Early 2009 Reviews

Between January 1 and August 1, I wrote 128 reviews on 50 Words. Most of them are things I've seen, listened to, or read for the first time. Here are the highlights:

The Best Movies

1. Once (2006) - Grade: A+
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) - Grade: A+
3. Milk (2008) - Grade: A+
4. No Country for Old Men (2007) - Grade: A+
5. The Dark Knight (2008) - Grade: A+
6. The Spanish Apartment (2002) - Grade: A
7. Before Sunrise (1995) - Grade: A
8. Juno (2007) - Grade: A
9. Cloverfield (2008) - Grade: A
10. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - Grade: A

The Best Music

1. India.Arie — Acoustic Soul (2001) - Grade: A+
2. Sonny Stitt — The Good Life (1980) - Grade: A
3. Norah Jones — Come Away With Me (2002) - Grade: A
4. Dizzy Gillespie — Dizzy Gillespie Jam: Montreux '77 (1992) - Grade: A
5. DJ Sake1 — Fania Live 03 (2008) - Grade: A
6. Norah Jones — Feels Like Home (2004) - Grade: A
7. Take 6 — The Standard (2008) - Grade: A
8. Aya — Strange Flower (2004) - Grade: B+
9. DJ Rumor — Fania Live 01 (2007) - Grade: B+
10. John Tejada & Arian Leviste — The Dot and the Line (2004) - Grade: B+

The Worst Movies

1. You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) - Grade: F
2. Treasure Island (1999) - Grade: D-
3. A Delicate Balance (1973) - Grade: D-
4. A Boy and His Dog (1975) - Grade: D
5. Nowhere (1997) - Grade: D
6. 28 Up (1985) - Grade: C-
7. Darkon (2006) - Grade: C-
8. True Stories (1986) - Grade: C-
9. 10 (1979) - Grade: C-
10. Pizza (2005) - Grade: C