New on DVD, Pirate Radio, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt, Capote), Rhys Ifans (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Hannibal: Rising) and Tom Sturridge (Being Julia, Vanity Fair), propels viewers into the world of 1960?s music, fashion and culture. In the late 1960?s, the British Broadcasting Corporation stops airing rock music onContinue Reading

If there?s one thing that can undoubtedly be said about MGMT?s new album, Congratulations, it?s that the band certainly hasn?t gotten too repetitive with their music. While their debut album, Oracular Spectacular, was filled with catchy pop singles, Congratulations features an entirely different sound. The new album is much moreContinue Reading

Anyone who has gone to the movies in the past year knows about the current craze sweeping cinemas across the world ? 3-D animation. From Up to Avatar, moviegoers have the option of spending extra money on 3-D versions that have action shots appear right in front of their faces.Continue Reading

If Hollywood was to hold an Olympics for acting, its most difficult event would undeniably be comedy, as there is nothing rarer among actors than perfect comedic timing. But for the few masters of this skill, there would be an ultimate competition called ?Drawing hilarity from a categorically unfunny script.?Continue Reading

Remember Me is memorable, but for all the wrong reasons. The opening scene of the film sets high expectations that the rest of the movie fails to meet. This scene is emotional, leaving the viewer to wonder about the state of humanity. The remainder of the film, however, is disjointedContinue Reading

After 13 years and six studio albums, The White Stripes have finally released their first live album, Under Great White Northern Lights. It was recorded on their three-week coast-to-coast tour of Canada while promoting their 2007 studio album, Icky Thump. The Detroit duo, comprised of divorced couple Meg and JackContinue Reading

Combine a clich? premise and stereotypical roster of characters with a phenomenal multi-player mode and vibrant graphics, and you get Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, the sequel to Electronic Art?s 2008 first-person shooter Battlefield: Bad Company and the next installment in the Battlefield: 1942 series.Continue Reading

Shrouded mysteries, harrowing challenges and shocking revelations are three of the components that make a psychological thriller, a film so involved that it nearly always requires a second screening. Shutter Island, the latest from renowned director Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed), attempts to fit neatly into this complex genre. However, the result is something not worthy of the inevitable comparisons to mind-bending classics such as The Sixth Sense or Fight Club, two of the works that inspired the original novel and screenplay.

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