Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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James Poniewozik: New York Times: Best TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Noel Murray: The Dissolve: Top 15 Films of 2014
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Empire's Tracks

Indigenous Nations, Chinese Workers, and the Transcontinental Railroad

by Manu Karuka

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Favorite Books of 2019: Smithsonian

Trending Lists

16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Best TV Shows of 2025 James Poniewozik · New York Times

Trending Works

Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
The Feather Thief Kirk Wallace Johnson
Bacurau Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles
me and Nina Monica A. Hand
Burning Down the Haus Tim Mohr
Weapons Zach Cregger
Earth II Anti-Banality Union
Arigato Never young beach
Sinner Get Ready Lingua Ignota
Pom Pom Ariel Pink
The Shared World Vievee Francis
Once There Was Brazilia Adirley Queirós
The Empusium Olga Tokarczuk

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