Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Prelude to Bruise

by Saeed Jones

Lists

The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade: Lit Hub

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
King of Kings Scott Anderson
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
Zbig Edward Luce
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Resurrection Bi Gan
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad

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