It is the end of 2025, so here I am again making a list of my favorite things from the year. So in no particular order, here are my 50 favorite TV shows, movies, music, podcasts, games, articles/books, YouTube videos, and more:

  1. HiFi Lounges

    Vibe · Shout out to B-Side HiFi in Provo, UT!

  2. Dracula [1897]

    Book by Bram Stoker

  3. Hal & Harper

    TV series

  4. Skate.

    Video Game

  5. Train Dreams

    Film

  6. moisturizer

    Album by Wet Leg

  7. The Shawshank Redemption [1994]

    Film

  8. LUX

    Album by ROSALÍA

  9. One Battle After Another

    Film · Mega-bonus of catching up on the other works of Paul Thomas Anderson: Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood, The Master, Phantom Thread

  10. Can't Get Much Higher Substack

    Article by Chris Dalla Riva

  11. Small Data

    Video by KRAZAM

  12. "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" Generator

    Website · This is a cool project (who doesn't love lists of albums!) but this is also just a great example of a site that does its purpose very well without needing a ton of extra frills

  13. Nickel Boys [2024]

    Film

  14. Pink Moon [1972]

    Album by Nick Drake

  15. BOBCBC

    Video by QUASI SKATEBOARDS

  16. Adolescence

    TV series

  17. Thelma & Louise [1991]

    Film

  18. List Apps

    Websites + Tools · Letterboxd for movies, MusicBox for music, Sequel for TV shows & video games, Raindrop.io for articles & websites

  19. I Deleted My Second Brain

    Article / Video by Joan Westenberg

  20. Can we really blame social media? A research showdown.

    Video by Howtown

  21. Sentimental Value

    Film

  22. Exploration & Epiphany

    Video by Paul Dancstep & 3Blue1Brown

  23. I'm Still Here [2024]

    Film

  24. Sorry, Baby

    Film

  25. The Running Man [1982]

    Book by Stephen King Richard Bachman

  26. Sinners

    Film

  27. Fog of World

    App

  28. Sing Sing [2024]

    Film

  29. A Clap Reviewer's Guide To The Universe

    Video by The Solomon Society

  30. Bugonia

    Film

  31. I Tried To Make Something In America

    Video by Smarter Every Day

  32. Heat [1995]

    Film

  33. Baby

    Album by Dijon

  34. The Rehearsal S2

    TV series

  35. Pride & Prejudice [2005]

    Film

  36. Robot Dreams [2023]

    Film

  37. A Few Good Men [1992]

    Film

  38. Getting Killed

    Album by Geese · Bonus: "3D Country", from Geese

  39. The Studio

    TV series

  40. Point Break [1991]

    Film

  41. Project Hail Mary [2021]

    Book by Andy Weir

  42. 28 Years Later

    Film

  43. Ambient 1: Music For Airports [1978]

    Album by Brian Eno

  44. The Pitt

    TV series

  45. Trainspotting [1996]

    Film · Bonus: T2 Trainspotting [2017]

  46. Almost Famous [2000]

    Film

  47. The Disintegration Loops [2002]

    Album by William Basinski

  48. Severance S2

    TV series

  49. The Big Picture

    Podcast

  50. SABLE, fABLE

    Album by Bon Iver