Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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1. Best 50 Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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