Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books 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 Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize

Trending Works

It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Train Dreams Clint Bentley
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Resurrection Bi Gan
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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