Year-End Lists

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Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
Economist: The Best Books of 2025
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Sudan Archives

The BPM
Natural Brown Prom Queen
Athena
- The Best Albums of 2019: Carl Wilson: Slate
Sink
1. 47 Favorite Albums Of 2018: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Favourite Albums of 2018: gal-dem
Sudan Archives
1. 50 Best Albums of 2017: Fact
- Favorite Albums of 2017: Sasha Frere-Jones

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
Weapons Zach Cregger
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
The Poison Squad Deborah Blum
Pillion Harry Lighton
How to Change Your Mind Michael Pollan
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Die My Love Lynne Ramsay
Afternoons of Solitude Albert Serra
Resurrection Bi Gan
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho

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