Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Lucile Hadzihalilovic

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The Best Movies of 2022: Adam Nayman: The Ringer

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2025 Dublin Literary Award
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt

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