Year/Decade in Review

John’s top 10 movies of 2000

NDSU Spectrum: Top 10 movies of 2000 ‘Perfect Storm’ couldn’t be topped in 2000 By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 12, 2001 Following a 1999 movie year

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2001

NDSU Spectrum: Top 10 TV shows of 2001 ‘Buffy’ edges ‘Gilmore Girls’ as year’s best By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Although the shows on

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John’s top 10 movies of 2001

NDSU Spectrum: Top 10 movies of 2001 ‘Ghost World’ goes to head of teen movie class By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 It’s ironically appropriate

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John’s top 10 movies of 2016

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2016: 1. “The Witch” – This horror film set in Colonial America delivers a striking sense of time and

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2016

These were my 10 favorite shows of 2016: 1. “Atlanta” (Season 1, FX) – Donald Glover’s brainchild is a crazy mix of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”-esque wry

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John’s top 10 movies of 2015

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2015: 1. “Spotlight” — This chronicle of the Boston Globe’s 2001-02 probe of rape allegations in the Catholic Church is

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2015

These were my 10 favorite TV shows of 2015: 1. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (Season 1, The CW) – In blending musical numbers, broad comedy and genuine character drama

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John’s top 10 movies of 2014

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2014: 1. “Dumb and Dumber To” – Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels effortlessly slip back into Lloyd and Harry’s born-of-stupidity

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2014

These were my 10 favorite shows of 2014: 1. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (Season 6, Netflix) – “The Clone Wars” saves the best for last with

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John’s top 10 movies of 2013

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2013: 1. “The Way Way Back” — The title could refer to filmmakers Nat Faxon and Jim Rash looking back

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