2010 TALLY.

Close to perfection. ★★★★★
Flawed, but still very good. ★★★★☆
Worth a look. ★★★☆☆
Needs work. ★★☆☆☆
Pass. ★☆☆☆☆
IN-THEATER (FILM/TELEVISION):
1. DAYBREAKERS ★★★☆☆
2. BITCH SLAP ★★☆☆☆
3. THE BOOK OF ELI ★☆☆☆☆
4. THE IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS ★★☆☆☆
5. EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES ★☆☆☆☆
6. LEGION ★☆☆☆☆
7. TIM AND ERIC AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB! SEASON 5 ★★★★☆
8. CHECK IT OUT! WITH DR. STEVE BRULE ★★★☆☆
9. *BLUE VALENTINE ★★★★☆
10. *BURIED ★★☆☆☆
11. *BRAN NUE DAE ★★★☆☆
12. *SMASH HIS CAMERA ★★★★★
13. *WASTE LAND ★★★★☆
14. *LUCKY ★★★★☆
15. *A PROPHET ★★★☆☆
16. *DOUBLE TAKE ★★☆☆☆
17. *HESHER ★★★★☆
18. *NOWHERE BOY ★★★★☆
19. *CATFISH ★★★★☆
20. *SPLICE ★★★☆☆
21. *ANIMAL KINGDOM ★★★☆☆
22. *RESTREPO ★★★★☆
23. *WINTER'S BONE ★★★★☆
24. *HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE ★★★☆☆
25. EDGE OF DARKNESS ★★☆☆☆
26. FROZEN ★★☆☆☆
27. THE WHITE RIBBON ★★★☆☆
28. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF ★☆☆☆☆
29. THE WOLFMAN ★☆☆☆☆
30. FROM PARIS WITH LOVE ★☆☆☆☆
31. AVATAR 3D ★★★★☆
32. SHUTTER ISLAND ★★★★★
33. TRON LEGACY 3D - TRAILER DEBUT ★★★☆☆
34. THE CRAZIES ★★☆☆☆
35. COP OUT ★☆☆☆☆
36. THE ROOM ☆☆☆☆☆
37. ALICE IN WONDERLAND ★★☆☆☆
38. BROOKLYN'S FINEST ★★★☆☆
39. MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE ★★★★☆
40. **KICK-ASS ★★★★★
41. **TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL ★★☆☆☆
42. **MARS ★★★★☆
43. **CYRUS ★★★☆☆
44. **THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS ★★★☆☆
45. **HUBBLE 3D ★★★★☆
46. **ELEKTRA LUXX
47. **A SERBIAN FILM ★★★☆☆
48. **BEIJING TAXI ★★★★☆
49. **THUNDER SOUL ★★★★★
50. **MACGRUBER ★★★☆☆
51. **ENTER THE VOID ★★★★☆
52. **A DIFFERENT PATH ★★★☆☆
53. **SATURDAY NIGHT ★★★★☆
54. **RED WHITE & BLUE ★★★★☆
55. **OUTCAST ★★★☆☆
56. **LIFE 2.0 ★★★★★
57. **GET LOW ★★★★☆
58. **CARGO ★★☆☆☆
59. **CENTURION ★★★☆☆
60. **THE RUNAWAYS ★★★☆☆
61. **MONSTERS ★★☆☆☆
62. **GREENLIT ★★★☆☆
63. **LE DONK & SCOR-ZAY-ZEE ★★★★☆
64. **BROTHERHOOD ★★★★☆
65. **HIGANJIMA ★☆☆☆☆
66. **FOUR LIONS ★★☆☆☆
67. THE LOST BOYS ★★★★☆
68. PULP FICTION ★★★★★
69. UFC 111: ST-PIERRE VS HARDY ★★★★☆
70. ROCKULA ★★★☆☆
71. THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION ★★★★☆
72. CLASH OF THE TITANS ★★☆☆☆
73. GREEN ZONE ★★★★☆
74. THE GOONIES ★★★★★
75. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3D ★★★★☆
76. HOT TUB TIME MACHINE ★★☆☆☆
77. THE SECRET OF KELLS ★★★★☆
78. GREENBERG ★★★★☆
79. JACKIE BROWN ★★★★☆
80. KICK-ASS ★★★★★
81. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP ★★★★★
82. THE ROOM ☆☆☆☆☆
83. THE LOSERS ★☆☆☆☆
84. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ★★★★★
85. IRON MAN 2 ★★☆☆☆
86. THE LAST STARFIGHTER ★★★★☆
87. IRON MAN 2 ★★☆☆☆
88. L O S T LIVE: THE FINAL CELEBRATION ★★★★☆
89. ROBIN HOOD ★★★☆☆
90. BEST WORST MOVIE ★★★★☆
91. TROLL 2 ★★☆☆☆
92. PRINCE OF PERSIA ★★☆☆☆
93. THE A-TEAM ★★★☆☆
94. ***STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME ★☆☆☆☆
95. ***INSOMNIA ★★★☆☆
96. ***THE DARK KNIGHT ★★★★★
97. ***ALIEN ★★★★★
98. ***BLADE RUNNER ★★★★★
99. ****PINK FLOYD THE WALL ★★★★☆
100. BIRDEMIC ★☆☆☆☆
101. ****THE TILLMAN STORY ★★★★☆
102. JONAH HEX ★☆☆☆☆
103. TOY STORY 3 3D ★★★★★
104. ****WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" ★★☆☆☆
105. ****THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS ★★★☆☆
106. ****THE LAST EXORCISM ★★★☆☆
107. ****CENTURION ★★★☆☆
108. KNIGHT AND DAY ★★☆☆☆
109. ****THUNDER SOUL ★★★★★
110. LET ME IN ★★★★☆
111. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE ★★☆☆☆
112. THE LAST AIRBENDER 3D ★☆☆☆☆
113. RESTREPO ★★★★☆
114. FIGHT CLUB ★★★★★
115. HUBBLE 3D ★★★★☆
116. THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT ★★★★☆
117. PREDATORS ★★★☆☆
118. PREDATORS ★★★☆☆
119. INCEPTION ★★★★★
120. INCEPTION ★★★★★
121. INCEPTION ★★★★★
122. *****SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD ★★★★★
123. FASTER ★☆☆☆☆
124. ******JACKIE BROWN ★★★★☆
125. THE ROCKETEER ★★★★☆
126. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD ★★★★★
127. THE EXPENDABLES ★★☆☆☆
128. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD ★★★★★
129. BETTER OFF DEAD ★★★★☆
130. MIDDLE MEN ★★★☆☆
131. PIRANHA 3D ★★★☆☆
132. MESRINE: PART 1 - KILLER INSTINCT (L'INSTINCT DE MORT) ★★★★☆
133. THE AMERICAN ★★★☆☆
134. THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE ★★★★☆
135. TAKERS ★☆☆☆☆
136. NEVER LET ME GO ★★★★★
137. I'M STILL HERE ★★☆☆☆
138. JACK GOES BOATING ★★★☆☆
139. EASY A ★★★☆☆
140. DEVIL ★★☆☆☆
141. THEY LIVE ★★★☆☆
142. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA ★★★★☆
143. THE TOWN ★★★☆☆
144. *******ENTER THE VOID ★★★★☆
145. *******LET ME IN ★★★★☆
146. *******MOTHER'S DAY ★☆☆☆☆
147. *******GALLANTS ★★★★☆
148. *******FIRE OF CONSCIENCE ★★☆☆☆
149. *******RUBBER ★★★★★
150. *******MACHETE MAIDENS UNLEASHED ★★★☆☆
151. *******SOUND OF NOISE ★★★☆☆
152. *******RED HILL ★★★☆☆
153. *******TRUE LEGEND ★★☆☆☆
154. *******OUTRAGE ★★★★★
155. *******THE HOUSEMAID (1960) ★★★★☆
156. *******AGNOSIA ★★★☆☆
157. *******BEDEVILLED ★★★★☆
158. *******SUMMER WARS ★★★★☆
159. *******GOLDEN SLUMBER ★★★★★
