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- Fri Oct 06, 2023 4:53 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 177
- Views: 202741
Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Sufjan Stevens' Javelin is really stellar. It might not reach the ambition of Illinois or the emotional depths of Carrie & Lowell, but it feels like the culmination of all his different styles. Just a beautiful record from beginning to end.
- Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:21 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: MCCh 2023: September 15
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2030
Re: Re: MCCh 2023: September 15
I expected Roisin Murphy to land higher than that, but I am also getting the sense critics don't exactly want to praise her right now. Even the 5-star review from The Guardian comes with an asterisk, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's left off EOY lists despite its quality.
- Mon Sep 04, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2017
- Replies: 71
- Views: 172441
Re: Albums and Songs of 2017
Albums: 1. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION 2. The xx - I See You 3. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream 4. Fever Ray - Plunge 5. Lorde - Melodrama 6. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN. 7. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me 8. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding 9. Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory 10. Perfume Genius...
- Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:36 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2016
- Replies: 68
- Views: 89378
Re: Albums and Songs of 2016
Songs: 1. Mitski - Your Best American Girl 2. Solange - Cranes in the Sky 3. ANOHNI - Drone Bomb Me 4. The xx - On Hold 5. Kanye West - Ultralight Beam 6. Danny Brown - Really Doe 7. Frank Ocean - Nikes 8. Sampha - Blood on Me 9. Car Seat Headrest - Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales 10. Radiohead - Burn t...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Should I implement any of these algorithm changes for Acclaimed Video Games?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4126
Re: Should I implement any of these algorithm changes for Acclaimed Video Games?
So, just to be clear, neither of the above changes are designed to, nor will they have the effect of, biasing the list towards or against newer games. It's purely a question of how much I can trust data that pertains to newer games. To give a concrete example, Vampire Survivors came out on the 8th ...
- Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Should I implement any of these algorithm changes for Acclaimed Video Games?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4126
Re: Should I implement any of these algorithm changes for Acclaimed Video Games?
I don't feel like either of these changes should be necessary. I don't think critics are actually biased towards newer games as much as the medium is still young so there are still new boundaries being pushed with major releases. To compare with another medium, both Parasite and Moonlight feature in...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 4:51 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: Bonus Films (2003 Edition)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3505
Re: Films of the 2000s: Bonus Films (2003 Edition)
The World
Secret Sunshine
Secret Sunshine
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 8:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Also, to look at it another way - part of the reason Ocarina of Time has slipped is due to the release of Breath of the Wild; Ocarina is no longer the indisputable top game in its own series. As such, there is now an occasional gap that games like The Last of Us are able to take that they might not ...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 6:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I understand. Thanks for the methodology, moebiod. As for "feels wrong", I kind of like to go by the ten year rule for recent entries. I try to think "will anyone remember this in ten years". So I'd be okay with something like Last of Us or Red Dead being #1, but Breath of the W...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 4:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Though I will say Breath of the Wild at #1 feels wrong. It's too recent. Oh, great arbiter of worthiness, please let us know how many years must pass before we are allowed to praise a work. It's already embarrassing when people clearly latch onto the supposed canon of film and popular music without...
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Errors in the 2020 update
- Replies: 427
- Views: 657126
Re: Errors in the 2020 update
Not exactly an error but something that should be considered, Jens Lekman had to pull two of his releases due to license clearing issues. One of those albums which is in the top 3000, Night Falls Over Kortedala, has since been re-recorded and released under the title The Linden Trees Are Still in Bl...
- Mon Aug 14, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Took a glance and the rankings definitely look a lot more believable now.
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:59 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2009 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5949
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2009 (2023 Edition)
1. Fantastic Mr. Fox 2. The White Ribbon 3. Inglourious Basterds 4. Fish Tank 5. Up 6. Coraline 7. Dogtooth 8. A Serious Man 9. Mother 10. District 9 11. Summer Wars 12. The Secret of Kells 13. Mary and Max 14. Thirst 15. Redline 16. Avatar 17. A Prophet 18. Black Dynamite 19. Enter the Void 20. Jen...
