Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Michael Phillips: Filmspotting: Top 10 Films of 2025
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30 Best TV Shows of 2016: The Playlist

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The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Michael Phillips · Filmspotting
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME

Trending Works

Common Side Effects
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
Black Box
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
Long Story Short
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Adults
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf

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