Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
The Age of Phillis
- Best Poetry of 2020: Library Journal
- Poetry 2020: National Book Award

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Weapons Zach Cregger
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph

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