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
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Top 15 Books of 2012: Benjamin Schwarz: Atlantic

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Pillion Harry Lighton

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