A few years ago, I set out to watch every Best Picture winner dating back to The Godfather (1972). For some odd reason, after completing that monumental and occasionally boring task, I felt the need to become a true Oscar historian and watch them all. Forty-four movies later, I can say that I have. Essentially, I watched The Greatest Show on Earth so you wouldn’t have to. Without further ado:
The 10 Best Movies of 2024
On the back of industry-wide strikes, I had low expectations for 2024. Surprisingly, the movies delivered. The year wasn’t rife with five-star bangers, but there was a lot to like. I wholeheartedly recommend 19 movies below.
The Best TV Shows of 2024
Crunchyroll, FX on Hulu, FX on Hulu The Golden Age of television is well and truly over. HBO—the biggest name in TV and arguably the most prestigious brand in entertainment—has been reduced to adaptations, reboots, and spinoffs of pre-existing IP. Gone are the days of The Sopranos or Deadwood. The brand replaced Succession with a … Continue reading The Best TV Shows of 2024
The Top 10 Movies of 2023
With the Barbenheimer phenomenon, new movies from masters like Martin Scorsese and Hayao Miyazaki, and less reliance on comic book IP, movies were back in the cultural conversation for the first time since Avengers: Endgame. It didn’t hurt that you could craft a top 20 as strong as most year’s top tens, either.
The Top 10 TV Shows of 2023
The 10 best shows of 2023.
The Top 10 Movies of 2022
The movies are kind of back? After filmmaking was ravaged by legitimate concerns for cast and crew safety, pandemic protocols, and studio delays, 2022 brought a breadth of excellent films, the quality of which hasn’t been seen since at least 2019.
The Top 10 TV Shows of 2022
The 10 best shows of 2022.
The Top 10 Movies of 2021
As Hollywood continues its systemic eradication of the mid-budget movie, most of what remains is micro-budget indies and mega-budget blockbusters. Some incredibly talented filmmakers managed to make the best of an increasingly binary industry in 2021.
The Top 10 TV Shows of 2021
The 10 best shows of 2021.
The Top 10 Movies of 2020
2020 saw an unprecedented number of titles delayed to 2021 and 2022 in response to COVID-19. Bond, Black Widow, and a host of other films that don’t feature European superspies were pushed to greener ($$) pastures. What remained was a surprisingly robust group of movies.
2020 Game of the Year: The Last of Us Part II
Santa Monica-based game developer Naughty Dog released The Last of Us in a nearly unrecognizable world in 2013. President Obama’s second term provided a backdrop of optimism—a serendipitous juxtaposition for austere art. Players controlled Joel (Troy Baker), the survivor of a zombie outbreak, as he trekked across the country with Ellie (Ashley Johnson), a girl immune to the pathogen. Joel and Ellie journeyed from Boston to Salt Lake City to deliver Ellie to a medical team that could turn her antibodies into a cure.
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