Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Top 10 Albums of 2021: Carl Wilson: Slate

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100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2020 Award The Booker Prize
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
Favorite Films of 2017 Nicole Brenez · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
Best Movies of 2025 Alissa Wilkinson · New York Times

Trending Works

The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
Swagger
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Radu Jude
The Sower of Stars Lois Patiño
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Case Study Graeme Macrae Burnet
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Lakota Nation vs. United States Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli
Middle Spoon Alejandro Varela
My Journey Through French Cinema Bertrand Tavernier
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
The Heart That Fed Carl Sciacchitano
Us Fools Nora Lange

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