Reviews of 2009

I wrote 192 reviews on 50 Words in 2009. Of these, only 30 were reviews of things I saw, read, or listened to before 2009.

I'll recap the year with four top ten lists, one bottom ten list, and a Nominee Project status. The books, TV series, and music I reviewed were all decent.

The Best Movies

1. Once (2006) - Grade: A+
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - Grade: A+
3. Milk (2008) - Grade: A+
4. No Country for Old Men (2007) - Grade: A+
5. The Double Life of Veronique (1991) - Grade: A+
6. The Dark Knight (2008) - Grade: A+
7. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Grade: A+
8. The Spanish Apartment (2002) - Grade: A
9. Before Sunrise (1995) - Grade: A
10. Juno (2007) - Grade: A

The Best Music

1. India.Arie — Acoustic Soul (2001) - Grade: A+
2. Sonny Stitt — The Good Life (1980) - Grade: A
3. Norah Jones — Come Away With Me (2002) - Grade: A
4. Dizzy Gillespie — Dizzy Gillespie Jam: Montreux '77 (1992) - Grade: A
5. DJ Sake1 — Fania Live 03 (2008) - Grade: A
6. Antonio Carlos Jobim — Live at Minas (2004) - Grade: A
7. Norah Jones — Feels Like Home (2004) - Grade: A
8. Take 6 — The Standard (2008) - Grade: A
9. Andy Caldwell — Late Night with Andy Caldwell (2005) - Grade: A
10. Aya — Strange Flower (2004) - Grade: A-

The Best Books

1. Daniel Coyle — The Talent Code (2009) - Grade: A+
2. Twyla Tharp — The Creative Habit (2005) - Grade: A+
3. Richard Bode — First You Have to Row a Little Boat (1993) - Grade: A+
4. Cormac McCarthy — The Road (2006) - Grade: A
5. Steven Pressfield — The War of Art (2003) - Grade: A
6. Pavel Tsatsouline — Enter the Kettlebell (2006) - Grade: A
7. Jim Johnson — The Sixty Second Motivator (2006) - Grade: A
8. Josh Waitzkin — The Art of Learning (2008) - Grade: A-
9. Karen Salmansohn — The Bounce Back Book (2008) - Grade: A-
10. Pavel Tsatsouline — Power to the People (1999) - Grade: A-

The Best TV on DVD

1. John Adams (2008) - Grade: A+
2. Carnivàle, Season 1 (2003) - Grade: A+
3. Roswell, Season 1 (1999) - Grade: A
4. Long Way Round (2004) - Grade: A
5. Roswell, Season 2 (2000) - Grade: A
6. Heroes, Season 1 (2006) - Grade: A
7. Californication, Season 1 (2007) - Grade: A
8. Long Way Down (2007) - Grade: A
9. Heroes, Season 2 (2007) - Grade: A
10. Roswell, Season 3 (2001) - Grade: A

The Worst Movies

1. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) - Grade: F
2. Treasure Island (1999) - Grade: D-
3. A Delicate Balance (1973) - Grade: D-
4. A Boy and His Dog (1975) - Grade: D
5. Nowhere (1997) - Grade: D
6. Darkon (2006) - Grade: C-
7. Timeline (2003) - Grade: C-
8. True Stories (1986) - Grade: C-
9. 10 (1979) - Grade: C-
10. Pizza (2005) - Grade: C

Nominee Project Status

• Total films: 2512
• Viewed: 740 (29.46%)
• Unavailable: 312 (12.42%)
• Left to see: 1460 (58.12%)

Review Stats

• Movies: 138 (GPA: 3.21 - B+)
• Music: 24 (GPA: 3.65 - A-)
• Books: 13 (GPA: 3.77 - A-)

• TV: 17 (GPA: 3.76 - A-)

• Total: 192 (GPA: 3.35 - B+)