Year-End Lists

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2025: Dylan Thomas Prize
The 15 Best Films of 2025: USA Today: Cory Woodroof
Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano
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Aurora's Sunrise
1. The Best Documentaries of 2023: Noel Murray: Polygon
- Top Ten Films of 2023: Brian Darr: Senses of Cinema: Senses of Cinema World Poll

Trending Lists

Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Movies of 2025 Kyle Smith · Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
2025 Dylan Thomas Prize
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

Return to the Moon EL VY
Getting Killed Geese
Virtuoso Valee and Harry Fraud
Bleeds Wednesday
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 Chaeyoung
Boom Town Sam Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Hallow Road Babak Anvari

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