2025 has been a somewhat turbulent year, but there has been definitely a lot of favorites. As always, these are not in order of preference, it's just a list with the ones that really stood out for me!
Happy New Year everyone!
MOVIES
One Battle After Another
Bugonia
Presence
Warfare
Sinners
Materialists
28 Years Later
Sovereign
Eddington
Weapons
DOCUMENTARIES
Apocalypse in the Tropics
Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror
It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley (TBA)
American Murder: Gabby Petito
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer
TV SERIES
Adolescence (Netflix)
Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Sugar (Apple TV)
The Studio (Apple TV)
Stick (Apple TV)
Dope Thief (Apple TV)
The Last Frontier (Apple TV)
Dexter Resurrection
MUSIC
Ludovico Einaudi: The Summer Portraits
Tate McRae: So Close to What
Tori Amos: The Music of Tori and the Muses
Steven Wilson: The Overview
Ghost: Skeletá
Sleep Token: Even in Arcadia
Katatonia: Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State
Gogo Penguin: Necessary Fictions
YungBlud: Idols
Hayley Williams: Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Helloween: Giants and Monsters
Fred Armisen: 100 Sound Effects
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl
Big Wreck: The Rest of the Story