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
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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1. Best Films of 2018: Amy Taubin: Artforum
Inside Job
1. Best Films of 2011: Peter Bradshaw: Guardian

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Lurker Alex Russell
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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