Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Maureen Corrigan: NPR: 10 Favorite Books of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2019: No Depression

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2014 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Needs Continuum Karen Gwyer
Adolescence
Deaf President Now! Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim
Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
XXX Danny Brown
The Other 2/5ths or: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Trench Baby!! Ghais Guevara
Suspicious Minds
U R HERE Honesty
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
A Separation Asghar Farhadi
Paper Girl Beth Macy
Aftersun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Oliver Coates
Perfect Days Wim Wenders

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