Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Notes on a Silencing

by Lacy Crawford

Notes on a Silencing - Lacy Crawford

Lists

Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction: BookPage
The Best Books of 2020: Real Simple

Our 65 Favorite Books of 2020: Lit Hub
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2020: Time
100 Notable Books of 2020: New York Times: New York Times
Best Books of 2020: Shelf Awareness

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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