Reasons To Blog After an Absence, and a Belated Top Ten

Potentially, but never intentionally spoiler-ing reviews to protect the sensitive and Delicate. Starting soon.

Music

1. Hissing Fauna… – Of Montreal
2. In Rainbows - Radiohead
3. Flying Cup Club – Beirut
4. Neon Bible – Arcade Fire
5. Armchair Apocrypha – Andrew Bird
6. Sky Blue Sky – Wilco
7. Mirrored – Battles
8. We were dead… - Modest Mouse
9. Shepard’s Dog - Iron and Wine
10. Cassadaga – Bright Eyes

Honorable Mention
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga – Spoon

Best album I loved and mysteriously only listened to once:
Boxer – National

Best album I probably should have checked out but didn’t:
LCD Sound System.



Games

1. Bioshock
2. Orange Box
3. Rock Band
4. Halo 3
5. Mass Effect
6. Super Mario Galaxy
7. Call of Duty 4
8. Assassin’s Creed
9. Puzzle Quest
10. This spot left open to taunt Metroid Prime III. That’s right. You’re not good enough to be on the top ten list.

Honorable Mention
Metroid Prime III


Film

1. There Will Be Blood
2. No Country for Old men
3. The Assassination of Jesse James
4. Perfume
5. Ratatouille
6. King of Kong
7. Zodiac
8. Into the Wild
9. Bug
10. Knocked Up

Honorable Mentions
Black Snake Moan
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Best movies I probably should have checked out but didn’t:
Lives of Others
Persepolis