Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Darklife
1. Top 50 Albums of 2022: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
2. Albums of the Year 2022: Quietus
Faith in Persona
1. Top 50 Albums of 2021: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
Heavy Black Heart
1. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Sputnikmusic
Classroom Sexxtape
1. 51 Favorite Music Releases of 2016: Tiny Mix Tapes
I’ll Try Living Like This
1. 50 Best Albums of 2015: Fact

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Pillion Harry Lighton
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
hexed! aya
Weapons Zach Cregger
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie

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