Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Lists

Top 40 Albums of 2012: Decibel
75 Favorite Albums of 2012: Quietus

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

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

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