Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Walter Mosley

The Awkward Black Man
- 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2020: Washington Post
- Best Books of 2020: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Seer Swans
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Pillion Harry Lighton

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