Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
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Newfound Oxygen
1. Favorite Albums 2023: Bob Boilen
Take The Corners Gently
1. Top 10 Albums of 2021: Bob Boilen: NPR: NPR Music

Trending Lists

Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Best Films of 2025 Jonathan Rosenbaum · La Internacional Cinéfila Poll
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
Nonfiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 Pitchfork
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

King of Kings Scott Anderson
The Gods of New York Jonathan Mahler
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams
Motherland Julia Ioffe
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Buckley Sam Tanenhaus
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Omar El Akkad
Strangers in the Land Michael Luo
The Director Daniel Kehlmann
See You in the Stars Lightning Seeds
Zbig Edward Luce
Dark Renaissance Stephen Greenblatt

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