Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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1. Albums of the Year 2014: Crack Magazine
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1. 40 Favorite Albums of 2013: Gorilla vs. Bear

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Horse Money Pedro Costa
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Margin Call J.C. Chandor
Buck Cindy Meehl
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller

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