Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
New Yorker: The Best Books of 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Spike Field
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: Paste
2. The 50 Best Albums of 2023: The Fader
Hyaline
1. The 50 Best Albums of 2022: Our Culture

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2023 Mark Kermode
2025 Dublin Literary Award
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Best Films of 2024 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Movies of 2025 IndieWire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The 10 Best Books of 2025 Wall Street Journal
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
The Best Books of 2025 Economist

Trending Works

The Coddling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Sorry, Baby Eva Victor
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Stillness in Wonderland Little Simz
The Testament of Ann Lee Mona Fastvold
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Sentimental Value Joachim Trier
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Mary Bronstein
Bo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha

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