Year-End Lists

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

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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- Music I Enjoyed in 2018: Sasha Frere-Jones
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- 100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Predators David Osit
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Urchin Harris Dickinson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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