Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Justin Chang: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Richard Brody: New Yorker: The Best Films of 2025
Peter Travers: The Travers Take: The 10 Best Movies of 2025
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Dead Revolution
1. The Top 50 Albums of 2016: Treble
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1. 75 Best Albums of 2011: PopMatters

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Dean's List 2025 Robert Christgau
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Poetry of 2023 Elisa Gabbert · New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Books of 2025 New Yorker
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll

Trending Works

Sinners Ryan Coogler
Rituals Watchhouse
XXX Danny Brown
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Bugonia Yorgos Lanthimos
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
The Even More Freewheelin' Jeffrey Lewis Jeffrey Lewis
The Last Rotation of Earth BC Camplight
The Death of Rave (A Partial Flashback) Leyland Kirby Presents V/Vm
Resurrection Bi Gan
Health and Safety Emily Witt
Bugland No Joy
Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle Arthur Harari
Unnecessary Riffness Red Sun & Bonus

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