With 2025 coming to a close, it’s only right that I stick to tradition and give you my favorite movies, shows, games, and albums of the year. From vampires to superheroes to samurai, I must first and foremost praise this year’s entertainment for its variety. Not only that, but for most of it to be such high quality should not go understated. Without further ado, I proudly present to you my 2025 favorites:
Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2025
- Sinners
- One Battle After Another
- Thunderbolts*
- Zootopia 2
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Superman
- The Long Walk
- Predator: Badlands
- Elio
- Ballerina
Top 10 Favorite Shows of 2025
- Invincible: Season 3
- Star Wars – Andor: Season 2
- Win or Lose
- Daredevil: Born Again
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
- It: Welcome to Derry
- Stranger Things: Season 5
- Bel-Air: Season 4
- Peacemaker: Season 2
- Creature Commandos
Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2025
- Beloved – Giveon
- Flowers – Durand Jones & The Indications
- Space Cadet – Carrtoons
- It’s Me, Not You – Jane Handcock
- Pholks – Leon Thomas
- InsydeOut – Flwr Chyld
- To Dry a Tear – Khamari
- Concubania – Isaia Huron
- Come As You Are – Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon
- Why Not More? – Coco Jones
Favorite Games of 2025
- Ghost of Yōtei
- Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Honorable Mentions of 2025
Movies:
- One of Them Days
- Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
- Lilo and Stitch (2025)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Weapons
- Caught Stealing
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Wicked: For Good
- The Running Man
- Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
- Tron: Ares
Shows:
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2
- Ironheart
- Eyes of Wakanda
- Gen V: Season 2
Albums:
- Death Row Revue
- I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2 & Complete Edition) – Teddy Swims
- Violet – Otis Kane
- Love & Hyperbole – Alessia Cara
- Hurry Up Tommorow – The Weeknd
- Heartache in Room 14 – The Altons
- Sincerely, – Kali Uchis
- Southern Soul – TA Thomas
- Big People Music – Reuben James
- Mutt Deluxe: Heel – Leon Thomas
- Fall in Love With Her – Sabrina Claudio
- Cruel, Cruel World – Felix Ames
- Love Uptempo Vol. 1 – Kevin Ross
- Swag – Justin Bieber
- Don’t Tap The Glass – Tyler, The Creator
- Fly Away – TAVE
- Invited – Joe Leone
- Escape Room – Teyana Taylor
- wHIMSY & Love on Digital – Destin Conrad
- Miss Black America – Kirby
- Blue Magic – Nicholas Cole
- The Last Great American Summer – Reggie Becton
- The Art of Loving – Olivia Dean
- Soulstar – Boy Soda
- Pretty Idea – Amber Mark
- Me My Songs & I – JayDon
- Lucky You & Lvrs Paradise (Side A) – Isaiah Falls
- Son of Spergy – Daniel Ceaser
- Speak – Sam Wills
- A Long Short Story – Jeremy Page & Johnny Burgos
- Please Keep Off The Grass – The Psycodelics
- The Summer That Saved Me – Odeal
- Chrysalis – Jenevieve
- This One Is Personal – Tiwa Savage
- Betta Days – Maurice Brown
- The Crown – Ledisi
- Finally Over It – Summer Walker
- Give Me All Your Love – Don West
- Love Is a Kingdom – Tems
- Be Home Soon – Lovelogiq
- Silver Lining – Adi Oasis
- Gutta Child – Gabriel Jacoby
- The Last Dance – bLAck pARty
- Not Everyone Can Go – Braxton Cook
- With All Due Respect – kwn
- Man’s Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter
- Let God Sort Em Out – Clipse
- Heat the Streets – Elmiene
- God Does Like Ugly – JID
- When – Alex Isley
Noah Robinson 