Year-End Lists

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

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Roger Ebert

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20 Best Movies of 2012 Chicago Sun-Times
Best Films of 2011 Chicago Sun-Times

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

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Pillion Harry Lighton
Weapons Zach Cregger
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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