Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Lists

The Best Films of 2021: Peter Debruge: Variety
Best Films of 2021: IndieWire: IndieWire Poll
Top 50 Films of 2021: Robert Daniels

Best Movies Of 2021: Todd McCarthy: Deadline
Best Films of 2021: Lovia Gyarkye: Hollywood Reporter
Best Films of 2021: Sheri Linden: Hollywood Reporter
Top Ten Films of 2021: Nell Minow: RogerEbert.com

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
XXX Danny Brown
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Guardians Sarah Manguso
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Boom Town Sam Anderson
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Pillion Harry Lighton
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
All-Night Pharmacy Ruth Madievsky
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Tár Todd Field
Lily and the Octopus Steven Rowley

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