Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
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Here Comes the Devil
- The 60 Best Albums of 2022: Josh Terry
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Brooklyn Vegan
2. Top 50 Releases of 2017: The Alternative

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Albums of 2025 Les Inrocks
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

The Long Walk Francis Lawrence
Second Mansions Le Concorde
American Prison Shane Bauer
Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach
Getting Killed Geese
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Slow West John Maclean
Pavements Alex Ross Perry
Hippie Food Jonathan Kauffman
Beneath a Ruthless Sun Gilbert King
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar

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