Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The 25 Best Films of 2025: David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano
Best Movies of 2025: New York Times: Manohla Dargis
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1. Top 25 Books of 2019: Hyperallergic
- 10 Best Books of 2019: Publishers Weekly
- 100 Notable Books of 2019: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
2025 Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 Chaeyoung
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Getting Killed Geese
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Virtuoso Valee and Harry Fraud
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Bleeds Wednesday
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Boom Town Sam Anderson

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