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Almost the best films of the '00s: orphans and personal favorites
With only 50 titles making the big list, a lot of great films wound up on the cutting-room floor, including many that…
The best films of the '00s
The scene was not unlike 12 Angry Men (or, in this case, 3 Shlubby Men, 1 Exasperated Woman, And A Dude On Speaker…
The best bad movies of the ’00s
As we honor the best films of the decade, let us not forgot those who also played their part in making the decade…
Our favorite film scenes of the ’00s
We're not going to try to come up with a comprehensive list of this decade's best scenes. Instead we asked each of our…
The best film performances of the ’00s
A gigolo, a cowboy, an academic, a barber, an addict, a long-strawed consumer of your milkshake—these are just a few of…
The best books of the ’00s
Anyone looking for trends in our selection of the best books of the ’00s might have a hard time finding them amid the…
The 10 best short-story collections of the ’00s
Not all the action in the ’00s was in novels and non-fiction books, so here’s a selection of the decade’s best…
The best comics of the ’00s
The ’00s were a turbulent time for the comic-book business, as mainstream publishers like DC and Marvel suffered the…
The 15 best videogames of the ’00s
We keep coming back to videogames for the same reasons we always have. Or do we? Games in 2009 look considerably…
Best music: the orphans
Our list of the decade’s best music naturally didn’t cover every album our music writers loved in the ’00s, so we’re…
The best music of the decade
For our best-of-the-decade music list, it was more about the gut than the strict math we use to determine the best…
The decade’s best metal
Around this time every month, The A.V. Club forgets to lock its back door, and Texas-dwelling scumbag Leonard Pierce…
The best electronic music of the ’00s
The past decade in electronic music has been fitful and fruitful, with slews of new sounds and progress both big and…
The best comedy albums of the decade
The ’00s will likely be remembered as the era “alternative comedy” broke. After the boom and bust of stand-up in the…
The best TV series of the ’00s
1. The Wire (HBO, 2002-08)
Taking full advantage of the generous breadth of the television format—and HBO’s commitment…
The best TV episodes of the decade (from shows not on any of our other lists)
Sex And The City, “Easy Come, Easy Go” (August 6, 2000)
Several years removed from its heyday, it’s easy to spot the…
The best reality series/competitions of the ’00s
1. Top Chef/Project Runway (Bravo, 2006-present/Bravo & Lifetime, 2004-present)
After America’s Next Top Model showed…
The best made-for-TV movies/miniseries of the ’00s
1. Generation Kill (HBO, 2008)
It’s no coincidence that this intense, impressive seven-episode look at the early days of…
The best late-night comedy/talk shows of the ’00s
1. The Daily Show/The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, 1996-present/2005-present)
Comedy fans and policy wonks can bicker…