It’s the end of the decade! And though it was a tough task, we’ve narrowed down all the media from the last 10 years to our fave five in literature, film, music, television and gaming. Stroll with us down memory lane as we revisit the titles that made us reflect, made us feel, and maybe even moved the needle on what media has to say about the world around us.
Time Stamps:
00:01:07 – Ebony’s Fave Five
* Book: An Unkindness of Ghosts (2017) by Rivers Solomon
* Film: Winter’s Bone (2010) directed by Debra Granik, story by Daniel Woodrell
* TV: Heaven Sent (2015) episode of Doctor Who directed by Rachel Talalay, written by Steven Moffat
* Music: Hozier (immortal) fae legend and spooky bastard (Runner up – Gary Clark Jr)
* Game: Donut Country (2018) developed by Ben Esposito
00:11:27 – Caro’s Fave Five
* (honorable mention) TV: San Junipero (2016) episode of Black Mirror directed by Owen Harris
* Film: Museum Hours (2012) written and directed by Jem Cohen
* TV: Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) developed and written by creators David Lynch and Mark Frost
* Film: Call Me by Your Name (2017) directed by Luca Guadagnino
* Game: Butterfly Soup (2017) developed by Brianna Lei
* TV: The Americans (2013-2018) created by Joe Weisberg for the FX television network
00:18:59 – Anita’s Fave Five
* TV: Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017) created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers
* Music: Lemonade (2016) visual album by Beyoncé
* Book: Ancillary Justice (2013) by Ann Leckie
* Film: Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) written and directed by Jim Jarmusch
* Game(s): Guacamelee! 1 and 2 (2013, 2018) developed by DrinkBox Studios, and Gato Roboto (2019) developed by doinksoft
* (honorable mentions) Film(s): Phantom Thread (2017) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) directed by Barry Jenkins; TV: Brooklyn 99 (2013-present) created by Michael Schur and Dan Goor; Documentary: O.J.: Made in America (2016) directed by Ezra Edelman
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