Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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There Was, There Was Not

by Emily Mkrtichian

Lists

Top Ten Films of 2025: Robert Daniels: RogerEbert.com

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Economist
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Sly Thom Zimny
A Stranger’s Mirror Marilyn Hacker
Clean Slate
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Anna’s War Aleksei Fedorchenko
Oracle Cate Marvin
Fingernails Christos Nikou
The Sunshine Place
Diamond Eyes Deftones
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
Liars Sarah Manguso
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas

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