Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
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by Sean Baker

Lists

The Best Films of 2012: Sam Adams: A.V. Club

Top 36 Movies of 2012: Manohla Dargis: New York Times
Top Ten Movies of 2012: David Edelstein: New York

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker

Trending Works

Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Magdalene FKA twigs
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Weapons Zach Cregger
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Pillion Harry Lighton
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie

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