Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Ryan Swen: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Five Best Novels of 2023 Los Angeles Times
The 5 Best Novels of 2022 Los Angeles Times
The 5 Best Fiction Books of 2021 Los Angeles Times

Trending Lists

The Best Movies of 2025 John Waters · New York · Vulture
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Our Top Films of 2025 The Next Picture Show
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Taste of Things Trần Anh Hùng
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Silver Eye Goldfrapp
I'm Still Here Walter Salles
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
XXX Danny Brown
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay

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