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
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks

Lists

My 25 Favorite New Podcasts of 2023: Lauren Passell: Lifehacker
The Eight Best Podcasts of 2023: WBEZ: Nerdette

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Pillion Harry Lighton
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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