Year-End Lists

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

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
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I Want The Door To Open
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2021: Our Culture
The Lamb
1. Top 100 Albums of 2018: Under the Radar
The Lamb ("Destroyer")
1. Best Music of 2018: Sasha Geffen: Artforum

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Magdalene FKA twigs
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
American Prison Shane Bauer
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Getting Killed Geese
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Hippie Food Jonathan Kauffman

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