Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s: Pitchfork

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Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025 Time
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

Top Doll Karen McCarthy Woolf
Long Story Short
When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Pain and Glory Pedro Almodóvar
Because the Boss Belongs to Us
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Black Box
Adults
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Trainwreck Judd Apatow
The Souvenir Joanna Hogg
Crossroads Jonathan Franzen

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