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 2021
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
David Sims: Atlantic: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Complex
The Best 50 Albums of 2025: Billboard

The Best Albums of 2025: Craig Jenkins: New York: Vulture
The Best Albums of 2025: Steven J. Horowitz: Variety

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Movies of 2020 A.O. Scott · New York Times
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2020 Nick Schager · Esquire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 David Sims · Atlantic

Trending Works

By the Stream Hong Sang-soo
Bottoms Emma Seligman
More Pulp
Sex Education
Foretold
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
Rejection Tony Tulathimutte
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
I Am Not a Witch Rungano Nyoni
Fear No Pharaoh Richard Kreitner
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Heart, Be at Peace Donal Ryan
Tom's Crossing Mark Z. Danielewski

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