Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Ryan Swen: Top 10 Films of 2025
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The Gilded Ones

by Namina Forna

Lists

40 Best Books of 2021: Parade Magazine

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Francesca David Murray Quartet
Clean Slate
Man-Eating Typewriter Richard Milward
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Idlewild Idlewild
Sly Thom Zimny
Oracle Cate Marvin
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Liars Sarah Manguso
The Sunshine Place

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