Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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For the Win: Cory Woodroof: The 15 Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2025
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Fragile Acts

by Allan Peterson

Lists

Chicago Tribune: Michael Robbins: 7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012

Trending Lists

Sight & Sound Poll: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: Kyle Smith: The Best Movies of 2025
For the Win: Cory Woodroof: The 15 Best Films of 2025
The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Barack Obama: Favorite Movies of 2025
Kirkus Prize: Nonfiction 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Alan Sepinwall: The Best TV Shows of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
New Yorker: Richard Brody: The Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025

Trending Works

A House of Dynamite
One Battle After Another
It Was Just an Accident
Die My Love
Matlock
Afternoons of Solitude
Amusers and Puzzlers
South Park
Sirāt
Truly, Madly
Jay Kelly
The Secret Agent
Hallow Road
Nat King Cole & Me

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