Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
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Early Graves

Red Horse
1. Top 40 Albums of 2012: Decibel
2. 100 Favorite Metal Albums of the Decade: A.A. Dowd

Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
50 Notable Works of Fiction from 2025 Washington Post
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma

Trending Works

Portal Balu Brigada
The Boy Who Played the Harp Dave
I Love My Computer Ninajirachi
What We Spend
Task
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
The Remembered Soldier Anjet Daanje
Adolescence
In Covid's Wake Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee
Russia's Man of War Cathy Scott-Clark
The Chair Company
Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles Alan Sparhawk and Trampled by Turtles
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
Sound of Falling Mascha Schilinski

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