- Sat Aug 12, 2023 3:38 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD
- Replies: 223
- Views: 746190
Re: AMF Best Albums of All-Time 2023 LIST THREAD
1 | Kate Bush | Hounds of Love 2 | The Velvet Underground and Nico | The Velvet Underground and Nico 3 | LCD Soundsystem | Sound of Silver 4 | Sufjan Stevens | Illinois 5 | Black Country, New Road | Ants From Up There 6 | Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly 7 | Pixies | Doolittle 8 | The Smiths | T...
- Mon Jul 31, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2015
- Replies: 77
- Views: 109935
Re: Albums and Songs of 2015
Albums: 1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly 2. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell 3. Grimes - Art Angels 4. Jamie xx - In Colour 5. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit 6. Vince Staples - Summertime '06 7. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear 8. Oneohtrix...
- Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:48 am
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2008 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4502
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2008 (2023 Edition)
1. WALL-E 2. Waltz with Bashir 3. The Dark Knight 4. Wendy and Lucy 5. Synecdoche, New York 6. Let the Right One In 7. The Beaches of Agnes 8. The Hurt Locker 9. Speed Racer 10. Hunger 11. In Bruges 12. The Headless Woman 13. 35 Shots of Rum 14. Still Walking 15. The Wrestler 16. Iron Man 17. Dear Z...
- Tue Jul 18, 2023 8:43 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Holden's Journey through the TSPDT Top 1000, Tier List Style
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3285
Re: Holden's Journey through the TSPDT Top 1000, Tier List Style
For me, L'Atalante captures this sense of being a waking dream more than most other films and the underwater scenes are phenomenal. I think it's a key work of poetic realism, even if not necessarily a personal favorite; it has clear ripples through the history of cinema. Also, I think part of its pa...
- Sat Jul 15, 2023 3:49 am
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2007 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4166
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2007 (2023 Edition)
1. There Will Be Blood 2. My Winnipeg 3. No Country for Old Men 4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 5. Secret Sunshine 6. Zodiac 7. Ratatouille 8. Hot Fuzz 9. You, the Living 10. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days 11. Persepolis 12. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 13. Silent L...
- Mon Jul 10, 2023 4:59 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: A couple video game lists
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4232
Re: A couple video game lists
4 has always been in a weird place where critics absolutely adored it when it came out for pushing the series in a more serious direction. But that's also not exactly what the fans wanted from the series, but they still went along with it as the latest Grand Theft Auto at the time. With 5's release,...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2006 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4149
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2006 (2023 Edition)
1. Pan's Labyrinth 2. Children of Men 3. Still Life 4. Paprika 5. Inland Empire 6. The Lives of Others 7. The Host 8. Syndromes and a Century 9. Little Miss Sunshine 10. Offside 11. The Departed 12. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 13. Casino Royale 14. The Prestige 15. Exiled 16. Borat 17. The Fall ...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2014
- Replies: 84
- Views: 44659
Re: Albums and Songs of 2014
Albums: 1. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream 2. Swans - To Be Kind 3. St. Vincent - St. Vincent 4. FKA twigs - LP1 5. Perfume Genius - Too Bright 6. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2 7. Caribou - Our Love 8. Sun Kil Moon - Benji 9. Flying Lotus - You're Dead 10. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There 11...
- Fri Jun 16, 2023 12:40 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 20270
Re: Music league
Sorry for the too obvious selection this coming week but I was struggling to think of a not-famous duet that I know and like
- Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:24 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2005 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4353
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2005 (2023 Edition)
Edited my list to add Me and You and Everyone We Know
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 12:43 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2005 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4353
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2005 (2023 Edition)
1. Brokeback Mountain 2. Cache 3. A History of Violence 4. Grizzly Man 5. The New World 6. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 7. The Death of Mr. Lazarescu 8. Me and You and Everyone We Know 9. The Squid and the Whale 10. Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit 11. The Descent 12. Brick 13. Batm...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I've been thinking a lot about the 'recency bias' this afternoon, which I think doesn't give the full picture of what's happening. Let's return to Arceus, just as a point of reference: Pokemon Legends: Arceus was eligible for all lists since its release and appeared on one at #59 For that list alone...
