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
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Simon Rattle & The Berlin Philharmonic

Bach: St. Matthew Passion
- 50 Favorite Albums of 2012: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
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
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Morning Circle Basma al-Sharif
Pavements Alex Ross Perry
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Getting Killed Geese
American Prison Shane Bauer
Exit Simulation Niecy Blues
Beneath a Ruthless Sun Gilbert King
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Hippie Food Jonathan Kauffman
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay

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