Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Manohla Dargis: New York Times: Best Movies of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Trending Lists

The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Weapons Zach Cregger
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho
Magdalene FKA twigs
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Memoir Of A Debulked Woman Susan Gubar
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt

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