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
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Karen O & Danger Mouse

Lux Prima

Trending Lists

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
American Prison Shane Bauer
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Boom Town Sam Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Paddington 2 Paul King
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman

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