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: “Incredibles 2” Fans of Brad Bird’s “The Incredibles” have been asking for a follow-up to the Oscar-winning 2004 film since its release, and while Pixar has gotten a little sequel crazy in recent years, it’s one of the few movies in their catalog where a sequel actually makes sense. Though it took longer than expected, it was well worth the wait because…

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: “Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” “Teen Titans Go!” is the kind of TV show that should come with a seizure warning. It’s a hyperactive, candy-colored assault on the senses that feels like it was made by someone who stopped taking their Ritalin, and series veterans Aaron Horvath and Peter Rida Michail keep that manic energy intact for the show’s full-length feature.…

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” Marvel Studios continues its near-perfect record with this light and breezy follow-up to 2015’s “Ant-Man,” doubling down on everything that made the first film such a success — namely, Paul Rudd’s killer comic timing and some clever, size-based visual gags. Though the movie is still woven into the fabric of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s very much a standalone…

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: “Eighth Grade” Navigating the social minefield of adolescence these days is very different compared to even five years ago, but comedian Bo Burnham’s directorial debut taps into this particular moment in time — a formative period in every teenager’s life — with such painstaking realism that you’d be hard-pressed not to relate in some way. Though “Eighth Grade” hardly reinvents the coming-of-age drama, it’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: “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” If the idea of a sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 thriller “Sicario” sounded like a bad idea when you first heard about it, you’re not the only one. Though it was clear from the end of that film that there were still plenty of stories left to be explored, the risk of tarnishing its reputation didn’t seem…

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: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” If there’s anything to be learned from “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” it’s that it doesn’t matter how many talented people you hire (and in some cases, fire) — a bad idea is still a bad idea, and a Han Solo origin story was always a bad idea. With that said, despite all of the behind-the-scenes drama and…

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 Looming Tower” Co-created by Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, “The Looming Tower” is a fascinating (and equally infuriating) look at the rise of al-Qaeda and the intelligence community’s negligence in the lead up to the September 11 attacks. The Hulu limited series is particularly interested in the childish infighting that took place between the FBI and CIA during this period, and…

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: “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Much like the man himself, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” is a warm and pleasant look at the legacy of Fred Rogers and his groundbreaking children’s TV program “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” which ran from 1968 to 2001. Using interviews with his family and friends, as well as archival footage from the show and his other TV appearances,…

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: “American Animals” Based on the unbelievable true story about four college students in Kentucky who attempted one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history, “American Animals” is a familiar but nonetheless intriguing crime thriller that boasts a pair of solid performances by Evan Peters and Barry Keoghan. What sets the movie apart from the countless other heist films, however, is…

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: “Deadpool 2” Part of what made 2016’s “Deadpool” such an incredible success was seeing a superhero movie say and do things that, with the exception of the “Kick-Ass” films, audiences hadn’t really seen before. Though “Deadpool 2” isn’t quite as enjoyable without that element of surprise, it’s still a very funny and entertaining action-comedy that hinges greatly on the performances of Ryan…