Best of 2025
The year is almost over, so: behold, my favourite media! Some of it came out this year, and some of it I only just got around to discovering.
Hover over the images for details. (Sorry, not even remotely optimised for mobile.)
Music
My favourite albums of 2025
My Top 3, plus some other favourites
Bonus "sorry I missed you" round
New discoveries from previous years
My favourite songs of 2025
Links go to YouTube, but listen however you prefer
- "The Subway" β Chappell Roan
- "Lord, Let That Tesla Crash" β CMAT
- "Running/Planning" β CMAT
- "Gossip" β Confidence Man ft. JADE
- "Copycats" β Danny Brown ft. underscores
- "Bounce House" β Gelli Haha
- "FUFN" β JADE
- "Honey Water" β Japanese Breakfast
- "Garden of Eden" β Lady Gaga
- "Second Sleep" β Magdalena Bay
- "blade bird" β Oklou
- "Stateside" β Pinkpantheress
- "Salvation" β Rebecca Black
- "House Tour" β Sabrina Carpenter
- "Nobody's Son" β Sabrina Carpenter
- "True Religion (DJ Gigola Remix)" β Shygirl ft. Isabella Lovestory & PinkPantheress
- "Cannibalism" β Slayyyter
- "Ring Ring Ring" β Tyler, the Creator
- "Do It" β underscores
- "Medicine for Horses" β Viagra Boys
- "Uno II" β Viagra Boys
- "CPR" β Wet Leg
Film
My favourite films of 2025*
My #1, plus the runners-up (*based on UK release date)
Older films I loved this year
Big shoutout to Japan I guess. Nice one brothaaa!
Television
Andor appreciation corner
I did not watch a lot of quality television in 2025 so there is only one winner here. It's Andor. I fucking love Andor and I think this show is really great!!!! Sometimes I like to rewatch all the best monologues and have a little cry to myself, which I think is a normal thing to do.
There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.
Books
The best books I read in 2025
Shipwrecks, revolution and Eimear McBride
Theatre
The Seagull
In March, I saw Thomas Ostermeier's production of The Seagull at the Barbican. I don't go to the theatre very often (i.e. never) so this absolutely knocked my socks off. All the performances were amazing. Also I got totally starstruck seeing Cate Blanchett in person.
Things that got stuck in my head afterwards: "Golden Brown" by the Stranglers, which was played at several key moments; Trigorin's monologue about how his need to write is consuming the rest of his life (relatable).
As a bonus, I got to meet up with a fandom friend the next day and we had a great time and she gave me some cool bracelets :)
Video games
I will be honest: I just played exactly the same shit I always play. I am very boring. It was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Civ 6, Minecraft and nothing else. Maybe some day I will play another game? No. Probably not.
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