Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Best Poetry Collections of 2018 Chicago Tribune
Notable Poetry of 2017 Chicago Tribune
4 Best Poetry Books of 2016 Chicago Tribune
7 Best Small-Press Poetry Books of 2012 Chicago Tribune

Trending Lists

Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times

Trending Works

Weapons Zach Cregger
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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