Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Nonfiction 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
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Top 50 Albums of 2016: The Skinny

16 Albums That Shaped 2016: DIY
Top 10 Albums of 2016: Kitty Empire: Observer

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Empire of AI Karen Hao
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
Zbig Edward Luce
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
King of Kings Scott Anderson

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