Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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by Mick Flannery

Lists

Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Oracle Cate Marvin
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Liars Sarah Manguso
Francesca David Murray Quartet
The Sunshine Place
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Sly Thom Zimny
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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