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
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Flowers For The Living
1. The 80 Best Albums of 2025: PopMatters
The Cycle
1. Top 50 Albums of 2020: The Wire
2. The 60 Best Albums of 2020: PopMatters

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Lurker Alex Russell
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Weapons Zach Cregger
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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