2015 was largely an underwhelming year for cinema (that best/worst list will be coming soon), but it was a good year for TV and web series. As per usual, cable and various other platforms (like Netflix) had the best series while the networks were generally a wasteland of tedious dreck. For the most part, I managed to avoid a lot of the “worst” series of the year so that list is fairly small this time around. Anyway, enough of my chatter, on with the list! Continue reading →
December 19, 2015
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News | Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Ballers, Bates Motel, Battlebots, Better Call Saul, Blunt Talk, Daredevil, Doctor Who, Fargo, Fear The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones, Homeland, Inside The Box, Master of None, Orange Is The New Black, Portland Timbers, Scream, Sense8, Silicon Valley, Star Wars Rebels, The Bastard Executioner, The Best And Worst TV Shows/Web Series Of 2015, The Flash, Togetherness |
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The Best And Worst Films And TV/Web Shows Of 2014
2014 may have been a rather gloomy year in the world, but from a film and television perspective, there was much to admire.
As most people know, film studios traditionally save their best films for the end of the year, but 2014 was a strangely top heavy year. The box office may have been down in the summer, but most of my personal favorites came from that season (which is a real rarity to say the least). Likewise, a majority of the best new and returning TV series came early in the year with the fall primarily being filled with little more than network tripe.
Anyway, enough of my yammering, on with the list! Continue reading →
December 31, 2014
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News | All Cheerleaders Die, American Ninja Warrior, Bates Motel, Best Films of 2014, Best TV Shows Of 2014, Best Web Series Of 2014, Big Bad Wolves, Big Hero 6, Billy Bob Thornton, Birdman, Blue Ruin, Boyhood, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Doctor Who, Edge of Tomorrow, Enemy, Fargo, Flash, Frank, Game Of Thrones, Girl Meets World, Godzilla 2014, Gotham, Groot, Guardians of the Galaxy, Helix, Homeland, In The Flesh, Inside No. 9, Inside The Box, Jim Jarmusch, Knights of Badassdom, Leprechaun: Origins, Life Itself, Locke, Love Is Strange, Maleficent, Michael Fassbender, Need For Speed, Only Lovers Left Alive, Orange Is The New Black, Rifftrax, Rio 2, Roger Ebert, Salem, Sherlock, Silicon Valley, Snowpiercer, Sonic Highways, Spellslingers, St. Vincent, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Still Alice, SyFy, Tabletop, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014, The Best And Worst Films And TV/Web Shows Of 2014, The Dice Tower With Tom Vasel, The Guest, The Leftovers, The Legend of Korra, The Railway Man, The Strain, The Zero Theorem, Too Many Cooks, Total Riff Off, Toy Hunter, Toy Story That Time Forgot, Transformers: Age of Extinction, V/H/S: Viral, Whiplash, Worst Films of 2014, Wrinkles, X-Men: Days of Future Past |
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After an underwhelming 2012 film year, 2013 was a definite improvement. While there weren’t a ton of films I would consider great, I did see a fair number of good ones. Yes, a majority of the “mainstream” films were clunkers (as they usually are), but there were a surprising amount of indie, VOD, and documentary gems released this year.
Over on the TV and web series side, it proved to be a solid year for these mediums as well. New shows like “Bates Motel” and “Orange Is the New Black” wowed audiences, returning favorites (such as “Game of Thrones” and “Doctor Who”) continued to have viewers glued to their screens, and a few shows ended with a bang (namely “Breaking Bad” and “Tron Uprising”).
