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
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, SZA

Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By
- The Best Albums of 2018: Carl Wilson: Slate

Trending Lists

10 Best Books of 2017 Library Journal
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Best Fiction and Nonfiction of 2018 Wall Street Journal
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker

Trending Works

Boom Town Sam Anderson
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer
American Prison Shane Bauer
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Sangu Mandanna
The Dinosaur Artist Paige Williams
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
American Eden Victoria Johnson
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Pillion Harry Lighton

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