Best of March 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 March 31, 2015.
Album/Artist
Score
Buy Album
Stream Album
1
To Pimp A Butterfly
by Kendrick Lamar
96
Spotify
2
Carrie & Lowell
by Sufjan Stevens
91
Spotify
3
Hand.Cannot.Erase.
by Steven Wilson
89
4
Sometimes I Sit And Think,
And Sometimes I Just Sit
by Courtney Barnett
88
Spotify
5
Fantasy Empire
by Lightning Bolt
86
Spotify
6
Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress
by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
84
Spotify
7
Down to Believing
by Allison Moorer
84
Spotify
8
Hinterland
by LoneLady
84
Spotify
9
After
by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
83
10
Primrose Green
by Ryley Walker
83
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
It Follows
Horror
83
2
Cinderella
Family/Adventure/Fantasy
67
3
Run All Night
Action/Thriller
59
4
Home
Animation/Family
55
5
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Comedy/Drama
51
Best limited releases
Movie
Genre
Score
1
Dreamcatcher
Documentary
86
2
The Salt of the Earth
Documentary
84
3
Seymour: An Introduction
Documentary
83
4
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Documentary
81
5
White God
Drama
78
Best DVD/Blu-ray releases
Movie
Genre
Score
Buy
1
Song of the Sea
Animation/Family
85
2
Top Five
Comedy
81
3
Foxcatcher
Drama
81
4
Pride
Drama/Comedy
79
5
Wild
Drama/Adventure
76
6
Listen Up Philip
Drama/Comedy
76
7
Interstellar
Sci-fi
74
8
The Imitation Game
Drama
73
9
The Way He Looks
Drama
72
10
Antarctica: A Year on Ice
Documentary
69
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
American Crime
84
ABC
2
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief TV Movie
83
HBO
3
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Miniseries
78
PBS
4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
78
Netflix
5
Younger
75
TV Land
Best returning shows *
Show
Score
Network
Stream It
1
Community Season 6
78
Yahoo!
2
Broadchurch Season 2
73
BBC America
3
Bates Motel Season 3
72
A&E
* 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. Note that the month's best iOS games are listed in a separate article. (All "Buy" links below go to Amazon.com.)
1
Bloodborne
93
2
Axiom Verge
87
3
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
86
4
DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition
85
5
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
84
1
Ori and the Blind Forest
89
2
DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition
86
3
Game of Thrones: Episode Three - The Sword in the Darkness
84
4
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
83
5
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
75
1
Pillars of Eternity
90
2
Ori and the Blind Forest
89
3
Cities: Skylines
86
4
Tales From The Borderlands: Episode 2 - Atlas Mugged
77
5
Game of Thrones: Episode Three - The Sword in the Darkness
77
1
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
69
2
Mario Party 10
66
1
3D Out Run
87
2
Story of Seasons
78
3
Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones: Thunderflash
78
4
Inazuma Eleven Go: Chrono Stones: Wildfire
77
5
Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
72
1
OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
86
2
Child of Light
83
3
La-Mulana EX
78
4
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines
78
5
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype
71
What did you like?
Do you have any recommendations from the past month? Let us know in the comments section below.
