Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum: La Internacional Cinéfila Poll: Best Films of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Diamonds
1. Favorite Albums 2023: Bob Boilen
Sculptor
- Best Albums of 2018: AllMusic
Passerby
- 50 Favorite Albums of 2014: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

The Highest Exam Ruixue Jia and Hongbin Li, with Claire Cousineau
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Like Cattle Towards Glow Dennis Cooper & Zac Farley
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Weapons Zach Cregger
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Kahlil Joseph
Highest 2 Lowest Spike Lee
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Unseen Truth Sarah Lewis

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