Year-End Lists

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

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Top 40 Poetry Books of 2012: Coldfront

The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Resurrection Bi Gan
Urchin Harris Dickinson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Predators David Osit
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler

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