New Shit This Week

DVDs:

Sicko - Michael Moore's latest, which was as poorly marketed as any film in recent memory, still managed to become one of the top-grossing documentaries of all time. It's not as good as his previous films, but his DVDs are usually stuffed with great features and this one is worth a purchase in my view.

VERDICT - BUY IT.


Ratatouille - Pixar and Brad Bird's latest visual masterpiece is fun and clever. I wouldn't buy it,
but if you like this sort of thing, you probably should.

VERDICT - RENT IT.


I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry - A stupid and pointless film that's as infinitely forgettable as any other Sandler blockbuster of recent memory. Oh, and it's homophobic. REALLY homophobic. If the movie were about black people, it would have been produced by the Klan.

VERDICT - AVOID IT.



CDs:


A whole lotta nothing from my perspective, but if you're into specific genres, this could be a good week for you as Jay-Z and Nas both release discs (reheating that old rivalry, boys?), Monster Magnet has a new disc of the same song sung slightly different, Sigur Ros uses bizarre instruments and vocals so weird it makes Bjork sound human and Angels and Airwaves makes a move on stealing the title of "Least Interesting Rock Band" from Jimmy Eat World.