ScreenAnarchy's Best of 2013 - Best Blu-ray Release

Editor, Asia; Hong Kong, China (@Marshy00)
The year that was 2013 has almost run its course, so the time has come for Team ScreenAnarchy to pool its ever-growing troupe of contributors from the four corners of the planet, gather its collective thoughts and pay special tribute to those films that have made a particularly strong impact over the past twelve months.

While we are all avid cinema and festival-goers here at ScreenAnarchy, we also love to indulge in the increasingly compulsive and fetishistic pastime that is purchasing and collecting our favourite movies on Blu-ray, for repeat consumption in the privacy of our own homes. 2013 has proved something of a landmark year, both in terms of AV quality, supplementary features and the packaging itself. Listed below are just a few of our favourites:


Pierce Conran, Ard Vijn, Jim Tudor, J Hurtado, Christopher O'Keeffe, Eric Ortiz Garcia, Dustin Chang, Joshua Chaplinsky and contributed to this story.

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman - Criterion

Pierce Conran - Contributing writer
Now, to be fair, I haven't received my copy yet (it's in the mail), but you have to love Criterion for putting out the ENTIRE Zatoichi collection on Blu-ray. I love chambara films and have seen many of the Zatoichi films, which rank up there with the Baby Cart and Sleepy Eyes of Death series. The Blind Swordsman will be a welcome companion during the cold winter months.

Ard Vijn - Contributing writer
What can you say about a boxset like Criterion's Zatoichi collection of all 25 (!) movies? It's the stuff of dreams, packaging and all!

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