Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015: Tiny Mix Tapes
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Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll

Trending Works

Weapons Zach Cregger
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Spotlight: Snitch City
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
World’s Strongest Man Gaz Coombes
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace Adam Curtis
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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