- Fri Jun 09, 2023 3:29 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Music league
- Replies: 77
- Views: 20270
Re: Music league
I've passed over this thread without actually opening it several times and have decided to join in.
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:05 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 177
- Views: 202741
Re: Albums of 2023 Discussion Thread
Decided to look up the new Róisín Murphy album coming out in a few months and, boy, if people did not like her previous album cover...
- Wed May 31, 2023 3:31 am
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2013
- Replies: 76
- Views: 66362
Re: Albums and Songs of 2013
Albums: 1. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City 2. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual 3. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away 4. Savages - Silence Yourself 5. Beyonce - Beyonce 6. Kanye West - Yeezus 7. Deafheaven - Sunbather 8. Jai Paul - Leak 4-13 (Bait Ones) 9. Julia Holter - Lo...
- Tue May 30, 2023 12:47 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2004 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3629
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2004 (2023 Edition)
1. Tropical Malady 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 3. Before Sunset 4. 3-Iron 5. The World 6. Shaun of the Dead 7. The Incredibles 8. Nobody Knows 9. Kung Fu Hustle 10. Mind Game 11. House of Flying Daggers 12. 2046 13. Howl's Moving Castle 14. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 15. The Life Aquatic with St...
- Thu May 25, 2023 2:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
If this all works as you say, then I really think the solution is to just hold off on adding new games until a certain all-time list threshold has been met since their release. There's a reason Metacritic waits until at least 4 reviews have been added, and it's the most recent years that make your l...
- Wed May 24, 2023 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
My problem with PTG is the opposite - it takes far too long for games to feel reasonably represented there. PTG is not reactive enough (gaming has only been around for a few decades, it's reasonable for new games to crack the top 100 after a couple years or maybe even immediately for the heavy hitte...
- Wed May 24, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
I guess I don't understand what you want this site to represent. You compare it to Metacritic with "averages," but the whole point of Metacritic is to capture the immediate response to a work, where an average makes sense. The point of Acclaimed Music, TSPDT, and Play That Game is to show ...
- Wed May 24, 2023 5:30 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
So how does GoW Ragnarok's failure to make the GQ list impact its average?
- Tue May 23, 2023 6:32 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
http://www.acclaimedvideogames.com/games/27/ http://www.acclaimedvideogames.com/games/29/ Like, just look at the God of War games. Both made the same number of lists from 2023, in addition to GoW 2018 having others (not to mention GOW 2018 making the massive GQ poll while Ragnarok did not). Not only...
- Tue May 23, 2023 4:48 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Sorry, but the fact that a single list putting a 2023 game at #1 right now would make it #1 on your compiled list by a huge margin makes no sense at all. This is a horrible way of compiling data and you really should reconsider how you are weighing lists. Your entire formula appears weighted to give...
- Mon May 22, 2023 8:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
Like, just comparing Elden Ring at #2 and Ocarina of Time at #3; Elden Ring has 7 all-time list mentions and Ocarina of Time has 58. And of those 7 Elden Ring lists, Ocarina of Time is higher on 3 of them. These numbers simply don't make sense to me. It's important to balance the fact that new works...
- Mon May 22, 2023 7:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Acclaimed Video Games site
- Replies: 63
- Views: 22714
Re: Acclaimed Video Games site
The presence of Forbidden West and Pokemon Legends Arceus in the all-time top 100 feels really off.
