Year-End Lists

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

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Wings in Time

by Callie Garnett

Lists

The Best Poetry of 2021: Elisa Gabbert: New York Times
Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Audition Katie Kitamura
The Antidote Karen Russell
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Flesh David Szalay
XXX Danny Brown
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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