Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
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Lists

Some 2018 Releases I Liked
Favorite Movies of 2017
16 Favorite Movies of 2014
Top 10 Films of 2012 Village Voice
Best Films of 2011 Village Voice

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Getting Killed Geese
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
On Falling Laura Carreira
Saint Omer Alice Diop
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Perfect Days Wim Wenders

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