Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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In the Shadow of the Holy Mountain
- The Best Albums of 2024: Atwood Magazine
We Are the Tide
1. 10 Favorite Albums of 2011: Stephen Thompson: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s Pitchfork
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 The Playlist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey

Trending Works

Connie Connie Chung
Vince Staples Vince Staples
Savage Hills Ballroom Youth Lagoon
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Broker Hirokazu Kore-eda
Mad God Phil Tippett
Keeper of the Shepherd Hannah Frances
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Ex Machina Alex Garland
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar
XXX Danny Brown
The Lowdown
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Some Kind of Peace Ólafur Arnalds

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