Year-End Lists

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

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Brittany Allen: Lit Hub: The Best Literary Podcasts of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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- Twenty-One Experimental Films That Defined 2024: Michael Sicinski
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- 28 Best Movies of 2016: Manohla Dargis: New York Times

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 100 Best Albums of 2022 Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Literary Podcasts of 2025 Brittany Allen · Lit Hub
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Hallow Road Babak Anvari
The Harbingers
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Out of Touch Jaakko Eino Kalevi
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Drive My Car Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Early Work Andrew Martin
Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Communion Park Jiha
The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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