Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?

Essays

by Jesse McCarthy

Lists

Best Nonfiction Books of 2021: Kirkus Reviews

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
XXX Danny Brown
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Tár Todd Field
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen
Days Tsai Ming-liang
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
All-Night Pharmacy Ruth Madievsky
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
A Small Light
Pillion Harry Lighton

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