Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Film Comment Poll: 20 Best Films of 2014
Reverse Shot: Best Films of 2014
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Mama's Last Hug

Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

by Frans de Waal

Appears on two lists

Best Nonfiction Books of 2019: BookPage

100 Notable Books of 2019: New York Times

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

I’ll Try Living Like This death’s dynamic shroud
Melt My Eyez See Your Future Denzel Curry
Painful Enlightenment Jana Rush
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
My Krazy Life YG
Coming Home Leon Bridges
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Ratchet Shamir
Dogrel Fontaines D.C.
The North Water Andrew Haigh
White Jesus Black Problems Fantastic Negrito
Stranger in the Alps Phoebe Bridgers
Thinking Out Loud Young Dolph
Pig Michael Sarnoski

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