Year-End Lists

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

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Lists

Five Best Novels of 2023 Los Angeles Times
The Best Books of 2021 New York · Vulture

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Oracle Cate Marvin
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Idlewild Idlewild
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Liars Sarah Manguso
Francesca David Murray Quartet

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