Category Archives: Best Of

4
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Albums

Everything I’ve previously said about not overdoing it with new albums has yet to hold true. With so much at my fingertips, I’m voraciously consuming as much music as I can, yet it’s hard for a lot to stick out. … Continue reading →

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3
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Performances – Television

While some performers could have held their titles from last year, I’m opting not to do any repeats. Better to spread the love. Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman, Ozark The king of snark isn’t really showing a new … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged americans, barry, bodyguard, brooklyn nine-nine, good place, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, killing eve, netflix, ozark, sharp objects, this is us, waco | Comments Off

2
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

With so much TV now, I had trouble cutting off my top 10. That left me with a surplus of great shows I needed to honor in some way. So here are my 15 honorable mentions, standout episodes that were … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, ap bio, bodyguard, crashing, final deployment 4, forever, haunting of hill house, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, Joe Pera talks with you, legion, netflix, orange is the new black, ozark, silicon valley, this is us, waco, westworld | Comments Off

1
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Shows and Specials

TOP 10 SHOWS 10. Sharp Objects (HBO) Unlike Big Little Lies, Jean-Marc Vallée’s latest HBO miniseries took some time to get into. But once it established its Southern Gothic horrors, it became a haunting portrait of family abuse, and how … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, american vandal, americans, atlanta, barry, brooklyn nine-nine, chris rock, dave attell, flight of the conchords, good place, handmaid's tale, hannah gadsby, hbo, homecoming, hulu, jeff ross, john mulaney, killing eve, netflix, sharp objects | Comments Off

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 | Comments Off

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 | Comments Off

10
Jan

2017 in Review: The Best and 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 | Comments Off

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 | Comments Off

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 →

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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 | Comments Off