Year-End Lists

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Cruel Optimism

by Lawrence English

Appears on two lists

30 50 Favorite Music Releases of 2017: Tiny Mix Tapes

Favorite Albums of 2017: Sasha Frere-Jones exceptional

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The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

Self Care Leigh Stein
Golden Girl Elin Hilderbrand
Caste Isabel Wilkerson
Quichotte Salman Rushdie
Churchill and Orwell Thomas E. Ricks
The Emily Dicknson Reader Paul Legault
Crossing Levan Akin
The Chosen and the Beautiful Nghi Vo
Second Sunday
Teach Me A Lesson
Vital Pursuits Evan Glasson
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers Kendrick Lamar
Near, At Jennifer Soong

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