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: “Copshop” A pulpy crime thriller set almost entirely within the confines of a small-town police station, “Copshop” owes a lot to classic movies like “Rio Bravo” and “Assault on Precinct 13.” Though the film takes some time to get going, with most of the first act wasted on throwaway characters who don’t survive past the halfway mark, it picks up considerably with…

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: “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” doesn’t really feel like a traditional Marvel movie, and that’s part of its charm. Similar to the way that “Black Panther” explored a completely new corner of the MCU, “Shang-Chi” has its own style and flavor that, save for a few cameos and references to 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: “Raging Fire” Hong Kong action director Benny Chan sadly passed away before he could complete post-production on his latest (and final) film, “Raging Fire,” but you wouldn’t know it from the finished product, as it’s everything that audiences have come to expect from his movies. Though it runs about 20 minutes too long — a problem that plagues most Hong Kong productions…

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: “Jungle Cruise” Disney has been trying to make a feature film based on its iconic Jungle Cruise ride for nearly two decades — basically ever since the first “Pirates of the Caribbean” became a massive hit at the box office. In fact, the “Pirates” series has clearly had a major influence on “Jungle Cruise,” even sharing some of the same story elements…

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: “Respect” With 14 Grammy Awards and 20 number-one hits to her name (among other plaudits), Aretha Franklin will almost certainly go down as one of the greatest musical artists of all time, so it’s a shame that Hollywood’s long-awaited biopic of the singer/songwriter is so dull. Titled after one of her most famous songs, “Respect” is yet another clichéd, by-the-numbers biopic that…

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 Suicide Squad” It’s hard to imagine a more perfect fit for the Suicide Squad than James Gunn, as it’s one of the more naturally weird and irreverent properties in the DC Comics catalog. But while Gunn’s quasi-reboot of the 2016 film is a definite improvement, it’s not nearly as good as his work for Marvel. Though it contains plenty of over-the-top…

Every Tuesday, I review the newest Blu-ray and 4K releases to determine whether they’re worth buying, renting or skipping. Click on the provided links to purchase each title from Amazon, and be sure to share this week’s column on social media. Pick of the Week: “Scream” It’s hard to believe that it’s been 25 years since Wes Craven’s “Scream” debuted in theaters because while the movie is very much a product of the ‘90s, it still holds up remarkably well. Though Craven was already a horror legend for the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series, “Scream” is perhaps even more important…

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: “Inglourious Basterds” Quentin Tarantino’s WWII revenge fantasy is among the best films in a career filled with absolute bangers. Released only two short years after the 2007 commercial failure “Grindhouse,” “Inglourious Basterds” is the first movie where Tarantino’s maturation as a filmmaker (particularly in the way that he frames shots and the performances that he gets from his actors) really became noticeable.…

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 Nevers: Season One, Part One” HBO was no doubt excited about getting into the Joss Whedon business when “The Nevers” was first announced in 2018, but in the ensuing years, Whedon’s reputation has taken such a massive hit that it’s amazing they didn’t just scrap the whole thing altogether. Whedon exited the project midway through filming the first season, but his…

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 Sparks Brothers” Edgar Wright is one of the most musically driven filmmakers in Hollywood, so it’s no surprise that he would eventually get around to making a music documentary of his own. What is slightly surprising is that the subject of his film is alt-pop duo Sparks — a band that many people have never even heard of yet whose career…