Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Alone
1. The Best Films of 2020: A.A. Dowd: A.V. Club
- Best Films of 2020: Glenn Heath Jr.
All Square
1. Favourite Films of 2018: Scout Tafoya
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
- Top 20 Films of 2012: Nick Schager: Slant

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2024 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
The Antidote Karen Russell
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
House of Huawei Eva Dou
XXX Danny Brown
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Blue Heron Sophy Romvari
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Audition Katie Kitamura
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom

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