I’ve heard plenty of praise for The Black Keys but I haven’t really responded to their music. I appreciate the artistry on the two albums I’ve heard (Brothers and El Camino) but, to quote Woody Allen, nothing hit me on a gut level.
Today’s random SOTD, however, is a pleasant surprise. It’s the first Black Keys song to appeal to me both emotionally and musically.
I’ll wrap up this week’s look back on the movies and TV of 2015 with a scene that is horrifyingly inappropriate but darkly funny. Not a bad way to say goodbye to 2015 and ring in 2016, a year that could conceivably see the coronation of President Donald Trump.
Continuing my look back at the best movies and television of 2015, today I’ll focus on some of my favorite movie scenes/moments this year.
These are in no order, offered up free association style.
So far this week I’ve covered my favorite 2015 films and TV shows, and today I’m focusing on the best performances.
I’ll hand out my personal Oscars for the year’s best lead and supporting turns, on both the big and small screen.
We entered the new Golden Era of television about a decade ago, with The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men and Breaking Bad widely considered the standard bearers for the medium. Over the past five years, the number of well-reviewed TV shows has increased exponentially, to the point where it is essentially impossible to watch every show worth watching.
The popular term for this state of affairs is “peak TV.” There are now more television series on the air (or streaming) than there are days in the year. And here’s the crazy thing: a shocking number of them are absolutely worth watching. For every Real Housewives of Wherever, there’s a Master of None.
