Best of 2017

I haven’t been able to see/listen to everything I’d like, but as 2017 draws to a close, I thought I’d share my top five picks this year across movies, TV and podcasts…

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TV:

Podcasts:

Best of 2016

Here are some personal favorites from the past year. There are many more, but I tried to prune to only my top five (roughly in order with my favorite at the top). I also split TV into drama and comedy given that there are just *way* too many amazing shows these days.

Movies:
La La Land
Hell or High Water
Rogue One
Snowden
Doctor Strange

TV (Drama):
Westworld
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
Better Call Saul
Black Mirror
Mr. Robot

TV (Comedy):
Silicon Valley
Baskets
Lady Dynamite
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Atlanta

Podcasts:
Trumpcast
Homecoming
Crimetown
Oh No, Ross and Carrie!
The Run-Up

Best of 2015

There were a lot of amazing movies and TV shows this year, so I thought I’d make a list of my personal favorites.

On the movies side, I’ve chosen my proper top five (in no particular order), as well as five honorable mentions (mostly big, fun movies I enjoyed).

On the TV side (what a year for TV!), I’ve chosen my proper top ten (again, in no particular order), as well as five honorable mentions.

OVERALL FAVORITE MOVIES:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Hateful Eight
The Martian
Love & Mercy

HONORABLE MENTION MOVIES:

Spectre
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Jurassic World
Ant-Man
Avengers: Age of Ultron

OVERALL FAVORITE TV SHOWS:

Doctor Who
Mr. Robot
The Man in The High Castle
Fargo
Silicon Valley
Downton Abbey
House of Cards
Better Call Saul
Daredevil
Halt and Catch Fire

HONORABLE MENTION TV SHOWS:

Jessica Jones (still in progress on this, but enjoying so far)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The Grinder
The Flash
The Last Man on Earth