Tag: best of
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Favorite Albums of the 2010s
See also: my favorite books, TV shows, and films of the 2010s. Listed alphabetically by artist, here are the albums from the last 10 years that sustained and entertained me: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge. Favorite track: “City of Refuge” The Book of Mormon Original Broadway Cast Recording. Favorite track: “You And Me (But Mostly…
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Favorite TV Shows of the 2010s
See also: my favorite books, albums, and films of the 2010s. I spent a lot more time reading and watching movies over the last 10 years than watching TV, but here are the 10 series I enjoyed the most. 10. Catastrophe. For keeping it (brutally) real. 9. House of Cards. For the pulpy thrills of…
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Favorite Books of the 2010s
See also: my favorite films, TV shows, and albums of the 2010s. This list happens to coincide perfectly with the period of time I began (1) reading for fun once I graduated college, (2) tracking my reading, and (3) reading a lot more. This means I had tons of titles to consider. I forced myself…
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Favorite Films of the 2010s
See also: my favorite books, TV shows, and albums of the 2010s. My initial list for this endeavor had 77 movies. After I barely managed to winnow it down to 50, I just couldn’t figure out how I’d get to that arbitrary yet appealing round number of 10. But once I realized most of the…
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On endeavoring through Top 100 film lists
The primary function of my logbook is to document in a Google spreadsheet what I read and watch. But that’s not all it tracks. Among sheets dedicated to typewriters I own and words I like is one that charts my progress through several Top 100 film lists (see above). I’ve been slowly endeavoring through the…
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Favorite films of 1999
In case you haven’t heard, 1999 was a great year for movies. I don’t remember seeing any of them in the theater at the time (I was 12), but I fondly remember watching and rewatching many on VHS and DVD later on. I really tried to rank them. But the exercise of ranking felt even…
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Favorite films of 2009
For some reason I can’t explain, I didn’t make a list of my top 10 films in 2009. My filmlog did get a little sparse that year, but I’m surprised I didn’t at least throw a list together, since I’ve been making best-of lists since 2007. Regardless, once I noticed the discrepancy, I figured now,…
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Favorite films of 2018
My theme for last year’s movies was the strength of women. This year, it’s time for some manly love. (Archer voice: “Phrasing!”) Since June, when I found out I was going to be a father, I’ve been keenly aware of how fatherhood has been portrayed in this year’s crop of movies. What strikes me now,…
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Favorite music of 2018
Most of the music I encountered for the first time in 2018 wasn’t actually new. But here are a few new releases I did fancy this year, in no particular order. Winterland by The Okee Dokee Brothers One of my favorite bands released a full album about my favorite season, so yeah, it’s gonna make…
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Favorite books of 2018
Goodreads tells me I read 72 books this year. Though I didn’t read as many as last year, with a baby on the way I’ve been trying to read abundantly while I can, for both quality and quantity. Here are the books published in 2018 that I enjoyed the most. (See previous best-of book lists.)…