Year-End Lists

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

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Napalm Death

Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
1. Top 40 Albums of 2020: Decibel
2. Top 55 Albums of 2020: Brooklyn Vegan
Apex Predator - Easy Meat
1. 100 Favorite Metal Albums of the Decade: A.A. Dowd
Utiltarian

Trending Lists

Top 15 Films of 2012 Cinema Scope
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Albums of 2025 Gorilla vs. Bear
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 23 Best TV Shows of 2023 Daily Beast
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Idlewild Idlewild
Oracle Cate Marvin
Liars Sarah Manguso
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Sly Thom Zimny
Clean Slate
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
The Sunshine Place

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