Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
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The 22 Best Albums of 2022: KCRW

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley

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