Best of May 2018: 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 May 31, 2018.

Album/Artist Score Buy Album Stream Album 1 Tracyanne & Danny by Tracyanne & Danny 87 Amazon iTunes Spotify 2 DAYTONA by Pusha T 86 Amazon iTunes Spotify 3 Knock Knock by DJ Koze 85 Amazon iTunes Spotify 4 Rebound by Eleanor Friedberger 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 5 Singularity by Jon Hopkins 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 6 Sparkle Hard by Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks 84 Amazon iTunes Spotify 7 The Prodigal Son by Ry Cooder 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 8 Beyondless by Iceage 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 9 Wide Awake! by Parquet Courts 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 10 Angels of Death by Jennifer Castle 81 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 Tully Drama/Comedy 75 2 Deadpool 2 Action/Sci-fi/Comedy 66 3 Solo: A Star Wars Story Sci-fi/Action-adventure 62

Best limited (including streaming/VOD-only) releases Movie Genre Score 1 The Tale Drama 89 2 First Reformed Drama/Thriller 86 3 Who We Are Now Drama 83 4 The Guardians Drama 82 5 Summer 1993 Drama/Family 82

Best DVD/Blu-ray releases Movie Genre Score Buy 1 Black Panther Action-adventure/Sci-fi 88 Amazon 2 A Fantastic Woman Foreign/Drama 86 Amazon 3 Graduation Foreign/Drama 84 Amazon 4 The Other Side of Hope Foreign/Drama/Comedy 84 Amazon 5 On the Beach at Night Alone Foreign/Drama 80 Amazon 6 Annihilation Adventure/Thriller/Horror/Sci-fi 79 Amazon 7 Human Flow Documentary 77 Amazon 8 It's Not Yet Dark Documentary 75 Amazon 9 Mary and The Witch's Flower Animation/Family 75 Amazon 10 I Kill Giants Drama/Thriller/Fantasy 74 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/specials) Show Score Network Stream It 1 Patrick Melrose 80 Showtime 2 John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls 77 HBO 3 Vida 75 Starz 4 The Fourth Estate 74 Showtime 5 Cobra Kai 72 YouTube Best returning shows * Show Score Network Stream It 1 Dear White People (2017) Season 2 89 Netflix 2 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 (Part 1) 81 Netflix 3 Arrested Development Season 5 (Part 1) 67 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. (iOS releases include titles with 4 or more reviews from critics.)

PlayStation 4 1 Dark Souls Remastered 86 Buy 2 Moonlighter 85   3 Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection 82 Buy 4 Dragon's Crown Pro 81 Buy 5 Laser League 81	Xbox One 1 Forgotton Anne 84   2 Yoku's Island Express 83 Buy 3 Super Mega Baseball 2 81   4 Laser League 81
PC 1 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire 88 Buy 2 Ancestors Legacy 79   3 FAR: Lone Sails 79   4 A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia 77   5 Forgotton Anne 76	Switch 1 Ikaruga 88   2 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 86 Buy 3 Mega Man Legacy Collection 83   4 Yoku's Island Express 82   5 The Banner Saga 1 81
Nintendo 3DS 1 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux 81 Buy PlayStation Vita (no good releases this month)	iPhone/iPad 1 Tiny Bubbles 95 Buy 2 Minesweeper Genius 89 Buy 3 Super Hydorah 82 Buy 4 AXE.IO 76 Buy 5 Homo Machina 76 Buy

What did you like?

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