Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Hanif Abdurraqib: 115 Favorite Albums Of 2025
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Lists

11 Best Poetry Books of 2016: BuzzFeed

5 Best Poetry Collections of 2016: Elizabeth Lund: Washington Post
10 Best Poetry Books of 2016: David Orr: New York Times
Poetry 2016: National Book Award

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Literary Podcasts of 2025 Brittany Allen · Lit Hub
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2022 Rolling Stone
Best Albums of 2024 Jon Caramanica · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

The Little Prince Mark Osborne
Invasive species Marwa Helal
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Elvis & Nixon Liza Johnson
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Raven Jackson
The Harbingers
Communion Park Jiha
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema Mark Cousins
We're All Alone in This Together Dave
Madonnatron Madonnatron
The Golden Heart Protector Margaret Glaspy
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson
Florida Lauren Groff

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