Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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by Paolo Sorrentino

Lists

Favorite Films of 2015: J.R. Jones: Chicago Reader
50 Best Films of 2015: Guardian

66 Best Films of 2015: IndieWire

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved in 2025 Nicholas Quah · New York · Vulture
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Ten Best Films of 2020 Jonathan Rosenbaum · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Songs from Big Pleasant Big Pleasant
Portrait of My Heart Spellling
In Transit David Usui, Lynn True, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu, and Albert Maysles
Lorem Ipsum Jeff Jakobs
Equus Asinus Men I Trust
The Big Short Adam McKay
The Afrorack Afrorack
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Bury the Key Tops
KicK iii Arca
Choke Enough Oklou
Anth01 Jacques Greene
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Matt Shakman
Can't Rush Greatness Central Cee

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