160. *******STAKE LAND ★★★☆☆
161. *******BUNRAKU ★★☆☆☆
162. *******KIDNAPPED ★★★☆☆
163. *******MUTANT GIRLS SQUAD ★☆☆☆☆
164. *******COLD FISH ★★★★★
165. *******THE HOUSEMAID (2010) ★★★★☆
166. *******THE TROLL HUNTER ★★☆☆☆
167. *******REDLINE ★★★☆☆
168. *******TRANSFER ★★★★☆
169. *******WOOCHI ★★★★☆
170. *******NEVERMORE ★★★★☆
171. THE SOCIAL NETWORK ★★★★★
172. THE SOCIAL NETWORK ★★★★★
173. WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS ★★☆☆☆
174. THE SOCIAL NETWORK ★★★★★
175. ********UNDOCUMENTED ★★☆☆☆
176. JACKASS 3D ★★★☆☆
177. RED ★★★☆☆
178. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 ★★☆☆☆
179. PAUL ★★★★☆
180. TRON LEGACY 3D - TRON NIGHT ★★★☆☆
181. SAW 3D ★★☆☆☆
182. 127 HOURS ★★★★☆
183. *********13 ASSASSINS ★★★★☆
184. MORNING GLORY ★★☆☆☆
185. SKYLINE ★☆☆☆☆
186. BLACK SWAN ★★★★☆
187. HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 ★★★☆☆
188. UNSTOPPABLE ★★★☆☆
189. THE SOCIAL NETWORK ★★★★★
190. THE KING'S SPEECH ★★★★★
191. FAIR GAME ★★★★☆
192. THE FIGHTER ★★★★☆
193. RARE EXPORTS ★★★★☆
194. TRON: LEGACY 3D ★★★☆☆
195. TRON: LEGACY IMAX 3D ★★★☆☆
196. TRUE GRIT ★★★★★
* Sundance 2010 screening
** SXSW 2010 screening
*** Hero Complex 2010 screening
**** Los Angeles Film Festival 2010 screening
***** San Diego Comic Convention 2010 screening
****** Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow 2010 screening
******* Fantastic Fest 2010 screening
******** Screamfest LA 2010 screening
********* AFI Fest 2010 screening
AT HOME (FILM):
1. UNIVERSAL SOLDIER REGENERATION (2009) ★★★☆☆
2. THE UNION (2007) ★★☆☆☆
3. THE WICKER MAN (2006) ★☆☆☆☆
4. *LEVIATHAN (1989) ★★★☆☆
5. THE DRIVER (1978) ★★★★☆
6. WORLD'S GREATEST DAD (2009) ★★★★☆
7. THIRST (2009) ★★★★☆
8. THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE (2009) ★★★☆☆
9. THE STEPFATHER (2009) ★☆☆☆☆
10. *THE MATRIX: REVOLUTIONS (2003) ★★★☆☆
11. *TITANIC (1997) ★★★☆☆
12. *CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) ★★★★★
13. 44 INCH CHEST (2009) ★★★☆☆
14. *THE HURT LOCKER (2009) ★★★★☆
15. SMOKIN' ACES 2: ASSASSIN'S BALL (2010) ★☆☆☆☆
16. THE KEEP (1983) ★★★☆☆
17. HALO LEGENDS: THE BABYSITTER (2010) ★★★☆☆
18. *REIGN OF FIRE (2002) ★★☆☆☆
19. *FIGHT CLUB (1999) ★★★★★
20. 7 DAYS (2010) ★★★☆☆
21. PLANET HULK (2010) ★★★☆☆
22. FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL (1997) ★★★★★
23. FISH TANK (2009) ★★★★★
24. *187 (1997) ★★★☆☆
25. HALO LEGENDS (2010) ★★★☆☆
26. ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE (2006) ★★★☆☆
27. CARRIERS (2009) ★★☆☆☆
28. ON THE BEACH (1959) ★★★★☆
