Year-End Lists

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

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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by Paul Lacoste

Lists

The Best Films of 2012: Alison Willmore: A.V. Club

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Resurrection Bi Gan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Hamnet Chloé Zhao

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