Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Diaspora
1. 14 Best Albums of 2017: Chris Richards: Washington Post
Ruler Rebel
1. 14 Best Albums of 2017: Chris Richards: Washington Post
The Emancipation Procrastination
1. 14 Best Albums of 2017: Chris Richards: Washington Post
Stretch Music (Introducing Elena Pinderhughes)
- 50 Favorite Albums of 2015: NPR: NPR Music
Christian aTunde Adjuah
1. 50 Best Albums of 2012: AllMusic

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Francesca David Murray Quartet
Liars Sarah Manguso
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Idlewild Idlewild
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Sunshine Place
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Clean Slate
Sly Thom Zimny
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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