Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Top 50 Albums of 2022: The Wire

2022 Year in Review: Aquarium Drunkard

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Weapons Zach Cregger
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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