Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Shane Bauer

American Prison

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Paste
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Sirāt Oliver Laxe
American Crime Story
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Face Down in the Garden Tennis
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
I Swear Kirk Jones
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You Ethel Cain
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Hi Texas

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