New Shit The Last Few Weeks

DVDs:

The Simpsons Movie - A hilarious movie that comes close to the greatness of the early seasons of the show.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Stardust - A clever science fiction film that rivals The Princess Bride as a quirky fractured fairy tale.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Eastern Promises - Director David Cronenberg is on a hell of a roll, teaming up with Viggo Mortensen for a second straight top ten of the year film.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Shoot Em Up - Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti star in an indie flick that got great reviews. It should be worth a look at least.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Halloween - Rob Zombie's re-make of John Carpenter's legendary horror film is certainly not as good as the original, but it's still one of the better horror movies of recent years.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Once - One of the best reviewed movies of the year. It should at least be worth a rental.

VERDICT - RENT IT.

The Kingdom - A flop at the box office, but it did get decent reviews.

VERDICT - RENT IT.

Balls Of Fury - A goofy movie that has a few laughs in it, but not enough for a purchase.

VERDICT - RENT IT.

War - Jet Li's latest also featured Jason Statham. Worth a look if you like the genre.

VERDICT - RENT IT.

Resident Evil: Extinction - Better than the second, but still not very good.

VERDICT - RENT IT.

The Brothers Solomon - A comedy misfire that didn't do much at the box office, it still might be worth a cheap rental.

VERDICT - RENT IT.


The Heartbreak Kid - The Farrelly Brothers hit a new low while Ben Stiller maintains his status quo in this lousy comedy.

VERDICT - SKIP IT.

Rush Hour 3 - The first two movies sucked and this is the worst of the series. Yuck.

VERDICT - SKIP IT.

Underdog - The less popular of Jason Lee's sell-out movies isn't even worth this sentence.

VERDICT - SKIP IT.


CDs:

Radiohead - In Rainbows - If you haven't downloaded it already, be sure to buy this album. It's a staple of the best of lists this year and for good reason. It's possibly their best album since OK Computer.

VERDICT - BUY IT.

Rivers Cuomo - Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo - It's not as impressive as I thought it would be, especially given the high-water mark set by the Killers B-Sides album. It's not worth a purchase.

VERDICT - BORROW IT.