Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

The Best Poetry Books of 2022: Guardian

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Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 15 Films of 2012 Cinema Scope
The Best Books of 2025 Atlantic
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

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Liars Sarah Manguso
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Francesca David Murray Quartet
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Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Sly Thom Zimny
Idlewild Idlewild
The Sunshine Place
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Oracle Cate Marvin

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