Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.

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David Fear: Rolling Stone: The 20 Best Movies of 2025
Kirkus Reviews: Fiction 2025
David Ehrlich: The 25 Best Films of 2025
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Charles C. Mann

The Wizard and the Prophet
- 100 Notable Books of 2018: Washington Post
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- 100 Notable Books of 2011: New York Times: New York Times

Trending Lists

The Best Films of 2025 Richard Brody · New Yorker
The 20 Best Movies of 2025 David Fear · Rolling Stone
Fiction 2025 Kirkus Reviews · Kirkus Prize
100 Notable Books of 2018 New York Times · New York Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 Anthony Fantano · The Needle Drop
Top 10 Films of 2025 Cahiers du Cinéma
Best Movies of 2025 Manohla Dargis · New York Times
The 20 Best Albums of 2022 Mikael Wood · Los Angeles Times
Top 50 Albums of 2025 The Wire
The Best Books of 2025 Economist
The 50 Best Albums of 2024 NME
100 Notable Books of 2025 New York Times · New York Times
The 25 Best Films of 2025 David Ehrlich
Best Films of 2025 Mark Kermode

Trending Works

Alpha Julia Ducournau
Mortal Trash Kim Addonizio
Staying Vertical Alain Guiraudie
Sinners Ryan Coogler
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Time Garrett Bradley
The Book of Wounded Sparrows Octavio Quintanilla
Boom Town Sam Anderson
Dolly Parton's America
Evil Does Not Exist Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Dead Man’s Wire Gus Van Sant
Belonging and Betrayal Charles Dellheim
A Man on the Inside

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