Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Expedition Content
1. Best Movies of 2022: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
- Top 10 Films of 2020: Dennis Lim: Film Society of Lincoln Center

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Barry
The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard
Psychedelic Anxiety Frances Chang
Noble and Godlike in Ruin Deerhoof
Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Balloonerism Mac Miller
The Painful Truth Skunk Anansie
The Age of Diagnosis Suzanne O'Sullivan
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Influencers Kurtis David Harder
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
Enoch GoldLink
XXX Danny Brown

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