Year-End Lists

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NME: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Dylan Thomas Prize: 2025 Award
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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The Stygian Rose
1. Top 40 Albums of 2024: Decibel
- The 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2024: Loudwire
The Ruins of Fading Light
1. Top 40 Albums of 2019: Decibel

Trending Lists

Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 NME
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
80 Best Albums of 2025 Uncut
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times

Trending Works

The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Saint Omer Alice Diop
Sinners Ryan Coogler
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Caught by the Tides Jia Zhang-ke
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
The MANIAC Benjamin Labatut
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
Getting Killed Geese
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
The Ice Tower Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Sirāt Oliver Laxe

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