Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Nick Schager: Esquire: The Best Movies of 2020
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The Twenty-Five Best Movies of 2024: A.S. Hamrah: n+1

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The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2021 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Movies of 2020 A.O. Scott · New York Times
Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Movies of 2020 Nick Schager · Esquire
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal

Trending Works

Die paste, die wrong Gerard Herman
Some People Need Killing Patricia Evangelista
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Foretold
Tom's Crossing Mark Z. Danielewski
By the Stream Hong Sang-soo
Rejection Tony Tulathimutte
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Bottoms Emma Seligman
Parasomnia Dream Theater
Sex Education
Heart, Be at Peace Donal Ryan
More Pulp
Wolfwalkers Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

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