Best of February 2015: Top Albums, Games, Movies & TV
Highest-scoring albums this month
Includes albums with 7 or more reviews from critics. Reissues, live albums, EPs, and compilations are excluded. All scores on this page are from the afternoon of February 27, 2015.
Album/Artist
Score
Buy Album
Stream Album
1
I Love You, Honeybear
by Father John Misty
87
Spotify
2
Tomorrow Is My Turn
by Rhiannon Giddens
85
Spotify
3
Music in Exile
by Songhoy Blues
84
Spotify
4
Blackbirds
by Gretchen Peters
83
Spotify
5
Shadows in the Night
by Bob Dylan
83
6
Sauna
by Mount Eerie
81
Spotify
7
Mount The Air
by The Unthanks
80
Spotify
8
Gandadiko
by Samba Touré
80
Spotify
9
Chants for Socialists
by Darren Hayman
80
Spotify
10
Dying
by The Spectres
80
Spotify
Highest-scoring movies this month
Includes films with 7 or more reviews from critics. Theatrical re-releases are excluded.
Best wide releases
Movie
Genre
Score
1
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Animation/Family
63
2
McFarland USA
Drama
60
3
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Action-Adventure/Comedy
59
4
The DUFF
Comedy
56
5
Focus
Dramedy
56
Best limited releases
Movie
Genre
Score
1
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem
ForeignDrama
92
2
'71
Drama
82
3
Approaching the Elephant
Documentary
82
4
The Hunting Ground
Documentary
77
5
Ballet 422
Documentary
76
Best DVD/Blu-ray releases
Movie
Genre
Score
Buy
1
The Overnighters
Documentary
89
2
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Animation/Family
89
3
Whiplash
Drama
88
4
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Dramedy
88
5
Force Majeure
Foreign/Dramedy
87
6
Life Itself
Documentary
87
7
Watchers of the Sky
Documentary
85
8
Stray Dogs
Drama
84
9
Starred Up
Drama
81
10
Dear White People
Dramedy
79
Highest-scoring TV premieres this month
All shows debuting this month with reviews from at least 4 critics are eligible.
Best new shows (including movies/miniseries)
Show
Score
Network
Stream It
1
The Italian Americans
84
PBS
2
Better Call Saul
78
AMC
3
The Book of Negroes
77
BET
4
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
76
HBO
5
Fresh Off the Boat
75
ABC
Best returning shows *
Show
Score
Network
Stream It
1
Vikings Season 3
81
History
2
House of Cards Season 3
76
Netflix
* Among shows with reviews. Generally, only certain noteworthy shows are reviewed by critics after season 1.
Highest-scoring video games this month (by platform)
Includes games with 7 or more reviews from critics. (All "Buy" links below go to Amazon.com.)
1
Hand of Fate
78
2
Apotheon
77
3
Evolve
77
4
Minutes
76
5
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
76
1
Game of Thrones: Episode Two - The Lost Lords
78
2
Evolve
76
3
The Escapists
75
4
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 1: Penal Colony
73
5
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
70
1
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late
83
(none this month)
1
Homeworld Remastered Collection
89
2
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
82
3
Apotheon
81
4
Total War: Attila
80
5
Hand of Fate
78
1
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
76
1
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
90
2
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
87
1
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
70
2
Kick & Fennick
70
What did you like?
Do you have any recommendations from the past month? Let us know in the comments section below.
