New Shit This Week

DVDs:

BUY:

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are manic and hilarious in Tim Burton's brilliant adaptation of the classic play. Sadly, this one didn't do well in theaters, but my copy of the 2-disc DVD is already in the mail.


RENT:

The Good Night - I've seen a trailer for this film and it looks intriguing. I know nothing else about it, so a rental it is.



SKIP IT:

Alvin And The Chipmunks - It's hard to say if this is the worst 100 million + hit from last year (Wild Hogs being the competition), but it was pretty damn awful. Not even Jason Lee and David Cross could save it from it's own suck.



CDs:

BUY IT:

R.E.M. - Accelerate - The second-best album of 2008 so far (The Raconteurs being the best), Accelerate is the band's best album in at least a decade, as it features the return of the band's fire and fury, something that's been long absent from the band's music.


BORROW IT:

The Black Keys - Attack & Release - Supposedly, this is their best album, but even if it is, I wouldn't buy it without a listen first.

Moby - Last Night - Moby's not on my "must buy" list by any means, but I'll check this one out as it's supposed to be a nice return to his music from the turn of the century.