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
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Ray Nayler

Where the Axe Is Buried
- The 35 Best Books of 2025: Adam Morgan: Esquire
The Mountain in the Sea
- The 10 Best Books of 2022: Laura Miller: Slate

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2025 Dublin Literary Award
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson
Attack of the Fifty-Foot Centerfold Dorothy Chan
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The BPM Sudan Archives
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Holy Motors Leos Carax
Certain Women Kelly Reichardt
Interstellar Christopher Nolan
Nocturama Bertrand Bonello
XXX Danny Brown

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