Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Top 10 Poetry Books of 2021: Maggie Smith: Whittier Daily News

Trending Lists

The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 10 Films of 2015 In Review Online

Trending Works

Horse Money Pedro Costa
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Buck Cindy Meehl
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Margin Call J.C. Chandor

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