Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Gerald Peary: Filmmaker Magazine: Top Ten Films of 2019
Sean Mulvihill: Village Voice: Best Films of 2017
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Metamorphoses

In Search of Franz Kafka

by Karolina Watroba

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The Best Books of 2024: Economist

Trending Lists

16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2017 Jaime Christley · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Top 10 Books of 2013 Jane Ciabattari · BBC · BBC Culture
11 Best Albums of 2017 Craig Jenkins · New York · Vulture
Best Films of 2017 Sean Mulvihill · Village Voice · Village Voice Film Poll
The Best Movies of 2020 Alison Willmore · New York · Vulture
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top Ten Films of 2019 Gerald Peary · Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll
30 Best Movies of 2015 David Edelstein · New York · Vulture
The 25 Best Films of 2024 A.V. Club

Trending Works

The Book-Makers Adam Smyth
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana Bad Bunny
Dark Wire Joseph Cox
Pom Pom Ariel Pink
Schwarze Riesenfalter Graham Lambkin / Michael Pisaro
Rat Saw God Wednesday
Duende Quincy Troupe
A Country of Strangers D. Nurkse
Motherland
Inventor of the Future Alec Nevala-Lee
Garden of Delete Oneohtrix Point Never
The Butterfly King
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Akiva Schaffer
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie

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