Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Lists

Best 50 Albums of 2016: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker

Trending Works

R.I.P. Actress
The Waldheim Waltz Ruth Beckermann
Five Seconds Flat Lizzy McAlpine
XXX Danny Brown
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Evangelic Girl Is a Gun yeule
Night Watch Kevin Young
Flesh David Szalay
King Coal Elaine McMillion Sheldon
Stubborn Persistent Illusions Do Make Say Think
Glimmer Kimberly Shannon Murphy with Genevieve Field
The Seduction of Kansas Priests
The Leftovers
Avatar: Fire and Ash James Cameron

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