NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

Kino Lorber have brought another appealing 'Nordic Noir' to Region 'A' Blu-ray. The language is very direct and matter-of-fact, the pace is deliberate, the settings show examples of vast, bleak landscapes, and the focus centers on moral ambiguities and crime - often serial murderers and missing persons. Modus certainly qualifies.

The image quality is flawless in a direct representation as presented on television in 2015. It is in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio, is crisp, has minor teal-leaning, with all 8 episodes split on two dual-layered Blu-ray discs with supportive bitrates. It is pristinely clean and supports the series exceptionally well in-motion.

Kino Lorber provide the option of a robust DTS-HD Master 5.1 surround track with a few deft separations and some resounding bass -  or a 2.0 channel stereo track (both 24-bit) in the original Swedish language. There are effects and a compelling score by Jacob Groth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Millennium TV Mini-Series). It all sounds excellent in the lossless. Kino Lorber add optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

Supplements include only a trailer for the series and a few other related trailers.

Modus was a very nicely crafted thriller series and it is hard not to get fully engaged by these Nordic Noirs. There is a definite style, a scary unusually dangerous character and filled with suspenseful situations, forensic investigations with layered themes of human rights and religious freedoms. I found it extremely entertaining and we endorse Kino's double Blu-ray package anticipating the second season, also in 1080P.

Gary Tooze