Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Washington Post: 50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025
Film Comment: Best Films of 2025
Elisa Gabbert: New York Times: The Best Poetry of 2023
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Peter Weir

The Way Back
1. Best Films of 2011: Keith Uhlich: Time Out New York
2. The Best Movies of 2020: Nick Schager: Esquire

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2023 Pitchfork
The Best Poetry of 2023 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s Billboard
The Best TV Shows of 2023 Alison Herman · Variety
The 15 Best TV Shows of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s Paste
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Books of 2024 Economist

Trending Works

Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album John Coltrane
Twisters: The Album various artists
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
B-Room Dr. Dog
Transit Christian Petzold
Dark Waters Todd Haynes
Wizard Bloody Wizard Electric Wizard
Blackstar David Bowie
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West
Despairs Had Governed Me Too Long Skogen
Troubled Rob Henderson
Pure Comedy Father John Misty
Synonyms Nadav Lapid

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