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January 26, 2020

Movies

The 20 Greatest Modern Cinematographers

The ten greatest cinematographers in modern film history. Works that best typify each artist’s prowess are loosely ranked within. Roger Deakins: The Shawshank Redemption, The Assassination of Jesse James, 1917, Fargo, No Country For Old [...]
Music

20 Artists Who Changed The Game

The following artists were not selected because they are the best musicians of their respective genres, though many are. They were not selected because they were the very first to do what they did, though many [...]
Movies

The 100 Greatest Modern Actors

Marlin Brando once said “To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.” Just a short generation later, Jim Carrey would [...]
Music

The Greatest Modern Active Music Artists

Here are the 30 greatest modern active music artists, ranked by overall career importance, artistic output and current relevancy. Entries must have peaked 1990 or later (with apologies to the still active U2, Bruce Springsteen, [...]
Television

The 100 Most Essential Modern TV Programs

Couple ground rules. For starters, we’ll be using 1990 as the demarcation line for what should be considered modern. This seemed like a natural cutoff point, as the Cheers generation was giving way to the [...]