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: “Longlegs” “Longlegs” has been called one of the best horror films of the year, but that’s not entirely true — not because the movie isn’t good, but rather because it’s not really a horror film at all. It’s more of a psychological crime thriller in the vein of David Fincher’s “Seven,” complete with a creepy serial killer with a unique method of…

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: “Bringing Out the Dead” 1999’s “Bringing Out the Dead” is one of director Martin Scorsese’s lesser-seen films, and for good reason, as it’s a marked departure from his usual work. Reuniting Scorsese with writer Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver,” “Raging Bull”), the movie stars Nicolas Cage as a burned-out ambulance paramedic trying to maintain his sanity over three turbulent nights. Unfortunately, “Bringing Out…

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: “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” Movies like “Horizon: An American Saga” may not be financially viable, as shown by the poor box office performance of “Chapter 1,” but it’s hard not to be enamored by the sheer ambition and scale of Kevin Costner’s epic Western, which was originally planned as a four-film series about the expansion of the American West…

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: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” While Marvel and DC fight for box office dominance, the “Planet of the Apes” series has quietly become one of the best movie franchises of the 21st century. Though it seemed like the most recent iteration of the series had drawn to a close following the trilogy-ending “War for the Planet of the Apes,” 20th…

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: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” A post-apocalyptic revenge thriller that makes you feel every ounce of blood, oil and dirt that went into making it, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is an adrenaline-pumping piece of heavy metal cinema that serves as a firm reminder of why George Miller is one of the best action directors in the business. It doesn’t quite match…

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 First Omen” Religious horror has never been my cup of tea, in part because the movies in that subgenre are all pretty much the same, tapping into the inherent creepiness of the cult of religion (especially Catholicism and the iconography that goes with it) to tell tales of demonic possession, satanic rituals and more. As a prequel to the 1976 cult…

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 Fall Guy” There’s something to be said for a movie that fully embraces its silliness, and “The Fall Guy” does it with such gusto and self-aware wit that it only makes for an even more enjoyable experience. Though the film, loosely based on the ‘80s TV series of the same name, is lacking in a few key areas (a strong villain,…

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: “Perfect Days” Japan’s official selection for the Academy Awards has only been nominated six times in the past four decades, so it’s pretty remarkable that one of those nominations belongs to a movie made by a foreign director. German-born filmmaker Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” may not be very eventful, as it follows the daily routine of a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo,…

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: “Twister” The disaster movie craze of the late ‘90s had its share of duds, but 1996’s “Twister” is without a doubt one of the best films of its kind — a fun and thrilling popcorn flick that still holds up to this day, and even more so thanks to Warner’s impressive new 4K disc. Some of the CGI looks a little dodgy…

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: “Monkey Man” Dev Patel has crafted a respectable career over the past 15 years with roles in a number of critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated films, but the actor gets to show a whole new side of himself in this action-thriller that also doubles as his directorial debut. “Monkey Man” is your typical revenge flick in a lot of ways, but it also has much…