Year-End Lists

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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1. Top 40 Albums of 2025: Decibel
Blackbraid II
1. Top 40 Albums of 2023: Decibel
2. 30 Best Albums of 2023: Revolver
Blackbraid I
1. Top 40 Albums of 2022: Decibel

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow Julia Loktev
Weapons Zach Cregger
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Lurker Alex Russell
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee

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