Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2025
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2025
Ryan Swen: Top 10 Films of 2025
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The Best Movies of 2022: Richard Brody: New Yorker

Top 25 Films of 2022: In Review Online
Top 10 Films of 2021: Benoit Rouilly

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Ryan Swen
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Diamond Eyes Deftones
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
The Sunshine Place
Francesca David Murray Quartet
Clean Slate
Idlewild Idlewild
Oracle Cate Marvin
Sly Thom Zimny
Liars Sarah Manguso
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi

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