Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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The Best Films of 2025: New Yorker: Richard Brody
The 15 Best Films of 2025: USA Today: Cory Woodroof
Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano
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by Trixie Whitley

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The Best Albums of 2013: Jim DeRogatis: WBEZ: Sound Opinions

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
2025 Dylan Thomas Prize

Trending Works

Bleeds Wednesday
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Hallow Road Babak Anvari
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
John Candy: I Like Me Colin Hanks
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 Chaeyoung
Outside Noise Ted Fendt
Virtuoso Valee and Harry Fraud
Getting Killed Geese
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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