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By Keegan Tran With 2019 wrapping (both Gregorian and Lunar) we at FilmTran compiled a list of the greatest film and television titles of the year. While the list obviously doesn't include every single show or film from 2019, we'll add redactions at the bottom for all 2019 items watched and added from 2020 onward. Join editor in chief Keegan Tran, senior writer Treegan Kan, and intern Koogan Tarn for their list - ranked in no particular order. Demon Slayer Frozen 2 Ad Astra Stranger Things 3 Mindhunter Season 2 Hustlers Little Women Doctor Sleep And the years ULTIMATE best films and shows. We agreed that if we could keep these three titles and erase every other piece of visual media from 2019 we'd be okay with that. Parasite Waves HBO's Watchmen 

 By Keegan Tran I’d like to push this blog further into niche obscurity.                 It isn’t uncommon to hear people talk about Evangelion and Twin Peaks in similar veins. Both represent hugely transformative pieces in their respective mediums, and both have a proclivity towards the cheesy, often slapstick foundations they were built on.                 I’ve tried on many occasions to watch Evangelion, but would drop the show every time. Much like the Sopranos or Citizen Kane I recognized its importance but could never get myself to enjoy it on its own merits. However, in 2020, shortly after it’s addition to Netflix (I know I know; Netflix’s treatment of the Japanese translation is considerably contentious) I decided to give it another shot. I had recently watched HBO’s Watchmen, some random re-runs of Twin Peaks, and some Gundam for good measure (it’s important later I promise).                 Somewhere during episode 16 of Evangelion the comparisons