Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2025
Cahiers du Cinéma: Top 10 Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2025: The Wire
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1. Top 50 Albums of 2023: The Wire
- Our 50 Favorite Albums of 2023: Boston Globe

Trending Lists

The Best Movies of 2025 Adam Nayman · The Ringer
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich

Trending Works

The Seer Swans
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Marty Supreme Josh Safdie
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Weapons Zach Cregger
Girl on Girl Sophie Gilbert
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Pillion Harry Lighton

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