I'm about as excited for Alvin and the Chipmunks being out on DVD as I was for it to be up on the big screen. Which is to say... not so much. It's all about the casting.

Recommendation of the Week: Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is probably the best movie Burton's done since, arguably, Ed Wood back in 1994. It's worth a buy if: you're a huge fan of either Burton, Stephen Sondheim, or Johnny Depp, who took a break from staying in character as Jack Sparrow and gave a growlingly intense performance. It's worth a rent if Burton interests you, but you didn't like the overt sentimentality of Big Fish... or if you enjoy musicals okay, but wish they were bloodier. If you're a big fan, there's a 2-disc edition, wherein you'll probably get to see Johnny Depp go through the painstaking procedure of getting into full makeup, as well as Helena Bonham Carter rolling out of bed that way.