Rolling Stone

DaBaby

KIRK

The rapper shows why he's one of the year's most compelling breakout stars.

Kim Gordon

No Home Record

The LP explores new terrain while recalling high-points from throughout her career

CNCO

Que Quiénes Somos

Pan-Latino heartthrobs mine multiple diasporas with ease on accessible new EP

Nick Cave

Ghosteen

As he continues to parse the loss of his teenage son, the main Bad Seed has created one of the most moving albums of his career

Watchmen

Damon Lindelof’s sequel to the Eighties work stays true to its spirit, asking big, difficult questions about today’s world — and the heroes and villains who live in it

Modern Love

Adapted from the famous 'New York Times' column, this Amazon series explores all manner of relationships with openness and generosity

Looking for Alaska

Sweet, silly, and heartbreaking in all the right places, this limited series based on YA author John Green's first novel treats its teen characters with the respect they deserve

The Politician

Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series leans hard on irony but lacks humanity

Jojo Rabbit

Love it or hate it, Taika Waititi's singularly silly take on the WWII coming-of-age movie is damn near impossible to shake

Parasite

The South Korean filmmaker outdoes himself with this cutting, caustic tale of class warfare between the haves and the have-nots

Joker

The actor puts a horrifically human face on an iconic comic-book villain in the year's most controversial movie

Zombieland: Double Tap

This sequel to 'Zombieland' is hardly deathless comedy, but it sure is fun