Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2019
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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The 50 Best Albums of 2025
The 50 Best Albums of 2024
The 50 Best Albums of 2023
The 50 Best Albums of 2022
The 50 Best Albums of 2021

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100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2023 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2022 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Films of 2024 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2019 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Smashing Machine Benny Safdie
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
L'Aventura Sophie Letourneur
Washington Black Esi Edugyan
Play Ruben Östlund
Approaching the Elephant Amanda Wilder
Getting Killed Geese
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach
Below the Clouds Gianfranco Rosi
With Hasan in Gaza Kamal Aljafari
Good Valley Stories José Luis Guerín

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