Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025: Washington Post

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The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
100 Best Albums of the 2010s Rolling Stone
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

1929 Andrew Ross Sorkin
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
XXX Danny Brown
I Only Rest in the Storm Pedro Pinho
Twin Peaks: The Return David Lynch
Peak Human Johan Norberg
Yes! Nadav Lapid
The Book of Wounded Sparrows Octavio Quintanilla
The Card Counter Paul Schrader
Sport Powell
Body High Lucki Eck$
Perfect Days Wim Wenders
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Petite Maman Céline Sciamma

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