Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The 20 Best Movies of 2025: Rolling Stone: David Fear
The 25 Best Films of 2025: David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano
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Gratitude
1. 10 Best Albums of 2024: Kitty Empire: Observer
2. 75 Best Albums of 2024: Mojo

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
2025 Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win

Trending Works

Getting Killed Geese
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Paradiso XXXI, 108 Kamal Aljafari
YU Rosie Lowe
Virtuoso Valee and Harry Fraud
Bleeds Wednesday
Boom Town Sam Anderson
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt

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