Films & TV & Books & Concerts of 2010
This was a lot easier than getting my shit together to do a (non-music) year in review post last year. So let's try it again.
Films (seen for first time)
1. A Single Man - A-
2. Die Mommie Die! - C
3. District 9 - A+
4. Valentine's Day - D
5. Moon - B+
6. The Ugly Truth - F
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - B+
8. Sex and the City 2 - F
9. This Film Is Not Yet Rated - B
10. Obsessed - C+
11. Get Him To The Greek - A-
12. Hot Tub Time Machine - C+
13. He's Just Not That Into You - B-
14. The Art of the Steal - A+
15. Wanted - C
16. Inception - A+++
17. Gasland - B-
18. The Expendables - B+
19. Rock N Rolla - A-
20. The Breakfast Club - C
21. Couples Retreat - D-
22. Love Happens - D
23. It's Kind Of A Funny Story - A-
24. The Uninvited - D+
25. The Exorcism Of Emily Rose - C-
26. Due Date - C+
27. Funny People - C
28. Post Grad - C-
29. Brick - A+
30. Whip It - A+
31. Leap Year - D-
32. Love and Other Drugs - D+
33. It's Complicated - C
34. Uncertainty - B
35. Bride Wars - F
36. An Education - A-
TV Shows (watched entire season/series)
1. Southland, season 1 - in progress
2. Glee, season 1 - C+
3. True Blood, season 3 - B-
4. Better Off Ted, season 1 - A-
5. The Take - B+
6. The Walking Dead - A+
Books
1. The Short Stories, Ernest Hemingway (continued from 2009) - B
2. The Convalescent, Jessica Anthony - B+
3. The Skating Rink, Roberto Bolaño - A-
4. Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt - B
5. Sum: forty tales from the afterlives, David Eagleman - A-
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson - B+
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson - A
8. Dead In the Family, Charlaine Harris - D-
9. Stardust, Neil Gaiman - C+
10. In Between the Sheets, Ian McEwan - C-
11. The Passage, Justin Cronin - STOPPED READING THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS SO TERRIBLE
12. The Architecture of Happiness, Alain de Botton - B+
13. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins - A-
14. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - A+
15. House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski - in progress
Music (of the concert variety)
1. Florence + The Machine, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philly - April 5
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philly - April 6
3. The National, The Electric Factory, Philly - June 5
4. The National, DAR Ballroom, Washington D.C. - June 6
5. Interpol, Crocodile Rock Cafe, Allentown - June 25
6. Interpol, The Music Farm, Charleston - August 18
7. Passion Pit, Bryce Jordan Center, State College - October 15
Last updated: December 27
Films (seen for first time)
1. A Single Man - A-
2. Die Mommie Die! - C
3. District 9 - A+
4. Valentine's Day - D
5. Moon - B+
6. The Ugly Truth - F
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - B+
8. Sex and the City 2 - F
9. This Film Is Not Yet Rated - B
10. Obsessed - C+
11. Get Him To The Greek - A-
12. Hot Tub Time Machine - C+
13. He's Just Not That Into You - B-
14. The Art of the Steal - A+
15. Wanted - C
16. Inception - A+++
17. Gasland - B-
18. The Expendables - B+
19. Rock N Rolla - A-
20. The Breakfast Club - C
21. Couples Retreat - D-
22. Love Happens - D
23. It's Kind Of A Funny Story - A-
24. The Uninvited - D+
25. The Exorcism Of Emily Rose - C-
26. Due Date - C+
27. Funny People - C
28. Post Grad - C-
29. Brick - A+
30. Whip It - A+
31. Leap Year - D-
32. Love and Other Drugs - D+
33. It's Complicated - C
34. Uncertainty - B
35. Bride Wars - F
36. An Education - A-
TV Shows (watched entire season/series)
1. Southland, season 1 - in progress
2. Glee, season 1 - C+
3. True Blood, season 3 - B-
4. Better Off Ted, season 1 - A-
5. The Take - B+
6. The Walking Dead - A+
Books
1. The Short Stories, Ernest Hemingway (continued from 2009) - B
2. The Convalescent, Jessica Anthony - B+
3. The Skating Rink, Roberto Bolaño - A-
4. Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt - B
5. Sum: forty tales from the afterlives, David Eagleman - A-
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson - B+
7. The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson - A
8. Dead In the Family, Charlaine Harris - D-
9. Stardust, Neil Gaiman - C+
10. In Between the Sheets, Ian McEwan - C-
11. The Passage, Justin Cronin - STOPPED READING THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT WAS SO TERRIBLE
12. The Architecture of Happiness, Alain de Botton - B+
13. The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins - A-
14. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman - A+
15. House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski - in progress
Music (of the concert variety)
1. Florence + The Machine, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philly - April 5
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philly - April 6
3. The National, The Electric Factory, Philly - June 5
4. The National, DAR Ballroom, Washington D.C. - June 6
5. Interpol, Crocodile Rock Cafe, Allentown - June 25
6. Interpol, The Music Farm, Charleston - August 18
7. Passion Pit, Bryce Jordan Center, State College - October 15
Last updated: December 27