Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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James D. Solomon

The Witness
- 20 Best Films of 2016: Steve Erickson: GCN

Trending Lists

Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Certain Women Kelly Reichardt
The BPM Sudan Archives
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Nocturama Bertrand Bonello
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
Interstellar Christopher Nolan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
XXX Danny Brown
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Holy Motors Leos Carax

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