Year-End Lists

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

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Alan Sepinwall: The Best TV Shows of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Broken Homes and Gardens
1. Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Wire
The Time of the Foxgloves
1. The Best Music of 2021: Amanda Petrusich: New Yorker

Trending Lists

Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top Ten Films of 2022 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top Ten Films of 2021 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top Ten Films of 2023 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Heart the Lover Lily King
The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Long Story Short
Resurrection Bi Gan
Touch Tortoise
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Lowdown
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Detroit 2 Big Sean
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson

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