Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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20 Best TV Shows of 2017: Maureen Ryan: Variety

Top TV Shows of 2018: Maureen Ryan
Favorite TV of 2018: Liz Shannon Miller

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The Best TV Shows of 2025 Alan Sepinwall
Favorite Movies of 2025 Barack Obama
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Boom Town Sam Anderson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Electronic Dream AraabMuzik
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
American Eden Victoria Johnson
New Threats from the Soul Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Pianoon Limpe Fuchs

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