Year-End Lists

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

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Joy Formidable

Into The Blue
1. Top 100 Albums of 2021: Under the Radar
Wolf’s Law
- 50 Best Albums of 2013: AllMusic
The Big Roar

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Motherland Julia Ioffe
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
Zbig Edward Luce
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
King of Kings Scott Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Resurrection Bi Gan

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