Richard Romanus

2 Richard Romanus films on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including Heavy Metal, Mean Streets.

Mean Streets(1973)

7.1/10

dir. Martin Scorsese

S-Tier

S-Tier Second Sight Films 4K. Early Scorsese, loud and rough. Criterion's 4K got a negative pro review that collectors have largely told each other to ignore, arguing the reviewer was comparing it to the old Blu-ray instead of judging the transfer on its own terms. Second Sight co-funded the new restoration and will likely use a Fidelity in Motion encode, which typically beats Criterion's Pixelogic encoding.

Second Sight Films · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)

Heavy Metal(1981)

6.5/10

dir. Gerald Potterton, John Bruno

S-Tier

S-Tier Sony 4K. The animated anthology. The animation styles vary wildly and the HDR helps the more colorful segments.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray