Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Time: The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Michael Phillips · Filmspotting
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 50 Albums of 2022 The Wire

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Black Box
Silence Martin Scorsese
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Long Story Short
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
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