Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Manu Karuka

Empire's Tracks
- Favorite Books of 2019: Smithsonian

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Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2011 Cokemachineglow
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
25 Best Films of 2012 David Ehrlich
The 25 Best Films of 2022 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Rungano Nyoni
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
Spunky! Grrrl Gang
Balloonerism Mac Miller
Silence Is Loud Nia Archives
The Spin Messa
American Sniper Clint Eastwood
Palabras Manuales Danay Suárez
Dawson City: Frozen Time Bill Morrison
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach
Raven Kelela
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof

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