Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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2024 Award: Dylan Thomas Prize

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Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
10 Best Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2013 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Favorite Books of 2019 Smithsonian
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Favorite Books of 2018 Smithsonian
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

American Prison Shane Bauer
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Common Side Effects
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
American Eden Victoria Johnson
The Lowdown
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams

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