Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
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After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house
1. Top 25 Albums of 2019: Magnet
2. Favorite Albums of 2019: Gorilla vs. Bear

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100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Favorite Books of 2019 Smithsonian
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

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The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Lowdown
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
American Prison Shane Bauer
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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