Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Daniele Ciprì

It Was the Son
- Top 5 Films of 2012: Vlastimir Sudar: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Liars Sarah Manguso
Oracle Cate Marvin
The Sunshine Place
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Clean Slate
Idlewild Idlewild
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Fingernails Christos Nikou
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker

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