THE GOOD
The Informers (FILM) April 24
Bret Easton Ellis is a genius. His novels explore the darkest themes of humanity while remaining hilariously detached. Unfortunately, the movie adaptations of his books are too often hit or miss. "Less Than Zero" sucked. "American Psycho" was OK. "The Rules of Attraction" was meh. Let's keep our fingers crossed for this one. Everyone hold hands and think happy thoughts. Sorry if my palms are sweaty.
"Smoking Kills" (ALBUM) Disciplines April 28
This band is the real deal. A cursory glance at its members may inspire jeering laughs and snide remarks about hipsters, but looks can be deceiving. Combining catchy riffs and soulful singing, Disciplines make it happen. Not to mention the title of this album could double as a public service announcement for kids.
THE BAD
Bride Wars (DVD) April 22
I can't believe women still allow movies such as this to be made. It's like producers get together behind closed doors and decide how they can set feminism back a hundred years with crap like this. Plot: Two brain-dead women get into cat fights about their weddings and hilarity ensues. Oh, women; how they love weddings and being catty. Maybe next they can make a film about women cooking and cleaning for their husbands. I bet there will be all sorts of wacky situations.
Fighting (FILM) April 24
Wow. This baby is definitely in the running for dumbest movie title of all time. I guess they wanted to keep it simple. Which makes sense, because the plot of this movie sounds like it was written by an overly aggressive fifth grader. A guy is good at fighting. He fights. The end. They might as well hand out steroids at the premiere. And energy drinks. And tribal tattoos. Wooooo! Fighting rocks! Wooooo! I wonder how many fights will break out at the theatres over whose biceps are bigger.
THE UNDECIDED
The Soloist (FILM) April 24
Jamie Foxx is kind of like a taco truck. Sometimes he offers delicious performances that make you appreciate all he can do. Other times he gives you crap that makes you sick. "Ray" is an example of the former. "Stealth" is an example of the latter. So where does this flick fit? Who knows, but it looks like Foxx is taking the character seriously, so we can still have hope. Plus Robert Downey Jr. is in it. That guy is so good he made "A Scanner Darkly" watchable.
The Loud Wars (ALBUM) So Many Dynamos April 28
Musical genre terms get thrown around more often than beach balls at a Rascall Flatts concert. Indie rock. Dance pop. Math rock. What does it all mean? Usually it means a band sucks so they have to hide behind a genre to gain fans of a certain image. So Many Dynamos seems to fit that bill. But they also have potential to move up the ranks of labels until they become themselves. We get to watch and wait.
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