Anyway, this may be a little late in terms of "best-of" lists, but in many cases, most people don't get around to seeing the best stuff of a year until the new one starts.
Thus, I begin:
Music:
I don't really follow music too much, most of what I get is from movie soundtracks, but anyway, here's what I dug this year:
"Roar" - Michael Giacchino, the Cloverfield end credits. Michael Giacchino is someone I've only recently discovered, through Cloverfield and Lost, and his shit is epic. This guy could make doing a grocery list sound important. "Roar" reminds you that what you just saw was a GIANT FUCKING MONSTER movie, not just a deconstruction of the genre.
"Flight of the Conchords" - Flight of the Conchords. The show is hilarious, the songs are toe-tappingly good. (This guest review done by Larry King)
"Volume One" - She & Him. Folksy? Is that how I describe this?
And my best album of 2008, is, guess what? Something I didn't buy til 2009:
"Batman: The Animated Series Soundtrack" - Shirley Walker. This was put out in a very limited release by LaLa Land Records. If you're a fan of the show, it's a must have.
Books:
I'm not sure what I read this year that actually came out this year.
But I'm pretty sure I read a lot of older stuff. Here's three books that I remember:
Eat this, Not that - The twist is, the fishwich is more unhealthy than the McNuggets...and the butler did it.
The Omnivore's Dilemma - I really don't feel like looking up the author's name. But he taught me that corn is IN FUCKING EVERYTHING. You are corn.
The Great Derangement - Matt Taibbi. There are equally crazy people on the right and the left and everyone in between is fucked because of it.
Comics:
Don't these belong with books, you ask? Fuck you. They're comics.
Captain America & Daredevil - Ed Brubaker w/ Steve Epting & Michael Lark, respectively
No, there isn't some glorious Captain America and Daredevil team up book. But Ed Brubaker is rocking my socks off with Cap, and while his Daredevil isn't too different from what has come before, it's executed well.
Booster Gold - Geoff Johns w/ Dan Jurgeons
Just a straight up fun comic. It also serves as a history lesson for the DC Universe. Oh, and time travel, evil counterparts, and did I mention time travel?
Criminal - Ed Brubaker w/ Sean Phillips
As I eventually give up buying monthly comics and exclusively buy trades, I will continue to pick this up each month its published, as it's got a ton of great extras each issue. Essays on noir from the authors as well as guests like Patton Oswalt.
Deadpool - Daniel Way w/ Paco Medina
I loves me some Deadpool. Fox is getting my 12 bucks because they put him in the Wolverine movie. And Deadpool has his own comic again. And it's actually good...and hilarious.
Television:
I discovered Lost, The Wire, and Deadwood this past year. Television doesn't get much better. Burn Notice and Chuck provide some fun spy action without getting too deep. Fringe started out leaving me wanting The X-Files to come back(although not like it did this summer), but it quickly became a favorite new show. And Heroes sucked balls.
Movies:
In no particular order: Wall-E, The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hellboy 2, Redbelt, The Wrestler, The Fall, Tropic Thunder, Snow Angels
I love these films. Each is amazing in their own way, but looking at this list, The Fall, The Wrestler, and Redbelt would be a great triple feature. I'll probably do a more in-depth look at The Wrestler after I see it again, but I consider all of these "must sees," and as Gene Shallit would say while holding a basket of eggs, "Eggcellent."
2 comments:
Twleve dollars to see a movie? What you need to is find yourself a drive-in and toss your date (or fiancee) in the trunk. For me it's a $7 date, plus however many Colt 45's and bags of Funyons I need.
Also, thanks for ruining my fishwich.
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