Fiction books

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Gai-jin by James Clavell Noble House by James Clavell Shogun by James Clavell Tai-pan by James Clavell Whirlwind by James Clavell Generation X by Douglas Coupland Aztec by Gary Jennings Too Many […]

Fantasy novels

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Here’s an update to this list. It only includes books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I’ve read in the last 12 years). Best of the best Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin Early Riser by Jasper Fforde Replay by Ken Grimwood How to Stop Time by Matt Haig The Midnight Library by Matt […]

Comic books & graphic novels

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best El Deafo – Cece Bell The Best of Star Trek – Mike W. Barr, Diane Duane & Peter David Hyperbole and a Half – Allie Brosh Star Trek: Debt of Honor – Chris Claremont Star Trek: Who Killed Captain Kirk? – Peter David Batman: The […]

Documentaries

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Here is an update to this list. I’m listing both movie documentaries and TV documentaries here. Best of the best The Battle Over Citizen Kane Bowling for Columbine Capitalism: A Love Story The Corporation Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner Eden: Untamed Planet Endurance Fahrenheit 9/11 Fahrenheit 11/9 The Fog of War For the Love of […]

Best movies of the 2020s

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best A Man Called Otto Amsterdam Barbie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Elemental Emma. Encanto Enola Holmes 2 Finch Glass Onion Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Honor Society Jerry and Marge Go Large Kimi Knock at the Cabin League of Super-Pets The Map of Tiny Perfect […]

Best movies of the 2010s

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best 50/50 About Time The Adjustment Bureau The Aeronauts American Hustle Arrival Avengers: Endgame Barney’s Version A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood The Big Sick Bird Box The Bookshop The Bourne Legacy The Boxtrolls Bridesmaids Brooklyn Butter The Call Captain Fantastic Cloud Atlas Collateral Beauty Crazy, […]

Best movies of the 2000s

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best 50 First Dates About a Boy About Schmidt Adaptation. Amelie American Splendor Atonement The Aviator Babel Batman Begins A Beautiful Mind Big Fish The Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Ultimatum Bridget Jones’s Diary Bruce Almighty Casino Royale Cast Away Catch Me If You […]

Best movies of the 1990s

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best The Addams Family Addams Family Values American Beauty The American President Apollo 13 As Good as It Gets Awakenings Babe Backdraft Back to the Future Part III Being John Malkovich The Big Lebowski Bowfinger Bulworth Chaplin The City of Lost Children Clerks Con Air Dances […]

SF & fantasy TV shows

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Here’s an update to this list. 5/5 3rd Rock from the Sun 5 5 5 5 5 4.5           4.92 Agents of SHIELD 4.5 4.5 5 5 5 5 5         4.86 Andor 5                     5 Angel 5 5 […]

TV movies, miniseries & specials

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Here’s an update to this list. Best of the best 11.22.63 Anne of Green Gables (1985) Ascension Babylon 5: In the Beginning Babylon 5: The Road Home Battlestar Galactica (2003) Devs The English The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Friends: The Reunion The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special Hawkeye A Parks and Recreation Special […]