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2020 in Review: The Best Albums
10. The Chicks – Gaslighter It’s been 14 years since the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks released an album, but they’re still filled with righteous fury. Instead of shitty presidents, their targets are abusive exes and the people … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Music
Tagged against all logic, backxwash, beach slang, bear and the beasts, brandy clark, brian metolius, bruce springsteen, bumper, car seat headrest, carly rae jepsen, charli xcx, chicks, chris stapleton, clipping, cut copy, david ramirez, dirty projectors, dua lipa, elvis costello, fiona apple, fleet foxes, gorillaz, haim, harry potter, jason isbell, jeff rosenstock, jessie ware, killers, lady gaga, lecrae, margo price, perfume genius, phoebe bridgers, pinegrove, poolside, pretenders, rina sawayama, run the jewels, sault, soccer mommy, sparks, sturgill simpson, sufjan stevens, sweeping promises, tame impala, taylor swift, thundercat, waxahatchee, x, yves tumor
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2020 in Review: The Best Comedy Shows and Specials
Marc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix) Though shot in 2019, this special felt perfect for the “Why is everything on fire all the time?” insanity of 2020. Maron lays out how we got here, without being condescending or wallowing. Middleditch … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged beth stelling, hbo max, marc maron, middleditch and schwartz, natalie palamides, nate, netflix, tom papa
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2020 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions
Animaniacs No show had a bigger chance of whiffing than this revival for Hulu. But the new writers and returning voice talent made it just as funny and subversive as the original run. They jettisoned all the other segments that … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged animaniacs, brooklyn nine-nine, curb your enthusiasm, good place, hbo, how to with john wilson, hulu, killing eve, netflix, outsider, ozark, queen's gambit, tiger king
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2020 in Review: The Best Shows
Even with the hypothetical “more time” we had to watch TV this year – given that we were confined to our homes and many new shows halted production – it still never felt like “catching up” was possible. So here … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Television
Tagged amazon, apple, better call saul, boys, briarpatch, crown, great, hbo max, hulu, mrs america, netflix, prime, schitt's creek, search party, ted lasso, what we do in the shadows
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The Anniversary Albums Project: Best of 2019
New music has lost a lot of hold on me over the last few years. And last year I decided that instead of trying to keep up with it all, I’d look back at music history and listen to the … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Music
Tagged 500 days of summer, aimee mann, animal collective, antlers, avett brothers, b-52's, backstreet boys, band, beastie boys, beatles, beck, blue nile, blur, bob dylan, bon iver, built to spill, buzzcocks, ccr, chic, clash, creedence clearwater revival, cure, dark was the night, dave edmunds, david bowie, david crowder band, de la soul, death cab for cutie, dirty projectors, dismemberment plan, dixie chicks, donna summer, dusty springfield, elvis costello, elvis presley, eminem, fantastic mr fox, fiona apple, flaming lips, florence and the machine, foo fighters, gang of four, genesis, george michael, go, graham parker, green day, grizzly bear, ian hunter, isaac hayes, janet jackson, japandroids, jeff buckley, jimmy eat world, joe jackson, johnny cash, joy division, julee cruise, kate bush, kid cudi, kinks, led zeppelin, lisa germano, madonna, magnetic fields, manic street preachers, massive attack, michael jackson, miles davis, moby, mos def, nas, neko case, nick cave, nick lowe, nine inch nails, nirvana, notorious big, oasis, outkast, pavement, peter gabriel, Phil Wickham, phoenix, pixies, portishead, prince, pulp fiction, rage against the machine, roberta flack, rolling stones, roots, roxy music, rushmore, sigur ros, sister sledge, sleater kinney, sly and the family stone, smash mouth, sparks, st vincent, stone roses, stooges, sunny day real estate, supertramp, talking heads, throbbing gristle, tom petty, tom waits, u2, velvet underground, weezer, wilco, xtc, xx, yeah yeah yeahs
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The List: Top 10 Summer Blockbusters
With no new summer movies on the horizon until at least July (if then), I decided to take a look back on my favorite blockbusters. Certainly, there are better movies to choose in some cases (including superior sequels), but I … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged avengers, dark knight, harry potter, inglourious basterds, inside out, mad max, mission impossible, prometheus, snowpiercer, spider-man, spiderman
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Every Episode of Community, Ranked in Tiers
I recently finished a rewatch of Community on Netflix, and figured I’d try something new. I’ll rank every episode, but in tiers. (Ranking each one 1-110 would take too long, and I’ve already done a top 10 list.) Some rules: … Continue reading
20 After 20: 1999
Many people, myself included, consider 1999 to be the best movie year ever. I’m even reading a book called just that. It seemed like the last time multiple studios were willing to gamble on unique visions and give sizable budgets … Continue reading
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Tagged 10 things i hate about you, all about my mother, american movie, being john malkovich, blair witch project, bringing out the dead, drop dead gorgeous, election, existenz, eyes wide shut, fight club, galaxy quest, go, insider, iron giant, limey, magnolia, man on the moon, matrix, notting hill, office space, ravenous, run lola run, sixth sense, sleepy hollow, straight story, talented mr ripley, thomas crown affair, three kings, titus, topsy turvy, toy story 2
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