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
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Michiko Kakutani

The Death of Truth
1. Best Books of 2018: Paste
- 100 Recommended Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle
- Best Books of 2018: Bustle

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Albums of the Year 2025 Clash
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 40 Albums of 2024 Decibel
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Diamond Eyes Deftones
The Sunshine Place
Sly Thom Zimny
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Clean Slate
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Idlewild Idlewild

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