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
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Falls of Rauros

Patterns in Mythology
1. Top 40 Albums of 2019: Decibel
2. 100 Favorite Metal Albums of the Decade: A.A. Dowd
Vigilance Perennial
1. Top 50 Albums of 2017: Sputnikmusic

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Pillion Harry Lighton
Weapons Zach Cregger
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson

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