Recapping early 2008

I seem to be superb at neglecting this blog. I haven't written anything here in six months. I've still been posting, just mostly on 50 Words. We've now passed 550 posts over there. Here are the bests so far in 2008 (at least the ones I've seen/heard for the first time in 2008).

Top Ten Movies

1. Downfall (2004) - Grade: A+
2. There Will Be Blood (2007) - Grade: A
3. Iron Man (2008) - Grade: A
4. Zodiac (2007) - Grade: A
5. 3:10 to Yuma (2007) - Grade: A
6. The Good Shepherd (2006) - Grade: A
7. Into the Wild (2007) - Grade: A
8. I Am Legend (2007) - Grade: A-
9. The Savages (2007) - Grade: A-
10. Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Grade: A-

Top Ten Albums

1. Eva Cassidy - Songbird (1998) - Grade: A++
2. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) - Grade: A++
3. Jim Croce - Photographs and Memories (1974) - Grade: A+
4. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland (1963) - Grade: A+
5. Tina Dico - In the Red (2005) - Grade: A
6. Om: Summer Sessions (2006) - Grade: A
7. San Francisco Sessions, vol. 6: Inland Knights & Olivier Desmet (2008) - Grade: A
8. Bargrooves: Members Only 2 (2007) - Grade: A
9. Chuck Love - Bring Enough to Spill Some (2007) - Grade: A-
10. Bliss - Quiet Letters (2005) - Grade: A-