Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Top 50 Releases of 2017: The Alternative

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Predators David Osit
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Urchin Harris Dickinson
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Resurrection Bi Gan

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