Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
John Waters: New York: The Best Movies of 2025
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BC Camplight

A Sober Conversation
The Last Rotation Of Earth
Shortly After Takeoff
1. 75 Best Albums of 2020: Uncut
- Albums of the Year 2020: Rough Trade
- Best Albums of 2020: AllMusic

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top Ten Films of 2025 Tasha Robinson · The Next Picture Show
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Our Top Films of 2025 The Next Picture Show

Trending Works

XXX Danny Brown
Dying for Sex
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Getting Killed Geese
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams

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