29. HOUSE/HAUSU (1977) ★★★★☆
30. ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981) ★★★★☆
31. *THE MATRIX: RELOADED (2003) ★★★★☆
32. JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS (2010) ★★☆☆☆
33. NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU (2009) ★★☆☆☆
34. *GINGER SNAPS 2: UNLEASHED (2004) ★☆☆☆☆
35. FOOD, INC. (2009) ★★★★☆
36. SORORITY ROW (2009) ★☆☆☆☆
37. WHITEOUT (2009) ★☆☆☆☆
38. VERSUS (2000) ★★★☆☆
39. THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN (2008) ★★★☆☆
40. ARAGAMI (2003) ★★★★☆
41. AZUMI (2003) ★★★☆☆
42. THE CRAZIES (1973) ★★☆☆☆
43. MAY (2002) ★★☆☆☆
44. GENTLEMEN BRONCOS (2009) ★★☆☆☆
45. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (2009) ★★☆☆☆
46. LEAVES OF GRASS (2009) ★★☆☆☆
47. 13 TZAMETI (2005) ★★★★☆
48. PATHOLOGY (2008) ★★★☆☆
49. *PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008) ★★★★☆
50. THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (2010) ★★☆☆☆
51. TORQUE (2004) ★★☆☆☆
52. METROPIA (2009) ★☆☆☆☆
53. MYSTERY TEAM (2010) ★★★☆☆
54. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 1.11: YOU ARE [NOT] ALONE (2007) ★★★★☆
55. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 2.22: YOU CAN [NOT] ADVANCE (2010) ★★★★★
56. VALHALLA RISING (2009) ★★★☆☆
57. BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD (2010) ★★★☆☆
58. *GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1998) ★★★★☆
59. REPO MEN (2010) ★★☆☆☆
60. OUTLANDER (2008) ★★★☆☆
61. THE COLLECTOR (2009) ★★★★☆
62. SAFE MEN (1998) ★★★☆☆
63. [REC] 2 (2009) ★★★★☆
64. *13 TZAMETI (2005) ★★★★☆
65. *WORLD'S GREATEST DAD (2009) ★★★★☆
66. *UNIVERSAL SOLDIER REGENERATION (2009) ★★★☆☆
67. CEMETERY JUNCTION (2010) ★★★☆☆
68. *CATFISH (2009) ★★★★☆
69. RAMPAGE (2009) ★★☆☆☆
70. ALTITUDE (2010) ★☆☆☆☆
71. SALT (2010) ★★☆☆☆
72. *HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) ★★★☆☆
73. *THE A-TEAM (2010) ★★★☆☆
74. RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE (2010) ★★☆☆☆
75. *THE A-TEAM (2010) ★★★☆☆
76. *THE EXPENDABLES ★★☆☆☆
77. THE KARATE KID (2010) ★★☆☆☆
78. UNTHINKABLE (2010) ★★☆☆☆
79. *TRON (1982) ★★★★☆
80. WINNEBAGO MAN (2009) ★★★★☆
81. LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS: THE OWLS OF GA'HOOLE (2010) ★★☆☆☆
82. *THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) ★★★★★
83. *EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP (2010) ★★★★★
84. GOING THE DISTANCE (2010) ★★★☆☆
85. DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (2010) ★★☆☆☆
86. THE OTHER GUYS (2010) ★★★☆☆
* Repeat viewing
AT HOME (TELEVISION):
