Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Soi Cheang

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Limbo
1. Best Films of 2023: In Review Online
- Top Ten Films of 2024: Glenn Kenny: RogerEbert.com
Mad Fate
1. Best Films of 2023: In Review Online
Kill Zone 2
Motorway
- Top 5 Films of 2012: Barbara Wurm: Sight & Sound: Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2021 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Channel Orange Frank Ocean
Getting Killed Geese
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Phonetics On and On Horsegirl

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