Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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1. Top 50 Albums of 2023: Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop
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1. 50 Favorite Albums of 2015: Gorilla vs. Bear

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Pillion Harry Lighton
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Magdalene FKA twigs
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Weapons Zach Cregger
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie

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