In honor of continuing the yearly tradition, here’s my list for 2025:
Top 5 Albums:
- The Cosmic Selector, Vol. I - Lord Huron
- Triangles - Faded Paper Figures
- Straight Line Was A Lie - The Beths
- Deadbeat - Tame Impala
- Virgin - Lorde
Top 5 Movies:
- One Battle After Another
- A Nice Indian Boy
- The Phoenician Scheme
- Sinners
- Wake Up Dead Man - A Knives Out Mystery
Top 5 TV shows:
- Severance S2
- Andor S2
- Pluribus S1
- The Last of Us S2
- Dept. Q S1 / Foundation S3
Top 5 Games:
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Ghost of Yotei
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Donkey Kong Bananza
A great year all around, with games especially putting out all-time masterpieces across multiple genres that I really enjoyed. Music & movies were a bit slow for me, as I didn’t consume that many this year. I consumed less entertainment this year than I did in past years, focusing my time & energy more on listening to podcasts, audiobooks, and creating new experimental prototypes & games with AI tools. Even if my content consumption decreases, I’m sure I’ll have enough to keep writing about every year to keep these lists going. Til’ next time!