Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Christian Science Monitor: The Top 25 Books for 2025
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David Foster Wallace

The Pale King
1. 10 Best Novels of 2011: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
- 100 Notable Books of 2011: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The Top 25 Books for 2025 Christian Science Monitor
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Idler Wheel… Fiona Apple
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Boom Town Sam Anderson
American Eden Victoria Johnson
Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh Carl Zimmer
Rise and Kill First Ronen Bergman
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
American Prison Shane Bauer

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