Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Washington Post: The 10 Best Books of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
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10 Best Albums of 2020: Kitty Empire: Observer

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Washington Post
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Films of 2015 IndieWire · IndieWire Poll

Trending Works

What We Can Know Ian McEwan
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Get Out Jordan Peele
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
A Man on the Inside
Alpha Julia Ducournau

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