Best of October 2016: 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 morning of October 31, 2016.

Album/Artist Score Buy Album Stream Album 1 You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen 92 Amazon iTunes Spotify 2 Dissociation by The Dillinger Escape Plan 89 Amazon iTunes Spotify 3 Running out of Love by The Radio Dept. 83 Amazon iTunes Spotify 4 Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 5 The Midnight Sun by C Duncan 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 6 Little Seeds by Shovels & Rope 82 Amazon iTunes Spotify 7 Color by Katie Gately 81 Amazon iTunes Spotify 8 Citizen of Glass by Agnes Obel 81 Amazon iTunes Spotify 9 Heart like a Levee by Hiss Golden Messenger 81 Amazon iTunes Spotify 10 Utopia Defeated by D.D. Dumbo 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 The Birth of a Nation Drama 68 2 Ouija: Origin of Evil Thriller/Horror 65 3 Kevin Hart: What Now? Comedy/Documentary 60 4 The Accountant Thriller 51 5 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Family 51

Best limited releases Movie Genre Score 1 Moonlight Drama 99 2 Tower Documentary 91 3 13th Documentary 91 4 Newtown Documentary 87 5 Aquarius Drama 87

Best DVD/Blu-ray releases Movie Genre Score Buy 1 Sherpa Documentary 93 Amazon 2 The Wailing Foreign/Horror/Fantasy 80 Amazon 3 Chevalier Foreign/Dramedy 76 Amazon 4 Microbe and Gasoline Adventure 75 Amazon 5 Life, Animated Documentary 75 Amazon 6 Captain Fantastic Drama/Comedy 72 Amazon 7 Breaking a Monster Documentary 72 Amazon 8 The Apostate Foreign/Comedy 66 Amazon 9 Blood Father Action/Thriller 66 Amazon 10 The Infiltrator Drama/Thriller 66 Amazon

Highest-scoring TV premieres this month

All shows debuting this month with reviews from at least 4 critics are eligible.

Best returning shows * Show Score Network Stream It 1 Rectify Season 4 100 Sundance 2 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season 2 86 The CW 3 Black Mirror Season 3 82 Netflix 4 Ash Vs. Evil Dead Season 2 82 Starz   5 Supergirl Season 2 81 The CW Best new shows (including movies/miniseries/specials) Show Score Network Stream It 1 Insecure 84 HBO 2 The Durells in Corfu 77 PBS 3 Channel Zero 75 Syfy 4 Westworld 74 HBO 5 People of Earth 72 TBS   * 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 Rez Infinite 90   2 Titanfall 2 89 Buy 3 Battlefield 1 88 Buy 4 Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration 88 Buy 5 Thumper 84	Xbox One 1 Titanfall 2 91 Buy 2 Battlefield 1 88 Buy 3 Gears of War 4 85 Buy 4 Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide 78 Buy 5 Skylanders Imaginators 77 Buy
PC 1 Sid Meier's Civilization VI 90 Buy 2 Battlefield 1 88 Buy 3 Titanfall 2 86 Buy 4 Gears of War 4 86   5 Atlas Reactor 82	Wii U 1 Paper Mario: Color Splash 76 Buy
Nintendo 3DS 1 Corpse Party 75 Buy PlayStation Vita 1 Yomawari: Night Alone 75 Buy 2 Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls 73 Buy 3 Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni 72 Buy	iPhone/iPad 1 Dan The Man 88 Buy 2 Plants vs. Zombies Heroes 87 Buy 3 Maximum Car 78 Buy

What did you like?

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