Year-End Lists

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

The Pitt

Kathryn VanArendonk: New York The Best TV Shows of 2025

Andor

Nicholas Quah: New York The Best TV Shows of 2025

The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder

Jackson McHenry: New York The Best TV Shows of 2025

Andor

Roxana Hadadi: New York The Best TV Shows of 2025

The Passionate Ones - Nourished By Time

Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2025

One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

Alison Willmore: New York The Best Movies of 2025

Train Dreams - Clint Bentley

Bilge Ebiri: New York The Best Movies of 2025

Iconoclasts - Anna von Hausswolff

The Line of Best Fit The Best Albums of 2025

One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

David Fear: Rolling Stone The 20 Best Movies of 2025

Getting Killed - Geese

Amanda Petrusich: New Yorker The Best Albums of 2025

The Secret Agent - Kleber Mendonça Filho

Vanity Fair The 11 Best Movies of 2025

Bite Down - Ribbon Skirt

Exclaim 50 Best Albums of 2025

The Righteous Gemstones

Them The 10 Best LGBTQ+ TV Shows of 2025

Misericordia - Alain Guiraudie

Them The 10 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of 2025

Beings - Ilana Masad

Them The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025

Groceries - Nora Claire Miller

New York Public Library Best Poetry Books of 2025

A Flower Traveled in My Blood - Haley Cohen Gilliland

New York Public Library Best Books for Adults 2025

Afternoons of Solitude - Albert Serra

Cahiers du Cinéma Top 10 Films of 2025

I Only Rest in the Storm - Pedro Pinho

Les Inrocks Our Top Films of 2025

Essex Honey - Blood Orange

Les Inrocks Best Albums of 2025

Lode - Gillian Allnutt

Sunday Times Books of the Year 2025

Things We Leave Behind - Josephine Balmer

Observer The Observer's Poetry Books of the Year 2025

Flesh - David Szalay

Observer The Observer's Books of the Year 2025

Choke Enough - Oklou

Time Out The 25 Best Albums of 2025