The Best Media of 2011 (Version .75)

Another month, another revision...  

The Best Media of 2011 (Version .7)

A few months back, when I launched The Cinema Doctor, I provided a list of my favorite media offerings of the year (thus far).  Here's my first revision as we enter into the home stretch!  

The Best Media of 2011 (Version .05)

Throughout the year, I like to track the titles that have ranked amongst my favorites in film and music (sometimes television, comics, and video games, but my selection sample normally isn't broad enough to inspire more than two or three titles).  Much can be said about first impressions and how they can actually hold film criticism back - imagine if Andrew Sarris would not have re-evaluated the work of Billy Wilder after initially writing him off - and how criticism can, in fact, be extremely subjective.  Dan Carlson at Pajiba posted a guide on the topic (my contribution was my hate/love relationship with David Lynch's Mulholland Dr.) that readers may find enlightening.  In the meantime, let's cut to the chase...