Year-End Lists

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

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Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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by Kahlil Joseph

Lists

Favorite Movies of 2020: Hyperallergic

Trending Lists

The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2020 The Ringer
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 20 Most Essential Podcasts of 2025 Lauren Passell · Lifehacker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Spotlight: Snitch City
The Twilight Zone Nona Fernández
Parasite Bong Joon-ho
Graduation Cristian Mungiu
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The White Lotus, season 2 Mike White
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Blackmailer's Guide to Love Marian Thurm
Transfer of Qualities Martha Ronk
1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
Destroyer of Light Jennifer Marie Brissett

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