effondre à mesure qu’il frappe, Martin Scorsese (The Infiltrators) transforme la vie de Jake LaMotta en tragédie en N&B, où chaque geste est un aveu, chaque silence un crochet mal encaissé. Robert De Niro (Heat), métamorphosé, expose la fragilité tapie derrière la rage, tandis que la mise en scène scrute les failles comme on ausculte une cicatrice encore chaude. Un uppercut de cinéma qui ne raconte pas une vie cabossée, mais la fait sentir.
IMAGE –Approuvée par Marty, cette nouvelle restauration 4K frappe comme un direct du gauche : détails triomphants, grain 35 mm somptueux, noirs abyssaux, nuances de gris ciselées, tout respire une organicité retrouvée. Le négatif scanné révèle une précision quasi photographique, des ombres du club aux éclats lumineux des rings. Seule l’ouverture au ralenti vacille, avec une texture plus numérique qu’elle ne devrait, mais tout le reste encaisse… y compris la vidéo familiale en couleur.

SON –Remastérisée à partir de la piste magnétique 35 mm trois pistes, la bande‑son 2.0 surround renoue avec sa vigueur d’origine : les effets claquent, la musique déploie ses élans tragiques avec force, et l’immersion place le spectateur au cœur du ring, porté par le grondement de la foule. Mais si le mix cogne, déborde et vit tel un combat à bout portant, les dialogues, sur la défensive vis‑à‑vis du reste, demandent un ajustement du volume pour rester nets. Un léger bruit de fond subsiste.
Freeway (1996)
SourceFrance |Publisher: Metropolitan Video |Release date: 24 April 2026
Video format
2160p24 | Ratio 1.85
CSD| BT2 BT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2 NT2
HEVC encoding | DI 4K
Soundtrack
EnglishDTS-HD MA 5.1
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
French
Artistic : 7.5 | Video : 8 | Audio : 8.5
WORK –Satire sociale, humour noir et violence cartoonesque s’entrechoquent dans ce conte dévoyé aussi insolent que viscéral. UnLittle Red Riding Hoodversion trash dans lequel Matthew Bright dynamite le vernis moral pour laisser surgir une fureur aussi drôle que dérangeante. Reese Witherspoon, sidérante de rage juvénile, dévore chaque scène, tandis que Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys) campe un “grand méchant loup” glaçant sous ses airs policés. Une déviance singulière.
IMAGE –L’UHD propulse la version intégrale non censurée sur une autoroute visuelle nettement plus sauvage : définition acérée, détails qui mordent, grain appuyé mais fidèle à son ADN 35 mm, primaires franches, contrastes solides et noirs profonds. La restauration, tirée du négatif, offre une copie stable et propre, où maquillages, textures et décors se révèlent avec une précision jusque-là inédite. Le SDR bride un peu l’éclat (HDR10 chezVinegar Syndrome), mais l’upgrade reste massif.
SON –La restauration audio remet les compteurs à zéro : la VO, précise et limpide, aligne dialogues nets, ambiances maîtrisées, musique incisive et basses mesurées, sans souffle ni usure. La VF, un peu plus datée et compressée, reste propre et intelligible malgré un doublage parfois envahissant. Les scènes jamais doublées passent logiquement en VOST. Dans les deux cas, la spatialisation fait le job. Quant au mix « original » 2.0 surround du disque US, il n’a pas pris la route avec cette édition.
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L’exigence, la signature des éditeurs d’exception
Dans un marché 4K Ultra HD où la qualité éditoriale fait toute la différence, certains acteurs s’imposent par leur exigence, leur constance et leur capacité à magnifier les œuvres qu’ils défendent. En France,The Smoker Cat (Cold crime) incarne parfaitement cette dynamique : restauration ambitieuse, éditorialisation soignée, respect du patrimoine et sens du détail. Une ligne éditoriale forte, assumée, qui en fait aujourd’hui l’un des repères les plus fiables du secteur. Deux autres éditeurs français s’inscrivent dans cette même logique d’excellence :Carlotta Films (Heroic Trio + Executioners) andThe image workshop (Rollerball), chacun avec sa signature, mais tous portés par une vision claire de ce que doit être une édition digne de ce nom.
Une mention spéciale revient également àRoboto Films, qui, avec une seule sortie 4K UHD à son actif (Gamera – Showa years – Part 1), a déjà su marquer les esprits. Le label s’est imposé grâce à une ligne Blu‑ray d’une cohérence remarquable, portée par un soin éditorial constant et des éditions qui gagnent en maîtrise à chaque parution. On ne peut qu’espérer le voir passer la seconde sur le support UHD : tout indique qu’il a le potentiel pour s’installer durablement parmi les éditeurs les plus ambitieux du marché.
