Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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Lists

25 Best Films of 2016 Metro
30 Best Films of 2015 Metro
Top 10 Films of 2012 Philadelphia Weekly
Top Ten Films of 2011 Philadelphia Weekly

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Mister Universo Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Wander/Wonder Balam Acab
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Dìdi Sean Wang
Tár Todd Field
Eddington Ari Aster
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
A Guardian and a Thief Megha Majumdar
XXX Danny Brown
House of Huawei Eva Dou
I’ll Be Gone In The Dark: The Podcast
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay
Those Who Are About to Die Harry Sidebottom

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