Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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25 Best Albums of 2017: Slant

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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