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
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Mien (Yao) Canon Singing in China, Vietnam, Laos
- The Best Music of 2021: Jennifer Lucy Allan: Quietus

Trending Lists

Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Inkoo Kang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best TV Shows of 2025 James Poniewozik · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Descent & Other Poems Timothy Ogene
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
We the People Jill Lepore
Weapons Zach Cregger
Blue Moon Richard Linklater

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