Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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by Mary Jean Chan

Lists

2024 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize
The 20 Best Books of 2023: New Statesman
Best Poetry Books of 2023: Rishi Dastidar: Guardian

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win

Trending Works

Oracle Cate Marvin
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Liars Sarah Manguso
Sly Thom Zimny
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Diamond Eyes Deftones
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Idlewild Idlewild
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker

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