Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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Anthony Fantano: The Needle Drop: Top 50 Albums of 2025
Sight & Sound: The 50 Best Films of 2025
Wall Street Journal: The 10 Best Books of 2025
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Becoming Wild
- 100 Notable Books of 2020: New York Times: New York Times
Beyond Words
- Best Books of 2017: Verso Books

Trending Lists

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

Trending Works

Urchin Harris Dickinson
One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
Boom Town Sam Anderson
The Secret Agent Kleber Mendonça Filho
Sinners Ryan Coogler
What the Eyes Don’t See Mona Hanna-Attisha
The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt
KPop Demon Hunters Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans
Blue Moon Richard Linklater
The Passionate Ones Nourished By Time
Sirāt Oliver Laxe
Souleymane's Story Boris Lojkine
Predators David Osit
Los Thuthanaka Los Thuthanaka

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