New Shit Tuesday

New CDs:

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky - There's almost no buzz whatsoever on this cd, but that didn't stop the Dave Matthews Band from opening at #1 a couple years back. I think it'll be an interesting CD, but I'm not in a rush to buy it.

VERDICT: Buy it, if you can find it on sale.


Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight - This album will most likely debut at #1 and dominate the charts for a month or two. Of course, I hate Linkin Park, so I'm clearly biased, but I really hope this CD doesn't succeed.

VERDICT: Skip it.


Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars - I've heard this album and it's boring as hell. I know that he's supposed to be a big thing in indie music right now, but that won't stop him from boring me to tears.

VERDICT: Skip it.



DVDs:

Pan's Labyrinth - I've been trying to see this movie in theaters since it came out, but I've never had the chance. The reviews for this movie essentially peg it as the best fantasy movie since the Lord of the Rings trilogy and from what I've seen I'm sure that's true.

VERDICT: Buy it, ASAP.


The Fountain - The classic love it or hate it type of movie. Most critics hated it, but I loved it. Not enough to buy it, mind you, but enough to rent it. The bottom line is that you won't like this movie if you absolutely need to know what's going on at any given point in a movie from start to finish with no thought required.

VERDICT: Rent it, ASAP.


The Dead Girl - I know nothing about this movie, but it was up for damn near every IFC movie award, so it must be at least a little good.

VERDICT: Rent it.


Seraphim Falls - A lost western movie starring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. I've heard good things, but I have no details whatsoever.

VERDICT: Rent it.


Arthur And The Invisibles - Remember when Pixar would put out a CG movie every 3 years and it would be Oscar worthy and not just as a cartoon? Those days are gone. Forever. CG movies are so easy to make these days that this kind of crap doesn't even warrant an advertising campaign. Does anyone know what this movie is about? Anyone?

VERDICT: Skip it.


Stomp The Yard - Remarkably, this is the highest grossing 2007 movie I have yet to see. And it will remain the highest grossing movie I have yet to see until something passes it. I don't know how a movie like this topped 60 million at the box office, but it did. It's about breakdancing or something. I guess people still like that shit.

VERDICT: Skip it.