Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2015 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Elsbeth
Plain Bad Heroines Emily M. Danforth
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley
A Small Light
Syncope Asiya Wadud
XXX Danny Brown
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Glowing Man Swans
Pillion Harry Lighton
Meet Me in the Bathroom Lizzy Goodman
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
Beginners Mike Mills

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