Category Archives: Best Of

23
Jul

The List: Top 10 “Weird Al” Songs

It’s a good time to be Weird. Al Yankovic, now into his third decade of crafting perfect pop parodies, has just scored his first No. 1 album with Mandatory Fun. He’s also celebrating the 25th anniversary of his cult classic … Continue reading →

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22
Jan

2013 in Review: Box Office Report

Even if no one reads this thing, this is one of my favorite parts of my yearly wrap-up. All numbers come from Box Office Mojo through December 31, 2013. SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office Iron Man … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged after earth, catching fire, despicable me 2, ender's game, good day to die hard, great gatsby, grown ups 2, hunger games, incredible burt wonderstone, insidious chapter 2, instructions not included, internship, iron man 3, jack the giant slayer, kevin hart, kings of summer, let me explain, lone ranger, mama, man of steel, now you see me, oblivion, pacific rim, purge, ripd, we're the millers, white house down, wolverine | Comments Off

21
Jan

2013 in Review: The Worst Films + Special Awards

As many wonderful films as I saw in 2013, there were plenty of terrible films, too. In something of a shock, more of these atrocities came from independent distributors. Just goes to show that greatness and dreck can come from … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged 12 years a slave, after earth, canyons, crave, detour, don't stop believin, hannah has a ho-phase, highland park, host, journey, movie 43, only god forgives, post tenebras lux, roger ebert, runner runner, this is the end | Comments Off

19
Jan

2013 in Review: The Best Films

It took me a long time to get to it, but I’ve finally narrowed down my top 10 films of the year. There was plenty I never got to see, thanks to a schedule where almost everything great came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged about time, american hustle, angels share, before midnight, captain phillips, catching fire, frances ha, gravity, her, hunger games, kings of summer, monsters university, prisoners, rush, side effects, spectacular now, terms and conditions may apply, trance, upstream color, way way back, world's end | Comments Off

8
Jan

2013 in Review: The Worst Songs + Special Awards

I didn’t listen to nearly enough pop radio to come up with a full playlist of audio atrocities, so I’ll just discuss the two tracks that hurt my ears the most. The Worst Song AVICCI — “Wake Me Up” Is this … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged avicii, haim, justin timberlake, lana del ray, national, pharrell, robin thicke, sleigh bells, t.i., ylvis | Comments Off

8
Jan

2013 in Review: The Best Songs

As I have the last two years, I’ve included a link to my Spotify playlist on the Facebook page. Unlike the last two years, I’m actually going to list them out. Comment away and disagree! The 1975 — “Chocolate” Arcade … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Music | Tagged 1975, ame, arcade fire, arctic monkeys, bruno mars, churches, chvrches, daft punk, drake, duke dumont, family of the year, haim, justin timberlake, kanye west, lady gaga, local natives, lord, macklemore, macklemore and ryan lewis, majid jordan, mariah carey, mary lambert, miguel, neko case, one direction, pharrell, phoenix, phosphorescent, r kelly, robin thicke, sky ferreira, t.i., tegan and sara, vampire weekend | Comments Off

7
Jan

2013 in Review: The Best Albums

10. CHVRCHES — The Bones of What You Believe / Cut Copy — Free Your Mind I honestly couldn’t pick between these, the two best electronic albums of the year. The former is a promising debut, the latter continuing … Continue reading →

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3
Jan

2013 in Review: The Worst Shows + Special Awards

Even with the abundance of great television we had this year, there was still some egregiously awful stuff at there. Below are the two worst hours I endured. THE WORST SHOW: Low Winter Sun (AMC) Perhaps my dishonorable mention has … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged bob's burgers, david blaine, following, hemlock grove, low winter sun, michael j fox, netflix, saturday night live, snl | Comments Off

30
Dec

2013 in Review: The Best Shows — Honorable Mentions

There’s a lot of great TV every year. But not every season is worthy of my Top 10. Below are the best of the rest. Arrested Development — “Colony Collapse” The biggest overall problem with Season 4 of Arrested Development … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged arrested development, behind the candelabra, bill cosby, bridge, community, daily show, girls, gun control, hbo, house of cards, it's always sunny in philadelphia, john oliver, modern family, netflix | Comments Off

29
Dec

2013 in Review: The Best Shows

What a year for TV. I watched more of it than ever but, as you’ll see at the bottom, there was so much I couldn’t even get to. Such is the embarrassment of riches we have on our TVs, tablets … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged americans, breaking bad, brooklyn nine-nine, hannibal, happy endings, hbo, key and peele, netflix, newsroom, orange is the new black, parks and rec, veep | Comments Off