Four of my top five of the year so far aren't on this list. Check these out:
THE DEVIL'S CANDY
DAVE MADE A MAZE
THE LURE
IT COMES AT NIGHT

Man, this hurts. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was the first R-rated movie I was allowed to see as a kid, and what I get out of it has changed so much rewatching it through the years. It's one of my all-time favorites, and I don't think it would be remotely the same movie without Demme at the helm. Rest in power.

Generally worse, I think. Although Nielsen is a notable exception.

My weekend:
Album: "South of Heaven" by Slayer
TV Show: Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
Movie: Anomalisa
Podcast: Junk Food Dinner - "JFD360: Hero at Large, Problem Child, Stay Tuned"
Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Book: "Haunted Chattanooga" by Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla

I'm a sucker for the whole comedian-goes-dramatic thing, and I'm usually impressed by the resulting performance. Although I've always wondered if it's because great comedians must understand drama before they can understand comedy. Not that Tom Green is a great comedian or anything. But I don't think it works the…

You absolutely nailed it. Exactly my thoughts.

Ready Player One.

I don't really read their articles, but their podcast is excellent.

Cracked has done at least one great podcast where they tackle this thing exactly.

The fact that "Live! The Silver Wilburys" did not make the list and has not even been mentioned in the comments is a crime and a tragedy.

Basically all TV *is* online right now. It's just also on TV.

I think Christian films are the last bastion of honest schlock that we have left. So many movies today are trying to grasp that nostalgic B movie audience with something that may be campy and fun, but is ultimately dishonest in that it is *designed* to tickle those sensibilities. Christian films are unwavering in…

It's good to see that Johnny To has slowed down to making just one movie a year as opposed to two. Or three. OR FOUR.

Perhaps nostalgia goggles have made me believe that B movie schlock from my youth was somehow more honest or pure, but I have grown so weary of these contemporary flicks that desperately grab at a cult following.