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: “Avengers: Infinity War” “Avengers: Infinity War” is the culmination of everything that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building towards for the past decade, and it sticks the landing in sensational fashion… at least until we see how things truly conclude with next year’s still-untitled follow-up. The movie delivers big on spectacle, with several great action sequences that showcase its deep roster…

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: “Life of the Party” Writer/director Ben Falcone’s third collaboration with wife Melissa McCarthy may technically be the best of their films, but that’s kind of like saying that one form of cancer is better than the others. “Life of the Party” is yet another painfully unfunny comedy from the duo that is so unrealistic and dated that you would think they had…

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: “Tully” Director Jason Reitman has been in a bit of a rut since 2013’s “Labor Day,” so it makes sense that he would try to rekindle his early success by reuniting with Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody (“Juno,” “Young Adult”). Unfortunately, while “Tully” is certainly a step in the right direction for Reitman and, to a lesser extent, Cody’s stalled careers, it lacks…

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: “Ready Player One” Steven Spielberg is one of the few directors with the influence and cojones to pull off a movie like “Ready Player One,” based on Ernest Cline’s bestselling (and seemingly unfilmable) novel of the same name. While fans of the book will be surprised by just how much has been changed (for both good and bad), it hits 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: “Isle of Dogs” Wes Anderson’s first foray into stop-motion animation, 2009’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” is an absolute gem that gets better with every viewing. It also happens to be one of my favorite films, so imagine my delight when it was announced that Anderson would be making another movie in the same format. Though “Isle of Dogs” is a more serious film,…

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: “A Quiet Place” John Krasinski’s latest directorial effort is an incredibly well-crafted genre flick that will likely go down as one of the year’s best films. Equal parts sci-fi/horror and family drama, “A Quiet Place” cleverly uses the guise of an alien invasion story to explore major themes like loss and parenthood, particularly the lengths you will go to protect your kids…

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: “Blockers” Back in 2006, John Cena made his acting debut in the WWE-produced action film, “The Marine,” but despite several attempts to turn the former wrestler into an action star, Cena proved that his real talent is comedy. After scene-stealing cameos in “Trainwreck” and “Sisters,” Cena finally takes center stage in “Blockers” and once again comes out on top. Though 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: “Mission: Impossible 1-5” The “Mission: Impossible” series is one of the best movie franchises around, thanks largely to its charming ensemble casts, thrilling set pieces and exotic locales, so it’s nice to see that Paramount didn’t waste any time in bringing the films to 4K. Though everyone has their favorite installment, they’re all so entertaining that it’s hard to choose; even 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: “Tomb Raider” The “Tomb Raider” franchise is one of the few video games that feels tailor-made for the big screen — after all, Lara Croft is basically just a female Indiana Jones – but much like the 2001 version (and its sequel) starring Angelina Jolie, this new reboot is a pretty dull and forgettable adventure film. Though Alicia Vikander is a great…

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: “Gringo” Nash Edgerton’s follow-up to his 2008 directorial debut “The Square” feels like it should have been made 20 years ago, when cribbing Tarantino was still all the rage. Though “Gringo” is better than a majority of those lazy knockoffs, it’s plagued by some of the same problems, including an excess of characters that overcomplicates the otherwise simple plot and a wildly…