Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Erik Nelson

Apocalypse '45
- 6 The Top Ten Best Movies of 2020: Kyle Smith: National Review
- 53 The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2026 National Book Award
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2026 Kirkus · Kirkus Prize
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
2026 Award The Booker Prize
2026 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

Keeping Time Darol Olu Kae
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Frederick Wiseman
Mission: Impossible – Fallout Christopher McQuarrie
Apocalypse '45 Erik Nelson
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
Valhalla Dancehall British Sea Power
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Superorganism Superorganism
Loop Brenda Lozano
Death is Nothing to Us Fiddlehead
Sundown Steve Reinke
Hovvdy Hovvdy
The Place Beyond The Pines Derek Cianfrance
The Strange Little Cat Ramon Zürcher

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