Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
John Waters: New York: The Best Movies of 2025
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by Kate Zambreno

Lists

Best Books of 2020: Refinery29

The Best Books of 2020: Harper’s Bazaar

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2022 Justin Chang · Los Angeles Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron
Brat Charli XCX
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Baldwin Nicholas Boggs
Moderation Elaine Castillo
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Middle Jesse Welles
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Getting Killed Geese
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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