Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
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Looking for Lorraine

The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry

by Imani Perry

Lists

Best Books of 2018: BuzzFeed

100 Notable Books of 2018: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · 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 Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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