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
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Dublin Literary Award: 2025
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Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Pitchfork

Favorite Albums of 2024: Tone Glow
The 12 Best Albums of 2024: Carl Wilson: Slate

Trending Lists

2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Horse Money Pedro Costa
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Buck Cindy Meehl
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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