Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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- The Very Best Films of 2024: AnOther Magazine

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Holy Motors Leos Carax
Predators David Osit
Creation Lake Rachel Kushner
Asako I & II Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
XXX Danny Brown
Magic, Alive! McKinley Dixon
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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