Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Ann Hornaday: Washington Post: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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50 Best Albums of 2018: Rolling Stone

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Poetry Collections of 2025 Electric Lit
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2013 Pitchfork
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Songs Deptford Goth
Weekend Andrew Haigh
Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese
Shore Fleet Foxes
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
Let God Sort Em Out Clipse
The Lowdown
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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