Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Elisa Gabbert: New York Times: The Best Poetry of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Publishers Weekly: Best Poetry Books of 2025
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Lists

Top 55 Albums of 2023: Brooklyn Vegan
Top 55 Releases of 2023: The Alternative

Trending Lists

The Best Poetry of 2025 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Owen Gleiberman · Variety
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2021 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
50 Best Albums of 2014 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Poetry Books of 2025 Publishers Weekly
The 30 Best TV Shows of 2021 Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Fleabag
This Mournable Body Tsitsi Dangarembga
Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Sharks Lucía Garibaldi
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Thelma Joachim Trier
The Unknown Man of Shandigor Jean-Louis Roy
Last Summer Catherine Breillat
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn Radu Jude
Justified
Narcos: Mexico

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