Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Paul Newman

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
1. The Best Nonfiction Books of 2022: Esquire
- 39 Best Books of 2022: Vanity Fair
- The Best Books of 2022: Entertainment Weekly

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Movies of 2023 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2024 Economist

Trending Works

Clean Slate
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Liars Sarah Manguso
Diamond Eyes Deftones
The Sunshine Place
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Live at Wembley Stadium, 7/25/25 (Live Bootleg) Oasis
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Sly Thom Zimny
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
28 Years Later Danny Boyle
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story

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