Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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by Courtney Stephens

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The Best Films of 2025: Richard Brody: New Yorker
Best Films of 2025: In Review Online
Best Films of 2025: Sean Fennessey

The 10 Best Movies of 2025: Max Cea: Esquire

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

Shock Test…A Night of Truth: Bill Hicks & Timothy McVeigh Meet at Waco w/ Guest Lecturers: William Cooper & Ted Kaczynski Sean Kilpatrick
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
The Ministry of Time Kaliane Bradley
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Pianoon Limpe Fuchs
Getting Killed Geese
New Threats from the Soul Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band

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