Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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The Uses of the Body

by Deborah Landau

Lists

16 Best Poetry Books of 2015: BuzzFeed

12 Favorite Poetry Books of 2015: Dan Chiasson: New Yorker

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Urchin Harris Dickinson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Predators David Osit
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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