Over the next few weeks, heading into the holiday, I will be posting my favorite songs of the year in blocks of 10. We’ll finish up the Friday before Christmas, so you can consider each of these lists my gift to you (ooh a playlist! so personal!!). This first post is the bottom of the list, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t great songs. It … Continue reading 40-31 Favorite Songs Of 2022
40. Indigo de Souza-Any Shape You Take 39. Kitten-Personal Hotspots 38. Blunt Bangs-Proper Smoker 37. The Vahnevants-Freakout People 36. The Great American Novel-Extremely Loud And Incredibly Online 35. Daniel God Damn Byrom-Live From Dead Tuesday’s 34. Buffalo Nichols-Buffalo Nichols 33. Greentea Peng-Man Made 32. Dave-We’re All Alone In This Together 31. Blu DeTiger-How Did We Get Here? 30. Du Blonde-Homecoming 29. Dan McLane-The Birth Of … Continue reading Top 40 Albums Of 2021
Didn’t manage to get to everything this year, despite being at home doing nothing for a good deal of the time. Oh well, I’ll try again in 2021. I did hear a lot of music from different genres. Included in the list below you’ll find everything from rock to rap to bluegrass to pop to country to soul and maybe some other things as well. … Continue reading Our Favorite Albums of 2020
I didn’t quite get to see everything I wanted this year. Between Moviepass and the AMC A-List, I did make it to the theater more often than I have in the past. I also got a little help from covering the Chicago International Film Festival. Below is a ranking of every 2018 movie I saw, from worst to best. Here is the short list of … Continue reading The Top Films Of 2018
I finally saw the last movie I was waiting on yesterday, and I’ve adjusted my list accordingly. I saw a lot of 2017 releases, and I’ve decided that instead of doing a top ten, I’ll just rank them all. I hate it when the critics lists come out and half the movies no one has seen because they only played in NY and LA. I’m fortunate to live somewhere that gets most movies, but even I sometimes have to wait until they’re available on Amazon or iTunes to watch them.
First, here’s a quick list of movies I didn’t get to see. I’m not counting A Fantastic Woman, because I’ll be seeing it soon at the Music Box Members screening next month.
Stronger
Battle Of The Sexes
The Glass Castle
Raw
Wind River
Valerian
Kedi
Brigsby Bear
The Square
Norman
The Killing Of A Sacred Deer
Downsizing
Darkest Hour
All The Money In The World
The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Collected)
Brawl In Cell Block 99
Most of these are available streaming in some way, but I haven’t had time to view yet. I’m most upset about The Square and The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. I love the work of both directors and I’m sure I will enjoy these movies once I see them.
Now onto my list:
60. Song To Song
Directed by Terence Malick, starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Natalie Portman.
59. Baywatch
Directed by Seth Gordon, starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron
58. A Ghost Story
Directed by David Lowery, starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara
57. The Little Hours
Directed by Jeff Baena, starring Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Katie Micucci, and Dave Franco
56. The Bad Batch
Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, starring Suki Waterhouse and Jason Momoa
55. Killing Gunther
Directed by Taran Killam starring Killam, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Colbie Smulders
54. Landline
Directed by Gillian Robespierre, starring Jenny Slate, John Turturro, and Edie Falco
53. Atomic Blonde
Directed by David Lietch, starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy
52. War For The Planet Of The Apes
Directed by Matt Reeves, starring Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson
51. Kong: Skull Island
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, starring Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson
Continue reading “Top Movies Of 2017 (Better Late Than Never)”
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