Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Michael Sicinski: Top 12 Films of 2014
Noel Murray: The Dissolve: Top 15 Films of 2014
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Black Cake

by Charmaine Wilkerson

Appears on three lists

Our Favorite Books of 2022: Oprah Daily

The 50 Best Books of the Year 2022: BBC: BBC Culture
Favorite Books of 2022: Barack Obama

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski

Trending Works

Thinking Out Loud Young Dolph
The North Water Andrew Haigh
White Jesus Black Problems Fantastic Negrito
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry
Ratchet Shamir
Coming Home Leon Bridges
Stranger in the Alps Phoebe Bridgers
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Pig Michael Sarnoski
Forever Charly Bliss
Dogrel Fontaines D.C.
My Krazy Life YG
Cosmic Wink Jess Williamson

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