Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
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Our Favorite Albums, 2021: Tone Glow

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork

Trending Works

Ex Machina Alex Garland
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Mad God Phil Tippett
Orquídeas Kali Uchis
The Lowdown
Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Vince Staples Vince Staples
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Gone Girl David Fincher
Sling Clairo
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds

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