Year-End Lists

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

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
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Armchair Expert

Appears on three lists

Top 10 Podcasts of 2019: AP

The 30 Best Podcasts of 2022: Esquire
The 21 Best Podcasts of 2018: Esquire

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2019 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2024 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
I Only Rest in the Storm Pedro Pinho
Egypt Station Paul McCartney
The Smashing Machine Benny Safdie
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach
Play Ruben Östlund
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Below the Clouds Gianfranco Rosi
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
Washington Black Esi Edugyan
Good Valley Stories José Luis Guerín

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