Year-End Lists

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

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Ann Hornaday: Washington Post: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Avatars Of Love
1. Top 100 Albums of 2022: Under the Radar
Pleasure
1. Top 100 Albums of 2017: Under the Radar

Trending Lists

10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Adolescence
A Seat at the Table Solange
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
U R HERE Honesty
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Paper Girl Beth Macy
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
XXX Danny Brown
Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
The Other 2/5ths or: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Trench Baby!! Ghais Guevara
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Oliver Coates
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Suspicious Minds

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