Year-End Lists

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

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Adam Nayman: The Ringer: The Best Movies of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Lists

2022 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2021: Hillary Kelly: New York: Vulture

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
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 Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Magdalene FKA twigs
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Pillion Harry Lighton
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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