Best of 2009

December 28th, 2009

I haven’t gone to many movies this year or listened to much in the way of new music, so I’ve been having trouble coming up with my annual top 10, or even a top 5, list of favorites. Instead, I’ve focused on compiling at top 4 list. There are a lot of movies I have yet to see, like The Hurt Locker or Moon, that may have made my list, but it’s been challenging getting out to see movies this year. And music wise, I haven’t really been listening to much contemporary stuff as of late. I think the last albums I enjoyed to were by Stars of the Lid and Human League. Some of the albums I thought I would like this year, M Ward comes to mind, turned out to be disappointing. I’m even a little lukewarm about putting the Neko Case album in my top 4 since I think it’s one of her weaker efforts. Anyway, here are some lists…

Movies

1. The Informant!
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Up
4. District 9

Albums

1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2. Church - Song Force Crystal
3. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
4. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

Some misc. highlights from 2009 have been Mad Men on AMC, Bored to Death on HBO, and the release of Modern Warfare 2 for the Xbox 360. And while I enjoyed watching Avatar in 3D last week, I just can’t bring myself to classify it as a favorite for 2009. I will say it was one of the most interesting visuals of 2009 though. Like Roger Ebert, I’ll give it a special jury prize.

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