Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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75 Best Albums of 2021: Uncut

Best of 2021: AllMusic

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Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 15 Films of 2013 Matt Singer · The Dissolve
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 75 Best Albums of 2025 Mojo
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top Ten Films of 2024 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Music of 2022 Jennifer Lucy Allan · Quietus
Top 50 Albums of 2024 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop

Trending Works

When We Were Birds Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Support the Girls Andrew Bujalski
Wild Houses Colin Barrett
Maps to the Stars David Cronenberg
Common Side Effects
Black Box
A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang
Adults
The Hate U Give George Tillman Jr.
XXX Danny Brown
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Second Comin’ Korallreven
Music For Four Guitars Bill Orcutt
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar

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