Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mike Hale: New York Times: Best International TV Shows of 2025
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Lists

Best 50 Books of 2017: Joseph Salvatore: Brooklyn Rail

100 Notable Books of 2017: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025 Entertainment Weekly
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
Ruth Kate Riley
The Thinking Machine Stephen Witt
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
XXX Danny Brown
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Chi-Raq Spike Lee
First Cow Kelly Reichardt
The Other Story Avi Nesher
A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
Weapons Zach Cregger
Ad Astra James Gray
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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