Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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The Ten Best Films of 2025 Jeffrey M. Anderson
The Ten Best Films of 2024 Jeffrey M. Anderson
Top Ten Films of 2022 Jeffrey M. Anderson
The Ten Best Films of 2021 Jeffrey M. Anderson
Top Ten Films of 2018 Jeffrey M. Anderson
Top Ten Films of 2017 Jeffrey M. Anderson
Top Ten Films of 2016 Jeffrey M. Anderson

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2015 In Review Online

Trending Works

Her Spike Jonze
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Buck Cindy Meehl
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Hamnet Chloé Zhao

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