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
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Dying Wish

Flesh Stays Together
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2025: Kerrang!
Symptoms of Survival
1. 30 Best Albums of 2023: Revolver
Fragments of a Bitter Memory
1. 25 Best Albums of 2021: Revolver

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Chain of Light Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Mitchells vs. the Machines Mike Rianda
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie David Soren
Mudbound Dee Rees
Kids See Ghosts Kids See Ghosts
X Ti West

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