Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

Movies TV Shows Music Books Poetry Podcasts

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Filmmaker Magazine: Top 50 Films of 2019
Economist: The Best Books of 2024
New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2023
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The Top Ten Best Films of 2021 Kyle Smith
The Top Ten Best Movies of 2020 Kyle Smith
The Ten Best Films of 2019 Kyle Smith
The Top Ten Best Movies of 2018 Kyle Smith
The Ten Best Movies of 2017 Kyle Smith

Trending Lists

Top 50 Films of 2019 Filmmaker Magazine · Village Voice Film Poll
Best Albums of 2021 Uproxx · Uproxx Music Critics Poll
Best Albums of 2022 Uproxx · Uproxx Music Critics Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best TV Shows of 2022 The Ringer
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The Best Books of 2024 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
2017 Award The Booker Prize
50 Best Albums of 2018 Billboard

Trending Works

This Is What It Feels Like Gracie Abrams
Leisure Seizure Tom Vek
Small Mercies Dennis Lehane
Coping Mechanism Willow
Golden Sings That Have Been Sung Ryley Walker
Marigold James Hershberg
L’un n’empêche pas l’autre Brigitte Fontaine
Dexter: Resurrection
Southbound Anjali Enjeti
The Pairing Casey McQuiston
[…] Fady Joudah
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Coming Apart Body/Head
April Sara Nicholson

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