Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The 15 Best Films of 2025 USA Today · For the Win
The Best 15 Films of 2024 USA Today · For the Win

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

Succession
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
We’re Not Talking The Goon Sax
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Roma Alfonso Cuaron
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
A House of Dynamite Kathryn Bigelow
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum

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