Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Denne Michele Norris (editor)

Both/And
- The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025: Them

Denne Michele Norris

When the Harvest Comes
- The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025: Them

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Lowdown
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
American Prison Shane Bauer

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