Year-End Lists

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

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Emily St. James: Vox: The Best TV Shows of 2021
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Best Books of 2018: Entropy

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 100 Albums of 2025 Under the Radar
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2019 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Best Albums of 2015 Time
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
25 Best Films of 2025 A.V. Club
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best TV Shows of 2021 Emily St. James · Vox
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take

Trending Works

All That Glitters Orlando Whitfield
Everything Makes Me Sick Sex Scenes
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Steve James
Is This Thing On? Bradley Cooper
There's a Monster Behind the Door Gaëlle Bélem
The Endless Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
Pater Alain Cavalier
Beau Is Afraid Ari Aster
Marissa Nadler Marissa Nadler
Electric Pet Shop Boys
End Explosions in the Sky
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Peki Momés Peki Momés

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