Year-End Lists

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Film Comment: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Winter Wheat
1. Top 50 Albums of 2016: Austin Town Hall
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1. Top 25 Albums of 2012: Magnet
2. 50 Best Albums of 2012: Paste

Trending Lists

The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Our Top Films of 2025 The Next Picture Show
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Dying for Sex
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Getting Killed Geese
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Holy Motors Leos Carax
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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