Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Katy Waldman: New Yorker: My Favorite Fiction of 2020
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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1. Best Music of 2021: Chris Richards: Washington Post

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Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
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 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 10 Albums of 2024 Adrian Thrills · Daily Mail
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
My Favorite Fiction of 2020 Katy Waldman · New Yorker

Trending Works

The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley David Waldstreicher
Red Capriccio Blake Williams
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) Ja’Tovia Gary
Un conte de Michel de Montaigne Jean-Marie Straub
Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy
La Pivellina Tizza Covi
Titanic Rising Weyes Blood
Declaration of War Valérie Donzelli
Drumming Up Trouble Alvin Curran
Rakshak Bloodywood
Down Cemetery Road
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Deepa Anappara
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