Critical Phil

Critical Phil

My name is Phillip Norman. I am a prodigious fan of video games, movies, and music. I thoroughly enjoy Xbox and Nintendo games and have been playing all my young life. I try to be unbiased but when it comes to media, I am very opinionated and critical. Today, so many overrated things in media get too much credit when there are many that deserve more credit. I am here to sort out the GOOD from BAD.
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  • The Top 10 Grunge Bands of All Time
    Grunge is a vast genre of rock that exploded in the 1990s to provide some of the most inspirational and "rocking" tracks in rock history. Here, I show you my personal top 10 grunge bands of all time.
  • My Favorite Video Game of All Time: The Legend of Zelda (NES)
    This review displays why The Legend of Zelda is my favorite game of all time and how I came to that conclusion.
  • The Top 15 Pearl Jam Songs
    Pearl Jam is not only a forerunner in the race for supreme grunge group, but also one of the best bands period. They combine great lyrics with superb music and unique style. Here is my Top 15 Pearl Jam songs of all time, spanning their entire career.
  • The Top 10 Most Overrated Things in the World Today
    The world is consumed by overrated products nowadays. Music, TV, movies, video games...all of these categories and many more contained overrated material. Here is my list of the absolute most overrated items.
  • Inception Review
    From the masterful mind of Christopher Nolan, we get Inception. A movie you just have to see to believe.
  • My Opinions on Democracy and Barack Obama as President
    This is raw, unrefined opinion. If you are Republican or were ever supportive of George Bush, you probably do not want to read this. I plan to show my opinions on Democracy, Barack Obama, and why he is a better President than most claim.
  • Critical Phil Awards: Best of the Decade in Entertainment (2000-2009)
    The following contains my opinions on the absolute greatest you can find in movies, music and video games. The first 10 years of this millenium had many memorable products. What were the best?
  • My Top 10 Movie Trilogies
    There are tons of great movies out there. But is extremely difficult to find a good movie with not one, but TWO sequels. Here are my 10 favorite movie trilogies.
  • Rockin' Down the Road: The Top 10 Road Trip Albums
    Everyone knows how tedious it can eventually feel on a long road trip. Here are 10 albums that you can rock out to while going down the road that makes it much more enjoyable.
  • The Top 10 Boston Songs of All Time
    Surely you listen to Boston. Doesn't everyone? A band that should easily be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, they have distributed many great songs over the years.I am here to show you my opinion of Boston's Top 10 songs of all time.
  • Top 10 Debut Albums of All Time
    A debut album is where a band starts their career. But a large percentage of debut albums just weren't that good. Here are that bands that shocked everyone with how amazing their premiere album was.
  • Pearl Jam's Albums: In Order from Worst to Best
    Pearl Jam has gradually grew into one of my most favored bands recently. In this list, I rank their albums from the absolute apex of their career to the deepest trench.
  • The Top 8 Video Game Consoles of All Time
    Gaming has been going on for a lengthy period of time now. The gaming craze started with simple games like Pong and Asteroids. Numerous game and console innovations later, what is the best console of all time?
  • The First Half of 2010 in Entertainment...And A Look Towards the Second Half
    The article you are about to read demonstrates the outstanding movies, music, and video games released in the first half of 2010. I will also provide a sneak peek at the second half of an amazing year in entertainment.
  • The Top 10 Most Important Songs in Heavy Metal History
    Heavy Metal didn't just fall out of the sky and into the sold out arenas. It had to start somewhere. This list shows songs that helped lead to the genre's discovery and songs that helped keep it going.
  • The Top 10 Post-Grunge Songs of All Time
    Post-grunge is a very interesting genre of music. Grunge is not an appealing genre to the public mainstream, however post-grunge incorporates some of the raw grunge qualities with mainstream appeal. Here are my Top 10 Post-Grunge songs of all time.
  • The Top 10 Grunge Songs of All Time
    Grunge is an amazing, innovative genre that exploded in the 1990s to provide a unique feel to 90s music. Here you will find my opinion on the best the genre has to offer with another Critical Phil Top 10.
  • The Top 10 Metallica Songs of All Time
    Metallica has released numerous great albums, containing some of the ultimate songs in heavy metal history. Here is my compilation of their 10 best songs.
  • The Top 10 Stone Temple Pilots
    Stone Temple Pilots emerged in the 1990s to help Grunge explode into everyone's ears as a beautiful new genre of music. Here are, in my opinion, the band's Top 10 best songs.
  • The Top 10 Alice in Chains Songs of All Time
    Alice in Chains has so many spectacular songs from a very small number of albums. Here, I demonstrate my opinion of their Top 10.
  • NCAA Football 11 Game Review
    NCAA Football is a classic video game rendition of college football, released every year. What does this year's game add to the mix? Should it a game you purchase ASAP, or is it going to be sitting on GameStop shelves begging to be bought?
  • The Top 10 Southern Rock Songs of All Time
    The following article is a list of the ten songs that truly show the fantastic art that is Southern Rock. These songs demonstrate the true feel of the South.
  • 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl Preview
    A preview analysis of the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl, which will exhibit the premium choices for NFL coaches in the 2010 NFL Draft. Find out who is the ultimate of the college football world and who will fall behind.

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