Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Top 102 Albums of 2012: Robert Christgau: Barnes & Noble Review

25 Best Albums of 2012: Death and Taxes

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

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Cartoon Darkness Amyl and The Sniffers
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee

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