Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
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Top 21 Albums of 2017: Nate Chinen: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sinners Ryan Coogler
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan

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