Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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15 Favorite Films of 2016: Keith Uhlich

Trending Lists

100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Films of 2015 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
50 Best TV Shows of the 2010s Alan Sepinwall · Rolling Stone
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post

Trending Works

How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
What We Can Know Ian McEwan
Alpha Julia Ducournau
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Sorry Angel Christophe Honoré
Get Out Jordan Peele
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier

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