Year-End Lists

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

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Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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1. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Under the Radar
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2012: Frontier Psychiatrist

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015 Tiny Mix Tapes
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Favorite Books of 2025 MJ Franklin
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Buffalo The Phoenix Foundation
The Collective Kim Gordon
Shell Game
I Hope You Can Forgive Me Madison McFerrin
Heart the Lover Lily King
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The French Press Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Overnighters Jesse Moss
No Other Land Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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