Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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The Dissident

by Bryan Fogel

Lists

Top 10 Films of 2020: Todd McCarthy: Deadline
My Favorite Movies of 2020: Sean Fennessey

Best Films of 2020: Jake Coyle: AP

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 10 Films of 2015 In Review Online
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
2025 Dublin Literary Award
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
House of Huawei Eva Dou
Warfare Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Tatsuya Yoshihara
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Monster Hirokazu Kore-eda
A Moment in the Sun John Sayles
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Love That Remains Hlynur Pálmason
Horse Money Pedro Costa
Buck Cindy Meehl
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Margin Call J.C. Chandor

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