Best of 2011

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Written by Pete Timmermann Monday, 02 January 2012 17:17

2011 was a funky year for movies. It was thankfully a good one—like 2010, I had a hell of a time whittling this list down to just 10 films, and left out a lot of really good ones in the process.

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Written by Bruce Matlock Monday, 02 January 2012 20:20

Music is such a completely emotional and communal experience that, as human beings, we can’t help but to be affected by the events going on around us.

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Written by Sean Lass Monday, 02 January 2012 19:09

As far as I am concerned, 2011 has been a pretty great year for films. I saw 84 movies this year, and I liked or loved most of them.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Monday, 02 January 2012 20:14

This year marked a return to fine form for many artists, both classic and current. Tasty listens, indeed.

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Written by Steve Higgins Wednesday, 11 January 2012 21:19

Williams is firing on all cylinders here, creating remarkable layouts and breathtaking linework to tell a truly action-packed and gripping story.

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Written by Steve Higgins Wednesday, 11 January 2012 21:54

The tragedies and triumphs of the two lead characters really resonate with its readers to create a powerful thematic exploration of love set against an ever-evolving landscape.

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Written by Mike Rengel Monday, 02 January 2012 20:10

Art doesn’t take kindly to being sliced, diced, ranked, and filed; there’s no differential equation to analytically determine songs’ groovitational pull.

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Written by Matt Newlin Monday, 02 January 2012 19:46

One solid indicator of a great film is if you are unable to stop thinking about it long after you’ve left the theater.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 03 January 2012 13:48

England's Premier League truly is the best in the world.

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Written by Tony Van Zeyl Monday, 02 January 2012 20:02

There are a ton of crappy kids movies and TV out there. If you have small children (six and under), you know what I mean.

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Written by Mike Koehler Monday, 02 January 2012 14:48

For someone who works downtown, this is a culinary godsend.

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Written by Steve Higgins Tuesday, 10 January 2012 20:58

It had humor, it had poignant human interactions, it was beautifully drawn, it was insightfully written.

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Written by Matthew Treon Friday, 13 January 2012 13:40

2012 will see the return of both Quentin Tarantino and Joaquin Phoenix.

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Written by Teresa Montgomery Monday, 02 January 2012 19:57

I think that anyone who would be reading a music review site doesn’t need me to tell them that Adele released an album this year and it was pretty good.

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Written by Jim Ousley Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:46

This is called “spamming,” according to my son, and it did no good in preventing me from being his bitch.

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Written by Andrea Braun Tuesday, 03 January 2012 13:40

There’s no way to compare such disparate theatrical fare in any sense of their competing with each other, so my selection criteria was based entirely on how much I enjoyed, admired, and was moved by a production.

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Written by Mary Beth Hascall Monday, 02 January 2012 21:16

The boys from Dublin are always worth it.

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Written by Pete Timmermann Tuesday, 03 January 2012 14:16

To anyone who knows me, this list will probably not be terribly surprising, I’m afraid.

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Written by Sarah Boslaugh Monday, 02 January 2012 15:52

The enemy is within.

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Written by Mike Koehler Monday, 02 January 2012 20:00

2011 was a pretty good year for music. I really could have made this a top 20 or 30 list, but here I've kept it to 10.

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Written by PLAYBACK:stl Staff Monday, 02 January 2012 20:17

Let's face it: We here at PLAYBACK:stl live for music. Nothing excites us more than a new release, whether by one of our favorite artists or one we've yet to discover. Here, find a quick best-of list of a few of our critics.

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Written by Nicole Madden Monday, 02 January 2012 15:18

It was hard to narrow down the list of radical stuff that happened in 2011 since there was so much greatness that came out of this year.