À l’international, la même exigence se retrouve chez des labels qui ont su imposer un standard devenu référence.Arrow Films (Robocop) en est l’exemple le plus éclatant : restaurations irréprochables, packaging maîtrisé, transparence sur les processus, et une cohérence éditoriale qui force le respect. Deux autres éditeurs internationaux,Second Sight (The Hitcher) andCriterion (Eyes Wide Shut) complètent ce trio de tête, chacun contribuant à tirer le marché vers le haut par une approche rigoureuse et une vraie culture du support physique.
À l’opposé, certains acteurs peinent encore à répondre aux attentes légitimes du public.LCJ Editions (9 Weeks 1⁄2), par exemple, continue de décevoir avec des remastérisations bâclées, où approximations techniques et usage grossier du numérique finissent par altérer l’intégrité même de l’image. Même constat du côté deFactoris Films (When Evil Lurks), où s’accumulent les maladresses : informations erronées sur les jaquettes, étalonnages en retrait par rapport aux éditions étrangères, et une rigueur globale qui laisse perplexe. Dans un marché devenu aussi exigeant, ces faiblesses ne passent plus. Elles fragilisent la confiance, brouillent l’image de marque et rappellent qu’une édition physique ne peut plus se contenter du minimum.
Et la critique n’ayant de sens que dans la transparence, les @ sont cités sans détour. Il ne s’agit pas de stigmatiser qui que ce soit, mais d’assumer un constat public : chacun peut progresser, ajuster ses pratiques et choisir de s’élever au niveau de la concurrence. Déjà, un grand bravo àFactoris Filmspour la piste Auro‑3D annoncée sur l’édition à venir deShin Ultraman(dès le 20 mai 2026) : une première mondiale qui mérite d’être saluée.
Au final, le paysage éditorial se structure autour d’une évidence : les labels qui respectent les œuvres et leur public s’imposent naturellement, tandis que ceux qui négligent la qualité s’exposent à une défiance croissante. Le marché ne pardonne plus l’à‑peu‑près ; il valorise la cohérence, la transparence et l’ambition.
Raging Bull, le coup de poing qui a tout changé
Il y a des films qui attirent les foules sans jamais bousculer quoi que ce soit, des biopics qui se contentent de dérouler une vie comme on déroule un tapis rouge, avec la même complaisance, la même absence de risque.Michaelappartient à cette catégorie : un produit, une mécanique, un récit qui coche des cases. Et puis il y aRaging Bull. Un film qui, à sa sortie, n’a pas fait courir les spectateurs, mais qui a fait courir un frisson dans tout le cinéma. Un film qui n’a pas rempli les salles, mais qui a rempli l’histoire.
Ce qui frappe d’abord, c’est la manière dont Scorsese refuse la tradition du biopic héroïque. Il ne raconte pas une ascension, il ne raconte pas une légende, il ne raconte même pas une trajectoire. Il expose un homme. Un homme qui cogne, qui se cogne, qui s’abîme. Jake LaMotta n’est pas un personnage à aimer, ni à admirer, ni à sauver. Il est un bloc brut, un corps qui se débat contre lui-même. Scorsese ne cherche pas à expliquer ses failles, encore moins à les excuser. Il les montre, frontalement, sans fard, sans morale. C’est cette honnêteté presque violente qui a ouvert la voie à un autre type de biopic : un cinéma qui ne cherche plus à sanctifier, mais à comprendre, à disséquer, à regarder l’humain dans ce qu’il a de plus trouble.
Et puis il y a la boxe. AvantRaging Bull, on filmait un match comme un match. AprèsRaging Bull, on ne pouvait plus. Scorsese transforme le ring en chambre d’écho de l’âme. Chaque coup devient un battement intérieur, chaque ralenti une suspension du monde, chaque souffle un aveu. La boxe n’est plus un sport : c’est un langage. Un langage de douleur, de rage, de solitude. La mise en scène ne cherche pas la fidélité, elle cherche la vérité : une vérité émotionnelle, sensorielle, presque hallucinée. Le ring devient un théâtre mental, un lieu où l’homme se perd et se retrouve, où la violence n’est plus un geste mais une confession. Une approche dont on retrouvera l’écho, des décennies plus tard, dansSmashing Machine, autre plongée dans un corps qui se détruit pour exister.
