Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
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Trending Lists

The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 15 Films of 2013 Matt Singer · The Dissolve
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut

Trending Works

Adults
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Black Box
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Second Comin’ Korallreven
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Long Story Short
Common Side Effects
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino

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