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: “The Matrix Resurrections” It came as quite the surprise when Warner Bros. announced that it would be making another “Matrix” film with original co-writer/director Lana Wachowski. After all, the original trilogy (flawed as it may be) did a good job of providing closure to Neo and Trinity’s story, so there didn’t seem to be much room or need to continue their adventures.…

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: “Belfast” Loosely based on writer/director Kenneth Branagh’s childhood in Northern Ireland during the start of a violent conflict known as The Troubles, “Belfast” is a very personal film that works both as a historical document and a loving tribute to family and home, and the strength they bring even in the worst of times. Though the movie is painted in pretty broad…

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 Green Mile” Five years after striking gold with “The Shawshank Redemption,” Frank Darabont returned to the director’s chair with another adaptation of a Stephen King story. But while both movies contain similar premises about an innocent man who’s wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn’t commit, “The Green Mile” hews closer to King’s supernatural tendencies. With that said, it’s certainly 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: “Eternals” After Chloé Zhao took home the Best Director prize at last year’s Academy Awards, Marvel fans were excited to see what she could bring to the MCU with her unique directorial style. Unfortunately, the final product is an incredibly mixed bag that doesn’t bode well for the future of the titular characters within the larger cinematic universe. While it boasts an…

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: “King Richard” Venus and Serena Williams are without a doubt two of the greatest tennis players to ever grace the game, so it was only a matter of time before Hollywood gave them the biopic treatment. However, “King Richard” takes a slightly different approach to the story by focusing on the man responsible for helping the two tennis stars get to where…

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: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Following the failure of director Paul Feig’s 2016 “Ghostbusters” reboot, it’s easy to understand why fans of the franchise may have been hesitant about another installment. But while that film aimed to create its own legacy with a brand new story and characters, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is very much interested in continuing the one that began in 1984. Though not without…

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: “Dune” Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi epic “Dune” is certainly better than any version that’s come before, but it’s not without its problems. Though it does a much better job of explaining all the inner workings of the universe, especially compared to the David Lynch film, some of the story beats still don’t make much sense, and the movie…

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 French Dispatch” “The French Dispatch” is arguably Wes Anderson’s most Wes Anderson movie yet, for both better and worse. Though it has all the quirks, humor and exquisite production design of a typical Anderson film, the various idiosyncrasies are dialed up so high that it becomes borderline pretentious. At its essence, “The French Dispatch” is an anthology film that’s structured in…

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: “No Time to Die” In all honesty, Daniel Craig was already beginning to outstay his welcome as James Bond long before “No Time to Die,” so the fact that his tenure was drawn out even longer by the film’s delayed release makes his final appearance in the role that much more anticlimactic, though not for lack of trying. However, for all its…

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 Last Duel” Director Ridley Scott’s latest medieval drama may not be on the same level as “Gladiator,” but it’s yet another example of the kind of grand-scale filmmaking that he excels at. Filled with stunning cinematography and exquisite production and costume design, “The Last Duel” is a visually lush historical epic that’s anchored by a trio of strong performances, particularly Jodie…