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
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Lists

Best Films of 2024 Artforum
Best Films of 2023 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2021 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2019 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2018 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2017 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2016 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2015 Artforum
10 Best Films of 2014 Artforum
12 Best Films of 2012 Artforum
Personal Best Films of 2011 Village Voice

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2024 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top Ten Films of 2025 Glenn Kenny · RogerEbert.com
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

Connie Connie Chung
The Lowdown
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
The Furrows Namwali Serpell
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Brave Faces Everyone Spanish Love Songs
XXX Danny Brown
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Ex Machina Alex Garland
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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