William Darwin

Civil Engineer


Bookshelf with plant in front
A review of all the media I consumed this year.

2025 Media Review

In the digital age, media consumption can easily become forgettable noise. By looking back at the books, films, TV and games I engaged with this year, my aim is not only to remember what resonated and what fell flat, but to refine how I choose what’s worth my attention in the first place. This is less about tallying what I’ve consumed and more about curating a life of deliberate, high-quality experiences that make the most of my limited time.


Books

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

★★

Showing Up

★★★★

The Maniac

★★★★★

Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir

★★★★

The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

★★★

Magpie Murders

★★★½

The Fry Chronicles

★★★½

Running Man

★★★★

Cabin

★★★★½

Movies

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

★★★½

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

★★★½

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

★★★½

Our Friend

★★★½

The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

★★½

A Real Pain

★★★★

Flow

★★★★

Conclave

★★★★

The Wild Robot

★★★½

Perfect Days

★★★★★

Brigsby Bear

★★★½

F1

★½

Friendship

★★★★★

Inside Man

★★★

Training Day

★★½

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

★★★½

Fury

★★★½

Frankenstein

★★★★

TV Shows

Cross

S01 • ★★★★

Shrinking

S02 • ★★★

Escape at Dannemora

S01 • ★★★½

Clarkson's Farm

S04 • ★★★★★

Rick and Morty

S08 • ★★★

Severance

S02 • ★★★★★

The Studio

S01 • ★★★★

Smoke

S01 • ★½

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

S03 • ★★★★

The Chair Company

S01 • ★★★★

Couples Therapy

S04 • ★★★★½

Games

Animal Well

★★★★★

Monster Hunter Wilds

★★★★

Mario Kart World

★★★★½

Split Fiction

★★★½

Donkey Kong Bananza

★★★★★

Civilization VII

★★★★

Masterclass Series

The Power Playbook

★★★

Intentional Eating

★★★★