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: “Missing” This spiritual sequel to 2018’s “Searching” doesn’t have any tangible connection to the John Cho vehicle apart from a sly callback in the opening moments, but it does utilize the same computer-screen storytelling device. While this approach could easily come off as being too gimmicky, it’s actually used to great effect for a majority of the film, save for a few…

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: “Babylon” Director Damien Chazelle has enjoyed great success over the past decade with films like “Whiplash,” “La La Land” and “First Man,” but that streak has finally come to an end with his latest movie, “Babylon.” A sprawling historical epic about Hollywood’s transition from silent films to talkies in the late 1920s, “Babylon” is an ambitious but messy picture filled with incredible…

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: “Women Talking” It’s been 10 years since actor-turned-director Sarah Polley’s last film, but you wouldn’t know it from her latest effort because it’s arguably her best movie yet. Though it’s gone relatively under the radar compared to some of this year’s other Best Picture nominees, “Women Talking” is an extraordinary drama about the women of an isolated religious community and their paradoxical…

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: “John Wick: Chapters 1-3 – Stash Book Collection” When the first “John Wick” debuted in 2014, I don’t think anyone expected that it would be the start of a new action franchise, let alone one that continues to get better with each successive installment. Yet here we are, nine years later, with “John Wick: Chapter 4” gearing up for release in theaters…

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: “Dazed and Confused” Writer/director Richard Linklater has made some great films in his 30-plus-year career, but none are as endlessly rewatchable as the 1993 cult classic “Dazed and Confused.” It’s the ultimate hangout movie — a love letter to Linklater’s teenage years that nails the high school experience better than perhaps any other film in the decades since. The whole thing feels…

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: “The Fabelmans” I’ve never been a big fan of Steven Spielberg’s work, but this semi-autobiographical story looking back at the director’s adolescence, his parent’s divorce and the beginning of his filmmaking career/obsession is one of his best movies in years. Though Michelle Williams’ turn as Spielberg’s mother is slightly irritating — whether due to the actress or the character itself — there…

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: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” The unexpected death of Chadwick Boseman shocked movie fans around the world, leading many to wonder if the Black Panther franchise could even continue. Marvel and director Ryan Coogler ultimately decided to carry on, but they were left with the impossible task of producing a follow-up to the hugely successful 2018 original without its main star. While the…

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: “Bones and All” Based on Camille DeAngelis’s 2015 novel of the same name, “Bones and All” is a somewhat problematic cannibal love story that is salvaged by Luca Guadagnino’s artful direction and a talented cast. Taylor Russell and Timotheé Chalamet strike up excellent chemistry as the star-crossed, flesh-eating lovers traveling the country as they learn to exist in a world that will…

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: “Violent Night” The premise behind Tommy Wirkola’s “Violent Night” sounds like something out of an episode of “Robot Chicken.” An R-rated “Die Hard”-style action movie about a sledgehammer-wielding, take-no-shit Santa Claus who must fight off a group of mercenaries holding a wealthy family hostage on Christmas Eve, “Violent Night” contains enough silly fun and brutal kills to keep you entertained in the…

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: “The Menu” It’s a little disappointing that Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” hasn’t received more recognition this awards season because it’s hands-down one of the best (and most audacious) films of 2022. Laced with wickedly dark humor and biting social commentary, and featuring great performances from Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and Hong Chau, “The Menu” hilariously skewers the world of haute…