Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Wesley Morris: Grantland: Top 30 Movies of 2014
In Review Online: Top 20 Films of 2014
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The Best Books of 2025 · Sam Franzini
The 100 Best Albums of 2025
The 50 Best Albums of 2024
The Best Books of 2024
The 50 Best Albums of 2023
The 50 Best Albums of 2022
The 50 Best Albums of 2021
The 50 Best Albums of 2020
20 Best Albums of 2019

Trending Lists

Top 30 Movies of 2014 Wesley Morris · Grantland
25 Best Films of 2014 Slant
Top 12 Films of 2014 Michael Sicinski
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2022 A.O. Scott · New York Times
Best Films of 2014 Reverse Shot
Top 10 Movies of 2014 Jake Coyle · AP
Top 15 Films of 2014 Noel Murray · The Dissolve
Top 20 Films of 2014 In Review Online
The Best Films of 2014 Ignatiy Vishnevetsky · A.V. Club
Top 15 Films of 2014 Scott Tobias · The Dissolve
20 Best Films of 2014 Film Comment · Film Comment Poll
Top 50 Films of 2014 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
16 Favorite Movies of 2014 Karina Longworth

Trending Works

Celestial Lineage Wolves in the Throne Room
Close Your Eyes Víctor Erice
The Mole Agent Maite Alberdi
Dahomey Mati Diop
Born This Way Lady Gaga
By the Stream Hong Sang-soo
Flags of the Sacred Harp Jackie-O Motherfucker
Possessor Brandon Cronenberg
hydrostudies yosi
Open Epic Julia Drescher
Sour Soul BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah
Stranger by the Lake Alain Guiraudie
Fireworks Wednesday Asghar Farhadi
The Corporation in the 21st Century John Kay

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