Year-End Lists

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

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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Small Fry

by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Small Fry - Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Lists

Best Books of 2018: BuzzFeed

Top 10 Books of 2018: San Francisco Chronicle
100 Notable Books of 2018: New York Times: New York Times
10 Best Books of 2018: New York Times: New York Times
Best Books of 2018: Katy Waldman: New Yorker
Best Books of 2018: Bustle

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Horse Money Pedro Costa
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
Buck Cindy Meehl
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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