2025 Year in Review on Notebook

Illustrations by Niklas Wesner.

As one year draws to a close and a new one begins, we reflect on the releases, restorations, soundtracks, posters, criticism, and more of 2025.

And there’s much more to come, so watch this space!

One Last Look

^{A series of features that look back over notable new releases of the past year.}

Restorations of 2025

^{A series of short essays considering notable film restorations of the past year.}

^{In our eighteenth annual contributors poll, let’s play two.}

Soundtracks of 2025 by Robert Barry

^{Avant-garde musicians made clandestine contributions to the materiality of some of the year’s best films.}

^{Our columnist unveils his favorite designs of the year.}

^{A sound collage of the year in cinema, including Pavement, Matthew Herbert, Howard Shore, and field recordings from around the world.}

^{Highlights from the year's publishing on Notebook.}

^{Ring in the season of light with those who love the dark.}

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