Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

by Becky Cooper

Lists

Best Books of 2020: Refinery29

The Best Books of 2020: Vogue
10 Top Books of 2020: Maureen Corrigan: NPR: Fresh Air
The Best Books Of 2020: Bustle

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Magdalene FKA twigs
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Pillion Harry Lighton
Weapons Zach Cregger
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Hard Love Strand of Oaks
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade

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