Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Michael Chabon

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Moonglow
- 100 Recommended Books of 2016: San Francisco Chronicle
Telegraph Avenue
1. Top 10 Books of 2012: Kathryn Schulz: New York
- 100 Notable Books of 2012: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Weapons Zach Cregger
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Pillion Harry Lighton
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Seer Swans
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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