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
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Kyle Smith: Wall Street Journal: The Best Movies of 2025
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100 Favorite Albums of 2016: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top Ten Films of 2023 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 10 Films of 2019 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top Ten Films of 2021 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top Ten Films of 2022 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall

Trending Works

Touch Tortoise
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Detroit 2 Big Sean
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
The Wayfinder Adam Johnson
Resurrection Bi Gan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Long Story Short
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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