Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Economist: The Best Books of 2025
Cory Woodroof: USA Today: The 15 Best Films of 2025
Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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Trending Lists

The 10 Best Books of 2023 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Peter Travers · The Travers Take
21 Best Books of 2024 Vanity Fair
The 10 Best Books of 2024 New York Times · New York Times
The 15 Best Films of 2025 Cory Woodroof · USA Today · For the Win
115 Favorite Albums Of 2025 Hanif Abdurraqib
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 25 Films of 2021 In Review Online
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best International TV Shows of 2025 Mike Hale · New York Times
The 10 Best Books of 2022 New York Times · New York Times
The 10 Best Movies of 2025 Ann Hornaday · Washington Post

Trending Works

Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Yeezus Kanye West
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Miri Navasky, Karen O’Connor, and Maeve O’Boyle
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass
You Are Here Daniel Cockburn
Cloud Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Conclave Edward Berger
Battle of the Sexes Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Dodger Blue Dream
Backed Up
The Lowdown
Rise of Da Moon Black Moon
The Invisible Man Leigh Whannell
Ready Player One Steven Spielberg

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