Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Lists

The 80 Best Albums of 2023: PopMatters

20 Best Album for 2023: Glide

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Pillion Harry Lighton
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho

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