Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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War Remains
1. Top 40 Albums of 2023: Decibel
Kill Grid
1. Top 40 Albums of 2021: Decibel

Trending Lists

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

The Assassin Hou Hsiao-Hsien
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
American Legacies Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
King of Kings Scott Anderson
Fancy That PinkPantheress
Paddington 2 Paul King
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
American Eden Victoria Johnson

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