Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
The Playlist: The 25 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Survival Is a Promise

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Ex Machina Alex Garland
XXX Danny Brown
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
The Lowdown
Vince Staples Vince Staples
Mad God Phil Tippett
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sling Clairo
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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