- Sat May 13, 2023 2:25 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2003 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4342
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2003 (2023 Edition)
1. Memories of Murder 2. Oldboy 3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 4. Goodbye, Dragon Inn 5. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring 6. Dogville 7. Finding Nemo 8. Elephant 9. Cowards Bend the Knee 10. Tie Xi Qu 11. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 12. The Triplets of Belleville 13. A Tale of Two S...
- Tue May 09, 2023 7:12 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Game Discussion
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46319
Re: Video Game Discussion
Of course this is based on nothing, but I will guess an 86 - an improvement over XIII and XV, but probably not as highly regarded as the pure action games it will be compared against. But Final Fantasy feels hard to judge - will its narrative actually be comprehensible? Because that would cause a ma...
- Tue May 09, 2023 4:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Game Discussion
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46319
Re: Video Game Discussion
I decided to give Final Fantasy XV another chance after bouncing off of it initially. It's weird how just nothing there seems designed to leave a lasting impact. Comparing the latter two single-player FF games, XIII feels like a series of ups and downs while XV doesn't do much outright wrong but als...
- Mon May 08, 2023 3:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Video Game Discussion
- Replies: 47
- Views: 46319
Re: Video Game Discussion
Make sure to check out Persona 4 and 5! They're like 3 but even better.
- Sun Apr 30, 2023 1:42 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2012
- Replies: 120
- Views: 495032
Re: Albums and Songs of 2012
Albums: 1. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city 2. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... 3. Death Grips - The Money Store 4. Swans - The Seer 5. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange 6. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan 7. Tame Impala - Lonerism 8. Grimes - Visions 9. Jessie Ware - Devotion 10. Hot Chip - ...
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 3:35 am
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2002 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5334
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2002 (2023 Edition)
All 3.5/5 or higher movies I've seen from 2002 1. Far From Heaven 2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 3. Talk to Her 4. Oasis 5. City of God 6. Punch-Drunk Love 7. Russian Ark 8. Hero 9. Blissfully Yours 10. Irreversible 11. Adaptation. 12. Ten 13. The Pianist 14. Lilo & Stitch 15. Morvern ...
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 5:11 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: TSPDT 2023 Update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3812
Re: TSPDT 2023 Update
The update unfortunately set me back from 43 to 75 remaining. Luckily, most of the new movies seem more interesting than the ones they replaced.
- Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:27 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: TSPDT 2023 Update
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3812
TSPDT 2023 Update
Figured I would share since I noticed it went up (haven't actually combed over it yet)
https://www.theyshootpictures.com/
https://www.theyshootpictures.com/
- Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:08 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2001 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4134
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2001 (2023 Edition)
Once again, listing all films I have given a 3.5 or higher on Letterboxd. 2001, the year which contains two movies in my all time top three. There are a few movies in the suggested picks that I really want to see but, as is common, are not easily accessible. I adore every Tsai Ming-liang film I have...
- Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:16 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: R.I.P. Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1212
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:56 pm
- Forum: Music, Music, Music...
- Topic: Albums and Songs of 2011
- Replies: 96
- Views: 178221
Re: Albums and Songs of 2011
Albums: 1. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake 2. James Blake - James Blake 3. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy 4. The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions 5. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver 6. Destroyer - Kaputt 7. Tom Waits - Bad as Me 8. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica 9. Danny Brown - XXX 10. Tune-Yards - W H O K...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 7:52 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Films of the 2000s: 2000 (2023 Edition)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10421
Re: Films of the 2000s: 2000 (2023 Edition)
I updated my list with Songs From the Second Floor, George Washington, You Can Count on Me, and Love & Basketball. Don't think I'll have time to catch any of the others.
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:58 pm
- Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
- Topic: Your Sight & Sound Ballots
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7840
Re: Your Sight & Sound Ballots
A few alternatives based on certain criteria One per decade: The Passion of Joan of Arc The Rules of the Game Citizen Kane Seven Samurai Persona House (1977) Come and See A Brighter Summer Day Mulholland Drive Parasite One per country: The Rules of the Game (France) The Exterminating Angel (Mexico) ...