Year-End Lists

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
The Booker Prize: 2020 Award
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
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The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Favorite Films of 2017 Nicole Brenez · Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 100 Albums of 2016 Village Voice · Pazz & Jop
The 30 Best Books of 2025 New York Post
The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s Spin
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
2020 Award The Booker Prize
Best Films of 2022 James Quandt · Artforum
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Always Be My Maybe Nahnatchka Khan
Steven Universe: The Movie Rebecca Sugar
Rouge Mona Awad
Modern Vampires of the City Vampire Weekend
The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn
The End MC Hyland
Slanting Towards the Sea Lidija Hilje
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
mbv My Bloody Valentine
Gangs of Wasseypur Anurag Kashyap
Acid Rap Chance The Rapper
Beef
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski

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