Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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by Ti West

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100 Favorite Movies of 2024: Sean Fennessey

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Films of 2025 Film Stage
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

American Prison Shane Bauer
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Magdalene FKA twigs
Social Cues Cage the Elephant
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie

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