Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Take Off From Mercy
1. 123 Favorite Albums Of 2024: Hanif Abdurraqib
Onwards!
1. 100 Favorite Albums of 2022: Hanif Abdurraqib
Love Suite
1. 83 Favorite Albums Of 2021: Hanif Abdurraqib

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
TV Shows of the Year 2025 New Statesman
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The Best Books of 2024 New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Arrival Denis Villeneuve
SAS: Rogue Heroes
Reagan Max Boot
Circumstantial Pleasures Lewis Klahr
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Below the Clouds Gianfranco Rosi
The American Sector Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Floating Features La Luz
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Dark Harvest David Slade
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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