Category Archives: Best Of

12
Jan

2017 in Review: Box Office Report

Another year, a few more record-setting films and still fewer tickets sold than any time since the 1990s. It’s only going to get worse, but it seems audiences may finally be wising up: rejecting some tired franchises and championing original … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged alien, annabelle, baby driver, beauty and the beast, big sick, despicable me 3, emoji movie, get out, ghost in the shell, girls trip, great wall, happy death day, it, justice league, king arthur, mummy, pirates of the caribbean, star wars, transformers, valerian, war for the planet of the apes, wind river, wolf warrior 2, wonder, wonder woman | Leave a comment

11
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Performances – Film

Unlike years past, there were very few performances that I absolutely adored this year. Plenty I liked, but there was a real dearth of those memorable roles that I’ll be thinking about for years to come. So while some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged blade runner 2049, colossal, disaster artist, florida project, good time, lady bird, meyerowitz stories, mudbound, three billboards outside ebbing missouri | Leave a comment

10
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best + Worst Movies

It’s no surprise that in a year as polarizing as 2017, the movies this year would be just as divisive. While there was rapturous agreement about my No. 9 and No. 6 picks, people had passionate, disparate reactions to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged baby driver, big sick, blade runner 2049, call me by your name, dunkirk, florida project, get out, lady bird, last flag flying, lego batman, logan, lost city of z, meyerowitz stories, molly's game, mother, mudbound, post, princess cyd, ragnarok, shape of water, star wars, thor, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, war for the planet of the apes, wind river, wonder woman | Leave a comment

5
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Songs

As before, the abundance of music to fill your earholes during your commute, work or attempts at exercise is worth it if only for the variety of songs that end up on this list. One song I have to highlight, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged animal collective, arcade fire, bear and the beasts, beck, benjamin booker, bleachers, broken social scene, bruno mars, calvin harris, carly rae jepsen, charlotte gainsbourg, colony house, craig finn, daft punk, dan auerbach, david ramirez, demi lovato, dj shadow, drake, father john misty, foxygen, frank ocean, future islands, haim, harry styles, horrors, jason isbell, jay-z, jessie ware, kendrick lamar, kesha, kygo, lorde, mac demarco, margo price, mavis staples, migos, nas, nelly furtado, nerd, new found glory, nothing nowhere, paramore, phoebe bridgers, portugal the man, rihanna, st vincent, steep canyon rangers, steve martin, struts, sufjan stevens, topknot, u2, war on drugs, washed out, weeknd, xx | Leave a comment

4
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Albums

Last year I vowed not to overdo it in 2017. Yet, with so many albums available to me, catching up with just the “Important” stuff proved daunting. So my top 10 feels a little bit like a blur. You could … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged alex cameron, baby driver, bear and the beasts, belle and sebastian, benjamin booker, beth ditto, brand new, brian eno, cait brennan, carter burwell, cayetana, charly bliss, chino amobi, chris stapleton, cut copy, dan auerbach, david ramirez, father john misty, feist, fleet foxes, foxygen, future islands, gang of youths, gas, grizzly bear, haim, hans zimmer, harry styles, japandroids, jason isbell, jay som, jessca hoop, jessie ware, julie byrne, julien baker, kelly lee owens, kendrick lamar, khalid, killers, laura marling, lcd soundsystem, lecrae, lorde, magnetic fields, margo price, matthew logan vasquez, mavis staples, max richter, menzingers, midland, mount eerie, national, paramore, phoebe bridgers, pwr bttm, real estate, rina sawayama, sarah jaffe, sharon jones, sheer mag, slowdive, spoon, st vincent, sza, tinariwen, travis meadows, twin peaks, vandoliers, vulfpeck, war on drugs, waxahatchee, white reaper, xx, zola jesus | Leave a comment

3
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Performances – Television

In an effort to highlight even more of the best TV of the year, I’ve added a Best Ensemble category. I spread the love a little bit this year, partly because there was a lot of turnover in my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged big little lies, crashing, godless, good place, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, legion, netflix, orange is the new black, showtime, this is us, twin peaks, veep | Leave a comment

2
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

The (ultimately meaningless) struggle of Peak TV got even worse this year. Even with this now annual inclusion of 10 stand-out achievements that didn’t make my top 10, I still didn’t have a place for shows I enjoyed watching, including … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged american vandal, crown, curb your enthusiasm, five came back, glow, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, sinner, stranger things, this is us, veep | Leave a comment

1
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best Shows and Specials

TOP 10 SHOWS 10. Godless (Netflix) Scott Frank’s Western takes full advantage (maybe too much advantage) of Netflix’s flexibility, with some episodes going on for more than 90 minutes, and others just barely 30. But even as he steps right … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged americans, big little lies, casual, chris gethard, dave chappelle, fargo, godless, good place, handmaid's tale, hbo, house of cards, hulu, legion, louis ck, master of none, neal brennan, netflix, oh hello, orange is the new black, patton oswalt, showtime, twin peaks | Leave a comment

19
Apr

The List: 10 More Great ‘Simpsons’ Episodes

With today marking the 30th anniversary of the Simpsons’ first appearance on The Tracey Ullman Show, a lot of sites are revising (or releasing for the first time) their lists of the best episodes of all time. The Ringer’s list was … Continue reading →

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10
Jan

2016 in Review: Box Office Report

SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office (All Disney Edition) Finding Dory ($486.2 million) *Rogue One ($408.2 million) Captain America: Civil War ($408 million) The Jungle Book ($364 million) SURPRISE SUCCESSES – They got there through word-of-mouth or … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged alice through the looking glass, allegiant, apocalypse, bad moms, bfg, captain america, central intelligence, civil war, collision course, deadpool, divergent, don't breathe, finding dory, huntsman, ice age, jason bourne, jungle book, kung fu panda, lights out, mermaid, neighbors, popstar, rogue one, sausage party, secret life of pets, star trek, star trek beyond, star wars, sully, warcraft, winter's war, x-men | Leave a comment