inFAMOUS 2 With all the hubbub surrounding E3, it would have been easy to forget that once of the most exciting games to come out this year was actually released the same day the convention began. inFAMOUS 2 is a stellar sequel that lives up to its memorable predecessor. Since a lot of people just got a chance to play that game after the PSN downtime, now is a great opportunity to pick up another of Sony's best exclusive games. inFAMOUS...

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The Tree of Life  How do you solve an enigma like Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life? A film that at times is both beautiful and at other times incomprehensible. Though what can you expect from the J.D. Salinger of filmmakers? Arguably similar both in the mastery of their craft and their uncompromising reclusiveness. It's in that vein that we may never uncover precisely what Terrence Malick is trying to communicate here,...

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Brian Eno Anothe Green World (1975) Seems like it was only a couple weeks back that I mentioned this album in my review for the latest Death Cab release, so it makes sense for me to give you my two cents on Brian Eno's electro pop pioneering third album. Descending into stripped down, almost robotic arrangements, Brian Eno dabbles with fresh ideas without compromising any of his accessibility as a solo artist. As a matter of...

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Midnight in Paris  I always love a good Woody Allen movie.  But the quality of his output has been a little inconsistent in the last fifteen years or so, which has led to me seeing very few of his recent films.  So when I saw the positive reviews for his latest film Midnight In Paris, I figured I might as well try and see it.  I mean it sure beats spending money on The Green Lantern. From the one trailer...

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Big Star - Radio City (1974) Sorry for the lapse in C.A.T's, I guess I've just had a lack of enthusiasm about writing another one of these things, just as I'm sure everyone has a lack of enthusiasm towards reading them.  Anyways, Big Star has always been one of my all-time favorite bands, so it's a little surprising that I haven't gotten around to doing them for a C.A.T., but today that all changes.  I'd probably say...

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Super 8  On May 2010 I was nestled in a crowd of many awaiting the latest Iron Man when a particular trailer of unknown origin appeared. This purposefully ambiguous trailer would of course be Super 8, JJ Abrams second stab at the secret viral marketing game. I like many had fallen into the web of rumors that surrounded the Abrams' produced Cloverfield, so I could already tell I would be a victim to the hype of Super 8....

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