3. Get Out (2017)

Was there a more widely culturally significant film of the decade than Get Out? I doubt it very seriously. After years of making some truly brilliant sketch comedy for Key and Peele with Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele stepped way outside of his comfort zone and delivered the decade’s definitive horror film, Get Out. It’s a […]

3. Melodrama-Lorde (2017)

Often times break up records can come off pretty terribly if we are being truthful. A lot of times the sheer concept of the break up record ends up being a lot of flash and not much substance. The lack of real direction leads the album collapses in on itself and reveal it to be […]

4. Modern Vampires of the City- Vampire Weekend (2013)

By the time that Vampire Weekend released Modern Vampires of the City in 2013 they had already become one of indie rock’s most beloved bands. Charming songs like “A-Punk”, “Oxford Comma”, “Cousins”, and “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” ensured that. But the release of Modern Vampires catapulted them to stardom and made them THE most beloved […]

4. Thor Ragnarok (2017)

Taika Wattiti is a visionary director, but it was a little curious when Marvel hired him to direct Thor Ragnarok. It was clear that Marvel would need to go in a different direction with Thor if they wanted to continue featuring him in solo movies after the utter cluster fuck that was Thor: The Dark […]

5. Before Midnight (2013)

Once a decade movie goers are gifted with the nexts chapter in one of cinema’s greatest and most compelling film series. The 2010’s were no different when Before Midnight was released in 2013. It’s always exciting catch up with these characters and see where they are in their lives every nine years. In Before Sunrise […]

5. This is Happening-LCD Soundsystem (2010)

LCD Soundsystem are one of the most influential bands of the decade which is crazy to think about considering James Murphy and company only released two records throughout the entirety of the 2010s. That’s partially due to their retirement following This is Happening, their 3+ hour funeral concert at Madison Square Garden, and the incredible […]

6. Lightning Bolt-Pearl Jam (2013)

It’s pretty crazy to think that we only got a single Pearl Jam record through the entirety of the 2010s. One of the most prolific bands of the 1990s and 2000s toured extensively until the decade’s final year, but also barley released new music. Before we get much further, I’ll cede that this isn’t even […]

6. The Social Network (2010)

Aaron Sorkin’s second film on my list after Moneyball. The Social Network is a truly gripping drama about Mark Zuckerberg and the rise of Facebook, it’s also one of the decades most thrilling and engrossing films. It’s paced superbly and the script is arguably the best of Sorkin’s entire illustrious career. The performances from Jessie […]

7. Stranger in the Alps- Phoebe Bridgers (2017)

Stranger in the Alps is a record that I ended up finding about a year after it was released. I am not sure I even really remember where or when or how, but I do remember that as soon as I heard Bridgers’ first album I was immediately hooked. I couldn’t put it down and […]

7. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Sequels made years after the original usually don’t work and there is a reason for that. Most of the time these films are made to squeeze some more cash out of a nostalgic IP that people are longing to return to for one reason or another. But for the most part they rarely work because […]