Cette approche a tout changé. Elle a influencé des générations de cinéastes, redéfini la manière de filmer le sport, ouvert la voie à un cinéma où le corps devient récit, où l’effort devient dramaturgie, où le mouvement devient écriture.Raging Bulla montré que le sport pouvait être filmé comme une tragédie intime, un opéra de chair et de lumière.
Et au centre de tout cela, il y a Robert De Niro. Sa transformation physique est devenue légendaire, mais elle n’est que la surface. Ce qui bouleverse, c’est la manière dont il habite LaMotta, dont il laisse affleurer la brutalité, la peur, la vulnérabilité. Il ne joue pas un boxeur : il joue un homme qui ne sait pas comment être un homme. Un homme qui frappe parce qu’il ne sait pas parler, qui détruit parce qu’il ne sait pas aimer. Cette performance a redéfini ce qu’un acteur pouvait faire dans un biopic : non pas imiter (n’est-ce pas Jaafar Jackson), mais incarner.
Raging Bullest aussi un film de survie. Scorsese, à ce moment-là, est au bord du gouffre. Le film est son exorcisme, son cri, son retour à la vie. Cette urgence, cette nécessité, transpirent dans chaque plan. C’est peut-être pour cela que le film a une telle force : il n’est pas seulement un portrait, il est une confession. Pas seulement une œuvre, mais un acte. Alors oui,Raging Bulln’a pas attiré les foules. Mais il a attiré les cinéastes. Il a attiré les regards qui comptent, ceux qui cherchent dans le cinéma autre chose qu’un divertissement : une forme, une vision, une vérité. Il a changé la manière de raconter une vie, la manière de filmer un corps, la manière de comprendre un personnage. Il a déplacé les lignes sans faire de bruit. Il a laissé une trace indélébile sans jamais chercher à plaire.
Il y a des films qui font du bruit. Et il y a des films qui font date.Raging Bullappartient à la seconde catégorie. Un coup de poing qui continue de résonner, longtemps après que les lumières se sont rallumées. Et pas sûr queMichael, malgré tout son vacarme, puisse en dire autant.
The Blade, le wuxia reforgé
Il existe des films qui ne se contentent pas de revisiter un mythe : ils le pulvérisent pour en extraire une vérité plus âpre, plus nue, plus brûlante.The Bladede Tsui Hark appartient à cette caste rare. Relecture furieuse de la figure du sabreur manchot, le film renverse les codes du wuxia pour en révéler la violence primitive, la boue, la sueur, la douleur. En somme, tout ce que le genre avait trop longtemps poli jusqu’à l’abstraction.
Ding On, jeune forgeron devenu vengeur malgré lui, perd un bras, un père, une innocence, mais gagne une rage qui dévore l’écran. Sa trajectoire, simple en apparence, devient sous la caméra de Hark une odyssée sensorielle : caméra convulsive, gros plans suffocants, montage fracturé, couleurs saturées. Rien n’est là pour flatter. Tout est là pour immerger, désorienter, blesser. Le film avance comme une lame brisée qui tournoie, imprévisible, dangereuse, magnifique.
Ce qui frappe, c’est la manière dont Tsui Hark déconstruit le wuxia : il en garde la noblesse tragique, mais lui arrache toute idéalisation. Les combats ne sont plus des ballets : ce sont des tempêtes. Des éclats de métal, de poussière, de cris. Une brutalité presque documentaire, qui tranche avec l’élégance codifiée du genre.The Bladedevient alors un manifeste : un rappel que le héros n’est pas un symbole, mais un corps meurtri qui avance malgré tout.
Et pourtant, au cœur de cette fureur, une beauté surgit. Une beauté rude, charbonneuse, forgée comme l’acier que Ding On martèle. La quête de vengeance se transforme en quête d’identité, et la chorégraphie de son style de combat, ce tourbillon inventé pour compenser son handicap, devient un geste de renaissance. Une réinvention de soi, littérale et métaphorique, qui donne au film une puissance émotionnelle inattendue.
The Bladen’a pas rencontré son public à sa sortie, trop radical, trop abrasif. Mais aujourd’hui, il apparaît pour ce qu’il est : un sommet du cinéma hongkongais, un film qui ose tout, qui brûle tout, qui laisse des traces. Un film qui rappelle que le wuxia peut encore surprendre, déranger, électriser.
Donc si vous cherchez une œuvre qui secoue, qui réinvente, qui marque, vous devez le voir… même si vous n’êtes pas prêts !
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