If you know what’s good for you, you’ll rent or buy this puppy today.

It’s really a great movie…dark as all hell, chock full of imagination, and believe it or not, better in 2-D.

Directed by the stop-motion mastermind Henry Selick – The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach - this is a feast for the senses…not to mention a shit load of precision handiwork.

Coraline hits the streets today!

Do the good people of America really need to be reminded of yet another shitty horror remake’s DVD release when they’re trying to enjoy a shot of Patron at 10:30 am?

I think not.

However, if you’re one of those horror fiends that can’t wait to get their bloody mitts on the “Extended Killer Cut,” it drops tomorrow.

You need to stop whatever you’re doing and get your wallet ready.

Whether you rent it…or go whole hog and buy it…you need to get your hands on the second season DVD of This American Life.  The Showtime series, and in particular, the sixth episode, “John Smith,” is perhaps the best audio/visual creation released during 2008.

If you’re not familiar with Ira Glass, he’s the radio genius and creative force behind, This American Life, the Peabody award-winning program produced by Chicago Public Radio.  Every week, Glass and his team focus on thematic stories regardng the human condition, stemming from the 50 states and beyond.

A few years ago, TAL made a strange and wonderful venture into the world of television.  And despite some trepidation from radio purists, it proved to be one of the rare projects that not only survived the medium transition, but thrived and blossomed in a whole new way.  More after the jump…

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