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 Naked Gun” The last thing anyone expected in 2025 was a reboot of the “Naked Gun” franchise, especially given how sensitive and politically correct audiences have become these days. But perhaps that’s what makes this incredibly goofy police spoof such a welcome breath of fresh air, as it provides an escape from all the seriousness of the real world. “The Naked Gun”…

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: “Hard Boiled” John Woo’s collaborations with Chow Yun-Fat are the pinnacle of his career, and “Hard Boiled” might just be the best of the bunch. It’s an action lover’s dream, as Woo conducts a symphony of mass destruction filled with some of the greatest action sequences committed to film. The movie rarely slows down, and when it does, it’s only to catch…

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: “Relay” Director David Mackenzie has made some great films over the past decade or so, especially 2016’s “Hell or High Water” and 2013’s “Starred Up,” so it’s somewhat surprising that his latest feature has managed to fly so far under the radar. An old-school conspiracy thriller about a man who works as a fixer for corporate whistleblowers, “Relay” features a unique twist…

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: “Weapons” Hype is a dangerous thing, as it can often take on a life of its own and become impossible to live up to. But in the case of Zach Cregger’s sophomore effort, “Weapons,” it’s completely warranted — not because of some crazy twist, but because it’s the type of bold, original storytelling that we simply don’t see enough of these days.…

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: “F1: The Movie” Director Joseph Kosinski earned a lot of praise for his work on “Top Gun: Maverick,” and rightfully so, but for my money, “F1: The Movie” is a better film. It’s one of the best sports dramas in recent memory — a ridiculously entertaining crowd-pleaser that delivers authentic, high-octane racing sequences that make you feel like you’re in the driver’s seat.…

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 Anderson returned to the medium for 2018’s “Isle of Dogs,” a criminally underrated flick in the director’s oeuvre that is finally getting 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: “Superman” James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” trilogy is one of the best things to come out of the MCU, so it’s hardly surprising that his first film in the relaunched DC Cinematic Universe (which Gunn is helping shepherd as the new co-head of DC Studios) is equally as good. Balancing big comic-book action with humor, heart and the hopefulness that Superman…

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: “Flaming Brothers” Released the same year as other Chow Yun-Fat hits like “A Better Tomorrow II,” “City on Fire” and “Prison on Fire,” “Flaming Brothers” may not be among the actor’s best films from that era, but it’s still a fairly decent heroic bloodshed flick that gets by on his performance alone. Chow really gets to flex his acting chops here, bouncing…

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: “Jurassic World: Rebirth” The “Jurassic World” series may have reached its natural conclusion with 2022’s “Dominion,” but Universal was never going to get rid of its golden goose. Fortunately, the latest installment in the long-running franchise is a completely standalone adventure with a brand-new set of characters (and dinosaur toys to sell to kids) that requires only a cursory understanding of 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: “City on Fire” It’s odd that Ringo Lam’s 1987 crime thriller “City on Fire” has become so widely associated with Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” because although Tarantino was clearly inspired by Lam’s film (particularly the final 10 minutes), they’re otherwise very different movies. Released at the height of Chow-Yun Fat’s popularity, “City on Fire” may not be as action-packed as some of…