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 Amazon iTunes Spotify 2 Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens 91 Amazon iTunes Spotify 3 Hand.Cannot.Erase. by Steven Wilson 89 Amazon iTunes   4 Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett 88 Amazon iTunes Spotify 5 Fantasy Empire by Lightning Bolt 86 Amazon iTunes Spotify 6 Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress by Godspeed You! Black Emperor 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 7 Down to Believing by Allison Moorer 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 8 Hinterland by LoneLady 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 9 After by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 83 Amazon   10 Primrose Green by Ryley Walker 83 Amazon iTunes 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 Amazon 2 Top Five Comedy 81 Amazon 3 Foxcatcher Drama 81 Amazon 4 Pride Drama/Comedy 79 Amazon 5 Wild Drama/Adventure 76 Amazon 6 Listen Up Philip Drama/Comedy 76 Amazon 7 Interstellar Sci-fi 74 Amazon 8 The Imitation Game Drama 73 Amazon 9 The Way He Looks Drama 72 Amazon 10 Antarctica: A Year on Ice Documentary 69 Amazon

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 Buy 2 Axiom Verge 87   3 OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood 86   4 DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition 85 Buy 5 Borderlands: The Handsome Collection 84 Buy	1 Ori and the Blind Forest 89   2 DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition 86 Buy 3 Game of Thrones: Episode Three - The Sword in the Darkness 84   4 Borderlands: The Handsome Collection 83 Buy 5 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 75 Buy
1 Pillars of Eternity 90 Buy 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 Buy
1 3D Out Run 87   2 Story of Seasons 78 Buy 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 Buy	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?

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