What is Year of Critique? Listen to one album, read one book, watch one film, and complete one video game, and write an in depth critique on each one, every single month, for an entire year. This is the challenge I am setting for myself in 2019. Why Am I Doing This? When looking back on my four years of university, it pains me how frequently critical analysis of media was at the back of my to-do list. Other things almost always took priority; however, it doesn't accurately reflect how important I think analyzing media is. It's something I've been slacking on, and I believe doing a year of critique will scratch an itch that's been left unscratched for quite some time. Really though I don't think you will understand how bad I have been slacking on consuming media unless I tell you. Music Music is the medium I feel I have the least experience in. To many music snobs I am but a wee little fly crossing over into the mortal world. I know this to be true,