Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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My Favourite Films of 2021
The Best Television Shows of 2021
Favourite Films of 2018
Favorite Films of 2017
Top Ten Films of 2016 RogerEbert.com

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 Slant
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
King of Kings Scott Anderson
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
Resurrection Bi Gan
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Zbig Edward Luce
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Motherland Julia Ioffe
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler

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