Year-End Lists

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The Life of Chuck - Mike Flanagan

Washington Post: Ann Hornaday The 10 Best Movies of 2025

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One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson

IndieWire The 25 Best Movies of 2025

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Bleeds - Wednesday

NPR Music: Ann Powers Top 10 Albums of 2025

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RogerEbert.com: Matt Zoller Seitz Top Ten Films of 2025

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Sinners - Ryan Coogler

For the Win: Cory Woodroof The 15 Best Films of 2025

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hooke’s law - KeiyaA

Hanif Abdurraqib 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025

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The Life of Chuck - Mike Flanagan

Combustible Celluloid: Jeffrey M. Anderson The Ten Best Films of 2025

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Getting Killed - Geese

Emilie Hanskamp Top Albums of 2025

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Jay Kelly - Noah Baumbach

Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith The Best Movies of 2025

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Caught by the Tides - Jia Zhang-ke

Ryan Swen Top 10 Films of 2025

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Train Dreams - Clint Bentley

Daily Beast: Nick Schager The 10 Best Movies of 2025

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Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie

A.A. Dowd The Best Films of 2025

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David Ehrlich The 25 Best Films of 2025

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Hamnet - Chloé Zhao

Fighting in the War Room Top Tens 2025

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Fighting in the War Room: Katey Rich Top Ten Films of 2025

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Eddington - Ari Aster

Fighting in the War Room: Matt Patches Top Ten Films of 2025

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Hamnet - Chloé Zhao

Fighting in the War Room: Dave Gonzalez Top Ten Films of 2025

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Wake Up Dead Man - Rian Johnson

The Next Picture Show Our Top Films of 2025

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Wake Up Dead Man - Rian Johnson

The Next Picture Show: Tasha Robinson Top Ten Films of 2025

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Sirāt - Oliver Laxe

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Jonathan Rosenbaum Best Films of 2025

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Cult MTL: Justine Smith Best Films of 2025

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Tranquilizer - Oneohtrix Point Never

Obscure Sound Best Albums of 2025

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Iconoclasts - Anna von Hausswolff

Spectrum Culture Top 20 Albums of 2025

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It Was Just an Accident - Jafar Panahi

Spectrum Culture Best Films of 2025

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Resurrection - Bi Gan

Benoit Rouilly Best Films of 2025

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Reverse Shot Best Films of 2025

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Getting Killed - Geese

Clash Albums of the Year 2025

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Fragments for Venus - Alice Diop

La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Nicole Brenez Best Movies of 2025

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