Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Mark Kermode: Best Films of 2025
Sean Fennessey: Best Films of 2025
The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2025
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The 2 Bears

Be Strong
1. 50 Best Albums of 2012: NME
2. 75 Best Albums of 2012: Uncut

Trending Lists

Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
The Best Films of 2025 Economist
The 100 Best Albums of 2025 Rolling Stone
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
The Best Films of 2025 Justin Chang · New Yorker
2025 Award Dylan Thomas Prize
Best Films of 2025 Sean Fennessey
Our Top Films of 2025 Les Inrocks
The 50 Best Films of 2025 Sight & Sound · Sight & Sound Poll
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME

Trending Works

Liars Sarah Manguso
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas
Diamond Eyes Deftones
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
Hamnet Chloé Zhao
It Was Just an Accident Jafar Panahi
HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
No Other Choice Park Chan-wook
The Devil's Plan
Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs
Oracle Cate Marvin
Archipelago of the Sun Yoko Tawada
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
Clean Slate

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