Year-End Lists

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

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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A Sand Book
1. Best Poetry Books & Poetry Collections of 2019: Entropy
Telephone
- Favorite Poetry of 2018: Dennis Cooper
Mercury
1. 16 Favorite Poetry Books of 2012: Dennis Cooper

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Lurker Alex Russell
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau

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