Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Village Voice: Top 100 Albums of 2016
James Quandt: Artforum: Best Films of 2022
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Best 25 Poetry Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
2020 Award The Booker Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
Favorite Films of 2017 Nicole Brenez · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
Favorite Movies of 2024 Barack Obama
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Lakota Nation vs. United States Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
The Heart That Fed Carl Sciacchitano
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
Case Study Graeme Macrae Burnet
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians Radu Jude
Us Fools Nora Lange
Middle Spoon Alejandro Varela
The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
The Sower of Stars Lois Patiño
Swagger
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
XXX Danny Brown

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