Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025
Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
Atlantic: The Best Books of 2025
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The Way of Kings
1. The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s: Paste
Oathbringer
1. 45 Best Books of 2017: Paste

Trending Lists

Top 100 Films of the 2010s In Review Online
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
50 Notable Works of Nonfiction from 2025 Washington Post
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Tár Todd Field
Premature Rashaad Ernesto Green
Cyrano Joe Wright
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Urchin Harris Dickinson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Monsoon Hong Khaou
Long Story Short
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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