Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
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Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
2026 Award The Booker Prize
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP

Trending Works

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Frederick Wiseman
Apocalypse '45 Erik Nelson
Valhalla Dancehall British Sea Power
Death is Nothing to Us Fiddlehead
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Keeping Time Darol Olu Kae
Superorganism Superorganism
The Place Beyond The Pines Derek Cianfrance
Sundown Steve Reinke
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Hovvdy Hovvdy
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Loop Brenda Lozano
Landline Gillian Robespierre

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