By: Erin
Posted: October 28th, 2024
Last Updated: February 7th, 2026
Introduction | 1- 20 | 21 – 40 | 41 – 60 | 61 – 70 | 71 – 90 | 91 – 110 | 111 – 130 | 131 – 150 | 151 – 163 | Extras | Conclusion
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So, that’s the initial list. We’ve since added and removed movies to and from our “favorites” collection, but rather than going through every single one, I thought I’d toss in a few fun edge cases, highlight a few interesting releases that went the extra mile, and discuss some situations we’ve run into over the years.
Digimon: The Movie (2000)
First, an incredible marvel of preservation thanks to the wonderful folks at Discotek Media. They’re pretty much my favorite people working on film preservation these days with how open and transparent they are about everything. Digimon: The Movie was a cobbled-together supercut of three different Digimon movies, dubbed into a single story and overlaid with some of the greatest pop hits of the late-90s. Discotek managed to completely reconstruct it with the original soundtrack, using restored footage from the original three short films, and they released a disc that contained it, the original films, and even newly-recorded dubs for those short films with as much of the original cast as they could find, along with the original Japanese audio. This is, straight up, one of the coolest releases we own. The only thing missing from this is the Angela Anaconda short that played before the movie in theaters, and apparently it’s not due to lack-of-trying.
Difficulty: Easy
Finishing Your David Lynch Collection
As my favorite director, I eventually realized I wanted to own every major movie David Lynch made. Several of these are easy – Fire Walk With Me, Eraserhead, Inland Empire, Blue Velvet, and Lost Highway are all currently available from Criterion. The Elephant Man used to be available via Criterion, but has recently gone out of print and skyrocketed in price so thank goodness we bought it when we did. There are rumors they’re working on a 4K UHD release but as of February 2026, that has yet to come to fruition. Wild At Heart also used to be available from Shout Factory, but has also gone out-of-print. Dune is available from Arrow Video, but only in a single 4K or Blu-Ray disc, no combo pack. The Straight Story is available as a region-free Blu-Ray, but you have to import it from Australian company Imprint Films.
If you want to get weirder, you can also include Duran Duran Unstaged, which was his web-broadcast experimental concert movie, which does have a physical release – as a Japan-exclusive Blu-Ray. And finally, if you want his hour-long music movie Industrial Symphony No. 5, that was never released on disc at all so you’re out-of-luck there. That, at least, is easily-watched on YouTube, but it would be nice to see it as an extra if Criterion’s rumored Wild At Heart release comes through.
Difficulty: Hard, Impossible if you stretch
I Saw The TV Glow (2024)
Our shared number one movie of 2024, this movie is easy enough to buy…as long as you’re willing to put your faith in the A24 shop carrying it, since they’re the only distributor. Unlike Marcel, this movie only has a Blu-Ray so there’s no version confusion, and it’s reasonably-priced at $30 and has some very good special features. Easy to grab, easy to recommend.
Difficulty: Easy
Palm Springs (2020)
This movie is wonderful. We watched it in 2025, immediately looked for a physical release…and realized that one did not exist. At least, not in the USA. There’s a nice-looking Japanese version (very tempting!), and some European Region B releases, but the only option to own this movie physically in the US is to find a bootleg. So many incredible movies are stuck on streaming services and in danger of disappearing when said streaming services remove them for whatever reason. That sucks!
Difficulty: Impossible
One Cut Of The Dead (2017)
Mandy’s top movie of 2023, and one that I’m shocked is easy to buy! This movie was a Shudder-exclusive when it came to America, but RLJ Entertainment has kept it in-stock on-disc, with the only available edition being a steelbook that has both the Blu-Ray and DVD. It even contains a Go-Pro cut of the movie and several outtakes, and it’ll run you about $15 as of this writing. A welcome surprise!
Difficulty: Easy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
A recent love of ours, thanks to our amazing friends Sciura and Laura (who publish the lovely newsletter Diving In The Rough – check it out if you want to know what’s worth watching in the world of anime!). These movies are awesome, and we were the last to find out. They famously have Theatrical and Extended cuts, and they’ve had a lot of releases. Unfortunately, here’s the weird part. If all you want is the best cuts of these movies and the ability to watch either Theatrical or Extended editions at the maximum-possible quality, you will get this with the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy 4K UHD release. The movies look absolutely stunning in this release, and we’re lucky to have them.
However, the DVD releases of these movies were absolutely loaded with special features, and as of this writing there have been no releases containing both the 4K versions of the movies and all the special features. You can buy a 15-disc set of the three movies on Blu-Ray, but from what I can tell that only contains the Extended cuts and not the Theatrical cuts, but you do get all the features this way. There’s also controversy surrounding how the movies look on Blu-Ray, with botched color timing on certain releases.
If you want to watch the special features for these movies, there’s a YouTube channel that has uploaded the vignettes, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted scenes, but this doesn’t include the audio commentaries that are missing from the 4K releases. So…yeah, it’s hard, and it’s confusing. Considering rumors of a “complete” set with all cuts and all features have been swirling around since, like 2021, I don’t think things are going to get any less complex in the near future.
Difficulty: Medium
Titane (2021)
My top movie of 2023! Thankfully, this movie is easy to get, because for a minute you could only buy it via a box set of other movies the distributor, Neon, had released. It’s a pretty basic release that looks like it should and sounds great, but there’s only a small Q&A as a special feature. Still, the movie itself is the main event, and there’s nothing to complain about there.
Difficulty: Easy
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Here we have our shared favorite movie of 2025, and…it’s so hard to find. I could probably pick up a DVD for pretty cheap, and I might, but this is a movie that demands the best in video and audio, and unfortunately I’m not quite ready to pay $282 for the out-of-print Blu-Ray copy. The worst part, though, is that I’ve thought about it. Seriously, sometimes I just look this movie up on eBay and stare longingly at the over-$100 listings, wondering if I have it in me to bite the bullet, and I never do. At least this movie is available on streaming, but I want it. There have seemingly been rumors of a Criterion release for years, which was nice to learn when we watched this movie in January 2025 and immediately realized how much the movie was going for, but every month I check my email for the new Criterion announcements and every month I’ve been disappointed.
Difficulty: Hard