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: “Licorice Pizza” Your enjoyment of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, the 1970s-set coming-of-age drama “Licorice Pizza,” really depends on how you feel about its central romance. Though the age gap between Cooper Hoffman’s enterprising 15-year-old and Alana Haim’s directionless 25-year-old poses enough problems on its own, the lack of chemistry between its two stars makes it even more difficult to buy into…

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: “Uncharted” Hollywood has had a difficult time with video game adaptations over the years, often failing to capture what made each game so unique and enjoyable in the first place. That’s likely what took Sony so long to develop a movie based on Naughty Dog’s popular “Uncharted” series, and though the studio hasn’t completely succeeded, as far as video game adaptations go,…

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: “Turning Red” After winning an Oscar for her 2018 animated short film “Bao,” it was only natural that director Domee Shi be given a chance to helm her own feature-length movie for Pixar. A coming-of-age story about those awkward teenage years when your body is changing and you’re trying to figure out what kind of person you want to become, “Turning Red”…

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: “Singin’ in the Rain” “Singin’ in the Rain” is considered by many to be the best musical of all time. Though it received only two nominations at the 1953 Academy Awards, it’s one of the few films from that year that people still talk about today. The story is admittedly a bit cheesy, but almost every song-and-dance number is memorable, and 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: “Jackass Forever” Following the release of 2010’s “Jackass 3D,” it seemed like the franchise had officially run its course on the big screen, especially after the untimely death of co-star Ryan Dunn. Fortunately, the Jackass crew have made their triumphant return with “Jackass Forever” at a time when everyone could use a little extra laughter in their lives, and they haven’t missed…

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: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” “Spider-Man: No Way Home” isn’t just one of the biggest films in the history of the MCU — it’s also one of the most emotional, which is something that you just don’t get in a lot of superhero fare. Tom Holland and Zendaya are especially good in their roles, delivering their best performances of the series thus far,…

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: “Scream” As the first “Scream” movie not to be directed by Wes Craven, 2022’s “Scream” (which continues the baffling trend of modern-day horror sequels sharing the same title as the original) already faced an uphill battle. Though Craven’s last installment, 2011’s severely underrated “Scream 4,” tried and failed to reinvigorate the franchise, that hasn’t stopped directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from…

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: “Sing 2” Studios are usually quick to crank out a sequel to a hit animated film, so it’s a bit surprising that Illumination took its time in releasing a follow-up to 2016’s “Sing.” Though the first film was hardly a cultural phenomenon, it did well enough that a sequel seemed all but guaranteed, especially with no other viable franchises on the studio’s…

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 Godfather Trilogy” There’s not much to say about Francis Ford Coppola’s celebrated crime saga that hasn’t already been said. “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II” are among the greatest films in American cinema history, and although the lesser third film (in this case, Coppola’s recently re-edited version, “The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone”) doesn’t quite hold the same…

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: “Red Rocket” As someone who wasn’t as enamored with “The Florida Project” as most critics, my expectations for director Sean Baker’s latest movie were tepid at best, despite plenty of strong buzz coming off its debut at the Cannes Film Festival. Fortunately, “Red Rocket” actually lives up to the hype thanks to a solid script by Baker and writing partner Chris Bergoch,…