Games1000xRESIST
The best sci-fi story of 2024 and nobody played it.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksstory that matters
Music76:14
Ambient for people who think ambient is wallpaper.
headphones at midnightyou'll think about it for weekswallpaper that bites back
TVAndor
Space is set dressing. This is a show about empires.
you'll think about it for weeksslow burn that pays offpolitics as thriller
GamesAstro Bot
It's a love letter to video games, and it doesn't care if you're cool enough to receive it.
respects your timeplay with a partnerpure joy
GamesBaldur's Gate 3
It made mainstream audiences learn what a d20 is. That's not an accident.
lose a weekendstory that mattersplay with a partner
TVBetter Call Saul
A tragedy that moves like a procedural and hits like a hammer.
you'll think about it for weeksslow burn that pays offstory that matters
FilmBlade Runner 2049
The blockbuster that treats three hours of silence as an event.
you'll think about it for weeksslow burn that pays offbeautiful and bleak
GamesCave Story
One man spent five years making this and gave it away.
lose a weekendyou'll think about it for weeksearn your ending
GamesChained Echoes
One person made this. Play it anyway.
lose a weekendcomfort food with teethyou'll think about it for weeks
FilmCitizen Kane
You don't watch old films. Watch this one anyway.
you'll think about it for weeksquietly devastatingshort and concentrated
GamesDisco Elysium
The best writing in any video game ever made. Not 'for a game.' Ever.
will destroy you emotionallystory that mattersyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesDoom
The moment FPS feel was invented.
pure flow stateyou'll replay it foreverold but hasn't aged a day
GamesDoom Eternal
It's the fastest, smartest FPS ever made, and it thinks you can keep up.
short and intensemastery at all costspure joy
GamesElden Ring
You chase flow states in COD. This game is one giant flow state.
will make you forget to eatshort and intenseyou'll think about it for weeks
Video EssaysEvery Frame a Painting
Film school on YouTube, ended on purpose rather than decline.
you'll never watch films the same way againlearn something realshort and concentrated
Video EssaysFavourite Things (SuperEyepatchWolf)
One man, one hour, nothing but genuine enthusiasm.
reconnect with why you love thingslose a weekendwarm bath for your brain
ComedyFleabag
The funniest show about grief ever made, and it knows it.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weekslaugh so it hurts
AnimeFrieren: Beyond Journey's End
The quest ended. The story starts there.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallyquiet and unhurried
AnimeGankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
Revenge in space, dressed in wallpaper from a fever dream.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallygorgeous enough to pause every frame
FilmHeat
Two men, one discipline, and the best diner scene ever filmed.
you'll think about it for weekscraft you can feelcold competence as a way of life
GamesImmortality
Three lost films. One scrub bar. That's the whole game.
you'll think about it for weeksstory that matterswill destroy you emotionally
FilmIn the Mood for Love
The most erotic film ever made with nothing in it.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksnothing happens and it's perfect
GamesInto the Breach
Chess where the goal is saving the city.
one more runrespects your timeyou'll think about it for weeks
GamesKentucky Route Zero
A magical realist road trip through America's unpaid debts.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallyquiet and strange
TVLegion
The X-Men show where nothing is real and that's the point.
you'll think about it for weeksstrange in the best waybeautiful to look at
GamesLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
It's a game where you can run a ramen restaurant, fight a tiger, and attend a funeral for a man who isn't dead yet.
lose a weekendwill destroy you emotionallystory that matters
FilmMad Max: Fury Road
Action is dumb. This one is chess.
pure adrenalineyou'll think about it for weekscraft you can feel
GamesMetaphor: ReFantazio
You don't play JRPGs. Play this one anyway.
will destroy you emotionallylose a weekendyou'll think about it for weeks
AnimeMob Psycho 100
The strongest boy in anime just wants to be better.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksanimation that goes stupidly hard
MusicMusic Has the Right to Children
This album sounds like a memory you never had.
you'll think about it for weeksheadphones at midnightsomething that feels like a place
GamesNieR: Automata
The credits are the tutorial and the ending is the argument
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksbeautiful and sad
Video EssaysNoclip Documentaries
The making-ofs games deserve, funded by people who care.
you'll think about it for weeksthe sausage gets madecozy but substantial
GamesOneShot
The game knows it's a game. That's the tragedy.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksstory that matters
GamesOuter Wilds
The only game where the only thing you gain is knowledge — and it's the most compelling game you'll ever play.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallystory that matters
ComedyPeep Show
Two men, one flat, and the inside of their heads.
you'll wince and love itcynical to the boneyou'll quote it for weeks
FilmPerfect Blue
The anime non-watchers get told about last.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallywatch it twice
GamesPersona 5 Royal
The most stylish game ever made, and underneath the style is a story about teenagers fighting abuse of power.
lose a weekendwill destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeks
AnimePing Pong the Animation
Nobody's watched it. Everybody should.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksbeautifully strange
BooksPiranesi
A book about being happy in a place that shouldn't exist.
quiet and strangeyou'll think about it for weeksbeauty that hurts
BooksProject Hail Mary
A man wakes up alone and has to science his way home.
you'll think about it for weeksthe good kind of stressfulone more chapter
BooksRedwall
Children's books about woodland mice that are shamelessly, gloriously violent.
you'll think about it for weekslose a weekendcosy but it bites
TVSeverance
Your job already splits you in two. This makes it literal.
you'll think about it for weeksslow burn that pays offstory that matters
GamesSlay the Spire
The deckbuilder that ate the rest of your library.
one more run foreverpure flow statelose a weekend
GamesSonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic was never hold right to win. Play it properly.
make you feel fastmaster a skillyou'll notice something new every run
TVSuccession
Running a family business is a blood sport.
you'll think about it for weeksfunnier than it has any right to bepeople being terrible at each other
ComedyTaskmaster
Panel shows are chatting. This one has a scoreboard.
makes you laugh out loudclever without showing offyou'll be quoting it for weeks
TVThe Leftovers
The mystery is never solved. That's the point.
will destroy you emotionallyyou'll think about it for weeksstory that matters
TVThe Sopranos
Every prestige drama you love is copying this one's homework.
you'll think about it for weeksstory that mattersfunny until it isn't
ComedyThe Thick of It
The funniest show ever made about being catastrophically bad at your job.
will make you cry laughingyou'll quote it for weekscynical and loving it
BooksThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
A man sits in a well and everything means something.
you'll think about it for weeksrewards patiencelose a weekend
TVThe Wire
A city dissected one failing institution at a time.
you'll think about it for weeksslow burn that pays offstory that matters
GamesTunic
An instruction manual no one will translate for you.
you'll think about it for weeksthe reward is understandingruinously moreish
AnimeVinland Saga
A revenge epic whose true arc is learning to drop the sword.
will destroy you emotionallyslow burn that pays offyou'll think about it for weeks
FilmWhiplash
The most terrifying film ever made about practice.
you'll think about it for weekswill destroy you emotionallywatch it in one sitting
ComedyWould I Lie to You?
Five people, one truth mechanic, the best hour on British television.
comfort viewing that rewards attentionyou'll quote it for weekslaugh out loud alone