Year-End Lists

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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Vols. 11 & 12

by Dessert Sessions

Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2019: NME

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Second Mansions Le Concorde
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Slow West John Maclean
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
I Swear Kirk Jones
American Crime Story
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Long Walk Francis Lawrence
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
The Traitors Circle Jonathan Freedland
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