Year-End Lists

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

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Pillion Harry Lighton

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