Year-End Lists

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

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Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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The Illness Lesson

by Clare Beams

Lists

The Best Books Of 2020: Bustle
Favorite Novels of 2020: Electric Lit

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Territory of Light Yuko Tsushima
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Emails I Can't Send Sabrina Carpenter
Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper
Moderation Elaine Castillo
Middle Jesse Welles
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Let's Rock The Black Keys
Nickel Boys RaMell Ross
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Text Me When You Get Home Kayleen Schaefer

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