1. EVEREST: BEYOND THE LIMIT
2. TOP GEAR (UK)
3. MISFITS
4. JERSEY SHORE
5. THE REAL WORLD: D.C.
6. ANTHONY BOURDAIN: NO RESERVATIONS
7. AZIZ ANSARI: INTIMATE MOMENTS FOR A SENSUAL EVENING
8. CHOPPED
9. IRON CHEF AMERICA
10. PAWN STARS
11. THE UP SERIES
12. L O S T
13. SUPER BOWL XLIV
14. BBC HORIZON
15. THE 82ND ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS
16. TREME
17. BBC THE VIRTUAL REVOLUTION
18. UFC 112: INVINCIBLE
19. ENTOURAGE
20. ENLIGHTENED
21. THE 2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS
22. AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER
23. TILDA
24. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING
25. TOP CHEF (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
26. THE NEXT IRON CHEF
27. THE WALKING DEAD
28. GAME OF THRONES
29. TOP GEAR (USA)
30. MAN V. FOOD
31. YOUNG JUSTICE
32. UFC 124: ST-PIERRE VS KOSCHECK 2
33. ANGRY BOYS
LIVE EVENTS:
1. LACMA CONVERSATION: MICHAEL GOVAN AND MARTIN SCORSESE (1.20.2010)
2. CREATIVE SCREENWRITING: OSCAR-NOMINATED SCREENWRITERS PANEL (2.15.2010)
3. MAKE IT BETTER: AN EVENING OF COMEDY WITH WILL FERRELL AND FRIENDS (2.20.2010)
4. AMERICAN CINEMATHEQUE: OSCAR-NOMINATED ART DIRECTORS PANEL (3.6.2010)
5. RENAISSANCE PLEASURE FAIRE (5.2.2010)
6. L O S T LIVE: THE FINAL CELEBRATION (5.13.2010)
7. BAY TO BREAKERS (5.16.2010)
8. TIMES TALKS LIVE: L O S T: DAMON LINDELOF AND CARLTON CUSE (5.20.2010)
9. LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL: A CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (6.18.2010)
10. LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL: EDGAR WRIGHT SAVES THE WORLD (6.20.2010)
11. MEDIEVAL TIMES (7.18.2010)
12. THE BIG PICTURE: THE FILMS OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX (9.5.2010)
13. KNOTT'S SCARY FARM (10.8.10)
14. UNKLE AT THE EL REY THEATRE (10.25.2010)
15. GORILLAZ AT GIBSON AMPHITHEATRE (10.27.2010)
16. DJ SHADOW AT HOUSE OF BLUES LA (10.31.2010)
17. TIM & ERIC AWESOME TOUR, GREAT JOB! CHRIMBUS SPECTACULAR 2010 (11.6.2010)
18. AZIZ ANSARI: DANGEROUSLY DELICIOUS TOUR (11.20.2010)
19. HARRY POTTER: THE EXHIBITION AT PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER (12.26.2010)
VIDEO GAMES:
1. MODERN WARFARE 2 (XBOX360)
2. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: THE LOST AND THE DAMNED (XBOX360)
3. TORCHLIGHT (PC)
4. STARCRAFT: BROOD WAR (PC)
5. RED DEAD REDEMPTION (XBOX360)
6. TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON (XBOX360)
7. HALO 3: ODST (XBOX360)
8. STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY (PC)
9. LARA CROFT AND THE GUARDIAN OF LIGHT (XBOX360)
10. SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD: THE GAME (XBOX360)
11. DEAD RISING 2: CASE ZERO (XBOX360)
12. HALO REACH (XBOX360)
13. DEAD RISING 2 (XBOX360)
14. VANQUISH (XBOX360)
PODCASTS/VIDCASTS:
1. DIGGNATION
2. /FILMCAST
3. FILMSPOTTING
4. THE GEEKCOUCH: COLLECTOR'S EDITION PODCAST
- GUEST: EPISODE 005
5. IFC.COM
6. PDF SCREENPLAYS
7. REJECT RADIO
8. TOP 5 FILM PODCAST
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 009: TOP 5 FILM'S HOLIDAY SPECIAL
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 008: THE FALL CATCH UP
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 007: THE HORROR SHOW
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 006: FANTASTIC FEST PT. 2
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 005: FANTASTIC FEST PT. 1
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 004: END OF SUMMER BREAKDOWN PT. 2
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 003: END OF SUMMER BREAKDOWN PT. 1
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 002: GET TO KNOW US & MACHETE
- CO-HOST: EPISODE 001: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE EXPENDABLES
9. THE TOTALLY RAD SHOW
10. TRENDING CINEMA
- GUEST: EPISODE 026: THE SOCIAL NETWORK
- GUEST: EPISODE 020: COMIC CON 2010
- GUEST: SPECIAL: STAR WARS
- GUEST: EPISODE 013: IRON MAN 2
- GUEST: EPISODE 008: SEGUE SPECTACULAR
11. SYMBIOTEK
12. THE VFX SHOW
BOOKS:
1. FANTASTIC MR. FOX (Roahl Dahl)
2. THE FUTURIST (Rebecca Keegan)
3. TALES FROM THE SCRIPT (Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman)
4. ENDER'S GAME (Orson Scott Card)
5. THE HUNGER GAMES (Suzanne Collins)
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