Author: Jason Zingale

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Renfield” The trailers for this Dracula-themed action-comedy did a really bad job of selling the movie because it’s a lot more fun than expected. Though the story is pretty flimsy, especially the stuff involving Awkwafina’s character, there’s still quite a bit to enjoy about “Renfield.” The script contains some decent laughs; the campy, almost cartoonish gore is incredibly amusing; and both Nicholas…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Thelma & Louise” Ridley Scott is best known for directing iconic sci-fi films like “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” as well as historical epics like “Gladiator” and “Kingdom of Heaven,” but this 1991 crime drama starring Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis as a pair of best friends on the run from the law is arguably one of his finest movies. Though it doesn’t…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Creed III” The third installment in the “Creed” series was the perfect vehicle for actor Michael B. Jordan to make his directorial debut, as it likely afforded him a certain comfort level due to his previous experience working on the first two films. There’s not enough here visually to know what kind of filmmaker Jordan will become (though the anime-inspired boxing sequences…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” The third installment in the “Ant-Man” series is definitely one of the lower-tier MCU films, but it’s not nearly as bad as many critics would lead you to believe, especially when its main cast — Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer — is so much fun to watch. The addition of Kathryn Newton (as…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “All Quiet on the Western Front” Based on Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel of the same name, “All Quiet on the Western Front” is one of the most realistic and harrowing depictions of war since “Saving Private Ryan,” hammering home the sheer brutality of World War I in ways both gruesome and horrifying. However, as devastating as these sequences are to watch,…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Champions” Most people have probably never seen the 2018 award-winning Spanish film on which “Champions” is based (myself included), but this English-language remake from director Bobby Farrelly is pretty much what you’d expect just from reading the logline. Though “Champions” certainly means well, it’s an incredibly predictable and corny underdog sports movie that follows all the usual beats and even comes across…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Police Story III: Supercop” Before breaking into the U.S. market with 1995’s “Rumble in the Bronx,” Jackie Chan teamed up with director Stanley Tong (the first of many collaborations) to produce this third installment in the popular “Police Story” franchise, which was eventually released in the U.S. under the title “Supercop.” Though there’s nothing particularly special about the story — it’s your…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Cocaine Bear” Though it may sound like a ridiculous but fun B-movie on paper — “Snakes on a Plane” for the meme generation, if you will — “Cocaine Bear” is an incredibly underwhelming experience that never fully leans into the sheer campiness of its premise. None of the characters or intersecting plotlines are very interesting, and while there are a few funny…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Gorgeous” Jackie Chan has made plenty of bad films throughout his career, but 1999’s “Gorgeous” stands out perhaps more than others because it’s not a traditional Chan movie. With that said, this incredibly cheesy rom-com definitely earns its reputation due to a poorly written script that makes less sense the more you think about it and a complete lack of chemistry between…

Blu Tuesday is a weekly column where we review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases, along with a brief rundown of the included bonus material, to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Pick of the Week: “Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection” The “Star Trek” films starring the “Next Generation” cast aren’t talked about as much as those with the original cast or the reboot cast, and for good reason — with the exception of 1996’s “First Contact,” they aren’t very memorable. Nevertheless, while Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise failed to transfer…