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
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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Ned Blackhawk

The Rediscovery of America
1. The 20 Best Books of 2023: Esquire

Trending Lists

The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Black Box
Long Story Short
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Adults
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Common Side Effects
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg

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