Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
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Dorthe Nors

Mirror, Shoulder, Signal
- 100 Notable Books of 2018: New York Times: New York Times
- Favorite Books of 2018: Lit Hub
Karate Chop
- Best Fiction of 2014: Powell's Books

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Weapons Zach Cregger
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Pillion Harry Lighton
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Magdalene FKA twigs
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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