Worried about not having enough to do in the long cold weeks after New Year’s? You needn’t worry. Here are some best-of lists I wrote or contributed to about the best films and books that came over the transom in 2025:

• Eyes Wide Open: The Movies of 2025 – One Crisis After Another
• Publishers Weekly: 2025 Graphic Novel Critics Poll
• Slant: 25 Best Films of 2025
• PopMatters: Best Books of 2025 / Best Films of 2025