So, without further adieu, here is my annual list! Continue reading →
December 31, 2013
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News | 12 Years A Slave, 21 And Over, 30 Nights Of Paranormal Activity With The Devil Inside The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, 42, A Band Called Death, A Good Day To Die Hard, An Adventure In Space And Time, Avengers Assemble, Banshee, Bates Motel, Before Midnight, Behind The Candelabra, Best Films Of 2013, Best TV Series Of 2013, Best Web Series Of 2013, Birdemic 2, Blue Is The Warmest Color, Blue Jasmine, Breaking Bad, Captain Phillips, Disconnect, Doctor Who, Frozen, Game Of Thrones, Geek Love, Hell Baby, Her, Homeland, I Declare War, Impractical Jokers, In The Flesh, Inside Llewyn Davis, Low Winter Sun, Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Metallica Through The Never, Mob City, Movie 43, Mud, Nebraska, New World, Orange Is The New Black, Oz The Great And Powerful, Planes, Rewind This!, RiffTrax Twilight, Saving Mr. Banks, Scary Movie 5, Short Term 12, Sound City, Spellslingers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Stories We Tell, Tabletop, The ABCs Of Death, The Act Of Killing, The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse, The Best And Worst Films And TV/Web Shows Of 2013, The Bling Ring, The Five(ish) Doctors, The Hunt, The Kings Of Summer, The Place Beyond The Pines, The Rambler, Toy Hunter, Tron: Uprising, Uncle Grandpa, Under The Dome, Worst Films Of 2013, Worst TV Series Of 2013 |
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The Best And Worst Films And TV Shows Of 2012
While some film fans and film critics adored 2012, I felt the year was largely comprised of bloated blockbusters and underwhelming art films. To me, a majority of the films (while often well made) felt distant and never really connected with me personally. Last year, I was overwhelmed with profoundly moving films such as “Moneyball,” “50/50,” “Hugo,” and “Midnight in Paris.” Now, that’s not to say 2012 didn’t have its highlights because it did. No one can deny that 2012’s cinematic offerings weren’t varied as the cinemas (and VODs) were flooded with everything from a talking teddy bear and a Bengal tiger to an extraordinary rescue mission and video game makers.
Meanwhile, on the television front, serialized entertainment once again reigned supreme. Whether I was witnessing the further decline of Walter White on “Breaking Bad” or seeing the astonishing wildfire sequence in “Game Of Thrones,” it’s clear that television is as exciting as it has ever been.
So, without further adieu, here is my annual list! Continue reading →
January 1, 2013
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News | American Reunion, Argo, Battlestar Galactica: Blood And Chrome, Best Films Of 2012, Best TV Shows Of 2012, Brand X, Brave, Breaking Bad, Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule, Chimpanzee, Cloud Atlas, Comic Book Men, Dark Shadows, Django Unchained, Doctor Who, Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story Of 007, Excision, Freelancers, Game Of Thrones, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit Of Vengeance, Goon, Hitchcock, Hollywood Treasure, Homeland, House Of Lies, Impractical Jokers, Indie Game: The Movie, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Legend Of Korra, Life Of Pi, Miami Connection, ParaNorman, Prometheus, Red Tails, Searching For Sugar Man, Sherlock, Skyfall, Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Ted, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Bay, The Best And Worst Films And TV Shows Of 2012, The Dark Knight Rises, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Newsroom, The Other Dream Team, The Secret World Of Arrietty, The Sessions, The Walking Dead, This Is 40, Tron: Uprising, Worst Films Of 2012, Worst TV Shows Of 2012 |
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The Best And Worst Films And Shows Of 2011
For the past few years, television had undoubtedly surpassed film in terms of quality art and entertainment. In 2011, however, the opposite occurred. TV took a serious slide this year while cinema flourished. Continue reading →
December 30, 2011
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News | 11th Doctor, 50/50, A Dangerous Method, A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas, Albert Nobbs, Attack The Block, Batman: Year One, Battle: Los Angeles, Beavis And Butthead, Being Human, Breaking Bad, Chillerama, Chromeskull: Laid To Rest 2, Contagion, Darth Maul, Doctor Who, Drive Angry, Dylan Dog, Falling Skies, Game Of Thrones, Geek Love, Good Vibes, Green Lantern, Haunted Collector, Hollywood Treasure, Hugo, Impractical Jokers, In The Name Of The King 2, Insidious, Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, Like Crazy, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Martin Scorsese, Michael Fassbender, Midnight In Paris, Moneyball, Our Idiot Brother, Outcasts, Pearl Jam 20, Peter Dinklage, Psychoville, Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Rubber, Star Wars- The Clone Wars, Tabloid, Terra Nova, The Adjustment Bureau, The Adventures Of Tintin, The Best And Worst Films And Shows Of 2011, The Best Films Of 2011, The Best TV Shows Of 2011, The Cape, The Guard, The Guild, The Inbetweeners, The Muppets, The Reef, The Tommy Wi-Show, The Worst Films Of 2011, The Worst TV Shows Of 2011, Tommy Wiseau, Torchwood: Miracle Day, Transformers Prime, Wilfred, Win-Win, Woody Allen, X-Men: First Class, Your Highness |
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