Year-End Lists

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

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Hayao Miyazaki

The Boy and the Heron
The Wind Rises

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Lurker Alex Russell
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee

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