Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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A Monster with a Thousand Heads
1. Top Ten Films of 2016: Godfrey Cheshire: RogerEbert.com
2. The Best Films of 2016: Mike D’Angelo: A.V. Club

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Weapons Zach Cregger
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Resurrection Bi Gan
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
World’s Strongest Man Gaz Coombes

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