Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The 20 Best Podcasts of 2021: Guardian

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Movie Club 2025 Slate · Movie Club
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Spectrum Culture
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
10 Favorite Books of 2025 Maureen Corrigan · NPR · Fresh Air
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

Projections Romare
Yes! Nadav Lapid
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Raising Hare Chloe Dalton
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Connie Live Low Cut Connie
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Chokepoints Edward Fishman
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel
Stronger Than the Truth Reba McEntire

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